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For instructions on how to nominate an article, see Template:DYK nomination header § Instructions for nominators.
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This page is to nominate fresh articles to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page with a "hook" (an interesting fact). Nominations that have been approved are moved to a staging area and then promoted into the Queue. To update this page, purge it.

Count of DYK nominations
Section Unapproved Approved Total
November 14 1 1
November 29 2 2
November 30 1 1
December 1 1 1
December 2 1 1
December 3 1 1
December 4 1 1 2
December 6 2 1 3
December 9 2 2
December 11 2 2
December 12 1 1
December 13 1 1
December 14 4 4
December 15 1 3 4
December 16 3 3
December 17 2 6 8
December 18 2 4 6
December 19 1 1
December 20 2 3 5
December 21 2 5 7
December 22 1 7 8
December 23 2 3 5
December 24 1 3 4
December 25 2 1 3
December 26 2 4 6
December 27 1 1
December 28 5 5
December 29 2 6 8
December 30 1 6 7
December 31 5 5
January 1 5 5
January 2 3 8 11
January 3 5 5
January 4 3 4 7
January 5 5 5
January 6 1 6 7
January 7 2 4 6
January 8 2 4 6
January 9 4 4 8
January 10 6 10 16
January 11 4 7 11
January 12 4 4
January 13 3 4 7
January 14 1 8 9
January 15 3 6 9
January 16 3 2 5
January 17 7 5 12
January 18 5 1 6
January 19 6 4 10
January 20 3 9 12
January 21 2 6 8
January 22 4 5 9
January 23 3 4 7
January 24 4 3 7
January 25 2 7 9
January 26 7 2 9
January 27 6 3 9
January 28 9 1 10
January 29 5 3 8
January 30 7 1 8
January 31 6 3 9
February 1 4 2 6
February 2 6 2 8
February 3 2 2
Total 153 225 378
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Instructions for nominators

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below). Because of WP:DYKTIMEOUT, a nomination should be reviewed within two months since the reviewer/promoter may agree to reject and close an unpromoted hook after that time has passed.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the nomination you submitted to this nominations page, it may have been approved and is on the approved nominations page waiting to be promoted. It could also have been added to one of the prep areas, promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

If the nominated hook is in none of those places, then the nomination has probably been rejected. Such a rejection usually only occurs if it was at least a couple of weeks old and had unresolved issues for which any discussion had gone stale. If you think your nomination was unfairly rejected, you can query this on the DYK discussion page or with the closer, but as a general rule such nominations will only be restored in exceptional circumstances. If your nomination was promoted, but it hasn't reached the main page after two weeks, you can also query this on the DYK discussion page.


Instructions for reviewers

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Main page: Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For more information on the DYK rules and review processes, see the DYK guidelines and the reviewer instructions.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

  • Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
  • Click the "Review or comment" link at the top of the nomination. You will be taken to the nomination subpage.
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    Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the hook needs to be shortened.

    If you are the first person to comment on the nomination, there will be a line :* <!-- REPLACE THIS LINE TO WRITE FIRST COMMENT, KEEPING  :* --> showing you where you should put the comment.
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If there is any problem or concern about a nomination, please consider notifying the nominator by placing {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page.

Advanced procedures

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How to promote an accepted hook

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Handy copy sources:

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  • To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
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How to remove a rejected nomination

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  • Open the DYK nomination subpage of the nomination you would like to remove.
  • In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.
  • Alternatively, you can use PSHAW, which automates the process.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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  • Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
  • Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
    • View the edit history for that page
    • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
    • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
  • Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
  • If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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  • Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

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Older nominations

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Articles created/expanded on December 3

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Billy Gallagher (businessman)

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  • ... that Billy Gallagher's Times Square cabaret was open from sundown to dawn, with a mix of "reputable people" and those "who had practical reasons for circulating after dark"?
  • Source: "BILLY GALLAGHER, CAFE OWNER, DIES", "For the last fifteen years he could be found in his underground cabaret at 711 Seventh Avenue, near Forty-seventh Street, which did not open until after sundown. As other entertainment places, restaurants and speakeasies closed after midnight, business picked up at Billy Gallagher's cabaret, until at dawn it was astir with reputable people still celebrating, and others who had practical reasons for circulating after dark."
Created by Mike Christie (talk) and Alansohn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Alansohn (talk) 09:42, 7 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New, long enough, sourced, no apparent copyvios. The hook largely checks out, and is interesting. Mike Christie and Alansohn, there are two slight issues. First, I'm a bit confused by his establishments. The hook says he had a Times Square cabaret, but the article speaks of (a) "a restaurant named Broadway Gardens at 711 Seventh Avenue", (b) "a restaurant in Times Square near 47th Street", and a "cabaret ... that opened after the sun set and ... remain[ed] open until dawn". Are these each different things? Second, the article could benefit from a bit of attention paid to its formatting. Although the length requirement for DYK is not onerous, having a single-sentence lead followed but a single section titled "Life" is less than ideal. Could a few subsections be added? Overall, though, an interesting article. It's fun to see an article like this, pulling up old sources about someone who seems to have been largely lost to the past. --Usernameunique (talk) 06:53, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Usernameunique, Mike Christie, and Alansohn: It has been a coule weeks since the last comment on this DYK. What is the status of this nomination? What else is needed for this to be approved? Z1720 (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • From Alansohn's last comment, I believe the article still needs some work in terms of clarifying the different establishments that the subject operated. That's not the say that the article necessarily needs to solve the confusion that contradictory sources seem to have sown. If sources say different things, that could simply be noted in the article. --Usernameunique (talk) 16:31, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Z1720 and Usernameunique, thanks for checking up. I'll work with what I've found and update the article as needed. Alansohn (talk) 01:30, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Usernameunique, over a span of four decades, he owned and / or managed many different restaurants in the Times Square area, several of which are listed in more detail now in the article. The obituary cited in The New York Times details the activities at one of them and I believe that the hook stands as written. Please let me know if any more clarification is needed regarding the issue you had raised. Alansohn (talk) 02:49, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 4

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1910s in air cargo

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World's first air cargo freight flight arriving at Columbus Driving Park on November 7, 1910
World's first air cargo freight flight arriving at Columbus Driving Park on November 7, 1910
  • ... that on November 7, 1910, the world's first commercial air cargo flight took place (pictured), in the United States between Dayton, Ohio, and Columbus, Ohio, flown by Wright Brothers' pilot Philip Parmalee in a Wright Model B airplane, carrying a consignment of 200 pounds (about 88 kilograms) consisting of two parcels of silk for department store owner Max Moorehouse?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Nomination suggested by reviewer "Commandant Quacks-a-lot" ; article published from draft last 4 december.
Created by Rolands00004413 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Roland's (talk) 14:03, 9 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hello, and welcome to DYK. However, the current hook cannot be used as it is above DYK's 200-character limit. I would suggest a much shorter hook, something like:
The main issue is that, right now, the article only has 650 characters of prose, which is far below the 1,500 character requirement for DYK. In addition, as the article will need copyediting, that number might decrease further. One possible solution to this could be to convert the "Summary for the decade" section into prose, which should result in over 1,500 characters of prose. Regardless, the article currently needs work. Normally, I'd quickfail this, but as this is the nominator's first DYK nomination and the issues are not insurmountable, I could give the nominator up to a week to address the concerns.
Related to this, I have another question: did the article use AI-generated or LLM-generated content? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:35, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK good point, I suggest then:

@Rolands00004413: Please either fill in or remove the empty sections and address Narutolovehinata5's question regarding LLM usage.--Launchballer 03:57, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5 @Launchballer No my articles do not use AI or LLM generated content. I do use AI to search internet incl Wikipedia, but all my texts and internal/external references are manually written and checked. Also I followed the advise and redid the "Summary" section as prose / flowing text, that was good advise. Plse let me know what else is needed. By the way, I have to recheck for missing attributions were pieces of text were copied from other wikipedia source articles in the "Events" etc. sections. If that's a problem for your approval just forget this nomination for now OK or keep it open, bcse it will take a few days time for me to get that done. brgds Roland's (talk) 10:50, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: Is the above sufficient?--Launchballer 23:37, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not the best person to judge, my main concern had been the hook and organization. Another editor could probably take a look at this. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:48, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 6

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Chama (album)

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  • ... that for Chama, Soulfly returned to its roots in tribal-influenced metal?
  • ALT1: ... that physical copies of Chama come with a short story about the premise of the album? Source: Igor Cavalera, Chama CD booklet, Nuclear Blast Records, 2025
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: I believe the first one is the stronger hook, as I can't any link online to directly cite the booklet in the album.
Converted from a redirect by Jax 0677 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hurstbergn (talk) 20:21, 9 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Battle of Al-Asaba'a

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  • ... that just 2,000 defenders at Al‑Asaba'a faced 5,000-7,000 Italian troops, and their defeat marked the collapse of Libyan resistance against Italy’s colonial expansion?
  • Source(s): [1] Simon, Rachel (1987). Libya Between Ottomanism and Nationalism. K. Schwarz. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-922-96858-0. [2] Del Boca, Angelo (2010). Mohamed Fekini and the Fight to Free Libya. Springer. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-230-11633-7. [3] Baldinetti, Anna (2009). "Italian Colonial Rule and the Muslim Elites in Libya". In Hatina, Meir (ed.). Guardians of Faith in Modern Times: ʻUlamaʼ in the Middle East. BRILL. p. 97. doi:10.1163/9789047442936_006.
  • Reviewed: Not required
Created by Hollowww (talk) and nominated by Agent VII (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Agent 007 (talk) 18:05, 6 December 2025 (UTC). [reply]

No review done, new needed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:07, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I take.--Launchballer 23:38, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Hollowww and Agent VII: Long enough, new enough. Earwig's clear and QPQ is unnecessary. Awful lot of typos but nothing disqualifying. The contents of the hook strike me as bogstandard features of war - what else have you got?--Launchballer 01:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that according to Francesco Corò's work, the Battle of Al-Asaba'a ended "the dream of a Berber principality?"
Source: Baldinetti, Anna (2009). "Italian Colonial Rule and the Muslim Elites in Libya". In Hatina, Meir (ed.). Guardians of Faith in Modern Times: ʻUlamaʼ in the Middle East. BRILL. p. 97. doi:10.1163/9789047442936_006.
@Launchballer: how about ALT2. Agent 007 (talk) 18:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: In case they did not see the above question. Z1720 (talk) 16:21, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Agent VII: Apologies. ALT2 requires knowledge of what Berber is.--Launchballer 23:34, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Launchballer: I have now linked Berbers to ALT2. Agent 007 (talk) 16:58, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 12

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Meiō incident

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  • Source: [1] 赤松・大內所存ハ、葉室殿事近日一向每事申沙汰以外次第也、此躰事可訴訟申旨細川申間、同心旨申了、奉背公方剩新君於可定申事、姿々不及覺悟旨申云々、就其和與事及其沙汰歟 (The intentions of Akamatsu [Masanori] and Ōuchi [Yoshioki], which were in recent days dependent on the affairs of Hamuro residence, aimed to bring the matter to Hosokawa [Masamoto], having the same thoughts, of the possibility of resolving the betrayal [of the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshitane] by leaving the kubō [in power] with a new lord [Ashikaga Yoshizumi]; but as these goals were unrealized, it is doubtful that any reconciliation of this [affair] will happen.)
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: I linked the source to commons because that's the only place I can actually find the text online. The translation is rough, but I'm pretty sure it's right. Still, probably should be double-checked.
Moved to mainspace by TheInevitables (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Ships & Space(Edits) 01:54, 17 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This isn't a review, but while I think there's a core of a good hook here, as currently written it's hard to follow or understand for readers who are unfamiliar with Japanese history. Could you try rewriting the hook to make it more accessible? For example, maybe something like:
ALT0a ... that it was suggested that the shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane should adopt his usurper to resolve the Meiō incident?
Another possibility could be a different hook fact entirely. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:35, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • Only just realized that I didn't specify that Yoshitane was shogun, nor explain anything about the Meiō incident itself. Thanks for pointing that out. So:
ALT1a ... that, after Ashikaga Yoshitane was deposed in the Meiō incident, it was suggested that he adopt his usurper Ashikaga Yoshizumi?
would probably work a lot better. Alternatively, the character limit is quite undershot, so:
ALT1b ... that, after Ashikaga Yoshitane was deposed in the Meiō incident, Ōuchi Yoshioki suggested that he adopt his usurper Ashikaga Yoshizumi?
should also work (according to my count, at least) if the mention of Ōuchi Yoshioki is to be kept. The only thing to note is that Yoshioki's English-language article is pretty bad, only citing Wikipedia in Japanese – translation of Ōuchi Yoshioki「大内義興」page with elements from related links at the end, and while I do hope to go through it and add references (or perhaps more accurately, translate it again but also include the references), I don't really know when I'll start nor how long I'll take, so it might get deleted before I'm finished. Ships & Space(Edits) 01:47, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 15

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Mykhailo Starytsky

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  • ... that Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Starytsky financed his own theatre with proceedings from the sale of a rusk factory?
  • Source: У 1883 році Михайло Старицький продав власний маєток на Поділлі та сухарний завод, будинок і всі кошти – 60 тисяч вклав у створення власного театру, основою якого стала трупа Ашкаренка. [In 1883 Mykhailo Starytsky sold his own manor in Podilla and the rusk factory, as well as his house, and invested all money - 60 thousand [rubles] into the creation of his own theatre on the base of Ashkarenko's troupe] https://tyzhden.ua/mykhajlo-starytskyj-za-lashtunkamy-teatralnoi-spravy/
  • Reviewed:
5x expanded by Skoropadsky (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Skoropadsky (talk) 12:11, 19 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on December 17

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Communist Party of Transcarpathian Ukraine

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Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 444 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 20:36, 20 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Soman: How does this sound to you?
ALT0a ... that members of the Communist Party of Transcarpathian Ukraine had to undergo review following its merger with the Soviet Communist Party in 1945?
Another option could be an entirely different angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:14, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Narutolovehinata5. I would ok with ALT0a, thanks. --Soman (talk) 10:59, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan

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  • ... that Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan's military career was influenced by a lot draw? Source: this hook is a summary of the second paragraph of the Early Life, with citation from Hadimadja, Ramadhan Karta; Sriwibawa, Sugiarta (1997). D.I. Pandjaitan Pahlawan Revolusi Gugur Dalam Seragam Kebesaran [D.I. Pandjaitan, Revolutionary Hero, Died in Full Uniform]. Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan. pp. 188–189. Dua orang putera kami, Salomo dan Oce, setelah remaja sama-sama ingin melanjutkan perjuangan ayahandanya sebagai prajurit. Keduanya ingin memasuki AMN (Akademi Militer Nasional) di Magelang... Saya pikir kemudian, satu orang putera sajalah yang menjadi prajurit. Pendapat saya dipatuhi oleh Salomo yang baru lulus dari SMA dan Oce yang masih duduk di bangku SMA. Maka keduanya pun melakukan sut, dan ... Oce yang menang. Menjelang lulus dari SMA, kepada guru pembimbingnya Oce mengatakan hendak masuk AKABRI. Guru itu tercengang, bahkan marah, karena Oce sudah diarahkan ke ITB. Namun akhirnya cita-cita Oce itu dapat dimengerti. [Our two sons, Solomon and Oce, both wanted to continue their father's legacy as soldiers when they reached adolescence. They both wanted to enter the AMN (National Military Academy) in Magelang... I thought then, only one son should become a soldier. My opinion was followed by Solomon, who had just graduated from high school, and Oce, who was still in high school. So the two of them held a lawsuit, and... Oce won. Before graduating from high school, Oce told his guidance counselor that he wanted to enter the Indonesian Military Academy (AKABRI). The teacher was surprised, even angry, because Oce had been directed to ITB. But in the end, Oce's aspirations were understood.]
Moved to mainspace by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 115 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 05:28, 20 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Jeromi Mikhael: Article was nominated on December 20 and seems to have been moved to mainspace on December 17, so new enough. It is also long enough. Copyvio seems fine. I do have a few small issues:
    • What is the argument that this is a reliable source? It seems to be an anecdotal story told by his mother, unless I'm mistaken. Are there any other independent sources that corroborate or contradict this story?
    • If we accept the source as fact, we can say that the lot draw influenced Hotmangaradja's decision to pursue a military career, but saying that it "influenced his career" implies that it affected him while he was in the military, which does not seem to be the case.
Hook is otherwise short and interesting enough, and QPQ is satisfied, so those are my main issues. Let me know what you think. Spookyaki (talk) 23:54, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Spookyaki: Apologies for my tardiness, you did not ping me so it was only after I revisited my DYKs did I realize that I still had unanswered inquiries. Regarding your doubts: the quotation is referenced from a secondary source written by a biographer, so I think it's too much of an assumption to say that it is an anecdote. I surely believe that Hotmangaradja's mother retold actual events rather than making it up. There's definitely no independent sources, since what happened was definitely witnessed by only the three of them, with only his mother (at that time) being mature enough to recall it. Regarding your second question, I understand that my wording misrepresented the situation described within the hook, so I hereby proposed the following hook:
I hope my response is satisfactory enough to your liking. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 02:58, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Z1720: @Jeromi Mikhael: Hi, so sorry, for some reason I also did not receive the previous ping from Jeromi Mikhael. I'm honestly still not terribly convinced of the source's reliability. Might I suggest:
ALT4: ... that according to his mother, Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan's decision to join the army was influenced by a lot draw?
While also qualifying this in the article? Spookyaki (talk) 19:59, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on December 18

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Thomas Johannes Mayer

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  • ... that Thomas Johannes Mayer portrayed Wotan and Wozzeck, with a voice filling large opera houses but flexible enough for the finest nuances? Source: [2]
    • Reviewed: Michael Menzinger
    • Comment: Due to Christmas, I'm some hours late. Both roles are pinnacles, not "doing his job". Wozzeck just turned 100 (OTD). The voice is described per the source (which calls him "an ideal Wotan" for that quality, but other critics said similar things. Other ideas welcome.
Created by Thief-River-Faller (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2166 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 25 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Oli Herbert

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  • ... that Oli Herbert would spend up to three hours locked in a room working on a single guitar lick?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Sorry if I messed up the template, I just created this article and the person that reviewed it suggested that I should nominate a fact so here it is.
Created by Lolcow33 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Lolcow33 (talk) 07:57, 18 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hey, welcome to DYK, Lolcow33. Your nomination is timely, and the article is new enough. It does need a couple of changes and I had one additional suggestion: Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 07:19, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • There are two passages with no citation: This album also featured one of the bands biggest hits "Two Weeks" which reached number 9 on the U.S. Mainstream rock chart. and As of 2025, the investigation is still ongoing. These need citations for the page to be eligible for DYK.
    • I happened to see the second Blabbermouth cite which seems to be regurgitating a report from WTNH ([3]) — why not cite it directly?
    • Hook fact checks out to the TeenView interview. It's interesting and got my attention.
  • @Lolcow33: There are some comments to be addressed above. Z1720 (talk) 16:28, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Vasyl Khaynas

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  • ... that Ukrainian historian Vasyl Khaynas had been active in an underground movement against Hungarian rule of Transcarpathia during his high school years?
  • Source: Навічно в пам'яті історії: біографічний довідник делегатів першого з'їзду народних комітетів Закарпатської України. Госпрозрахунковий редакційно-видавничий відділ управління справах преси та інформації, 2004. pp. 314-315
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 445 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 20:41, 20 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good work on this. Obviously no copyvio issues since all sources are in Ukrainian or Russian. Offline, non-English source accepted AGF. QPQ completed. ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:37, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I also think this is good. I would just suggest saying "was active" instead of "had been active". He's dead, so this is no longer happening. lethargilistic (talk) 23:10, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

::@ThaesOfereode: I believe the green DYK tick is needed to move this to the approved list if that was your intention. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:41, 22 January 2026 (UTC) :::@Dclemens1971:: I approved this with the DYK grey tick to indicate that it's accepted AGF due to the offline, non-English source. Is there something wrong with the template I used and is there something else I need to do? ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:39, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@ThaesOfereode and Soman: The AGF tick for DYK was deprecated last year (see here), so using it does not move the nomination to the approved list. If AGF was used here, the nominator should be asked to supply a translated quote from the offline source so that the hook can be verified prior to approval and promotion. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:54, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • The quote from the ref is "Добре вчився в народній школі . За порадою вчителів екстерном здав іспити за горожанську школу , після чого поступив B третій клас Мукачівської гімназії , яку закінчив у 1941 р . У гімназії разом з іншими студентами брав безпосередню участь в діяльності підпільної молодіжної патріотичної організації , яка поширювала в умовах окупації антиугорську літературу , писала патріотичні лозунги , поширювала листівки . Підпільна діяльність В.В.Хайнаса привела до участі в партизанській боротьбі у складі парти- занського з'єднання Героя Радянського Союзу О.В.Тканка" ("He studied well at the public school. On the advice of teachers, he passed the exams for the city school as an external student, after which he entered the third grade of the Mukachevo gymnasium, which he graduated in 1941. In the gymnasium, together with other students, he took a direct part in the activities of an underground youth patriotic organization, which distributed anti-Hungarian literature under the occupation, wrote patriotic slogans, and distributed leaflets. V.V. Khainas's underground activities led to his participation in the partisan struggle as part of the partisan unit of Hero of the Soviet Union O.V. Tkanko.") --Soman (talk) 19:08, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Riders (novel)

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5x expanded by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 161 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 10:25, 20 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I think this is unverifiable as it's unlikely Pelling's read every single book in history. Suggest you attribute this as something like: ALT1: ... that Riders has been described as the first work to describe semen running down thighs after sex as a "snail trail"?--Launchballer 18:41, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have a suggestion that I think is worded slightly better:

ALT1a: ... that the novel Riders coined the usage of the phrase "snail trail" to describe semen trickling down the inner thigh after sex? ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 23:16, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks all! maybe (taking Lb's concern) ALT1b... that the novel Riders likely coined the usage of the phrase "snail trail" to describe semen trickling down an inner thigh after sex? Lajmmoore (talk) 10:41, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

new reviewer please. Also, maybe this could be a Valentines Day hook, if there is a themed set planned? Lajmmoore (talk) 09:10, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • The hook is false. By 1971, the term snail trail is used in essentially the same sense in Moira Pearce's Upstairs at the Bull Run. I looked further in my collection; Jason Bond's Sins of the Fathers (1983; Adonis Classics) also uses this sense. Urve (talk) 20:31, 12 January 2026 (UTC) Edited Urve (talk) 20:36, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT2 ... the 30th-anniversary cover of a horsey bonkbuster outraged some readers for being less explicit?"But back in the 1980s, it was largely just Jackie Collins, and Jilly. And it’s also fair to say that the novel’s cover - which, as the Times puts it, “featured a man’s hand resting intimately on the seat of a woman’s jodhpurs” - was something out of the ordinary for such a mainstream title. Just look where his fingers are straying. The new edition, for the book’s 30th anniversary, however, moves the hand slightly – it’s now “sat rather conservatively on the rider’s hip”, says the Mail. I had to peer closely at the covers to notice the “controversial” retreat, which I would say is slightly more than an inch." (article goes on to discuss who is outraged) https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/jun/03/cover-jilly-cooper-novel-redesign-riders
  • ALT3 ... the 30th-anniversary edition Riders revised the book's cover to be suggestive of spanking?"For the 2015 version, the hand has been moved nearer the top of her arse; Louise Mensch described it as prudishness, while Marian Keyes said it was “more enlightened and more respectful and more responsible about women’s bodies”. They’re both wrong, but I mean that in a nice way. If you look at the image – what’s in this book, and why you might like it – the publishers are plainly intimating something. The hand still has meaning, right? It is no longer going anywhere, but it still has intention. The new position suggests authority and control more than plain sex. They’re clearly trying to say that it has spanking in it. In the wake of Fifty Shades of Grey, they’d be mad not to." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/10/jilly-cooper-riders-makeover-and-the-end-of-innocence-sex
  • ALT4 ... that first draft of the novel Riders was lost on a London bus? "Is it true that you lost the manuscript of Riders on a bus? It was awful, awful. I'd finished the first draft, I went out to lunch and then I got the bus home – the number 22 bus – and I left it behind. I had this somewhat lovely fantasy of the West Indian bus driver publishing a novel about showjumping but it never happened. Everyone was very kind and the Evening Standard put out an appeal. That was 1970 I think. Then I suppose it was 14 years later, I started writing it again. I hate to be conceited but I think it's probably one of the best books I ever wrote because the characters had built up over 15 years." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/24/jilly-cooper-jump-interview-elizabeth-day

How about one of these Lajmmoore (talk) 09:34, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: I actually love ALT4, although you will likely get less views. The reason ALT4 speaks to me is because there is a lot of discussion in writing literature about losing or destroying drafts that forces a writer to come up with something even better. I think there's even commentary that recommends writers destroy their first draft, so losing it on the bus speaks to this kind of thing for me. Viriditas (talk) 22:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was going to review this, but my DYK checker is not showing this as a 5x expansion. The above comment is noted, but I'm not sure if that would count for DYK purposes. Asking Nikkimaria for a second opinion regarding the expansion: once this is resolved, I will give this a review. I actually have a slight preference for ALT3's fact (but not the wording), but the article doesn't seem to directly state the spanking point, and in any case I think a hook about the controversy about the cover change would be better. As for ALT4, it's acceptable, but perhaps it could be revised to also mention that she had to start from scratch many years later. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:20, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    This version is 366 words of readable prose; this one is 1923. Assuming no copying (which I haven't checked for), that would seem to qualify. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:27, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. @Lajmmoore: Could you please propose the revised hooks? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:24, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
ALT5 (based on ALT3 suggestion) ... that a controversial change for the 30th-anniversary edition of Riders moved a male hand further away from a woman's bottom? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/10/jilly-cooper-riders-makeover-and-the-end-of-innocence-sex
ALT6 (based on ALT4) ... that after the first draft of the novel was lost on a London bus, the author could only re-write it after moving to a former monastery? London bus=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/24/jilly-cooper-jump-interview-elizabeth-day & monastery=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/01/a-new-start-jilly-cooper-on-the-night-in-a-kama-sutra-room-that-led-to-her-book-riders
Thanks very much for the suggestions Narutolovehinata5 Lajmmoore (talk) 08:07, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Both hooks need copyediting/fixes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:18, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I blame my bleary eyes Lajmmoore (talk) 08:53, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Maung Me Khaung

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Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 17:58, 26 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Justin Pippen, Dai Dai Ames

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Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 384 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:57, 22 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Turns out I needed all of it and more. Both are long and new enough and the QPQs are done. Earwig's clean and the hook checks out. No reason why this might deserve a maintenance template, though I trimmed a couple of BLP violations myself (and I really hate the tables not aligning right). Let's roll.--Launchballer 05:29, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No Cal team has done that since Pete Newell’s last team back in 1959-60." So I don't think headline is the issue."-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:24, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Ebenezer Harcourt

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Created by HKLionel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

it's lio! | talk | work 12:13, 23 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

An error occurred when I made this nomination using DYK-wizard, causing it to not be transcluded at Talk:Ebenezer Harcourt. Can someone help fix this and check if anything else is amiss? Thanks, it's lio! | talk | work 12:19, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: I support moving forward once citation issues have been addressed, as well as some pruning of promotional tone. I prefer ALT1 for conciseness. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 17:40, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

None of the quotes are uncited, the refs are at the end of the paragraphs. I have addressed all your tags. Happy holidays, it's lio! | talk | work 18:06, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HKLionel: All quotes need to be immediately cited within the sentence (see MOS:QUOTE). Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 21:19, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for bringing this to my attention, it's lio! | talk | work 05:49, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done, it's lio! | talk | work 05:53, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for adding those citations! However, when I searched some of the cited articles for the stated quote, I did not find it. I have tagged those quotes as failing verification. Please address this. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, didn't see this. I paraphrased "fearless and commanding" in the ESPN source to "courageous and imposing", would you rather I use the original wording with quotation marks instead? "General" is in the Infonews source. The rest of the sentence is an amalgamation of all three sources, not just the Football In Nigeria source. Tell me if you still can't verify the sentence from the three sources. Sorry for the confusion, I'll keep in mind to make ref placements clearer in the future. Thanks, it's lio! | talk | work 13:32, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade: Is this article ready to be approved? If not, what else is needed? Z1720 (talk) 16:34, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Z1720! I have some concerns about the promotional tone, though others may feel differently. Would you be willing to take a look? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:04, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral alliance

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Created by TonyFerro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TonyFerro (talk) 14:17, 29 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @TonyFerro: Article new enough (Dec 23), long enough (6100 B), no copyvio (Earwig says 5.7%). However, the sourcing has some issues, and I will be strict about this as the article deals with contentious topics. Please explain why the following sources are reliable: Georgios Koukakis, Greek Reporter, Eugene Kogan, MEPEI, Eurasia Review, Strategy International. Also, there is a consensus that Greek City Times is unreliable, and the Agora Dialogue source is unusable ans it is merely a link to another source that's cited. In addition, it looks like there are a few sources that do not verify the stated information, such as Egypt Oil & Gas and Offshore Technology, which do not mention the alliance.
    There are some other, smaller issues (short sections, short lead, capitalized headings, duplicated references, typos, hyphen should be en dash), but these are simple stylistic issues that aren't required for the DYK criteria. As for the hook facts, ALT0 is interesting and verified in source. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:37, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am still learning Wikipedia, so i can't really say why a source is reliable. If i have used unreliable sources i am sorry. Please pin point the and i will try and find others that are reliable. In case of the gas fields, i brought sources proving they exist, rather than their connection to the alliance. As i wrote about the force balance in the region. In any case i will try and find better sources. TonyFerro (talk) 13:55, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Takanashi Kiara

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  • Source: "Kiara, the girl from the flag, sang a solo of a cute little pop romance song — with the number incorporating an entire visual scene where it rained pineapples behind her."[1]
Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 00:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

References

  1. ^ Diaz, Ana (August 29, 2024). "I went to a Hololive concert and now I'm convinced VTubers can do anything". Polygon. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  • New enough, long enough, no visible issue regarding prose, well-cited, 7% on Earwig hook is cited and compliant with the guideline. Although, kinda misleading may need rewording if possible but could be a WP:DYKAPRIL hook but regardless, probably no problem. QPQ is done. Good to good. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:48, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article pulled by errors.

ALT1: ... that Takanashi Kiara has been said to break with norms by posting memes and rickrolls?

  • Source: Plus, VTubers can be just plain WEIRD. There are a lot of odd, nonsensical streams that stray away from the cute “girl next door” image one would traditionally associate with idol content. One of Oozora Subaru’s best-known videos is this absolutely cursed ASMR stream, immortalized in an animated video posted to the official Hololive Youtube channel. Takanashi Kiara posts meme videos and enjoys the hell out of Rickrolling. Gill, Katie (2021-05-19). "Idols Gone Viral: How Hololive VTubers both subvert and reinforce expectations of idol femininity". Anime Feminist. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

1brianm7 (talk) 18:35, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 ...that the VTuber Takanashi Kiara has attempted to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest multiple times?

  • Assuming this is allowed to go through, I have asked for permission from the original hook nominator if it was ok to add a hook. If I need to also provide QPQ I will be happy to do so. CaptainGalaxy 21:57, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I want to add that that Captain Galaxy is accurately reporting our conversation. Also, they have significantly expanded the article and so a new review is probably needed, not just judging the hooks. 1brianm7 (talk) 00:06, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Federated States of Micronesia–Russia relations

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  • ... that the Federated States of Micronesia cut ties with Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Source: (Island Times)

    • ALT3 ... that Russia's embassy in the Philippines was in charge of relations with the Federated States of Micronesia, before the latter cut ties with Russia over its war in Ukraine?
    • Reviewed: TKO (Justin Timberlake song)
Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

CoryGlee 05:20, 25 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. Regarding the hooks, the first probably is too bland per Buidhe. I think the second is kinda interesting (the "unfriendly countries list"? Hadn't heard of that before.) I don't see the quote from ALT2, "Micronesian values", in either the article or the source? I think the second, if worded right, could be made interesting enough. Perhaps something like "... that Russia considers the Federated States of Micronesia an "unfriendly country"? What do you think? @CoryGlee: BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:54, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi BeanieFan11, thanks for the review. Yes, I have no problem in rewording. In fact, I have an ASD problem when it comes to summing up, LOL. As for ALT2, the Island Times source says “It is often described that the preference of any Pacific Island Country, to include the FSM, is that we be friends to all, and enemies to none,” Panuelo said.
“This indeed and truly remains the cornerstone of our nation’s foreign policy. But values and convictions must matter more than not at all, and as this paradise in our backyards is founded on our Micronesian ideals of peace, unity, and liberty, so too do we advocate for these ideals to be shared and spread.
But feel free to choose whatever. CoryGlee 00:21, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Buidhe: Do you think my suggested hook is sufficiently interesting? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:02, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My own opinion is no—Russia has unfriendly relations with a lot of countries. (t · c) buIdhe 20:14, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I know, but (to me) it feels unusual that they would specifically deem the Federated States of Micronesia, an obscure set of Pacific islands, as an "unfriendly country". Personally, if I saw that hook on the main page I would probably have clicked on it just to find out why the FSM are viewed by them as "unfriendly". Thoughts? BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:36, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Buidhe: and @BeanieFan11:, may I have your view on ALT3? I just added it. CoryGlee 20:37, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11, I agree with you ... the FSM being "unfriendly" to Russia is not "common" as pointed by Buidhe... Yes, I understand that many are unfriendly to Russia, but the FSM is a particular case. CoryGlee 20:39, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This could probably use another user's opinion on whether the hooks are interesting. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:16, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Chiming here to agree that the "unfriendly nation" angle is interesting, as long as it can be properly sourced. All of the other proposals are probably too long or not as interesting. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:29, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Apparently there is a "Compact of Free Association" (the clue is in the name) between the FSM and the US, so this and the article are a bit misleading. It's not like some neutral country is making an independent determination, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 13:14, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Maculosae tegmine lyncis ... You cannot independently verify that without resorting to unverifiable sources because the FSM is an independent country and denies any influence. Gossip is not for WP. CoryGlee 15:37, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, gossip.. that's a bit disingenuous; according to Compact of Free Association the U.S. is responsible for protecting the FSM; so perhaps a gossip-free, the FSM, a US protectorate, freely voices opposition to Russia or some such? Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 16:20, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that is accurate. While the FSM (and Palau and the Marshall Islands for that matter) are similar to protectorates, they are generally treated as independent nations by the international community. They are even UN members. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, quoting Compact of Free Association, the FSM, a US affiliate country that looks to the US for protection, freely voices opposition to Russia? Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 14:41, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Maculosae tegmine lyncis: You are unnecessarily turning this into a POV/political discussion. The first sentence of the article says that these nations are sovereign states and they are not cases you could argue, i.e. Puerto Rico. If you disagree with the hook, I can look for another, but not on the basis that the FSM is not an independent country because that would fall into your WP:OR or POV. CoryGlee 14:51, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Turning it political? The hook is about the FSM being anti-Russia. Is that not political? It looks more like the purposeful suppression of key contextual information, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 14:56, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not getting into this. You can review this and if I consider it to be OR or biased, I'll ask for another reviewer. Thank you. CoryGlee 14:59, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You are getting into this. You just pitched up to say I'm making it political. Then when one person says this is ridiculous you hope another reviewer may fail to spot at least one major issue with the article as it currently stands, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 15:03, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Have a good day. CoryGlee 15:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The U.S. provides support to the FSM, but it is not accurately described as a "U.S. protectorate" – it is a sovereign nation. What is the issue with the hook? BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:53, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I am likely not the best to opine because I nominated this, but I'd say that this was a personal opinion or position before a fact: the FSM is a full UN member and independent nation. In regards to the hook, I'd agree with the one you proposed to avoid any confusion. Regards. CoryGlee 19:48, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Can this move forward now? The objection was based on a misunderstanding that has now been addressed. This is ready to continue. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:20, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The cause of misunderstanding has not been addressed — the article still fails to mention the above. Recommend closure, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 13:50, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Pathetic attempt without providing a reliable source to which you discredit FSM's dependence on the US. I'd recommend you to either source in the FSM article itself that it is a dependent territory or you will enter into an edgy vandalic behavior. Thanks. CoryGlee 15:58, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Edit – I requested admin intervention at this at WP:NPOVN CoryGlee 16:02, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Maculosae tegmine lyncis: What is it that you think needs to be done? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:44, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
For a start, there could be a link to Compact of Free Association, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 16:46, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In the article? Where? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:49, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11: I'd recommend to wait for an administrator opinion because the user has had issues at DYK (see talk page) and linking COFA is not needed because it's a defense and trade agreement which has nothing to do with the FSM decisions on international stage, at least off the speculative stage. CoryGlee 17:04, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11's question is just as valuable as any administrator's input here. I personally do not see how Compact of Free Association is relevant to the article Federated States of Micronesia–Russia relations. -- Reconrabbit 20:06, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Reconrabbit: I guess you did not understand me, sorry. I agree, in fact, I appreciate BeanieFan11's input so much. But given this user's insistence on making the FSM look dependent on the US has dragged this on into this long thread. But I repeat, the user has a history of at least two DYK warnings. COI perhaps? CoryGlee 20:13, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In fact, adding, I will not push anything, but the user's comments making it a long, fruitless discussion where the user does NOT provide a reliable source to state that the decisions by the FSM are directly influenced or dictated by the US makes their inputs here kind of vandalic. TBH. CoryGlee 20:17, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Federal assistance to the FSM administered by the Department of the Interior, intriguing! Responsible Statecraft (per enwiki said to advocate "realism") US maintains military grip over ‘sovereign’ Pacific island states: "U.S. officials insist that, in principle, the compact states remain sovereign over their territory, but that position is misleading. Even if all three compact states unilaterally terminated their compacts, the United States would remain in a position to control them, having built into the compacts a series of mechanisms to make U.S. military controls permanent." (my emphasis), Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 20:53, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Maculosae tegmine lyncis yup, I guess that no one denied those terms of the COFA and how the US assists the FSM. Now, concluding that military control and federal assistance directly impacts FSM decision-making in foreign policy issues makes your conclusion (said conclusion) blatant original research. You can't (per OR) reach a conclusion taking information from different sources. Please, desist. If you wish not to, I propose intervention to bring this to an end. Thanks. CoryGlee 20:58, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
How does the U.S. providing assistance to Micronesians have anything to do with whether the proposed hook ("... that Russia considers the Federated States of Micronesia an "unfriendly country"?) is usable? BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:14, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
My guess is because of the word "country": usually, but not always (famously with the UK's countries), that term overlaps with "sovereign state". If the issue is "country", would the solution simply not be something like "... that Russia considers the Federated States of Micronesia "unfriendly"? Still, the FSM is not widely considered a protectorate in the modern sense of the word (the article on associated state has more details, and makes it clear that associated states and protectorate are not the same thing). Saying the FSM is a protectorate without actual sourcing does not make sense and is close to being OR. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:49, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I can assure you that if this simple DYK article ends in the conclusion (or putting in doubt) that the FSM is not a country, this will make it to the news, at least in the FSM. We would have to rewrite so many articles regarding the FSM, the Marshalls, Palau, the United Nations membership, the meaning of sovereign state and COFA, also question Puerto Rico's status in comparison to these and why Puerto Rico is not a UN member, and so on an endless list. Can't believe it, honestly. This is not even logical. CoryGlee 03:53, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
To say that the FSM is not a country is completely nonsensical and should be disregarded. If Maculosae tegmine lyncis baselessly declaring a sovereign nation to not be sovereign is the only issue, then this deserves to receive a stamp of approval now. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:08, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Whence this misprision? The reviewer template above includes "Does the article cover all major viewpoints", Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 05:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
congress.gov: "the FAS governments, the foreign Freely Associated State governments, have the obligation to cease and desist from any action that the United States unilaterally determines is prejudicial to our defense and security arrangements". relations with Russia? Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 06:39, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) [4], [5]: "Согласно Соглашению о свободной ассоциации, стратегические вопросы обороны ФШМ остаются прерогативой Вашингтона" (ПАЛАУ) "Соглашение о свободной ассоциации ... В соответствии с ним в вопросах обороны, финансов и внешней политики государство ориентируется на Соединенные Штаты." - per compacts, strategic defence and, explicitly in the Palau doc though also sovereign in the COFA, (COFAs), defence/finance/foreign policy the prerogative of the US/US-aligned. (Fun fact, the currency of the FSM is the USD), Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 07:18, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
None of that supports the ludicrous assertion that the FSM is not a country. This is just WP:STONEWALLING for a reason I cannot understand. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The US dollar is the currency in so many other places too. I mean it seriously, can someone address this? It's way too frustrating that such an incongruous argument is getting this dragging on and on. Looks like feeding... An unreliable position, let's say. Full of original research. I don't know what else to say or do. CoryGlee 10:00, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Given that the user is trying to rewrite so many things per bias, plus not addressing what they have been asked to address, and stubbornly falling into unreliable sources, PRIMARY, biased, full of original research, and inaccurate (as the US dollar thing) I request some DYK administrator or someone to please, stop it. CoryGlee 10:10, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Unreliable sources? Which? "Does the article cover all major viewpoints", Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 10:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please for any reviewer, finish this madness. Read please all above and guess you won't need much. This is feeding, nothing else, and I am not going to get into this madness. CoryGlee 11:20, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Cutting through all of the above, the issue as I can grasp it is that there is concern that the hooks relating to the Russo-Ukrainian war are uninteresting, being not unique nor unexpected. On this I would tend to agree. Unfortunately, that seems to be most of the article. The lead opens by stating relations were "unofficial", which seems wrong as they cite a government cite noting official relations. Unfortunately, I can't at a quick look find out much more interesting, it seems a mostly regular and uneventful relationship. CMD (talk) 11:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oh sure Chipmunkdavis I was not arguing that point, I was just asking for the madness about putting in doubt the FSM decision making, requests to put it into article (example, COFA terms, etc.) that's what I pointed. Unfortunately, patrolling often oversees deliberate attempts at pushing POVs ... I am okay with the article standing as it is, and the FSM as a sovereign nation. I do not care about hooking it. I've so many approved hooks in my files, so ... Don't need this. What I wanted, I am sure, is true and will stand unchallenged. Thanks CoryGlee 12:02, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't find anything in particular about how the CFA affected FSM-Russia relations. The little tidbits I did find suggests that Russia engages through regional bodies, for which the CFA is not directly relevant. Personally, I wouldn't add it without a source directly commenting on the matter. Procedurally, if a content dispute emerges out of this, and to be clear I don't think the above content dispute affects the DYK nom (although worth taking into account suggestions that are helpful), then it would need to be handled through another process. CMD (talk) 12:17, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It's also quite poorly organised. The body starts with Feb 22, then goes back to 20/21, then back to Sep 19, then forward again to Feb 22, then forward to May 23, then back with quotes from Feb 22, then forward to Mar 22, then forward to a quote from May 25, then back again to Mar 22. Some sort of order would be nice. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
AirshipJungleman29 I started to reorganize this. I am not going to comment anything else on this template because I see that, as usual on WP, there are double standards, giving carte blanche for fringe theories to drag on and on, despite contradicting every single reliable source. But you know... the FSM is not Gaza and not as touchy, if not, we'd surely have had a flow of opinions and indignation. Best regards and do not expect me to comment further on this. CoryGlee 12:19, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Just letting you know, since you pinged me, that I found the second and third sentences of your comment incomprehensible; if you do comment further, please try to clarify. Thanks, ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:28, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: just that this was allowed to drag on not on the basis of quality or interesting or not hooking, it was allowed to go on fringe theories about the independence of the FSM (a full UN member), nothing was done, not from a noticeboard nor after repeated requests that the review focus on reliability. Not interested (and I don't have to) clarify anything else. CoryGlee 12:35, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Edit, as for my sentence on "other countries"... I am not the first (there are many, even reliable media) calling out Wikipedia bias on certain issues, such as stating that disputed things such as a genocide there or there is actually real, or that Palestine is a country (when not even a full UN member) nor wide recognition. Conversely, a fringe theory about a full, independent UN member country (the FSM) made this thread long and offtopic. CoryGlee 12:40, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, when a Wikipedia user raises a good-faith objection, normal procedure is to work it out. I can assure you this "long and offtopic" thread is miniscule compared to those on the Gaza genocide/Palestinian independence. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:53, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Well, not the same, those two topics you mentioned at the end of your comment are a matter of interpretation because many do not even recognize those terms, while the FSM has long been granted UN status and international participation without power fragmentation nor any resort to draw attention. But, seeing how this has turned into a huge debate without any justification other than POVs, I'd suggest it to SNOW close. I had kind of forgotten about this small article that I created. CoryGlee 15:45, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • (summoned via WT:DYK) Re interestingness: agree the proposed hooks aren't all that interesting. Re FSM–US affiliation: burden is on MTL to show that the CoFA is relevant to FSM–Russia interactions with reliable sources that explicitly state as much, anything short of that is OR editorialization. My own concerns: sourcing the article and some of the hooks proposed here to Tass is inappropriate for DYK. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 16:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • That's replaceable (TASS, I mean) ... Regardless, what you pointed out (that it must be stated verbatim that the FSM decision was influenced by the USA or CoFA) is what it was all about that I was asking help for... Yet, experienced users above were more interested in tagging and claiming "poor organization" plus uninteresting hooks (I agree) than pointing to blatant OR. Well... CoryGlee 16:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • You don't think the suggested "... that Russia considers the Federated States of Micronesia an "unfriendly country"?" is interesting? It's something I'd click on if it was on the main page, and I rarely do that. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:02, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • I wouldn't be too annoyed if it ran, but it's not all that uncommon to be disliked by Russia, so, like, it's not my first choice for a Main Page slot. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • (edit conflict) I agree with TLC and others that claims about neutrality have not been backed up with reference to reliable sources, and as such can be set aside. I also agree that the hook is somewhat humdrum. This is the sort of topic on which it's difficult to say anything that isn't routine, and which is therefore not the best fit for DYK in my opinion, but I haven't been involved with DYK as of late so I won't be the one to formally reject it. CoryGlee, you are likely to see a more positive response from your colleagues if you stick to the matter at hand rather than continually complaining about the conduct of other users at a forum not intended for such complaints. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:06, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • Well, while I agree that it has served me no good to complain, as I told another administrator on a related issue (I kind of got fed up with the usual double standards), I will stick to the issue at hand (as you say). Be sure, however, that I exercised a lot of patience before tagging and/or reporting "new" users. I will certainly change that view now that I deem the treatment I received unfair. Reciprocity. No revenge. CoryGlee 19:54, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • This discussion has become quite a mess, but it's worth pointing out that the original question was not about the hook's interest, but rather the concern about the FSM being a protectorate. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:31, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, I don't know if, as in ITN, the nominator (this case me) has the power to withdraw the nomination. Honestly, having reviewed multiple nominations as part of QPQ, I would be hesitant to take either way... approve/reject. This thread proved a failure to me to stay cool even in the face of deliberate (and unreliable) bias, and aside from taking my own responsibility, proved a failure from administrators or others who might have made it clear that it was about the content and not the crazy theory of the FSM independence. Close it, please. CoryGlee 23:39, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @CoryGlee: If you have no further interest in this nomination, would you be alright with me taking over from here? I don't want to see a perfectly good nomination ruined by a lone editor pushing a viewpoint that makes literally no sense and contradicts all facts. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:52, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • BeanieFan11, of course Beanie, feel free to completely take over. I honestly have no energy, and as you say, which I agree, it was an unfair handling of this all. Thanks for treating me so nicely, I said things I do not feel nor think and learned the lesson of feeding problematic users' conspiracy theories. Feel free, and thanks again. CoryGlee 23:58, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Narutolovehinata5: What's needed for this to be approved? BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:57, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Chicago State Cougars football

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Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 385 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:49, 1 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment. Most of this article is not actually about Chicago State Cougars football, but rather about other colleges that have played or currently play football in Chicago. That may be understandable because Chicago State has not yet begun its first football season, which is about eight months away, but the proportion of Chicago State Cougars football content to the length of the article seems rather low. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 08:35, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Genocide

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Improved to Good Article status by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 271 past nominations.

(t · c) buIdhe 21:32, 25 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Sandra Caron

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Created by In Vitrio (talk) and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 360 past nominations.

Launchballer 11:29, 26 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

No idea why I didn't get a ping for this, but yes, TVTropes is a backwards copy. (I created an account to check the page's history and it turns out there's less than two hours in it.) UKGameshows.com is a group blog with an editor used for non-contentious information from the program itself, I think this is reliable enough for the information. I need longer to decide what to do about the hook.--Launchballer 12:27, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm. If I had access to the Picturegoer source I'd suggest something along the lines of "that Sandra Caron changed her name to avoid associations with a woman once described as "the most highly paid woman in British show business in the 1950s and 1960s"", perhaps @In Vitrio: would like to provide a quote from the source (or better yet, say where they got it in case there's a trove about). I'm personally of the view that legal action is not necessarily unduly negative, and (in my non-legal expert opinion) Caron filing over a show that doesn't mention her is a case where it isn't.--Launchballer 04:01, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Picturegoer is on British Newspaper Archive. Exact quote is that "I don't want people to think I'm exploiting Alma's fame and popularity. That's why I changed my name to Sandra Caron. There are far too many examples in show business - films especially - of younger sisters using their elder sister's star value as a means for jumping on the gravy train themselves. I don't want to do that. You see, I want to become a star. I want to see my name in lights. I want to act, make people laugh, make people cry. I want to get to the top. BUT ON MY OWN ABILITY AND TALENT." (caps in original) The punchline in the article is a journalist thought she was Leslie Caron's sister... In Vitrio (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: What else do I need to do here?--Launchballer 06:48, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Theleekycauldron: Have your concerns been resolved? Z1720 (talk) 16:38, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • sorry that this fell off my radar! I would say that I don't think group blogs are reliable for really anything (except for things like ABOUTSELF and SMEX, of course), and I'm not exactly convinced about the hook because people who sue who because they don't like coverage areee not always looked on kindly. I'll leave it to someone else to decide whether those are valid concerns or whether this can go forward. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 17:01, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In the interest of moving this forward, I've cut that source. What do you think of ALT1: ... that Sandra Caron changed her name to avoid associations with a woman once described as "the most highly paid woman in British show business in the 1950s and 1960s"?--Launchballer 11:50, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Kupor

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5x expanded by ElijahPepe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 21:32, 26 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Earwig's tool returns results that appear to fall under WP:LIMITED, and a (very) quick spot-check reveals no other policy issues. Hook verified, and coverage reads neutral to me. Interesting hook. I believe this is good to go. Staraction (talk · contribs) 08:04, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • I can't get past the strict Bloomberg paywall but this hook is inaccurate as written. Kupor's selection as OPM director was announced in December 2024, but he was not confirmed (and thus did not assume the role) until July 2025. As written, the hook indicates Kupor had not heard of OPM even after he had been offered the role, accepted it, and underwent confirmation hearings for it. The hook needs to be recast (and the line in the article adjusted as well) before it can be promoted. Not going to offer a suggestion since the Bloomberg source is inaccessible to me. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:45, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Dclemens1971: Thank you, I changed it to reflect that. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 03:10, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@ElijahPepe: Can you share a quote from the Bloomberg story that confirms the hook fact? I just need to validate that before I re-apply the tick. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:41, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Dclemens1971: "Before setting his sights on Washington, Kupor had never heard of OPM, the agency responsible for overseeing policies and benefits impacting more than two million civilian employees within the US government." elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 04:03, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Going to suggest an ALT, since that quote does not say when exactly Kupor heard about OPM: ALT0: ... that Scott Kupor had not heard of the United States Office of Personnel Management until he began exploring potential appointments in the second Trump administration? It's not as snappy but I don't think the previous version is supported by the quote from the source. Dclemens1971 (talk) 04:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0 looks fine to me. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 05:55, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I think I amended the hook enough that this needs a fresh review (for hook only; other elements of original review seem good). Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:42, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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Harley Davidson (song)

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Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

Moscow Connection (talk) 23:59, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Pyapon Taung Shinma

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Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 17:27, 3 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Bird of Pray

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  • ... that Alexandra Koster of Australia's SBS likened the camera work in Ukraine's Eurovision 2025 performance "Bird of Pray" to having a "schmear of Vaseline"?
Improved to Good Article status by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 02:30, 2 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • @TheNuggeteer: New enough (GA Dec 28), long enough (9400 B), well-sourced (it appears the sources are considered reliable about Eurovision), no copyvio. However, I don't think the hook is acceptable. The source makes the statement about camera work, followed by a statement about the song "Bird of Pray", but it is not written in a way where it makes a connection between the two (i.e. it could have been a general comment about camera work that had been happening across multiple songs, not just this one specific song). As such, I don't think this statement even belongs in the article (same goes for the following statement about the blackouts). A different hook is needed. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 06:51, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: I believe the hook is okay. The mention is placed in the specific section where "Bird of Pray"s performance. Also, you can confirm this by looking at the performance video. If this is still a problem, I could try to find a new hook. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 06:58, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Inugami Korone

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  • ALT1: ... that Inugami Korone saying "Eekom Bokum" became an internet meme?
  • ALT2: ... that Inugami Korone's catchphrase "yubi yubi" calls for her fans to cut off their fingers and give them to her?
    • Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    1brianm7 (talk) 23:21, 29 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    I really struggled on how to phrase it (my goal with DYK is to get the most clicks on the encyclopedic article). I don’t think it should include VTuber since consensus seems to be it needs to be linked, and anyone who knows what a VTuber is would almost certainly immediately recognize Korone, and anyone who doesn’t know wouldn’t have it be more interesting with its inclusion. I think "Doog Eternal" is something that draws the eye and linking Easter egg isn’t ideal, but eh, this is the first time I’ve done a DYK and gone “oh boy… that is a good hook”. (Sorry if this response is a bit extraneous, I’ve given a surprising amount of thought on this) 1brianm7 (talk) 16:52, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Six days later, I noticed a mistake that changed the entire meaning of that sentence: I meant "this is the first time I've done a DYK and not 'gone oh boy... that is a good hook'". I've added an altblurb, but I'm not particularly taken with it either. 1brianm7 (talk) 14:46, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I've added another hook, that's maybe better 1brianm7 (talk) 20:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Wing Sun Fong

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    Created by A.Classical-Futurist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    A.Classical-Futurist (talk) 07:00, 28 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - I am not sure if a Chinese dude was called "Jap", or was named under a pseudonym is interesting. You can consider Jon698's hook, which I found interesting as well.
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Generally, the article is well written and well-sourced or can be understood by reasonable assumption (e.g. his born in the Chuanshan Archipelago). My minor concern is the Fong arrived in Chicago in 1920s assertion - which is not found in 泰坦尼克上的中国幸存者方荣山, but rather, only stated that he arrived in the US (在一艘运输水果的货船上，方荣山当了8年水手，之后终于入境美国。在美国，他两次创业，开洗衣房、开餐厅，但最终都以失败告终，生活也格外清贫。, note that no "芝加哥", Chinese of "Chicago" here). I think it can be found elsewhere, but I don't know. But the DYK hook, while it is not my major concern, I still needed to review it since it is listed in the guideline. Saimmx (talk) 04:26, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on December 29

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    Populus Denver

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    The "cheese grater" facade
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    • ... that Denver's Populus hotel became a subject of online and media discussion after some observers compared its facade (pictured) to a "cheese grater"?
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    • Comment: First submission - appreciate the feedback!
    Created by Pdubs.94 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Pdubs.94 (talk) 18:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment: @Pdubs.94: Hi, and welcome to DYK. Not a full review, but your article is good. Just a few suggestions; you can consider copying some info from the WP:LEAD into the article body, and move the references. It would be better if the lead reflects the cited material in the body, instead of using citations in the lead. You can also complete some of the citation furnishing, like putting dates and author's first and last name in the references. Do not worry, the article has got no major problems. Thank you and all the best! M. Billoo 03:10, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      @Pdubs.94: Hi. Can you please rework on some WP:INLINE citations? A few paragraphs appear unsourced, and it may be hard for a reviewer to find the exact citation for easily verifying the prose. If your work is completely based on the references inside the article, then only the references need better sorting ahead of the clause it verifies. Thank you! M. Billoo 04:48, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      @M.Billoo2000: The original nominator seems to have not edited in about three weeks. I am happy to hop on and assume responsibility for this nom. I have added two citations that seem to resolve the sourcing concerns you raised earlier. Is there anything else that you would like me to handle so that we can get this nom over the finish line? Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:37, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      The name "Aparium Hotel Group" inside the infobox appears unsourced, and it is nowhere mentioned within the article body. However, the Hospitality Net reference seems to confirm this so it can be used as inline citation as well. Should I perform a full review now? Thank you. M. Billoo 20:04, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      @M.Billoo2000: Yes, I think we're ready to go now. If you have any other comments, drop me a ping. Thanks for sticking with this review for a month. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:10, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Pbritti: Since opening, Populus has received extensive coverage from local, national, and international media outlets, including The Denver Post, Westword, Forbes, Vogue, Time, and The New York Times. This clause may also need inline citations, as well as the justification or maybe repharsing, considering the terms "since opening" and "international media". The Denver Post is only cited here with the date of pre-opening. And as suggested earlier, I think MOS:LEAD can now be made free of many references. Thank you. M. Billoo 17:46, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Like the Denver property, the Seattle hotel emphasizes sustainability-oriented design and operations, though it was developed as a distinct project rather than as part of a standardized hotel brand. This may need further clarification because the inline citation has only a passing mention. M. Billoo 19:09, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Unsanctioned (Magic: The Gathering)

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    Created by LivelyRatification (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    LivelyRatification (talk) 00:07, 30 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Given the nom's explanation (and my familiarity with the game), I am fine accepting the cracked interview as reliable. Article is new enough and passes spotchecks; my concern is about the hooks. I don't think either is particularly interesting; the first one is kind of a plot-summary (see WP:DYKPLOT) of the game (plus: why should the reader care about minor pun related to Alexander Clamilton's name, and a squirrel? The proofreading dragon is ok-ish, but again, plot...). And the second one is again not very interesting IMHO (and I say this as a MtG player too - I doubt it is more interesting to our average reader who knows nothing about MtG). Now, I think this can be rescued by mixing the claims and stressing how the set contains humorous cards - something like "set contains solely satirical and tongue-in-cheek cards like a proofreading dragon that are illegal in the game's tournaments"? Bonus if you can work "anthropomorphized animals" into the hook, furries tend to draw views, IMHO :) Ping me for ALTs and I'll review them. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:29, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Viktor Pylypenko (military)

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    • ... that openly gay Ukrainian soldier Viktor Pylypenko has been the subject of several attacks for being gay, including an assault by neo-Nazi militant Denis Kapustin?
    Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    CoryGlee 15:49, 30 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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    Laufental change of canton

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    Created by DraconicDark (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DraconicDark (talk) 21:35, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Servaea incana

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    • ... that Servaea incana is a species of jumping spider with numerous visual displays, including a "zigzag dance", in which a male moves in ever-narrowing arcs towards a female?
    • Source: "While facing a female, a male stepped to one side in an arc ... Each arc usually brought the male closer to the female ... Arcs became narrower as males approached females." McGinley, Rowan; Mendez, Vivian; Taylor, Phillip (December 2015). "Natural history and display behaviour of Servaea incana, a common and widespread Australian jumping spider (Araneae : Salticidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 63 (5): 307. doi:10.1071/ZO15032.
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    Created by Sevenstxrsquid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Sevenstxrsquid 🌊 00:30, 3 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Controller Operated Battle Ready Armament

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    M113 APC General Luis Malinis with the mounted COBRA fired during live drills in Camp O' Donnell.
    M113 APC General Luis Malinis with the mounted COBRA fired during live drills in Camp O' Donnell.
    Created by Ominae (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

    Ominae (talk) 05:14, 2 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Not (yet) a review, but as much as I'd really like to see more Philippine representation on DYK, neither hook as currently written seems to meet DYKINT. The first doesn't seem all that surprising, that a country's army would fund the development of a military project? Multiple company biddings are the norm for military projects as well, so ALT1 as currently written is not interesting. I think there might be some potential for a different hook angle if the appropriate context is provided: after all, the Philippine military is notoriously underfunded and underdeveloped, so perhaps a hook that involves that theme in some way might work. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:25, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Only (for now) reason why I advocate for ALT 0 is because it's generally unheard of with the DOST and the PA splitting the funding. Most of the defense hardware acquisitions are done through foreign contracts and the local ones from the Marcos-era SRDP relied on licensed production. Plus, there aren't a lot of local defense companies out there as far as I know that are still alive. Honestly don't have other ideas for ALTs if you're willing to shoot them down. There's BUHAWI too, but that's also another recent example. The other attempts to make local hardware after the downfall of Marcos Sr. didn't do much as private companies didn't get that support from the government, which is why I find it interesting/surprising the government "solely" stepped in. Ominae (talk) 04:12, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue is that ALT0's interest would really depend on knowing Philippine military or defense-related context, and regrettably that would fall under DYKINT. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:10, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    IMO, not necessary, though I get the point why you'd say that. I did a DYK nomination for the Counterintelligence Group and it went through. At this point, I'd rather wait for a second opinion. Still have no idea on what kind of DYK question if you've shot them down at least. Ominae (talk) 02:55, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Doing an alternate in case another reviewer doesn't like the first one.

    Articles created/expanded on January 4

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    Am-progressive

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    • Source: Every source on the page, but 1 and 2 are the most useful sources for easy verification.
    • Reviewed: [[]]
    Created by JacobTheRox (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 20:23, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: No - see above
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: (t · c) buIdhe 18:28, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • @Buidhe and JacobTheRox: I agree that the hook as currently written is too specialist or technical. However, there does seem to be something that could be used instead. What about:
    ALT1 ... that there is dispute on how to capitalize verb components in a recent form of German progressive aspect?
    While it is still technical (especially with the term "progressive aspect", which to be honest I'd never even heard of before, even as a fluent speaker of English!), it should at least be slightly easier to understand, and there is an aspect about controversy, which might at least be eye-catching. If there is a better way to word the subject in the hook, that would be good too. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:31, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT2 ... that how to capitalise a colloquial German progressive form is the subject of much dispute?
    Is that any better? JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 18:24, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Given that it's a much shorter and simpler hook, yes it is better. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:17, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT3 ... that despite being "somewhat viewed as standard speech already", the German am-progressive is still considered ungrammatical in schools?
    • ALT4 ... that the spread of a German colloquial aspect has been described as 'biphasic'?
    • ALT5 ... that a colloquial German progressive form has been described as an entirely new verb form?
    Those are all the others I can think of right now.

    House of the Pelplin Abbots

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    The "House of the Pelplin Abbots"
    The "House of the Pelplin Abbots"
    • ... that the voivode of a Polish region bought a townhouse (pictured) to give to his abbot brother, who made it an inn? Source: Mallek, Anna. "Dom Opatów Pelplińskich". gdansk.gedanopedia.pl. Retrieved 4 January 2026. 5 IX 1686 kupiona [...] przez wojewodę pomorskiego Władysława Łosia od Petera Soreta i Martina Martensa za 15 000 florenów polskich dla opata zakonu cystersów w Pelplinie, Ludwiga Aleksandra Łosia (brata wojewody), przekształcona w zajazd [...].
    Created by Luxtaythe2nd (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Luxtaythe2nd (Talk to me...) 12:37, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The Witcher: The Adventure Card Game

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    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 578 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:54, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: No - Routine release information
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: (t · c) buIdhe 14:49, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • There are also other issues with the article. For one, it is in dire need of a copyedit, both in terms of grammar, and in terms of moving the footnotes to come after punctuation. There are multiple parts that use parentheticals; those need to be revised to meet encyclopedic standards. Finally, the article is actually lacking in hooky material. Apart from Buidhe's concerns that the hook is not interesting to a broad audience (which I agree with), the only possible hook I could think of, or at least angle, was something like: "... that a 2007 card game set in The Witcher universe uses screenshots from the video games?", but I'm not sure if that would be considered broadly interesting either. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:49, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • I figured the article issues may not be an issue with the DYK criteria, but I could be wrong. I agree the second hook doesn't seem to meet the requirements either. (t · c) buIdhe 15:13, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    "Requiring a copyedit" is technically not a DYK requirement, but if an article is in a bad enough state then there is definitely room for improvement. Given the lack of hooky material, regrettably I would not oppose failing this on that ground. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:04, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    per above (t · c) buIdhe 03:08, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    I strongly disagree that this is not interesting - it's plenty interesting to folks interested in board games, video games, and the very famous Witcher franchise. I can c/e the stops; for grammar I can ping User:Nihil novi, and I'll also ask folks at WT:DYK, BG and VG to comment on whether there i nothing interesting. I think the main hook is interesting, and the propsed ALT1 above is good too. PS. C/e (punctuation, parenthesis, etc.) done, and more hooks proposed below - although I still think that that the fact that very famous computer video game had a board game promotional companion is interesting in itself. Shrug.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:45, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT1: ... that a 2007 card game set in The Witcher universe uses screenshots from the video game released at the same time?
    • ALT2: ... that The Witcher: The Adventure Card Game, a marketing tie-in for the first Witcher video game, was the first board game set in the Witcher universe available on the open market?
    • ALT3: ... that the first board game set in the Witcher universe received mixed reviews, unlike its well-received video game counterpart?
    Regrettably, I do not see how any of these hooks are interesting to a broad audience. The first two have already been objected to above, the third requires familiarity with The Witcher or being a fan of it. Hooks about works of fiction ideally need to appeal to broad audiences, even non-fans, and I can't see how ALT3 is all that different. Ironically, if it was the other way around (for example, a poorly-received source material resulting in a positively-received adaptation), that would actually be interesting. Bad media based on good media is pretty common, the other-way-around less so and more surprising. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:21, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Coming from WT:DYK, and this stood out to me in the article as hooky:
    ALT4: that one reviewer said The Witcher: The Adventure Card Game was "a very pretty piece of junk”?
    I can't speak Polish but google translate gave broadly the same translation (I got junk, not crap, though) 1brianm7 (talk) 01:26, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, that could work, if Piotrus is open to that idea. The "first" aspect is still not interesting. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:32, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am fine with ALT4, although for me it is less good than the others (I did consider it, actually, but did not write it down due to giving what IMHO is undue weight to a single reviewer's wording. But if you like it more, it's fine - it does represent what most reviewers thought, so it is reasonably neutral on second glance. As for translation, Polish word "gniot" can be translated as junk, crap, etc. It's slangish, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gniot -> (colloquial) worthless work or object; dross, dreck . PS. And we promoted a similar hook few months ago: Template:Did you know nominations/Fromage (board game). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:46, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT4 is an interesting hook: colloquial, engagingly ironic, not requiring familiarity with the topic's esoterica. Nihil novi (talk) 10:03, 9 January 2026 (UTC)Comment movied by Piotrus from article's talk page, courtesy ping User:Nihil novi[reply]
    • All presented hooks are interesting enough to be run on the mainpage as they all touch on multiple general topic areas that the subject is part of. 2 peoples personal preferences are again being forced over 5 million main page viewers.--Kevmin § 20:33, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Z1720: (since Buidhe did not). Can we move forward with this? We have only one person doubting that the newest hook is interesting, several people opined positively about it, and I don't think veto is common in DYKs. Do we need a RfC? :D (Also note that other hooks were found interesting too, by more than just myself). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:40, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The only hook here that has gained any sort of consensus is ALT4; only one other editor thought the other proposals were interesting, which isn't enough to count as consensus. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:04, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on January 6

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    Seven Nation Army

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    Improved to Good Article status by RTSthestardust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RTSthestardust (talk) 02:04, 7 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Needs just a bit more work but otherwise looks good. I would also like to see some other hooks based on the song's sporting impact. SounderBruce 04:44, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on January 7

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    Group Architects, New Zealand

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    • ... that the Group Architects led strikes against traditional teaching styles at the Auckland School of Architecture in 1948, which 142 of 160 students attended?
    • Source: Gatley, Julia, ed. (2010). Group Architects: Towards a New Zealand Architecture. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-466-6.
    • Reviewed:
    Created by CuriosityKat33 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    CuriosityKat33 (talk) 02:09, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The Auckland Society of Arts

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    Portrait of a Lady, by C. F. Goldie at the Auckland Society of Arts Exhibition
    Portrait of a Lady, by C. F. Goldie at the Auckland Society of Arts Exhibition
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Avawatson03 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Avawatson03 (talk) 00:56, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Thank you for the new hook, but generally, we let the original hooks remain in the nomination, we just propose a new hook later in the nomination. I have restored the original hook and struck it, and am putting the new proposal below:
    @Avawatson03: The issue here is that the hook is a "first" hook, and per WP:DYKFIRST, hooks that are about a "first X" need to have exceptionally strong sourcing and ideally a search for counterexamples to prove the firstness. As such, while not outright banned, they are discouraged whenever possible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:49, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on January 8

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    Joe Sterrett

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    Moved to mainspace by Chorchapu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:48, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I'm not sure if it would be accurate, but I'd be open to ALT2, maybe even moreso if it was focusing on just finance rather than mentioning psychology too. I would leave the full review to another editor, however. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:52, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The above wasn't technically a review but I will put this down anyway for clarity. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:55, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Walsh brothers (aviation)

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    Created by Roobee11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Roobee11 (talk) 02:29, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Sorry to say, the article is not at the level it can be DYKed; it has too many small errors. From the most to least serious: 1) I cannot locate the hook in the article (I searched for 23, twenty, three and old) 2) There are unreferenced sentences at the end of numerus paragraphs, and even several entire paragraphs 3) Citations are poorly formatted, not using citation templates, not providing information about author/publisher/dates, and one of the main references [5] seems to be a book cited with no page range. 4) main article templates are not used properly 5) headings are improperly capitalized, and the maintenance template releted to this was removed without the issue being fixed [8]. Overall, this requires substantial rework to be at a level we can feature this on the main page. Ping me if the issues are addressed. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:29, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Roobee11: Please respond to the above concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:49, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on January 9

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    Andrea Margutti Trophy

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    Moved to mainspace by Mb2437 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MB2437 02:49, 11 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Dalmatius

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    • Source: Pages 14; 18 of The Summer of Blood: The "Great Massacre" of 337 and the Promotion of the Sons of Constantine by R. Burgess
    5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 23:33, 9 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I will be able to add one after 1 PM CST. Jon698 (talk) 13:33, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: QPQ done. Jon698 (talk) 19:47, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Timeline of the 1996 Pacific hurricane season

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    • Source: See here for information on climatology, here for the Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database, and here for a guide on how to read said database.
    • Reviewed:
    Created by FrizzB (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    FrizzBTalk 18:21, 9 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • New enough, long enough prose section, presentable and well-developed hurricane season list article. No QPQ required or image presented. Hook is somewhat interesting, although I'd suggest shortening it as follows: ALT0a: ... that the 1996 Pacific hurricane season generated half of the average number of major hurricanes? We have a WP:DYKHOOKCITE problem in that the hook fact in the article (The number of tropical storms were below average; the number of hurricanes were below average, and the number of major hurricanes was half the average of four.) is sourced to this journal article, in which I cannot for the life of me find the hook fact. This needs to be addressed in the article. The sources provided in the nomination are unintelligible to an average reader and appear to require WP:OR to reach the nominator's conclusion. @FrizzB: Please include a reliable source for the hook fact that does not require WP:SYNTH and make sure it's in the article as well. I would also recommend suggesting some alternative hooks in case a promoter does not find this hook interesting as it is somewhat marginal. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:55, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Dclemens1971 and GiftedIceCream: Just to clarify, the HURDAT database is used a lot - it is technically a reliable source and is pretty straightforward (LO, TS, HU, MH are all indicators of intensity), even if it may be hard to comprehend. However, I don't find this hook interesting since all it really says is the definition of a major hurricane and the fact that this season was below-average; there are many seasons that could be nominated with this hook's framework - a better hook is needed. HurricaneZetaC 01:29, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • @HurricaneZeta: I have no doubt that the sources provided are reliable, I just think it's not intelligible to a non-specialist reviewer and thus needs to be better explained if that's the source. (This is separate from the WP:DYKHOOKCITE problem where the source cited for the hook fact in the article doesn't mention the article.) Happy to stand aside if a weather specialist is needed to review here, but in general I believe nominations should be structured so that generalists can review them. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    American Furniture Warehouse

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    5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 92 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 01:31, 9 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment: if AfD ends in a keep and this nomination remains alive, I suggest saying that the advertisements featured live lions, etc. I thought the ads were gonna be akin to LiMu Emu and Doug or something. Roast (talk) 01:03, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on January 10

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    Wei Shujun

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    • ... that filmmaker Wei Shujun has often depicted characters struggling with their rational worldviews under extreme circumstances?
    Improved to Good Article status by 222emilia222 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 90 past nominations.

    ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:20, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    First session of the United Nations General Assembly

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    5x expanded by Raydann (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 20:06, 15 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - Several comments:
      • ALT0: Can you please provide the relevant quote from the source?
      • ALT1: The source provided here and in the article are both primary sources. Are there secondary sources for this quote?
      • ALT2: Two things. The URL suggests that this source was retrieved using ChatGPT. Also, are there any secondary sources? This appears to be a governmental blog.
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: @Raydann: Good effort on the article, but I saw a few issues that should be resolved first. Epicgenius (talk) 17:00, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Good Girl (Carrie Underwood song)

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    • ... that Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" is built around a pattern of open fifths composed of C5-F5-E♭5-B♭5 rather than using full chords?
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Camilasdandelions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RedShellMomentum 22:29, 11 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The current hook is too technical and may not be easily understood by readers unfamiliar with music theory. How does the following suggestion sound instead?
    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:46, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Camilasdandelions and RedShellMomentum: Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:46, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: That works. RedShellMomentum 18:00, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Alexander F. Warley

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    • ... that Confederate Navy officer Alexander F. Warley attacked two ships with the ironclad ram CSS Manassas he served on previously when a sailor with the U.S. Navy?

    and

    "The CSS Manassas... under the...command of Lieutenant Alexander F. Warley, she charged the entire fleet of Union warships, striking a glancing blow to the Mississippi" – https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2013/march/new-orleans-ours
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Engineerchange (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Engineerchange (talk) 19:24, 11 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Aeao

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    Created by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

    🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 09:50, 11 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Hi there. I'm not familiar with this group but I'm happy to take a look. For starters, you need to update the blurb per MOS standards (i.e. "Aeao" is a song and needs quotes around it, and NBA 2K is a video game franchise that needs italics around it. I initially had no idea what the article was about because of this. Also, I think "composed" would be a better word to use than "created". After reading through the provided source, it seems like an album was created as a result of the collaboration, which included this song. The main blurb suggests (to me) that the collaboration resulted in this song only. The infobox is also missing a lot of info (release date, song length, producer, etc.). With the genre, the only place I'm seeing "hip-hop" is Newsis opined the song as "another modern classic of hip-hop" with Dynamic Duo's Korean style. So shouldn't this be Korean hip-hop? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 17:29, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • Comment I'm not the main reviewer, but wanted to note my opinion that both hooks don't seem particularly interesting. DYKs are supposed to be like "if you told this to an average person, would they find this interesting over other typical facts in the world"? The facts presented just seem like bits of data that are typical of any other bit of data. grapesurgeon (talk) 22:01, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Now that you mention it, I somewhat agree. Thousands of songs have originated from unlikely collaborations and are featured in video games and soundtracks all the time. Grapesurgeon I don't review DYKs often, how should we got about this? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 16:21, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • Zmbro, as a heads up, some of the things you mention in your review are a bit too detailed for DYK review standards; we don't generally perform a GA-like review of the article's content, we just need to make sure the article is presentable and well-sourced. As for how to deal with the hook issue, @TheNuggeteer: could you come up with one or more alternate hooks? grapesurgeon (talk) 16:46, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Grapesurgeon and Zmbro: I will try this one:
    I think this is good enough as it is unusual that many celebrities would join a trend with a song that released nine years prior. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 11:51, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    What type of trend? TikTok? That should probably be specified as "trend" feels generic. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 15:44, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Zmbro: Multiple platforms. I have added it in the hook. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 00:07, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I think that's a lot better! What do you think? Grapesurgeon – zmbro (talk) (cont) 15:31, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Zmbro: Is this nomination ready to be approved? If not, what else is needed? Z1720 (talk) 16:58, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Z1720 If I recall I wanted a second opinion ensuring the ALT2 hook was interesting enough. As it sits I think it should be good. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 16:44, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Not a Bad Thing

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    Improved to Good Article status by RedShellMomentum (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RedShellMomentum 05:37, 10 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Among the two, the second hook is probably the better option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:25, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on January 11

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    Lan Yu (general)

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    • ... that approximately 20,000 people were executed in the purges which followed Lan Yu's downfall?
    • Source: Langlois (1988), p. 172.
    Improved to Good Article status by Min968 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

    ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Alone on the Wall

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    Converted from a redirect by Verylongandmemorable (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    [[User:Verylongandmemorable]] (talk) 08:15, 17 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Date, QPQ, spotchecks, are good. Hook is fine. What I am somewhat concerned about is size. Yes, it's 500 words of prose, beyond stub, but 2/3 of it is unrefenced plot/contents summary. I am somewhat concerned that this content may not be elibible for size count, although I'll ask at WT:DYK to be sure. If possible, I'd suggest expanding the reception section to more than one-line summary of what did the reviewers say. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:41, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for your review! I've expanded the article with a background section, bringing it to a total of 4200 characters of prose. The plot/contents section is 1800 bytes, so it meets the DYK length requirement only counting the cited sections. I hope this is acceptable. I could also add citations to the plot summary for the relevant page numbers in the book (WP:PLOTREF states this can be helpful but is not required), though this would take me some time. [[User:Verylongandmemorable]] (talk) 05:49, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Rock wren

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    A rock wren with a spider in its beak
    A rock wren with a spider in its beak
    • ... that rock wrens (pictured) build pavements made of flat stones around their nest to keep nestlings dry?
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 20:42, 12 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • General eligibility:
    • New enough: Yes
    • Long enough: Yes
    • Other problems: No - Possibly flawed GA review might impact eligibility.
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: So let's review over the good parts here first: the article seems suitable for appearance on DYK quality-wise, and the hook is cited and interesting. Image clearly demonstrates the subject as well. An Earwig check only turned up 5.7% likeliness to some sources, based entirely on short bits and pieces, so there doesn't appear to be copyright issues. Doesn't look like a DYK is required either. So it seems good to go in that aspect, but there is one issue: the GA review for the article does not seem like it thoroughly inspected the article, and there is no spotcheck, which is required for reviews nowadays. Because of that, the GAN process was incomplete. Consequentially, I don't know if this article is eligible for DYK. I am requesting additional input on this if possible. λ NegativeMP1 23:57, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • (lurking WP:TOL editor) Technically, this can be DYK'd, but I agree that the GA review is rather underwhelming. As far as I am aware, there is no formal process besides GAR to repeal an invalid GA review. I will look into what can be done, but the DYKN should be on hold until the validity of the GA status is cleared up. Cremastra (talk · contribs) 15:32, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Is it fine for me to just contact the reviewer to ask for a re-review? Cheers! monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 18:58, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Nevermind, I'll start a GA reassessment soon™. monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 22:22, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @NegativeMP1: GAR is complete! monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 17:42, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Savannah Bond

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    Savannah Bond in 2022
    Savannah Bond in 2022
    Moved to mainspace by A person of sorts (talk) and Fyyyyn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

    TarnishedPathtalk 06:37, 12 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @A person of sorts and Fyyyyn: Well-written, long and new enough article. Few issues should be addressed; i.e. the need of in-line citations. All the references are present within the article, but need some sorting. The facts like the birth date and height appear potentially unsourced, so those need the AVN biography reference ahead. I somehow doubt the reliability of the SCMP reference, which is used thrice here, it potentially violates WP:V. Can it be replaced with a better source? @TarnishedPath: As for the hooks, I suppose all are very straight-forward, the only interesting part for the reader would be the P word in ALT0 and 2, while the B word in ALT1. To me, ALT1 is preferable. Thank you! M. Billoo 10:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Billoo, cheers for the review. Was it just for the height and DOB that you had concerns about as far as sourcing goes? TarnishedPathtalk 10:46, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Ps, regarding WP:SCMP there is consensus that it is generally reliable aside from it's reporting of the CCP. Is there any other issue you see with the particular story?TarnishedPathtalk 10:51, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The problem is, the SCMP one here refers to the "British media", and when you search deep, the references that appear are Daily Star or The Sun, which further quote the actress from OnlyStans. These both are regarded as fake references. So still I doubt WP:V and reliability. M. Billoo 13:49, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Pps, I've added citations to the DOB and height in the infobox. The DOB was already referenced at the end of the first sentence. TarnishedPathtalk 14:01, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Usually, MOS:LEAD does not require inline references, the links go under the body. Some inline citations still need rework, like the one which proves 350 roles should go ahead of this particular clause, instead of using it ahead of the other clause. M. Billoo 13:49, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @User:M.Billoo2000, I'll try and see if I'm able to expand in any way later on. TarnishedPathtalk 22:48, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @User:M.Billoo2000, it's 1552 characters now, just by adding detail of what she did prior to porn. I'll go through the sources later and look what else is of any significance that can be added. Regarding SCMP, I'll also look at that later. TarnishedPathtalk 03:04, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @User:M.Billoo2000, the article is now at 1,744 characters and questionable sourcing has been removed. I've struck ALT1 as @Launchballer removed the material supporting the hook from the article. TarnishedPathtalk 04:15, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Appears fine, I will re-review and comment back shortly. M. Billoo 04:24, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Feels like mostly relying on AVN only may not comply SIGCOV or WP:NACTOR. Plus the birth year ref is not accessable, and removing the sections do not appear fine. So I request a second opinion for full review, thank you. M. Billoo 05:52, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @TarnishedPath: ping. M. Billoo 05:53, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Birth year ref is googleable and section removal is required per MOS:OVERSECTION. What are the three best sources for this article?--Launchballer 13:17, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Launchballer, if this went to a deletion discussion I would present this AVN article and this this SCMP article. The SCMP article was removed from the article due to the sentence "According to British media, the actress – real name Kelli-Anne Oxley – attended a strict all-girls Catholic secondary school and initially studied beauty therapy before working in a pharmacy for a stint", which supported some stuff about her in the article (namely her real name). The article was also used to support her DOB. While searching indicates that "British media" likely refers to The Sun and The Mirror, most of the stuff in the article is WP:V by other reliable sources, i.e., AVN. I would therefore classify the SCMP article as being a RS that has SIGCOV. That's a WP:GNG pass to me. I could also spin a forced WP:ANYBIO argument given the AVN/PornHub/XBIZ/etc awards. TarnishedPathtalk 11:52, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    David E. Mitchell

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    • Source: "Unlike many others, Mitchell had the resources to afford the health insurance and related expenses for medicines that, at the time he launched his campaign in 2016, cost about $440,000 a year. Yet he shared the outrage many Americans felt about price tags and was itching to push back on industry explanations that high prices pay for needed cures.

    “I want to tell the drug companies that it’s time for patients to say we’re not going to be frightened any longer by your threats not to give us drugs we need if we don’t pay prices you demand,” he told me back then."

    “It’s like extortion. It’s no different than Tony Soprano walking into a store and saying, ‘Someone may get hurt if you don’t give us the money.’ We believe there is plenty of money in the system to get money to your shareholders and still get the research and development done.”" Stat News
    Created by Thriley (talk) and ForsythiaJo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 204 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • comment: you should put quotation marks around the Tony Soprano part. You should also further fill out the infobox. Will review if one doesn't happen for a few days. Roast (talk) 15:10, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Sakura Trick

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    • Source: [AniFav] - 石倉：そうですね。またキスシーンを1エピソードにつき最低1回は入れるというのは、原作のタチ先生からのオーダーでもありました。Translation: "Ishikura: Yes, that’s right. Including at least one kissing scene per episode was also a request from Tachi-sensei, the original author."
    • ALT1: ... that Kenichi Ishikura, the director of Sakura Trick's anime adaptation, asked voice actors to perform kissing scenes during the audition? Source: [AniFav] - 石倉：そうですね。この部分をナシにしてはこの作品をアニメにする意味がないというくらい重要な要素だと思っています。なのでオーディションでもしっかりと、キスシーンの演技テストを行っていました。Translation: "Ishikura: Yes, that’s right. I consider this such an important element that, without it, there would be no point in adapting this work into an anime. So even at the auditions, we properly conducted acting tests for the kissing scenes."
    • ALT2: ... that Kenichi Ishikura, the director of Sakura Trick's anime adaptation, insisted that none of its kissing scenes reuse animation frames, despite their frequent appearance? Source: [AniFav] - 石倉：[...] 大切にしているシーンですから、似たアングルのものであっても毎回きちんと描きおろしているんですよ。使いまわしどころか、むしろ通常のシーンよりもかなり多い作画枚数を使って動かしているくらい。Translation: "Ishikura: [...] Because these are scenes we really value, even when the angle is similar, we make sure to redraw them properly every time. Far from reusing footage, we actually animate them using far more drawings than we do for normal scenes."
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: This is my first DYK nom, any feedback is sincerely appreciated.
    Improved to Good Article status by Crestfalling (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 02:10, 15 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Taiwan Love Story⁵

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    • ... that a visual novel set in Taiwan in 2024 is produced by a Hong Konger?
    • Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "特別我是香港人，從外地人的眼光來看待台灣，可以找到很多本地人已經習慣，但外地人覺得有趣的地方。", translation: "Especially since I'm from Hong Kong, looking at Taiwan from an outsider's perspective, I can find many things that locals are used to but outsiders find interesting."
    • ALT1: ... that a visual novel released in 2024 has its own theme song? Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "聽說這次還特地製作主題曲，也是受到台灣文化影響嗎？蕭：是的。", translation: "Q: I heard that a theme song was specially created for this project. Was it influenced by Taiwanese culture? A: Yes."
    • ALT2: ... that an adult visual novel released in 2024 is set in Taiwan? Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "本作正如其名，是以台灣為背景，借鏡 90 年代偶像劇風格的環島尋愛故事。", translation: "As its name suggests, this work is set in Taiwan and is a love story that takes inspiration from 1990s idol dramas."
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: I have thought of some other hooks, but I'm not very sure.
    Created by Saimmx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Saimmx (talk) 18:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Aqueduct Walk

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    Aqueduct Walk
    Aqueduct Walk
    5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 772 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 21:50, 14 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Annie Stainer

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    • ... that during her solo shows, Annie Stainer "would appear to fly, by delicately and continuously undulating her arms as if they were remarkable wings"?
    • Source: "At childhood ballet classes, Annie had been reprimanded for her “broken arms” – this physical attribute would later become a feature of her celebrated solo shows. She would appear to fly, by delicately and continuously undulating her arms as if they were remarkable wings. This skill for physical shapeshifting was strengthened by her studies in dance in 1968 at the London School of Contemporary Dance and in mime with Etienne Decroux in Paris (1970-71), and complemented by an innate talent for storytelling, which helped establish her as a spellbinding performer" The Guardian
    5x expanded by Thriley (talk), Victuallers (talk), and Altenmann (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 205 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 21:54, 23 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Agnes Borinsky

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    • ... that in Agnes Borinsky's queer interpretation of the bible's Song of Songs, audience members placed offerings on a "shrine to the dead"? Source: "A few sheets of colored tissue paper, weighted down by a trinket to keep them from fluttering off. This is what audience members find on their seats upon arrival at “A Song of Songs,” Agnes Borinsky’s new theater piece inspired by the biblical Song of Songs, and it’s something of a puzzle. What to do with them? The answer comes at the top of the show, when Borinsky — one of a cast of three in this production, staged in a former Roman Catholic church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — mimes instructions to us for a quick craft project. Following along, we form our sheaves into simple offerings for the altar in front of us. Then row by row, we walk up and place them there, in a shrine to the dead." https://web.archive.org/web/20241122063448/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/theater/review-a-song-of-songs.html
    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 165 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 09:54, 19 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Cow mortality

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    • ... that In some herd studies, nearly half of the cows that died did so within the first month after giving birth, often with a large share in just the first few days?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: (first ever nomination attempt)
    Created by SeldomSeldom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    SeldomSeldom (talk) 19:47, 17 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment: @SeldomSeldom: Hi. Welcome to the DYK, thank you for your contributions. You have created a page from multiple study papers, that is good. I will be reviewing your article within a week, currently I am providing short comments only. This is a new enough article and nominated two days after creation, and it requires to be de-orphaned. Earwig copyvio tool shows 0.0%, and QPQ is not required. Hook seems interesting but needs to be rephrased for easy understanding otherwise it may appear confusing; although it is sourced. Thank you and all the best! M. Billoo 09:47, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • You can consider removing reference #4 because it is identical to the reference #2. M. Billoo 06:02, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @SeldomSeldom: I was just wondering that the citation and hook you used here are nowhere in the main page. Can you please look into this? Is your page really complete, or is there more to add? Some of your points/clauses appear potentially unsourced; if you believe your page depends upons the references you have used, then please re-order the references ahead of each clause/sentence it supports as per the WP:INLINE citations. Thank you! M. Billoo 02:36, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hi @M. Billoo, thank you for bringing up this issue. When creating the article, I compiled a list of links I might be able use, and ended up not using the (sciencedirect) one during drafting. However, it seems like I forgot which ones WERE used, and deduced that this might be a cool nomination. I will review my article and fit relevant info, using this link and relevant external info. Also, is there a deadline to get to final stages of this process? Thanks for the heads up!
    @SeldomSeldom: Do not worry, please see WP:DYKTIMEOUT. Thank you. M. Billoo 18:27, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @M.Billoo2000:, thanks for the feedback. I’ve now added the ScienceDirect reference, The page (should) now be complete and properly sourced. Any other steps before final submission? SeldomSeldom

    Articles created/expanded on January 16

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    2026 Virginia Repeal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment

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    Created by Delcoan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Delcoan (talk) 17:37, 22 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Xinlun

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    • Source: Pokora, Timoteus (1975). Hsin-lun (New Treastise) and Other Writings by Huan T'an (43 B.C.–28 A.D.). University of Michigan. ISBN 9780892640201. Only "The Way of the Zither" was not yet complete; there was only one introductory section of it." Emperor Chang probably ordered Pan Ku to complete the Ch' in-tao in the year 85 A.D., since it was in that year that he decided to reorganize the ritual and music. (pg. xli)
    Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 136 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 09:00, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - Not sure. See comment.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: The article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, has no detected copyright issues. No QPQ issues either. Awesome article. I really enjoyed it. Regarding the hook, I feel like it could be improved, because the foci (Emperor Zhang of Han, zither music, political treatise) are hard to relate to. What would you say about ALT1:"...that Xinlun, a ruler's manual written approximately 2000 years ago, was to include a chapter on zither music which was completed at least 57 years after the original author's death?"? Only a suggestion. Feel free to offer something else. Regarding the article itself I have two minor comments:

    • There is some inconsistency in the use of AD and CE, and for the years in the following sentences neither appear: "Huan died in 28, with the final chapter on zither music still unfinished. Around 85, Emperor Zhang of Han commissioned the scholar Ban Gu to complete the work."
    • I think adding an external link to Pokora's work here would be beneficial to the article (assuming the website is legitimate, it says the book is under the creative commons license). TouchedWithFire (talk) 14:37, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @TouchedWithFire: Fixed the inconsistency with CE/AD. It doesn't need to be mentioned every time, only when ambiguous; since a BCE event can't come after a CE event. This lines up with MoS guidance on dates. As for the hook.. that could be better, but its very long for a hook. What about this? Same citation. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 08:17, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT1: ... that an ancient Chinese political manual included a posthumous chapter on zither music?

    Girls' Last Tour

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    Improved to Good Article status by Crestfalling (talk) and Phoenix (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 20:19, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Curitiba Pride

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    1st Curitiba Diversity Parade in 1995
    1st Curitiba Diversity Parade in 1995
    Created by Questionadora ávida (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Abesca (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article long enough, created within the window (nominated on 24 Jan, which is the seventh day from its creation on 17 Jan -- I don't think we usually split hairs about the hours), fully cited and generally in good shape. QPQ not required. The image is a bit of a problem: it's Public Domain in Brazil, but also needs to be PD in the United States for us to host it on Commons: unless someone has explicitly released the rights to it, it almost certainly isn't. You could upload a local version to Wikipedia to solve this. However, I would suggest running any hook without this particular picture, which doesn't display well at small scale.
    I'm not convinced that the current hooks pass WP:DYKINT: surely the first Pride parade in Brazil had to happen somewhere, so why is it interesting that it happened here? I must admit I'm struggling to find good alternatives in the article, but am happy to help workshop them. UndercoverClassicist T·C 15:20, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Looking through the article here, I have to agree. The "first" hooks both need strong sourcing per WP:DYKHOOKCITE, while the article is currently lacking in usable hooky material. Maybe if the article is expanded further, more hooks could be suggested. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:09, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    A curiosity could be that it used the acronym GLT in 1995, which is a uncommon term still currently. And that it was changed to just diversity. There are other pictures from Commons. Abesca (talk) 18:47, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    There might be something in the "Diversity" name change -- do we have any idea why they made this change? Does the event now encompass more communities than "just" LGBT+? UndercoverClassicist T·C 19:22, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Walter Steding

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    • ... that in the 1970s, Walter Steding became known for his electric violin which he played while wearing flashing goggles "synced" to his brainwaves?
    • Source: "He was interested in “the aesthetics of sound,” as he put it, and had been experimenting with an electric violin, a synthesizer he built himself and an EEG machine, which measured his brainwaves. With these accouterments, and no musical training, he turned himself into an otherworldly one-man band.

    He began performing at various happenings in galleries around the city, using his violin to make weird keening and wheezing sounds, while wearing a biofeedback device strapped to his belt and sporting a pair of flashing goggles that he said were synced to his brainwaves.He was interested in “the aesthetics of sound,” as he put it, and had been experimenting with an electric violin, a synthesizer he built himself and an EEG machine, which measured his brainwaves. With these accouterments, and no musical training, he turned himself into an otherworldly one-man band.

    He began performing at various happenings in galleries around the city, using his violin to make weird keening and wheezing sounds, while wearing a biofeedback device strapped to his belt and sporting a pair of flashing goggles that he said were synced to his brainwaves." NY Times
    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 206 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 02:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Mall (Abbott Elementary)

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    Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

    TheDoctorWho (talk) 19:40, 23 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Hands off Greenland protests

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    Make America Go Away (MAGA) hat
    Make America Go Away (MAGA) hat
    • Source: "Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s Maga hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the US president’s threat to seize the frozen territory."[9]
    Created by VitoxxMass (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 278 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 13:55, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @Rollinginhisgrave: What particular wording would you suggest then? ~2026-32351-0 (talk) 21:50, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Mike Brunson

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    Brunson in 1972 with the Atlanta Falcons
    Brunson in 1972 with the Atlanta Falcons
    • ... that physical education teacher and former football player Mike Brunson (pictured) was so beloved for his kindness, jokes, and banana ice cream that the district named a school after him?
    • alt 1 ... that physical education teacher and former football player Mike Brunson (pictured) so touched students and faculty with his kindness, jokes and banana ice cream that the district named a school after him? Cbl62 (talk) 16:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Source: here (feature story focusing on his kindness, jokes, and banana ice cream) and here (school naming, referencing his caring demeanor and reputation as "a joker" and a "maker of supreme banana ice cream")
    5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 385 past nominations.

    Cbl62 (talk) 16:47, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Tolkien: Man and Myth

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    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 580 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:07, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]


    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - See below.
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article created on 17 January, and meets the length requirement. All sources are, as far as I can tell, reliable for the material they are cited for. There are no obvious neutrality issues. Earwig reveals no outright copyvio and I didn't spot any instances of unacceptably WP:Close paraphrasing—though it gets a bit close at times, as summarizing book reviews is wont to. The hook is interesting (enough), but I don't think it quite conveys the same thing the source does ("Tolkien : Man and Myth makes an important contribution to the literature regarding Tolkien, especially for those who seek to understand Tolkien from a religious perspective."—the person rather than his work). I also don't think "recognized" is an appropriate word to use like this in the hook; "described" or similar would be fine. QPQ has been done. Some comments about the content:

    • This may be a bit indelicate to ask, but did you use an LLM to help write/copyedit this? Some of the phrasings feel sort of AI-typical (e.g. Pearce’s book is thus seen as highlighting Tolkien’s role in reaffirming the cultural and spiritual importance of myth, suggesting that without myths and legends, modern humanity risks losing a sense of meaning, origin, and direction.).
    • especially for readers interested in the religious dimensions of Tolkien’s work – as noted above, what the source says is "especially for those who seek to understand Tolkien from a religious perspective". It is of course common to use the name of an author metonymically to refer to their work, but that seems too much of an WP:INTERPRETATION here since the review notes that the book is both about Tolkien the person and his literary work.
    • Wojciech Chudziński [pl] the Polish translation of the book – there seems to be a word missing here.
    • Bradley J. Birzer writes in The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia that scholars had hardly discussed Tolkien's Catholicism until Pearce's Tolkien: Man and Myth – not quite what the source says ("Between 1984 and 1998, very little appeared specifically discussing Tolkien's Catholicism or the religious symbolism within his legendarium"). It might work to describe Birzer's point as similar to Caldecott's rather than the other way round, depending on the exact phrasing.
    • it is focused on several aspects of Tolkien's life, such as his religiosity – I don't quite get this from the cited source ("with lively enthusiasm it evoked the spirit of the man, justified the popular poll that made him the “author of the century” and revealed the central importance of his faith").

    Ping Piotrus. TompaDompa (talk) 19:54, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • @TompaDompa: In order. First. Since I am not a native speaker, I use tools to refine my prose - Grammarly until recently, trying various AI tools these days. Second. I am afraid I fail to see the difference - I think my text is an accurate summary, but I am happy to consider alternatives if you have ideas on better phrasing. Upon rereading this several times, I got the point, I think, and replaced the phrasing with quotation. Third - missing word - yes, fixed. Just like in my second point, I am unsure how it is inaccurate or can be improved, outside of verbatim quotation and adding the "religious symbolism within his legendarium". Fourth. Likewise. I think this is a good if simplified summary, albeit yes, focusing on the last segment "evealed the central importance of his faith". Again, I am happy to consider and likely apply an specific fixes you have in mind, but I am not sure how to fix them myself. PS. I am proposing ALT0a with "described" instead of "recognized", per your suggestion. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:14, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT0a... that a biography of Tolkien, Tolkien: Man and Myth, was described as particularly valuable for readers interested in the religious dimensions of his work? Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/45296776
      • ALT0a is better, though it still says "interested in the religious dimensions of his work" where the source says "understand Tolkien from a religious perspective". Again, it's possible to interpret the source as talking specifically about Tolkien's work, but it is equally possible to interpret it as talking about Tolkien as a person, and we shouldn't be making an editorial decision to interpret it either way.
      • Birzer does not say that there was a lack of discussion before this book, only that there was a lack of such discussion between 1984 and 1998. Birzer brings up Jared Lobdell's England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings (1981) as an earlier example. On the other hand, Caldecott writes that "Tolkien's Catholicism had been largely ignored as somehow irrelevant to an understanding of the great novel" until this book and Pearce's later Tolkien: A Celebration.
      • I don't think "it is focused on several aspects of Tolkien's life" is an accurate summary of "it evoked the spirit of the man". I think it would be fine to write, for instance, "Caldecott noted that Peace's work is not intended to be a comprehensive biography, rather, among other things, it gives focus to Tolkien's religiosity." TompaDompa (talk) 18:16, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @TompaDompa: Thank you; I c/e-ed the article to address your concerns, and how about ALT0b below, using a direct quote? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:18, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT0b... that a biography of Tolkien, Tolkien: Man and Myth, was described as particularly valuable for readers interested in "understand[ing] Tolkien from a religious perspective"? Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/45296776

    Men (magazine)

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    5x expanded by Damian Vo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

    Damian Vo (talk) 07:35, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Thanks a bunch. That's a great hook. Damian Vo (talk) 17:06, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on January 18

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    Nun ruhen alle Wälder

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    • ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", a 1647 song that Catherine Winkworth translated as "Now all the woods are sleeping", is part of Protestant hymnals and of songbooks? Source: several
      • Reviewed: Cimpoi
      • Comment: open to ideas - it's to a famous melody that Bach used a lot, and entered the Catholic hymnal late, and one stanza became an evening prayer for children
    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2170 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 23 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Given the request for hook ideas, here are a few:
    The issue is that I checked the source and it doesn't seem to explicitly say that Frederick called the song "stupid": could you point to me the relevant part then? Maybe the article wording doesn't exactly match the source yet. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:16, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    He didn't call the song stupid. It was one line "es schläft die ganze Welt" (the whole world is sleeping") which he - as others from the "enlightened" period - saw in conflict to knowing that the world was round and "sleeping" at different times, if "sleping" at all. I would not build a hook on one personal view (however important that person is) which shows that one person's limited access to poetic freedom. All ALTs don't provide an idea what the topic is about, besides "a song". Can you say positively what is special about this song? Perhaps listen? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT3: ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", a 1647 song that Catherine Winkworth translated as "Now all the woods are sleeping", entered the Catholic Gotteslob in 2013?
    ALT3a: ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", a 1647 evening song by Paul Gerhardt, entered the Catholic Gotteslob in 2013?
    Te special thing about the song is that it is not the typical hymn, and therefore made it to very secular German songbooks (but these are not known in English) and it made it - late, very late - even to the Catholic hymnal ;9 - and all the editors who included it in their many and very different collections didn't think it was stupid ;) - Providing the translation gives an easy-to-see explanation for the so-called stupidity: woods are not "sleeping", nor "resting", as a more literal translation would say. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:58, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Adjusting the hook then, although the article will need to be adjusted accordingly based on what you said:
    ALT3a ... that Frederick the Great called a line from "Nun ruhen alle Wälder stupid?
    Personally, do not think that a song entering a hymnal is by itself interesting to a broad audience, and I imagine reviewers would agree with that assessment. Finally, you keep saying you are open to ideas in your nominations, but when other editors do suggest hook ideas or angles, you tend to object to them anyway. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:08, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    We had an edit conflict. I wrote (in explanation, not as a response), but it is a response:
    In German, what the King wrote is given word for word: "„Ein jeder kann bei Mir glauben, was er will, wenn er nur ehrlich ist. Was die Gesangbücher angeht, so stehet einem jedem frey zu singen: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, oder dergleichen dummes und thörichtes Zeug mehr. Aber die Priester müssen die Toleranz nicht vergessen, denn ihnen wird keine Verfolgung gestattet werden.“ , my version of the passage in question: "... everybody is free to sing "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", or similar stupid and nonsense stuff ...". Deepl says "silly and foolish". Perhaps Moonraker can give us a better idiomatic translation (perhaps worthy to enter the article)?
    So, no, he didn't call one line so, but used that one title as an example for a group, whether we say stupid, silly, fooish or nonsense. Whatever (and it feels like I said this hundred times): I don't ever want to introduce a subject by only something negative. Have you listened? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:24, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You said you will never introduce that kind of hook, and that's fine. You are free to suggest the hooks you want, and others are free to chime in with their own ideas. In any case, it is still the reviewer who will ultimately decide on a hook, whether it is your wording or another editor's proposal. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:38, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" is so lovely, I can't go along with the thought. But for dummes und thörichtes I like "stupid and foolish" better, as "silly" is more shouty. For dergleichen, how about a plainer "such" or "suchlike"? Moonraker (talk) 09:43, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Narutolovehinata5, I know you believe that reviewers decide on hooks. As I understand it, they can only rule out a hook if it is somehow against policy. They do not get to insist on new ones they like better. Moonraker (talk) 09:51, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I proposed a hook, so I cannot review the nomination. Yes, hooks can be ruled out if they do not meet guidelines, and WP:DYKINT (interestingness to a broad audience) is one of them. If a hook is thought not to be interesting enough, such hooks can be rejected. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:01, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The song has proved enduring (despite what the King said) and endearing (as Moonraker said), and to only quote the King is misleading, and we should perhaps have a guideline to avoid that, if you ask me. I see that quite generally, something negative causes more interest, but it's still not my way. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:15, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Gerda, what you are trying to do with ALT1 is great, but I want to see it combined with ALT2. Let me think about how to best do this. Viriditas (talk) 22:07, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Perhaps something like ALT4: ... that in a song by Paul Gerhardt, the whole world is said to be asleep at the same time, an idea Frederick the Great mocked during the Enlightenment?
    (edit conflict, the following was written when it still said "claimed") :: Thank you for thinking, but I don't think that our "general reader" knows that King without a link, nor the meaning of Enlightenment without a link, and the key thing - that this old song is still "alive" inspite of some King's mocking - is not obvious at all. Also, even someone not reading German can guess the rhythm of the song from the title, which gets lost when piped. Also, I don't think that a poetic phrase is best described as a "claim"; - imagine if later poetry was taken literally ... Food for thought, in case you want to think further.
    After edit conflict: I need sleep now. The phrase didn't mean "the world ... at the same time", but "the world around the person reflecting", - why should we focus on a misunderstanding? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    More openness in suggested hook wordings, or at least flexibility in accepting suggestions instead of being rigid on what exact wordings and facts you want to see, would help your nominations be approved faster. ALT4 is a fine hook to me, and if you can agree to that wording, this should breeze through review. @Viriditas: To clarify, has the discrepancy between the article and the source been addressed already? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:54, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I appreciate your thoughts. I am open to adversarial collaboration, provided both parties are working in good faith towards the same outcome. Working styles vary, which is where the friction often arises. I'm less interested in how we get from A to B, just as long as we get there. For others, they are only concerned about those precise steps, not the destination itself, and I think that's a particular concern of Gerda's. She wants to get to B a certain way, and that's fine. My presentation of ALT4 wasn't "this is it", but more of "can you build on this and improve it?" I don't think Gerda likes that approach, so I might have to tailor my response in the future. Viriditas (talk) 09:25, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I am open to thoughtful exchange, and there's no rush for this song. (We are not going for a 300th anniversary as for Easter Oratorio. Let readers wonder why that will probably be posted for the piece's 301st anniversary.) The career of this song was roughly as follows:
    • 17th century: an evening song is written, from the perspective of a childlike person, mixing observations and reflection, successful in many hymnals.
    • 18th century: the song gets ridiculed because the observations are read as if they were science, and the "foolish" song gets barely tolerated.
    • 19th century: the song gets translated into English, matching romantic and spiritual interests.
    • 20th century: the song gets interesting even for secular collections, as in the right mood for folk singing, making it popular.
    • 21st century: the song finally enters a Catholic hymnal (which is an almost quirky final twist).
    This is an unusual career, and if it was about a living person, we would not want to stay with only a negative aspect, and I am willing to argue against doing so for however long it may take, for this topic and others.
    ALT5: ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" ("Now all the woods are sleeping")", a song regarded as foolish by a King of Prussia, became acceptable to the German Catholic hymnal in 2013?
    I am open to variants from the "career" that don't give that King the only or the last word ;)
    I could translation of the part of "Satan devouring" quoted in the famous (at least in Germany famous) novel (which will also have offended the Enlightenment period), but am afraid that it would become the new "only negative" focus. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Speaking just from a RPOV (reader POV), I don't like reading both German and English in a hook that is supposed to be terse and succinct; anywhere else, I have no problem. So I recommend folding the two into an English title like this: "... that a song originally regarded as foolish by Frederick the Great later became acceptable to the German Catholic hymnal in 2013?" You don't have to do it like that. My point is that you should do it in a similar way. As for that specific hook, I can envision several additional variations. Also, have you checked to make sure the claim about the eighth stanza matches the so-called prayer? I think they may be out of sync. Viriditas (talk) 21:59, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am a friend of original unpiped names (of people and things), and of also something transporting the meaning in English, quite generally so, but specifically in this case, where the sleeping or resting of forests explains why some may think "foolish". I still don't think readers will know Frederick the Great (having been told that they will not know Verdi and Puccini), but may know Prussia, and that Prussia belongs to a former time. I don't see how "originally" matches Frederick when it's about hundred years later than when the song was written. ALT5 is a compromise, because I wouldn't mention Frederick at all. We could keep this simple, and let readers decide if they think the content is foolish or not:
    ALT0a: ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", a 1647 evening song by Paul Gerhardt, was translated by Catherine Winkworth as "Now all the woods are sleeping"?
    Regarding the prayer, I numbered the verses to make sure it's the right one, the one that ends with the angels singing that this child may be safe ("unverletzlich": Deepl gives me "inviolable" which I never heard, or "invulnerable"). It's a rare word in German already, "unverwundbar" = "invulnerable" would be more common, but "Verletzung" has more of a double meaning of both "injury" and "infringement". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:50, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Great. My only problem with ALT0a is it isn't interesting. But, I like your idea of moving on to a new hook and keeping it simple. Viriditas (talk) 23:02, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Define "interesting". It's a pacifying soft slumber song, bzzt. Can only loud, bizarr, eccentric things be interesting? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:08, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    You are preaching to the choir! Interesting in this case would mean something unusual and unexpected. Viriditas (talk) 23:17, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    If we are looking for a terse hook, wouldn't a simplified version of ALT4 also work? I don't think that a general reader would find a German song being translated to English by itself would be interesting. I also don't think that just being added to a hymnal by itself is interesting without additional context (for example, if the song was once controversial for other reasons). The Frederick the Great angle seems to be the best option here, and ideally the best hook here would be one that focuses solely on that aspect, instead of adding extra unnecessary details. @Viriditas: if you don't mind, maybe you can also elaborate more on the "think of the general reader" aspect here? Any hook needs to focus on that, after all. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:29, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am referring to readability in general. We should emphasize the familiar, a "German song" or equivalent, instead of the unfamiliar, "Nun ruhen alle Wälder" ('Now all the woods are sleeping')". The other way to approach this is to move the unfamiliar info to the end of the hook. Viriditas (talk) 23:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    So something like ...
    I'm however not convinced that a general reader would find the translated title angle interesting. I'm also still lost as to why the German title must be included when the hook works without it being mentioned by name. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I wouldn't link the non-article link in the beginning, as that will steal visits away from the main link. And I wouldn't focus on just the negative aspect, as Gerda has already stated is her preference. We should try to tailor new hooks to what the original nominator prefers. Viriditas (talk) 01:16, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Viriditas: So something like:
    While we should try to accommodate nominators' wishes whenever possible, there are times when doing so would be counterproductive, such as them preferring a hook angle that fails interestingness guidelines or other issues. Hopefully we can reach a compromise on this, as it is still a pretty interesting song based on the article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:23, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I know, we've had this discussion before. But I think you should go out your way to meet Gerda in the middle. Viriditas (talk) 03:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Viriditas: Throwing some more ideas here. For meeting in the middle, ALT4b is one option, since it mentioned the adding to the Catholic hymnal fact which she liked. On the other hand, we could also try something like:
    Perhaps there could be other phrasings, but trying to reach a compromise here. I'm open to hearing other suggestions, or even a different hook angle if necessary. ALT5b is over 193 characters, but it's difficult to write a hook that mentions both the German title (which Gerda wants mentioned), and the Frederick the Great aspect. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:29, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for thinking while I slept. How is this (because of the chronological order, and why "once"):
    ALT5d: ... that "Nun ruhen alle Wälder", an evening song by Paul Gerhardt mocked as foolish by Frederick the Great, was tranaslated by Catherine Winkworth? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:38, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The Inklings (book)

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    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 582 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:28, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Charles Lecomte, Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa

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    • Source: Bernault, Florence. Démocraties ambiguës en Afrique centrale: Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, 1940-1965. Karthala, 1996. pp. 139, 170
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 450 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 09:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    QPQs good. Lecomte is long enough and new enough and its Earwig is clean. I gave it a copyedit and removed some surplus sections but I see no other blockers. I'll take the Grand Council article later, though I'll say now that ALT0 has a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue (I could probably approve ALT0a: ... that Grand Councillor of French Equatorial Africa and Catholic missionary Charles Lecomte renounced priesthood after being asked to leave the Vicariate of Brazzaville? but am all ears for other suggestions) and that I'll probably need a quote from the source if I can't find it in the Grand Council article. Also, why Vicariate rather than Archdiocese?--Launchballer 23:25, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Soman: Very sorry for the delay in reviewing the (long and new enough) Grand Council article. What kept me is that this deserves {{copyedit}} and {{overly detailed}} (and less critically {{lead too short}}), and I've tried several times to sort it out myself but kept giving up towards the end of "First elections...". Please ping me when you've rectified these.--Launchballer 06:18, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Anno 117

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    • ALT1: ... that Anno 117 is set in the period known as the Pax Romana, a time of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire? Source: [2]
    • ALT2: ... that the development of Anno 117 focused on improving player accessibility while maintaining strategic complexity? Source: [3]
    • ALT3: ... that Anno 117 was subsidized with around €5.7 million by the Federal Government of Germany, the highest funding it has granted to date for a single gaming project? Source: [4]
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    Improved to Good Article status by Vestigia Leonis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Vestigia Leonis (talk) 17:04, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Bier, Tillmann (20 June 2024). "Anno 117 lässt die Fans erklären, warum das Rom-Setting so eine gute Idee ist" [Anno 117 has fans explaining why the Rome setting is such a good idea]. GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024. Die Entwickler haben jetzt allerlei Kommentare aus den sozialen Medien gesammelt, die sich schon lange vor der Enthüllung des neuen Anno das römische Reich als Schauplatz gewünscht haben. Angemessen feierlich präsentiert und humorvoll kommentiert werden die Beiträge in einem neuen Video von dem Ausrufer, der schon im Reveal-Trailer auftrat. Er liest eine Auswahl davon vor, was auf der offiziellen Website in der sogenannten Schriftrolle des Ruhmes gesammelt wurde. [The developers have now collected various comments from social media from people who had long wished for the Roman Empire to be the setting of the new Anno even before its reveal. Presented in an appropriately ceremonial way and humorously commented on, the posts appear in a new video by the town crier who also appeared in the reveal trailer. He reads a selection of them aloud, which have been compiled on the official website in the so-called Scroll of Fame.]
    2. ^ Chivers, Joe (10 November 2025). "Anno 117: Pax Romana Review". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025. Anno 117 takes place during the period known as the Pax Romana, a time of general peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.
    3. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (10 June 2024). "Anno 117: Pax Romana Finally Brings the City-Builder Franchise to the Ancient Roman Empire – Ubisoft Forward 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
    4. ^ "Anno 117: Pax Romana ab sofort erhältlich" [Anno 117: Pax Romana now available]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). 13 November 2025. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Unknown
    • Interesting: Unknown
    • Other problems: No - See comment
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Thanks for bringing this article to GA status! Unfortunately, I have to fail both current hooks. ALT0 fails WP:DYKNOT by solely summarising an advertisement and ALT1 fails WP:DYKFICTION: "the hook must be focused on a real-world fact" (the Roman Empire is of course real, but the focus here is on the setting of the game, which is a work of fiction). There are definitely other interesting facts in the article you could use instead. Uriahheep228 (talk) 17:47, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for reviewing! I added another ALT. I've only done DYK twice so far, so I'm still a bit inexperienced in judging what's interesting and appropriate. Vestigia Leonis (talk) 20:25, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Vestigia Leonis: No problem. ALT2 could work but could be more interesting. It's not really anything unusual the developers wished to achieve here. The relevant part of the article talks about new players and core players of the series. It might be possible to do something with that, although the article (and perhaps available sources) doesn't have the complete story here (had the series suffered from a lack of accessibility? How did the core players receive it?) If nothing else works out, you could go with the thing about it receiving the largest ever financial support from the federal government. WP:DYKHOOK discourages hooks like that, but the source looks good enough for it to pass. Uriahheep228 (talk) 22:06, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Uriahheep228 Alright, I added the part about federal funding. I didn't find anything to further improve ALT 2, unfortunately. Vestigia Leonis (talk) 19:08, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Vestigia Leonis: Sorry to drag this out, I don't really think there's anything wrong with the hooks. But could you reword ALT3 so it's grammatically clear that it's the German government's highest funding amount? You may also be able to remove some superfluous words to make it more pleasant to read without losing any information. Uriahheep228 (talk) 22:26, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, I adjusted ALT3. I hope the version is better! I would probably choose it over ALT2. Vestigia Leonis (talk) 22:57, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    2026 is the new 2016

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    Created by AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 03:37, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - no
    • Interesting: No - no
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Where do I even start here. The hook idea here isn't cited or mentioned in the article whatsoever, which would make this hook misleading for guiding readers to a page that doesn't discuss this at all. As far as I am aware, this is an immediate failure. The article isn't neutrally worded at all; just in the lead alone, we have "It was amplified at the beginning of January 2026 when Grammy nominated Rapper, Fetty Wap’s publicist, Abesi PR posted “2016 is back.” Days later Fetty Wap re-emerged in New York after a three years hiatus. Tik Tok users instantly began posting 2026 is really 2016. TikTok did an instant reset to 2016. Almost overnight, TikTok began to sound and feel like a throwback 2016 reel". Confusing and unencyclopedic, especially that last sentence. The article cites Hello! Magazine, which if my source reliability highlighter script is to be believed, is not a reliable source (though I can't find an entry for it on WP:RSP). The image in the article doesn't seem to be relevant to the text really at all (see WP:IMAGEREL). The phrase "described the year as "golden" in her posts" doesn't have a source at the end of it and is also grammatically incorrect considering that it refers to multiple people. I also don't think that the hook used here, even if it were cited in the article, is that interesting of a fact. This should not appear on the main page. λ NegativeMP1 00:28, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @NegativeMP1: WP:IMAGEREL is a redlink. Finnfrog99 (talk) 15:08, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Slightly harsh to give this an X (you probably mean WP:IMAGERELEVANCE), though I suggest that @AdobongPogi: address the above.--Launchballer 15:17, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Launchballer: I do apologize if my review was too harsh, but I'm still not fully sure this should be on DYK. There would have to be an article copyedit, new hooks proposed, source revising... at what point does a nomination fail normally? λ NegativeMP1 17:14, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Usually when it times out or a nominator doesn't respond.--Launchballer 01:17, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello @NegativeMP1, sorry for the delay. I removed the paragraph about Fetty Wap and TikTok (1) because it did not have a reliable source, and the statement that someone "described the year as golden in her posts" also lacked a reference, which I have now corrected. I verified this here (2) cited Hello! Magazine, a notable source used in other articles. The image I added in the "Origin and spread" section is relevant because it visually illustrate the use of 2016-style. I also included some images to give extra context. There's any fixes or recommendations that need to address? Thank you! AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 02:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    That Hello! is used in other articles does not make it usable here, and in fact WP:NPPSG describes it as a "celebrity tabloid with a reputation for fabrication". Very much not a reliable source. (And neither is WP:FORBESCON.)--Launchballer 02:59, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Alonso Ramírez (pirate)

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    Created by Caribbean H.Q. (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Abdul Rahman Salama

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    Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Faldi00 (talk) 18:57, 23 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Peter Suder

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    Football player Dawand Jones
    Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 386 past nominations.

    TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:12, 22 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The Mosquito Bowl

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    • ALT1: ... that the director Peter Berg decided to make The Mosquito Bowl after a friend's son recommended it during a dinner? Source: Fast Company
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nyatri Tsenpo
    • Comment: Bit high copyvio because of the name of the book, which is rather long, and the names of actors, arranged in order as in the articles since I'm assuming that's the billing order. Also it was technically moved to mainspace by someone else @DaniloDaysOfOurLives:, but I requested this since I couldn't myself (a redirect already existed); I wrote most content on the page.
    Moved to mainspace by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

    jolielover♥talk 06:06, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Sir Lister Holte, 5th Baronet

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    • Source: Harris, Robert (1993). A Patriot Press: National Politics and the London Press in the 1740s. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198203780.
    "Another form of support for the Hanoverian regime that was widely reported was the enthusiastic reception that greeted Cumberland's army on its march northwards. A vast array of paragraphs and private letters described instances of two outstanding features of the popular reaction to the army's presence: the billeting of soldiers in private houses at the express request of the inhabitants of a particular town; and the provision of horses to speed up the progress of Cumberland's forces. On 26 December, for example, the St James's Evening Post printed a paragraph that reported that the Tory MP Sir Lister Holt had sent 250 horses from his estate at Acton Hall near Birmingham to Coventry to expedite the movement of Cumberland's army to Chester. Holt, it is worth noting, was to play a prominent part in the crypto-Jacobite demonstrations at the Lichfield races two years later. "
    5x expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

    Ruby2010 (talk) 03:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Red, White & Royal Wedding

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    • ... that Red, White & Royal Wedding will continue the fictional gay romance between a prince of England and the first son of the United States?
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Takahanga Marae
    • Comment: Moved to mainspace by someone else due to technical limitations, but majorly written by me with some help by @KingArti and Caalou:. I added 'fictional' just to be on the safe side due to a recent hook controversy which involved American politics. Another reworded hook: ALT1: ... that Red, White & Royal Wedding is the sequel to a fictional gay romance between a prince of England and the first son of the United States?
    Moved to mainspace by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

    jolielover♥talk 07:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, sourced and neutral. Earwig picks up names and a quote, so all good. Hook is cited and interesting. QPQ is done. Thanks. Lajmmoore (talk) 09:34, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Unfortunately, even ALT1 would not meet DYKFICTION. Per that guideline, just saying that it is a work of fiction (which in this case, includes mentioning that it is a sequel), does not count as a real-world connection. The article does appear to have other possible non-plot material, so I suggest trying a hook based on that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:53, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Old Spaghetti Factory Cafe

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    • Source: SFGate Enamored of virtually everything Victorian, he gradually filled the flat with huge, overstuffed pieces of furniture, statuary, draperies, baubles, gewgaws and knickknacks, Finally, Fred's friends [...] told him that he either had to get a bigger place, stop going to Butterfield's or open a nightclub. So he opened a nightclub." The Semaphore A fire gutted it on January 15, 1954 and Freddy Kuh entered the scene. Fie renovated the building and opened the Old Spaghetti Factory Cafe & Excelsior Coffee House in 1956
    • ALT1: ... that the Old Spaghetti Factory Cafe prevented a competitor from opening a Bay Area location for decades? Source: newspapers.com Kuh said Dussin bought the rights to the name 20 years ago, but wasn't allowed to open a Bay Area restaurant until Kuh closed his.
    • ALT2: ... that when a nightclub run out of an old spaghetti factory in San Francisco was shut down for fire code violations, a troupe of flamenco dancers collected signatures in protest? Source: newspapers.com The Spaghetti Factory is in a three-story frame building and as such, the city says, can't have entertainment unless the building is completely fireproofed., then later FOR THE PAST WEEK OR SO, the flamenco company, the last attraction to appear in the Spaghetti Factory's front parlor, has been collecting the signatures on the petition.
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    • Comment: DYKcheck says 2414 characters on January 4th, then expansion began on January 17th to a current 13313 characters as of the 20th. Please let me know if there's any issues with this calculation/eligibility. Open to alternate hooks, there may be a 'quirky'/April 1st angle in here.
    5x expanded by ScalarFactor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    ScalarFactor (talk) 01:35, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Metro Chabacano (Álvarez)

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    Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:12, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Date, size, ok, but I run into an issue with spotchecks. The article claims that " In 1990, when Mexican artist Marcos Límenes was granted permission to exhibit his kinetic sculptures at the metro station, he requested Álvarez's composition for the event.". The date 1990 is not present in the cited source at [10]. I am also having trouble confirming the hook part about it premiering there - could be a translation issue. Lastly, I am not sure if the hook meets WP:DYKINTEREST. Something from the reviews, about how it related to the subway system, might be more interesting that bland facts about who it was dedicated to or where it premiered. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:49, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Rendezvous with Rebels: Journey to Meet India's Most Wanted Men

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    SaTnamZIN (talk) 06:55, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Sharifa Yazmeen

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    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 166 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 09:44, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Twelve Angry Men (1955 play)

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    • Source: "The first stage version was an adaptation of Rose’s television script by Sherman L. Sergel, one of the many members of his family who wrote for the Dramatic Publishing Company, which specialized in adapting for the stage works that in most cases had been initially written for other media." Price, Steven (2017). "Commentary". Twelve Angry Men. By Rose, Reginald. Methuen Drama
    "sold the stage rights to "Twelve Angry Men" to Dramatic Publishing Company, a Chicago- based publisher owned by the Sergel family." Rosenzweig, Phil. “A Life on Stage.” In Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, 1st ed., 193–207. Fordham University Press, 2021
    Converted from a redirect by BrechtBro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    BrechtBro (talk) 00:43, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Benjamin Hammar House, Samuel Dyer House

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    Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 96 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 16:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Thomas Kossendey

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    • ... that Thomas Kossendey was the subject of tension between two local CDU associations after running as an opposing candidate in the CDU's local candidate selection process?
    Moved to mainspace by Chorchapu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:17, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • New enough, long enough, QPQ done. No obvious BLP issues. The concern here is the hook is not readily understandable. What does it mean to be an opposing candidate in an intra-party election, why would that cause tension with another association? The article itself is not much clearer. (The tangential question of why there are two associations for one constituency is raised, but not somethin that needs to be addressed here.) As a quick aside the lead should mention his state, especially as he was elected on a state list. CMD (talk) 09:09, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      From my understanding this is akin to a primary election in the United States. So, the Ammerland CDU association ran Kossendey for their candidate and the Oldenburg CDU association's Werner Broll. It seems like the city association took offence at the rural hillbilly Ammerland candidate running against them. I don't really know how to rephrase it, do you Chipmunkdavis have any ideas? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:12, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      I see what you mean. I would rephrase then the article to note his candidacy was controversial, rather than himself. It should also be included that he lost the 1983 CDU contest, but won the 1987 CDU contest, which is if I'm understanding the article right when the dispute got serious. CMD (talk) 08:25, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      I've added clarifying information to the article now. @Chipmunkdaivs: Do you think that the hook should be modified or is it good as it is now? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:49, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      The hook needs to be modified as he wasn't really an "opposing" candidate. Try to look at it from the perspective of a casual reader who doesn't have any idea what the German political system is. I've made some tweaks to the article, but as a reviewer I cannot do the same here. CMD (talk) 01:26, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      I've come up with a few alternate hook ideas:
      ALT1: ... that tensions erupted between two local CDU associations after Thomas Kossendey ran as a candidate for the constituency?
      ALT2: ... that Thomas Kossendey's candidacy for a constituency led to a period of tension between two local CDU associations?
      ALT3: ... that Thomas Kossendey tried to become the CDU candidate for a constituency, leading to a period of tension between two local CDU associations?
      ALT4: ... that Thomas Kossendey was selected as a constituency's candidate despite one of the two local CDU associations disapproving of him?
      @Chipmunkdavis: What do you think about these four alt-hooks? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 23:36, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Hans-Joachim Hacker

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    Moved to mainspace by Chorchapu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:05, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Unfortunately, this article was only nominated 9 days after it was created, so it does not meet WP:DYKNEW. The first hook is also not sourced in the article (only in the nomination) and mentioned only in the lead, not in the body of the article. Hopefully next time you can nominate it within 7 days of creation or create it in draft, which you did not do this time. Mariamnei (talk) 12:16, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: The article was created in draftspace and moved to mainspace on 22 Jan, so it does in fact meet DYKNEW. Hook 1 is also mentioned and sourced in the article, in the first sentence of "Pre-political career". I urge you to pay more attention to your reviews in the future. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:44, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    My sincere apologies about that confusion. Can somebody tell me the best way to check newness if apparently article history doesn't work? Also my bad with missing that source. I will be more careful in the future. I will re-review below:
    New enough, long enough. Article is mostly well-sourced (see my question below), neutral, with no obvious copyright issues. Presentable. Both hooks are short enough and interesting. Image in public domain. No QPQ required.
    My concern is regarding the sources for the second hook (both here and in article). The article from LA Times says "Under terms of the accord, the East German government will cease to exist on Oct. 3, and the 400-member East German Volkskammer will select 144 of its members to join the West German Bundestag until all-German elections are held on Dec. 2." As far as I can tell, it doesn't say anything about Hacker himself. As far as I can tell (and I might be missing something in the German), the Bundestag website source says that he joined the Bundestag on 3 October 1990, but it doesn't explain how. If I haven't missed something, there could be potential issues of WP:SYNTH and WP:BLP here. Did I miss something here? If I did, please explain and I will re-evaluate accordingly. Mariamnei (talk) 09:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: All fine! For the sources for ALT1, the first source (Bundestag) says that Hacker joined the Bundestag on 3 October and left the Volkskammer on 2 October. This means that he was one of those that joined the Bundestag automatically without election, and I just added the second source to clarify this. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:19, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chorchapu - Interesting, I didn't know that this happened! This does appear to be the logical conclusion of the two sources, but according to WP:SYNTH, we need a source that explicitly states this as a fact. Can you please find me such a source? Mariamnei (talk) 07:37, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Unfortunately I cannot find an online source directly confirming this, however I will inquire at WikiProject Germany and see if anyone could stop by the Parlamentsarchiv for me to hopefully find a list of those 144 members. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 21:02, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: What do you think about the first hook, if the second one won’t work for now? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 18:55, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chorchapu - The first hook is fine on its own, although one of the DYK requirements is that "that each boldlinked article is well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free." So to approve it we would need to remove the information from the second hook entirely. Mariamnei (talk) 08:03, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: In that case could this nom be put on hold for a little bit while I work out the sourcing? If I can't find anything I'll remove the information from the article but I'm trying to get a list of the 144 members so we'll see if that works. Thanks, Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:05, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Grimes2 at WT:GERMANY found a source! De Gruyter Brill or at TWL. Does the second hook work now? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:22, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chorchapu - Nice work! I am receiving an error when trying to open at TWL, but I am willing to assume good faith that the source indeed says that. One more comment before I approve the DYK: Can you find a source for the currently unsourced claim "He was also the deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group [de], or Fraktion."? Thanks very much! Mariamnei (talk) 13:01, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: Unfortunately AGF is no longer sufficient for posting. The document isn't loading for me either; perhaps DGB is down? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 13:10, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chorchapu - I can certainly try again tomorrow. In the meanwhile, I recommend finding a source for that last claim so that we can move things along. Mariamnei (talk) 13:20, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mariamnei: It's working for me now. On page 1054, in the 6th row down: Hacker, Hans-Joachim / - [Mitglied der Volkskammer \ vor der 10. Wahl-periode] / x [Mitglied der Volkskammer \ 10. Wahl-periode (18. 3. bis 2. 10. 1990)] / x [Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages \ 11. Wahl-periode (seit 3. 10. 1990)] / ... Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:27, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I see the source that you are describing. My questions is what this adds beyond first source we had above. Does it say directly that he "was a member of the final Volkskammer and got free entry into the Bundestag?" Am I missing something in the German? Mariamnei (talk) 08:53, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Bayside Blue

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    • Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNqHkK4zuZc&t=327s 5:27乗ってみた感想を言うと、このベイサイドブルー今までいろんな連節バス乗ってきましたけど、ダントツでたぶんカーブを曲がる回数が多い" Caption5:32 圧倒的に右左折が多い
    • ALT1: ... that Yokohama's articulated tourist buses feature a matte metallic blue livery inspired by the city's symbolic blue color and its waterfront setting? Source: https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shikai/kiroku/katsudo/h30/suikoH300517.files/j8-20180928-kt-13.pdf　ア デザインの基本的な考え方横浜のシンボル的な色である青に水面のきらめきを表現する光沢を持たせた「マットメタリックブルー」を用い、景観にアクセントとなり路線バスと差別化できる単色づかいのバスとします。また、利用者からの視認性を高めるために車体にシンボルマークを配置します。イ 名称水際線沿いを疾走する青い連節バスをイメージさせる「BAYSIDEBLUE」とします。　
    • ALT2: ... that Yokohama City adopted articulated sightseeing buses as part of its waterfront regeneration and visitor circulation strategy? Source: https://prtimes.jp/story/detail/yxJepRIVm9B　「横浜市では、2015年に『横浜市都心臨海部再生マスタープラン』を策定しました。その計画に基づき、横浜市の都心臨海部全体の回遊性を高めて街の賑わいづくりに寄与するため、新たなバス路線を導入しようということになったのです」
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    • Comment: Personally, I prefer the first proposal, as articulated buses are generally intended for rapid, high-capacity transport and therefore usually operate on straighter alignments. In that respect, I find this route to be especially unusual and noteworthy. Thank you very much.
    Created by Galactic Center Radio Arc (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Galactic Center Radio Arc (talk) 12:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    KRCB (TV)

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    Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 05:11, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Pheidole navigans

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    2003 LN6 15:51, 26 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Starting review--Kevmin § 18:32, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • As it stands now, the expansion is new enough and long enough. However the description section for the castes is in violation of CLOPEN rules and needs heavy revision, full phrases that are not specific un-translatable technical terms are lifted from sources. Earwig shows a 60%+ duplication with the main reference used for the morphology section. Also, sentences are duplicated across the subsections with only changes to the data numbers, resulting in multiple duplicated links.
      • In addition though the entire section is making the article unbalanced. Section tracking added to the talk page shows 2,060 words in Morphology, and only 1,028 words for the entire rest of the prose. Articles should be written for a general audience not a specialist looking to do identifications. There should be more that can be said about the ecology and the human impacts.--Kevmin § 00:49, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @2003 LN6: heads up.--Kevmin § 18:10, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Coffee Houser Sei Addata

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    Moved to mainspace by Babin Mew (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Babin Mew (talk) 15:11, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I agree with the hook provided, but it would be appreciated if "and sent it for the composer" being added before the question mark. But it can be just fine without. Babin Mew (talk) 11:54, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Serpentina (album)

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    • ... that for her album Serpentina, Banks broke from her usual practice by developing the record without seeking feedback or approval from management?
    • ALT1: ... that for her album Serpentina, Banks broke from her usual practice by developing the record without seeking advice or approval from her record company?
    • ALT2: ... that when making her album Serpentina, Banks worked with only few producers, even though she had been an avid collaborator with producers and other musicians?
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    • 5x expanded by Camilasdandelions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Camilasdandelions (✉️) 08:46, 26 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Camilasdandelions, the Rolling Stone source is paywalled for me. Can you quote the passage that validates the hook fact? Thanks. Dclemens1971 (talk) 05:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Dclemens1971 here. Instead of sending music to her management for approval and advice as she normally would, this time, "I was just like, 'This is what it's gonna be'", she says. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 14:48, 29 January 2026 (KST)
        • Going to do a full review. New enough (5x expansion), long enough, neutral and reliably sourced. Copyvio free; no QPQ required. Article is presentable (and is a GA nominee). On the hook: Camilasdandelions What does management mean here? I assume it means her talent manager based on the source but the hook isn't clear on this; it could mean management of the record company. Also, the source doesn't she didn't receive "feedback"; it says she didn't receive "advice", which is different. (Almost all advice is feedback, but not all feedback is advice.) But I'm also skeptical of this claim because Banks' comment "This is what it's gonna be" is not particularly clear about what's going on -- when did her management hear her music? Did she send finished music directly to the record company? What was the role of her management in selling the album? Is there another source for this claim or more context in the current source? Thanks -- Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Karrionic Hacktician, Skin Stripper

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    Created by 3family6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

    3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 17:33, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    How about: ALT1: ...that on Karrionic Hacktician and Skin Stripper, Vomitorial Corpulence wish graphic violence on Satan, who a music scholar says is among the only acceptable targets of violence in Christian metal?
    That is far too long and complicated. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:51, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I felt that was too clunky. I'm finding it difficult to find a different hook that works for both articles and is interesting; I may have to split this into separate nominations.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 01:28, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Narutolovehinata5, how about the following? I know it's still lyrics-based but a bit more grounded in critical response.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 15:20, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT 2 ...that on Karrionic Hacktician and Skin Stripper, Vomitorial Corpulence was noted for its use of humor?

    If that's not acceptable, then there's this one:

    ALT 3 ...that most of the music on Karrionic Hacktician was released before Skin Stripper, but the latter album was released eight years before the former?

    Neither of these hooks as currently written seen interesting (ALT3 might be possible with less confusing wording). Before we continue with ALT3, do you have any ideas on separate hooks for the two articles? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:50, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Factory nightclub fire

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    3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 17:22, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I've debated making this a triple. If you recommend it, I'll go for it. That's a great hook.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 18:42, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I'll review this there.--Launchballer 20:24, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Flactorophia, Redemption of the Flesh, Factory nightclub fire

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    Created by 3family6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

    3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 17:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @3family6: Both are long enough and new enough. QPQs are both done, though do me a favour and let WT:DYK know you reviewed Smeargle as it's being discussed there as part of a themed set. No reason why either would deserve a maintenance template. Couple of things:
    I saw that discussion, I'll notify them.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • What makes androopylifemetal.blogspot.com a reliable source?
    It's an interview with Gag, and I'm citing Gag for his statements on the creation of 6-Way Sin Decomposition, so it's an WP:ABOUTSELF situation. Even though some of that isn't directly about him, 1) with Barragan there isn't a BLP issue, and 2) he was closely associated with the production of the album and his statements aren't controversial, so there's not a BLP issue where his statements touch on living people (I checked into this at the BLP noticeboard months ago; and before that regarding the Eternal Blue FA where LaPlante made a statement about when a fellow band member joined.)--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • The Flactorophia article is too short to deserve a lead section, without which this would be under 1,500 characters. If you have any further sources, I'd add them.
    I should have added a "style" section, anyway. Multiple reviewers noted the drum machine programming, also.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Will do.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT1: ... that an eight-track EP lasting less than nine minutes was rereleased ten years after the death of its performer in a fire?

    Launchballer, I'm going ahead with your suggestion of combining this with the Factory nightclub fire. The only reason I didn't was I'd had some reticence of the disparity in importance between that world news event and the obscurity of this artist, but that's a great suggestion and I'll run with it.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The fire article is long and new enough, QPQ-compliant, clean on Earwig, and doesn't need any maintenance templates. I need a reviewer for ALT1 because I introduced 'ten years after'. (I did wonder about ALT2: ... that an eight-track sub-nine-minute EP by 6-Way Sin Decomposition contributor Flactorophia was rereleased ten years after his death in a fire?)--Launchballer 20:40, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    My concerns have been resolved; I still need a reviewer for ALT1.--Launchballer 03:53, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    OpenDesk

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    • Source: Golem reported in August 2024 that, on an annual basis, the German government funded OpenDesk with less than 0.1% of the amount it had been spending on proprietary software.[1]: 1 

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    1. ^ Feilner, Markus (5 August 2024). "Zendis: Ein unterschätztes Open-Source-Projekt auf Expansionskurs" [Zendis: An underestimated open-source project on an expansion course]. Golem (in German). pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Die Microsoft-365-Alternative setzt dazu auf sieben bewährte Open-Source-Werkzeuge, deren Auswahl noch aus Zeiten von Dataport stammt und die Schritt für Schritt modernisiert werden soll. Kritiker monieren, das gehe sehr langsam, auch weil es mit bescheidenen Mitteln geschehe: Der Bund gibt dafür knapp ein Tausendstel dessen aus, was er Jahr für Jahr in proprietäre Softwarelizenzen zahlt. Damit, so die häufigste Kritik, könne man keine konkurrenzfähige Lösung bauen und betreiben. [The Microsoft 365 alternative relies on seven proven open source tools, which were selected back in the Dataport era and are to be modernized step by step. Critics complain that this is happening very slowly, partly because it is being done with modest resources: the federal government is spending just under one-thousandth of what it pays each year for proprietary software licenses. The most common criticism is that this is not enough to build and operate a competitive solution.]
    2. ^ Jennings-Trace, Ellen (31 October 2025). "The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft software for an open source alternative". TechRadar. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is looking to replace its internal work environments to move away from US-made software in fear of retaliation from the US administration. [...] Early in 2025, Chief Prosecutor for the ICC Kamrin Khan, after being hit with sanctions from the Trump administration, was disconnected from his email service.
    3. ^ "Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Wechsel zu deutschem Officepaket nach US-Sanktionen" [International Criminal Court: Change to German office suite after US sanctions]. Der Spiegel (in German). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) stellt einem Medienbericht zufolge seine Bürosoftware von Microsoft auf den Prüfstand und will diese durch das deutsche Programmpaket OpenDesk ersetzen. [...] Die US-Regierung hatte wiederholt Sanktionen gegen Richter und Ankläger des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs verhängt. Im Sommer wurde bekannt, dass der Chefankläger Karim Khan seit Anfang des Jahres keinen Zugriff mehr auf seine dienstlichen E-Mails hatte, die auf der Infrastruktur von Microsoft lagen. [According to a media report, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is reviewing its Microsoft office software and plans to replace it with the German software package OpenDesk. [...] The US government had repeatedly imposed sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. In the summer, it was revealed that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan had been unable to access his official emails, which were hosted on Microsoft's infrastructure, since the beginning of the year.]
    4. ^ Robinson, Dan (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office". The Register. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The ICC will switch from Microsoft's productivity wares to openDesk, an open source office and collaboration suite provided by the Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. [...] ICC's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan reportedly lost access to his Microsoft email account.
    5. ^ Allen, Tom (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court drops Microsoft for open source". Computing. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. ...the ICC has since confirmed that it is moving its internal work environment from Microsoft Office to openDesk, an open source software suite designed for the public sector.
    Created by Newslinger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    — Newslinger talk 20:26, 27 January 2026 (UTC); edited 12:19, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    John Ducey (baseball)

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    Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 173 past nominations.

    Flibirigit (talk) 22:46, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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    Tyren Montgomery

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    • Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours. If you'd like a different hook let me know, but I found it pretty interesting.
    Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 447 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:19, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Nadia Echazú

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    Nadia Echazú in 1998
    Nadia Echazú in 1998
    • ... that activist Nadia Echazú (pictured) is described as a key thinker in the development of Trans Philosophy in Argentina in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy? Source: "oreover, the philosophical roots of trans and travesti critique in Argentina developed in a parallel but distinct vein. As defined by Marlene Wayar (2019, 2024), the term travesti refers to a group of Latin American people who “de-identify” with manhood and womanhood, “break free” from the logic of sex/gender correspondence, and “construct” themselves otherwise. Philosophical work emerged from the grassroot struggles of trans, travesti, and transsexual activists such as Wayar, Nadia Echazú, Lohana Berkins, and Diana Sacayán, including their efforts to transform the legislative, representational, and institutional conditions for gender variant peoples across the country" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/trans/
    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 167 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 08:49, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Melania (film)

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    5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 04:22, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    This is for discussion of the DYK nomination. If you wish to discuss the term for the film then take that to the article's talk page. Propaganda documentaries are still documentaries. Jon698 (talk) 04:39, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The article has been sufficiently expanded in the last 7 days. It is long enough and comprehensive. While Trump supporters would certainly call it biased, the article seems to correctly reflect the coverage of the topic in what Wikipedia considers to be reliable sources. I do not see any close paraphrasing. I do think that we can come up with more interesting hooks. The last two sentences in Melania (film)#Production could make good hooks, and the bits about only one ticket or no tickets selling would be even better. Surtsicna (talk) 12:06, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Horvat Tefen

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    Aerial view of Horvat Tefen
    Aerial view of Horvat Tefen
    • Source: Sabar, Roi (2022). "Ḥorvat Tefen: A Hasmonean Fortress in the Hinterland of 'Akko-Ptolemais". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (387): 55–85. doi:10.1086/719185. pp. 73, 76: The survey team headed by Frankel suggested the fortress at Horvat Tefen was erected in the late 2nd century BCE by the people of Akko-Ptolemais in order to protect their city from attacks from the east. ... The finds from our excavations, however, belong to the first half of the 1st century BCE. Most important are the well-dated imported amphorae, the ESA vessels, and, of course, the 47 Hasmonean coins ... the initial phase at the site must be dated to ca. 85–76 BCE and the foundation of the fortress must therefore be attributed to the Hasmoneans. In our opinion, the datable evidence, ... indicate that Horvat Tefen was short-lived military site founded by Alexander Jannaeus in the last years of his reign and abandoned shortly thereafter ... To sum up, Horvat Tefen was apparently a military site built by Alexander Jannaeus in the 80s–70s BCE opposite Akko-Ptolemais. The king aspired to take control of the city in the early days of his reign but failed. His failure, together with the unstable status of the city, might have encouraged Jannaeus to fortify the boundary of the kingdom opposite the city. Along with Khirbet Rushmiya and Qeren Naftali, Horvat Tefen can be interpreted as a central and important link in a network of strongholds controlling the northwestern border of the Hasmonean state in the heyday of its territorial expansion.
    • ALT1: ... that the fortress of Horvat Tefen (pictured) was built in the early 1st century BCE and likely formed part of a network of fortifications securing the northwestern boundaries of Hasmonean Judea? Source: Sabar, Roi (2022). "Ḥorvat Tefen: A Hasmonean Fortress in the Hinterland of 'Akko-Ptolemais". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (387): 55–85. doi:10.1086/719185. p. 76: To sum up, Horvat Tefen was apparently a military site built by Alexander Jannaeus in the 80s–70s BCE opposite Akko-Ptolemais. The king aspired to take control of the city in the early days of his reign but failed. His failure, together with the unstable status of the city, might have encouraged Jannaeus to fortify the boundary of the kingdom opposite the city. Along with Khirbet Rushmiya and Qeren Naftali, Horvat Tefen can be interpreted as a central and important link in a network of strongholds controlling the northwestern border of the Hasmonean state in the heyday of its territorial expansion.
    • ALT2: ... that GIS-based viewshed analysis shows the Hasmonean fortress of Horvat Tefen (pictured) was positioned to overlook the coastal city of Akko, which king Alexander Jannaeus unsuccessfully attempted to conquer? Source: Sabar, Roi (2022). "Ḥorvat Tefen: A Hasmonean Fortress in the Hinterland of 'Akko-Ptolemais". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (387): 55–85. doi:10.1086/719185. p. 74–76: A GIS-viewshed analysis of the visibility from Horvat Tefen helps to correct these previous ideas and leads to new understanding of the site. The analysis indicates that the main portion of the visible area from the site is located to its west, covering the route to 'Akko-Ptolemais, the city itself, and its coastal and maritime vicinity. Taken in conjunction with the results of the excavation, this points to an opposite interpretation of the site than the previous one–that the fortress at Horvat Tefen was built as a Hasmonean defensive post, where a garrison could maintain eye-contact with the city and its environs. ... To sum up, Horvat Tefen was apparently a military site built by Alexander Jannaeus in the 80s–70s BCE opposite Akko-Ptolemais. The king aspired to take control of the city in the early days of his reign but failed. His failure, together with the unstable status of the city, might have encouraged Jannaeus to fortify the boundary of the kingdom opposite the city.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hans-Joachim Hacker
    Created by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

    Mariamnei (talk) 12:21, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    David Madson (murder victim)

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    • ... that the second victim of American spree killer Andrew Cunanan was a respected architect and HIV/AIDS activist who dreamed of designing an AIDS Memorial Quilt in Minneapolis?
    Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

    CoryGlee 02:23, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Ottoman Iraq

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    • ... that Ottoman Iraq was treated as a single "Iraq Region" (Hıtta-i Irakiyye), including Baghdad, Mosul, and Basra?
    • Source: Ceylan, The Ottoman Origins of Modern Iraq (2011), p. 219
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Thegiantofgiants (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Thegiantofgiants (talk) 15:06, 26 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • New/long enough (new GA), highly presentable, NPOV, reliably sourced, no apparent copyvio, no QPQ required. The problem is with the hook, which is not particularly interesting or unexpected. Mosul, Baghdad and Basra are all part of modern-day Iraq, so it's not really interesting that they were part of Ottoman Iraq as a single region. Thegiantofgiants, do you have any alternatives to suggest? Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:50, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dclemens1971: thanks for the feedback. I’ve proposed three alternative hooks below.

    • ALT 1: ... that Saddam Hussein used the 1869 Nationality Law in Ottoman Iraq as the legal basis for classifying up to two million native Iraqis as "inauthentic", making them vulnerable to expulsion?
    • Source: (Saleh 2013, pp. 48–49, 55–57, 65–69)
    • ALT 2: ... that between 1864 and 1900, the value of imports to Ottoman Iraq increased sixteenfold, largely due to the opening of the Suez Canal?
    • Source: Hassan 1970, pp. 346–372
    • ALT 3: ... that in 1902, the Ottoman government granted a 99-year concession to build a railway line connecting Anatolia to Ottoman Iraq?
    • Source: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, 2006, pp. 8–11
    ALT1 is interesting; I'd adjust it as follows if that's OK. ALT1a: ... that Ottoman Iraq's nationality law was a legal basis for Saddam Hussein to classify up to two million Iraqis as "inauthentic" and expel as many as 400,000 of them? I've verified this from the Saleh source (accessed via the Wikipedia Library) and I think it works better; the source doesn't specifically describe Saddam using the 1869 law, but it does describe the Ottoman-era law as the basis for the 1924 Nationality Law that Saddam did use. I also think mentioning the actual number expelled makes the hook stronger. It's also in the article. Since I have added a fact, though, I need to ask for a second reviewer to grant the final approval. Two quick tips for Thegiantofgiants: Please sign your comments with four tildes or else the ping of another user does not come through, and please include a brief quotation from the source that validates the hook. This makes it easier for reviewers to confirm your hooks. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Tao Siliang

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    Tao Siliang
    Tao Siliang
    • ... that Tao Siliang (pictured) wrote a personal essay about her father that drew widespread public attention and later won a national literature award?
    Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 72 past nominations.

    Toadboy123 (talk) 13:26, 26 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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    Cameron Fraser-Monroe

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    • ... that Cameron Fraser-Monroe is the first Indigenous person to choreograph a full-length ballet for a major company?
    Created by Significa liberdade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

    Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 22:15, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Venda Kingdom

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    • ... that the dynasty of the Venda Kingdom viewed themselves as the first Venda, despite Venda identity forming in the centuries before their arrival?
    Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Kowal2701 (talk) 20:22, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    House of Balloons

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    The real life house that inspired the title for the Weeknd's House of Balloons, located in Parkdale, Toronto.
    The real life house that inspired the title for the Weeknd's House of Balloons, located in Parkdale, Toronto.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: The archived website is also listed, as the actual site is hidden behind a paywall.
    Improved to Good Article status by AskeeaeWiki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭'𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺, 22:20, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Kips Bay Court

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    Kips Bay Court
    Kips Bay Court
    Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 775 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 21:25, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Kurt Wright

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    Improved to Good Article status by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 20:23, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Susanna Leveson-Gower, Marchioness of Stafford

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    • Source: Chalus, Elaine (2005). Elite Women in English Political Life c.1754-1790. Oxford University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0199280100. Some households were particularly political and some women thrived upon the machinations of patronage. The Staffords were just such a family. It was often difficult to spur Lord Stafford into political action, but he was an eminent political figure with significant influence even when he was not ‘in business’ himself; moreover, Lady Stafford sought patronage appointments with the eagerness that some women reserved for cards and scandal.
    5x expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

    Ruby2010 (talk) 13:17, 27 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @Z1720: Thanks for the reminder, I will work on this shortly. Ruby2010 (talk) 17:11, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Z1720: I have completed the QPQ requirement. Ruby2010 (talk) 17:19, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Brown cacholote

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    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: will add more alt hooks later, blanking right now
    Improved to Good Article status by Monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 20:43, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    John H. Beyer

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    • Source: "Mr. Beyer (rhymes with “spire”) and his business partners, Richard Blinder and John Belle, met in the early 1960s while working for Victor Gruen, an Austrian-American architect known for pioneering the shopping mall. (Mr. Blinder died in 2006 and Mr. Belle in 2016.)

    The three bonded over their shared concern that the postwar trend of large-scale urban renewal was destroying the fabric that made cities worth living in. They drew particular inspiration from the work of Jane Jacobs, the journalist whose 1961 book, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” had inspired a groundswell of nationwide activism supporting historic preservation. And in 1968, when they started their firm, the partners chose Greenwich Village, the Manhattan neighborhood that Ms. Jacobs had put at the center of her book, as the location for their first office."

    NY Times
    Created by Thriley (talk) and Alansohn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 207 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 21:44, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Centres of governance in the Roman Empire

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    • Source: Page 151 of Rome and the transformation of the imperial office in the late fourth-mid-fifth centuries AD by Meaghan McEvoy
    • ALT1: ... that Roman emperors used multiple cities for their residence, base of operations, or to issue laws from? Source: Pages 80, 83, 86 of The Cambridge Ancient History: The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337 (references [11] and [12]), pages 15 and 18 of From Mobile Center to Constantinople: The Birth of Byzantine Imperial Government (reference [14] and [15]),
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Farnsworth House
    Moved to mainspace by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 20:09, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Streets of Minneapolis

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    Created by Elli (talk), Jengod (talk), JasonH1978 (talk), Maykiwi (talk), and theleekycauldron (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

    Elli (talk | contribs) 19:08, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Will review both in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 05:38, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Scholz eye patch

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    • ... that the medical eye patch worn by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is said to have increased his popularity?
    • Source: "The eye patch reportedly became a recognizable feature of the Chancellor, made him appear more relatable, and supported his reputation in the long term.[4][5]"
    • Reviewed:
    Created by RayanWP (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RayanWP (talk) 12:48, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Carl Laubin

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    Created by Uriahheep228 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Uriahheep228 (talk) 18:51, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Hook could have a bit more bite, article is good though. maybe something based on the "phantasmagoric visions" line? Maximilian775 (talk) 03:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Maximilian775: I added a couple of alternatives. "Phantasmagoric visions" is a description of a different painter's works, so it wouldn't be suitable in an entry about Laubin. Uriahheep228 (talk) 17:19, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    How's ALT3: ... that the art of Carl Laubin has been described as being influenced by "phantasmagoric visions"? Maximilian775 (talk)
    I would read that as if he painted some kind of hallucinations he was having, which is not the case. The only reason I included the quotation is that the source doesn't say outright that Laubin is influenced Joseph Gandy, only that the journalist sees such an influence, which then needs to be attributed to him. With a bit more source hunting, it may be possible to remove it. Uriahheep228 (talk) 16:30, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The Rediscovery Centre

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    Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Finnfrog99 (talk) 16:18, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    Rickrolling

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    • Source: [17] for Apple and White House, [18] for MLB stadium, [19] for Disney film
    Improved to Good Article status by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    2021 Pennsylvania Amendment 3

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    Improved to Good Article status by Delcoan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Delcoan (talk) 03:42, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @Aesurias: Agreed; I have amended ALT1. Delcoan (talk) 19:10, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    A Media Luz

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    • ... that "A Media Luz" (transl. "With Dimmed Lights") is one of the most popular tango compositions of all time?
    • Source: *Curotto, Angel (June 7, 1964). "Figuras del Tetro Rioplatense" [Figures of the Rioplatense Theater]. Diario El Día (in Spanish). 33 (1638): 11. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Archive.org. Open access icon
    • Ferrer, Horacio (1977). El libro del tango: crónica & diccionario, 1850-1977. Vol. 1. Editorial Galerna. p. 105.
    5x expanded by GDuwen (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

    GDuwenHoller! 17:32, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Higher (Taio Cruz song)

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    • ... that "Higher" faced a record-breaking 29 soundalike cover versions on digital stores at the time of its release?
    Improved to Good Article status by Damian Vo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

    Damian Vo (talk) 15:30, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro

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    Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro
    Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro
    • Source: Advanced Indonesia's claim:

    RB (8 December 1972). "Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro Tutup Usia" [Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro Dies]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. pp. 1, 12. (of course, the extent of his involvement is basically all that comes up when you Google his name)

    Accepted control:

    "From the Archives, 1963: Control of West New Guinea handed to Indonesia". Brisbane Times. Brisbane. 30 April 2023 – via ProQuest.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 747 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:45, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The Tigress of Forlì

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    • Source: JSTOR Daily Legend has it that when the Orsi family threatened to murder her children in retaliation, she shocked all witnesses by climbing up onto the fortress walls, raising up her skirts to show off her private parts, and triumphantly declaring, “Fatelo, se volete: impiccateli pure davanti a me…qui ho quanto basta per farne altri!” (“Do it, if you want to: hang them even in front of me…here I have what’s needed to make others!”) then later Elizabeth Lev, in her biography of Sforza, The Tigress of Forlì, maintains that she did indeed make the threat but didn’t lift her skirts.
    • ALT1: ... that The Tigress of Forlì earned its title because its protagonist was accused of being "willing to eat her young to gain power"? Source: NYT or ProQuest 908046168 During one siege on her fortress, "the Venetian ambassador, floored by her audacity" when confronted by the spears and daggers aimed at her children, her sister and her mother, called her a tigress, "willing to eat her young to gain power."
    • Reviewed:
    Created by ScalarFactor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    ScalarFactor (talk) 20:30, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Mosque of the Late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash

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    Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

    AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:41, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Some bad news here. The ArchDaily source essentially only repeats statements made by the architectural firm behind the mosque, while the other sources are heavily reliant on statements from the architect. Most of these sources are also very sparse in terms of coverage, barely detailing anything beyond who the architect was and the very general attributes of the structure. Coupled with the fact this article only barely scrapes past the 1,500 character minimum (something that it might be able to do if it weren't for some conversion templates and longer grammatical constructions), I'm not willing to approve this nomination at this time. Add some additional sources establishing notability, build out the article just a tad more, and ping me when you're ready for a re-review. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:16, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Siege of Auximus

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    • ... that during the Siege of Auximus the besieged Ostrogoths shouted from around the city walls under a moonless night to create a diversion to send a message to their king Vitigis to plead for aid?
    • Source: Ilkka Syvänne (2021) Military History of Late Rome 518–565, p. 171 In the middle of a moonless night, the Goths suddenly raised a loud shout from many parts of the circuit wall. [...] Thanks to this the Gothic envoy managed to pass through the lines and inform Vittigis of their plight. Vittigis promised help but then later decided not to send any because he feared to place his army between the forces of John posted at Ariminum and those besieging Auximum under Belisarius, and even more importantly he feared that he would not be able to feed his expeditionary army because it could not live off the land if it advanced against the Romans.
    • ALT1: ... that Belisarius was puzzled by the city's resistance during the Siege of Auximus only to discover that there was a traitor, who was burned alive by his comrades as punishment? Source: Ilkka Syvänne (2021) Military History of Late Rome 518–565, p. 171: As the siege went on Belisarius was disturbed by the fact that the city had not surrendered despite its precarious situation. Consequently, he wanted to obtain a prisoner. The prisoner, taken by a Slav soldier (Slavs were specialists in capturing prisoners), disclosed that they had a traitor among their ranks who had delivered messages from Vittigis that he would bring help to the city. The traitor was given to his comrades who burned him.
    • ALT2: ... that Belisarius's life was saved when a bodyguard blocked an incoming arrow with his right hand during the Siege of Auximus? Source: Ilkka Syvänne (2021) Military History of Late Rome 518–565, p. 172: Despite suffering casualties, the Romans held their ground while Belisarius encouraged them from behind. During the fight, one of Belisarius’s bodyguards saved his life by placing his right hand in front of an incoming arrow.
    • ALT3: ... that the Roman salpinx with two strains was considered a lost knowledge during Siege of Auximus in 539 AD? Source: Ilkka Syvänne (2021) Military History of Late Rome 518–565, p. 170: According to Procopius, Belisarius was at a loss what to do until he, Procopius, told Belisarius that the ancients had had men who could use the trumpet (salpigx) with two different strains to urge the men forward or to retreat as needed. However, since this skill had been lost, Procopius urged Belisarius to use cavalry trumpets (made of leather and thin wood) to order the men to attack and to use the infantry trumpets (made of thick brass) to order the men to retreat back to their camp. Belisarius accepted the plan.
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    Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    A.Cython(talk) 22:21, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Sol Babitz

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    • Source: *Haynes, Bruce (2007). The End of Early Music: A Period Performer's History of Music for the Twenty-First Century. Oxford University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0195189872. When it met in Los Angeles, the American Musicological Society twice had Sol Babitz, a distinguished violinist and one of the honored pioneers of HIP, physically thrown out of its meetings by the police. At the time, Babitz's historical discoveries were disconcerting, and his manner of presenting them may have been different from that of many musicologists.
    5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 130 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 21:31, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé song)

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    RedShellMomentum 00:14, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Master of Walters 219

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    Illumination by the Master of Walters 219 (detail)
    Illumination by the Master of Walters 219 (detail)
    • ... that art historian Millard Meiss claimed that the Master of Walters 219 (artwork pictured) was "one of the first artists to show a skeleton riding a bull"? Source: Meiss 1974, p. 412.
      • ALT1: ... that the insipration for realistic depictions of flowers (example pictured) in the margins of illuminated manuscripts by the Master of Walters 219 may have come from herbals? Source: Randall 1981, p. 233
      • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Femtanyl
      • Comment: I wrote the original hook partially as an attempt at a tongue-in-cheek way of poking a bit fun of "first" claims, and thought it just might work. I chuckled myself when I read Meiss' comment in the original source. I included the ALT1 as a more traditional alternative for the more cautious hook promoter. I'm open to further ideas.
    Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 161 past nominations.

    Yakikaki (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Potocki Palace, Ivano-Frankivsk

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    Skoropadsky (talk) 11:36, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Flight Around Latvia

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    • ... that in 1938, Latvian pilots competed in a 1,087 km (675 mi) Flight Around Latvia competition, testing both aircraft endurance and fuel efficiency rather than speed?
    Created by Bollardant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Bollardant (talk) 11:36, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Toby Fox

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    Improved to Good Article status by 1timeuse75 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    1timeuse75 (talk) 11:29, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Suggestion Another potential hook option:
    I'd be happy with any of the above. asex twintalk · contribs. 08:32, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    From the Undertale article: ALT4: ... that a multi-million selling game compiled almost entirely by Toby Fox was inspired by a single Wikipedia article? Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-making-of-undertale/--Launchballer 10:22, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on January 31

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    Matilda of Boulogne

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    • Source: "On the evening of 24 June 1141, the night before her ceremonial entry into London, she sat down to dinner at Westminster, surrounded by her supporters. Nothing, it seemed, could now stand between her and the crown. But something – or, rather, someone – did stand in Matilda’s way. And she was about to make her presence felt. Matilda of Boulogne, Stephen’s queen, had not given up hope when her husband was captured ... She and her immediate advisors mounted horses and fled. They were only just in time: they had barely got away when the mob broke into her apartments and plundered everything they could get their hands on; apparently the dinner was still warm." (Hanley 2019, pp. 156–159)
    • ALT1: ... that the army-leading English queen Matilda of Boulogne was praised both for her femininity and her "valour of a man"? Source:
      "Forgetting the weakness of her sex and a woman’s softness, she bore herself with the valour of a man ... She knew how to win loyalty and to be just and stern within society’s expectations of feminine demeanour; skills her cousin, Empress Matilda, learned too late to win the civil war. Queen Matilda’s political acumen, skill, and courage were key throughout her and Stephen’s reign, but especially in 1141." (Tanner 2023, pp. 113–114)
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Melania (film)
    Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 279 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 15:57, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Herero and Nama genocide

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    Improved to Good Article status by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 274 past nominations.

    (t · c) buIdhe 02:07, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Charles A. Hill (activist)

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    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 01:02, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • I don't think either of these is a particularly unusual fact. Christian unions are/were a thing and activists aren't always good at managing a nonprofit. (t · c) buIdhe 02:09, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Buidhe: I doubt the general audience DYK is aimed at is aware that these aren't unusual, especially the latter; in fact, the civil rights movement was widely successful that it would be shocking/unusual an NAACP leader would be mainly known for mismanagement. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:41, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Jimmy Crystal (28 Days Later)

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    Created by AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 16:05, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 3:25, 1 February 2026 (UTC).

    André Kieffer

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    • ... that French businessman André Kieffer was labelled as 'one-man party' and 'easily the most aggressive and controversial figure' in the Territorial Assembly of Chad?
    • Source: Thompson, Virginia McLean. The emerging states of French Equatorial Africa. Stanford University Press, 1960. pp. 432-434, 459. Azevedo, Mario Joaquim. Cameroon and Chad in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. E. Mellen Press, 1988. p. 111
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 451 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 10:40, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Jenna Meek, Sophie Tea

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    Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 364 past nominations.

    Launchballer 09:52, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on February 1

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    Quarantine II: Road Warrior

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    • ... that several aesthetic and gameplay elements of the video game Quarantine II: Road Warrior, in which player drives a weaponized hovercab, were inspired by the Mad Max franchise? Source: as mentioned in the PC Joker and PC Player reviews
      • ALT1: ... that many reviewers felt that the loss of the fare-based economy in Quarantine II: Road Warrior video game was a disappointing simplification of its predecessor? Source: mentioned in majority of reviews, ex. Computer Gaming World, GameSpot, PC Gamer, etc.
      • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Metro Chabacano (Álvarez)
      • Comment: I am claiming it as a created, since it was in mainspace for just 5 minutes in 1996 before it was turned into a redirect. Otherwise it's just a bit under 5x.
    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 588 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 07:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Aciculolenus

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    Aciculolenus palmeri
    Aciculolenus palmeri
    • ... that the features of Aciculolenus (pictured) were described as peculiar?
    • Source: [20] (p. 55) "This trilobite has so many peculiar
    features that a meaningful comparison with known trilobites is difficult to make."

    I wanted to go for something short and sweet. I think an image should encourage interest.

    Created by An anonymous username, not my real name (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    — An anonymous username, not my real name 04:43, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Tahku

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    • ... that in October 2025, over 1,500 Alaskans protested at a whale statue?
    Moved to mainspace by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

    ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 22:00, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    FRA DOTX 219

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    FRA DOTX 219
    • ... that FRA DOTX 219 (pictured) surveys about 30,000 miles (48,000 km) of railroad track annually?
    Moved to mainspace by JudeHalley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Jude Halley talk/contribs 19:20, 1 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 2

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    Blown Away (video game)

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    Moved to mainspace by Piotrus (talk), NetherFortress (talk), and Timur9008 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 587 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:17, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Claiming - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 05:10, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Osyp Turiansky

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    • ... that Osyp Turiansky's novel Lost Shadows has been claimed to be the first work of Ukrainian fiction to get published in the United States in English translation?
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    Created by Skoropadsky (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Skoropadsky (talk) 19:40, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    {{DYKsubpage |monthyear=February 2026 |passed= |2=

    Malus florentina

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    Malus florentina
    • Source: Tomović, Gordana; Niketić, Marjan; Stevanović, Vladimir (29 December 2003). ×Malosorbus florentina (Rosaceae-Maloideae) - Distribution, Synecology and Threatened Status in Serbia (PDF). Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae. 43 (2). Horn, Austria: Verlag Ferdinand Berger & Söhne: 295–306. ISSN 0079-2047. OCLC 896856644. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/PHY_43_2_0295-0306.pdf
      • Reviewed:
      • Comment: Second nomination, no QPQ needed
    Improved to Good Article status by AndersenAnders (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    AndersenAnders (talk) 16:54, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Trivial issue: the hook uses "natural", something absent from the portion of the article that supports this fact. Everything else looks ready to roll. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:36, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks for alerting me, I have changed the source to one that supports this specific statement. P. 296, last paragraph: "BROWICZ 1970: 72, stated this plant to be an old 'natural sexual intergeneric hybrid' (...)".

    List of Olympic medalists for Liechtenstein

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    Created by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 68 past nominations.

    Arconning (talk) 07:29, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    1918 Massachusetts Question 1

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    • ... that a 1918 referendum to establish an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts passed by fewer than 9,000 votes?
    Created by Delcoan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Delcoan (talk) 06:10, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @DYK admins: Hello, I accidentally selected 1976 Massachusetts Question 1 instead of 1918 Massachusetts Question 1 when I was creating the DYK, so it was created on the 1976 article's talk page and is known under that name on the DYK nominations list. Delcoan (talk) 06:14, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination has been patched accordingly. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you! Delcoan (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Delcoan I moved this page to the correct title, don't think it would cause any issues but anyone can revert me. HurricaneZetaC 01:12, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! Delcoan (talk) 01:59, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, rather than moving it back, I've patched it again. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:56, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not a review, but the correct word for describing a countable quantity is fewer, rather than less. For example, "he had less water" versus "he had fewer gallons of water". Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for letting me know! I have changed the proposed hook to say fewer rather than say less. Delcoan (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Terry Ball's snail farms, Tommy Ball (retailer)

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    Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 365 past nominations.

    Launchballer 01:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - see below
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Articles moved to main & nominated 2 Feb. QPQ covers 2 articles. Nice clean earwig report on Terry Ball, Tommy Ball has a 10% score with top article, could benefit from rephrasing a couple of sentences. Issue with the hook: as written it suggests to me his tax evasion was not successful. While his breeding efforts encountered these problems, it seems to have been pretty successful overall. So maybe a more precise term than stymy (which can be hinder or prevent) would be useful - "featured", "hindered by" or "challenged by" or similar? Both articles need categories and Tommy Ball needs default sort. Otherwise good and I await notice of whether there's a third article to join this pair, ping me for changes. DrThneed (talk) 06:03, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on February 3

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    Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior

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    Improved to Good Article status by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

    Johnson524 09:32, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Pokémon Uranium, Pokémon Prism

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    Improved to Good Article status by Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 05:25, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Pokelego999: The trick is to type closing and opening brackets in the QPQ field in that order, so "Template:Did you know nominations/The Missing (2023 film)]], [[Template:Did you know nominations/Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case". Will review in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 05:33, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @PL, I think some words may be missing in your sentence.
    "Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism, after Nintendo contacted them due to copyright concerns?"
    "Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism ceased development, after Nintendo contacted them due to copyright concerns?"
    This may have been what it was supposed to say? 11WB (talk) 06:11, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Special occasion holding area

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    See also: WP:SOHA

    The holding area is near the top of the Approved page. Please only place approved templates there; do not place them below.

    Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section above, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began; indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.
    Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation from the start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than two months in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the two month maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: Hold criteria; discussion setting the two month limit can be found here: two month limit.
    April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.
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