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For instructions on how to nominate an article, see Template:DYK nomination header § Instructions for nominators.
"Template:Did you know nominations" redirects here. For the list of approved nominations, see Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

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.

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Instructions for nominators

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If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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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.
  • The top of the page includes a list of the DYK criteria. Check the article to ensure it meets all the relevant criteria.
  • To indicate the result of the review (i.e., whether the nomination passes, fails, or needs some minor changes), leave a signed comment on the page. Please begin with one of the 5 review symbols that appear at the top of the edit screen, and then indicate all aspects of the article that you have reviewed; your comment should look something like the following:

    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.
  • Save the page.
  • After the nomination is approved, a bot will automatically list the nomination page on Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

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:

  • To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

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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Latest comment: 3 hours ago439 comments133 people in discussion

Articles created/expanded on July 18

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Ana Grozdanović

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Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords 14:42, 18 July 2026 (UTC).Reply

  • Comment note to the reviewer that most of the sources in the article are unreliable per WP:SRBRS, therefore the article could easily be put at AfD. Sorry to ruin your day. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
    • @Vacant0: Hi, and thank you for linking WP:SRBRS, which I was looking for when making this article, but couldn't find. Looking at it, it doesn't appear that most sources in the article are unreliable. The vast majority of citations in this article (over 80%) aren't listed as generally unreliable on that page (I'm lumping in a decent chunk of the Vaseljenska articles in there since those are actually op-eds by the subject, so are acceptable under WP:ABOUTSELF). Of the 20% that are, most are cited to other, more reliable sources, so can be simply removed. There are a lot of citations to Mondo and Telegraf, which are considered situational on SRBRS, but even they often are just regurgitations of specific claims she's made, tangentially related to politics, or even sometimes (as a politician not apart of, but aligned with Vucic and the SNS) mildly critical, so I think they largely pass; the frequency of such sources are to be expected from someone like her who is this psuedo-influencer celebrity politician. Article easily passes GNG, with multiple sources from outlets like N1, Nova, Vreme, etc. — Knightoftheswords 21:42, 20 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
  • Full review needed. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:36, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Knightoftheswords281, I share some concerns about source quality. There's a lot of tabloidy stuff that seems to be uncritical regurgitation of her instagram, eg. Papaz, Jelena Stuparušić (2022-09-09). There are also quite a lot of quotes (in general I am wary of too many wikilinks in quotes, due to the risk of attributing something not stated), and statements that are "according to her" which may not be sensible to include with lower quality sources. Some of this may be best trimmed.
I would agree that the subject likely meets GNG, seeing N1 Info RS (I'm not sure if that being tagged as in Serbian is an error of if the website is autotranslating something for me), and vreme. Is there a top 3-5 sources to confirm this?
The section of the article the hook is from seems quite a WP:CLOSEPARA of the source, and I can't quite understand what the sentence means. I am not sure if "humanitarian" is the right words to use in this article. CMD (talk) 06:19, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Knightoftheswords281, this review is going to need a quicker response than usual since this nomination is 11 days past WP:DYKTIMEOUT and can be closed at any time. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:13, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Chipmunkdavis; alright, hang tight, I'm busy with some work. It should be done by tomorrow. FYI Chipmunkdavis, humanitarian is the translated form of the world in Serbian. For your question on sources, a quick read shows Nova.rs, N1, and Vrme, are three sources used that are greenlit on WP:SRBRS (the N1 has some Serbian language UI, which may have caused it to be listed as such), and IIRC, there's prolly more. I'll work on synthesizing (not in the wikispeak meaning of it) the text to be less of a "she said this" thing tomorrow when I'm free. THX. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 00:56, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for responding. I've removed the language tag from N1. There's a couple of other cs1 errors, out of curiosity, are these generated using one of the visual editor automated tools? CMD (talk) 01:04, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Chipmunkdavis: I generated the citations via the autocite tool in the visual editor, yes. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:36, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on July 27

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Chao Xu (rapist)

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  • ... that serial rapist Chao Xu incapacitated his targets with a drink named "The Spirit of Life"?
Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 07:58, 29 July 2026 (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 gives 25% but there are limited ways to describe Xu's crime and prison sentence. I suggest adding a photo of him. KimYubin (talk) 14:56, 7 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

KimYubin (talk) 09:45, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on August 1

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Martinsburg Street Railway

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Moved to mainspace by Wobs100 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wobs100 (talk) 23:48, 2 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

  • Article was moved from draft space on August 1, and was nominated a day later within the proper nomination window. The article is long enough. No copyright violations or other policy concerns found. The only issue here is the hook itself is dreadfully dull; failing WP:DYKINT. Many American cities had streetcar systems. Simply existing is not surprising or unusual in any way. Please propose new hooks below with attention to crafting a hook that features something unusual or surprising per DYK's style guideline. Perhaps the revoking of the charter due to lack of maintenance would draw interest for example. Please propose new hooks below for review.4meter4 (talk) 19:17, 8 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

1. The system lasted for ~a year and a half not less than a year as the system made it to late 1893 and I'm confused on how the operation time is confusing. 2. Here are some hooks; DYK that the Martinsburg Street Railway operated a trolley park as a way to cool off in the summer? and DYK that the Martinsburg Street Railway helped shape the Boomtown Historic District? (both might need to be reworded) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wobs100 (talk • contribs)

As I said, it's hard to make out the time in which the system actually operated. Acroterion (talk) 02:58, 9 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Hmm... There are problems with both proposals. The "Boomtown Historic District" of Martinsburg, West Virginia would be of interest to people local to the area, but is too esoteric and obscure a topic to appeal to a global audience. This fails the "no specialized knowledge" criteria at WP:DYKINT.
The sourcing for the cooling off fact doesn't check out as the newspaper is writing about a future trolley park and not about the trolley park after it has opened and was in use. The newspaper is making a prediction about how the park will be used in the future. That claim may or may not have come true. Predictive claims on future events in a newspaper are not reliable claims, and you can't rephrase that type of reporting as a factual claim about the past. There's also a certain marketing element being done. This looks like WP:SYNTH of historic newspaper sourcing.
Now that I am looking more closely at the sourcing, I see there are some other issues. Facebook for example is listed as a unreliable source in the Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources, and while it is from a historical society social media page, we can't accept articles with inline citations to facebook.
Based on these two significant types of sourcing errors, you are going to need to do some rigorous trimming of inappropriate materials, and rewriting to pass WP:DYKPOL. Any self published sources such as social media will need to be removed, and the content cited to those materials will also need to be removed unless you can find reliably published materials to verify the same content. You will also need to go back through the many historic newspaper sources you've cited and double check that you aren't making claims not supported by the materials such as taking a predictive claim about a planned/upcoming project and turning it into a factual claim about the project. Plans can change and don't always come to fruition as originally envisioned, and predictions often don't come true. Just because something was planned or predicated doesn't mean it happened.
Let me know when you are ready for a second look on my part at the sourcing. Once that is done, we can them return to considering alternate hooks. Best wishes.4meter4 (talk) 02:34, 9 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I am focusing on sourcing Elkins Park right now I'll come back to the other stuff later Update! I fixed Elkins Park take a look and fix any errors I made! Question is https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84038206/1893-07-29/ed-1/?sp=3&q=elkins+park&r=0.197,0.097,0.3,0.109,0 is this enough proof that baseball and dancing were rec activities at the park or is that still implied? Update: I removed Facebook and fixed some (if not many) errors in the newspapers. I found one or two with that problem but a couple others with separate errors that I fixed. May you check on it? I do have ideas for NEW hooks!

  • Comment. @Wobs100: This looks much better. In spot checking I am seeing a more careful use of newspaper sources. I could not check every single one (too much!) but it looks good from I did check. I am trusting in good faith that you have correctly identified where adjustments needed to be made. Good work. Please propose new hooks below.4meter4 (talk) 22:15, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

DYK that the Martinsburg Street Railway only operated for two years? (Proposed by Acroterion) DYK the Martinsburg Street Railway halted service due to worn street stones? Lastly, DYK that remnants of the Martinsburg Street Railway were found after twelve years after its disestablishment?

@Acroterion I just saw your message and the Martinsburg Street Railway started operations in October of 1891 and ended in October of 1893 after city council revoked its charter. From there on the railway sat non-operational until its removal in 1896. I hope this helps

  • @Acroterion: Would you mind assisting with hook proposals as Wobs100 is new to DYK. The proposals so far seem unsurprising and generic. Not anything really usable per WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE. I think there are some potential things here, but if I propose them, I will not be able to review them. Best.4meter4 (talk) 22:33, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Sure, I'll give it a try. Acroterion (talk) 23:22, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the help you two! Is it allowed to link the former Facebook post in ex links?

No, that is not allowed. Social media links are only sometimes allowed for official pages and the like, but they cannot be used for references except in limited cases stated in WP:SPS (like if the subject is a subject expert, or if the source is the subject themselves confirming uncontroversial details). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:24, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Alirio García Flamenco

Alirio García Flamenco in 2019
Alirio García Flamenco in 2019
  • Source: Dada, Carlos (2003). "El Veterano del Desierto" [The Desert Veteran]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish).
Created by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 01:52, 1 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

@PizzaKing13 and Ominae:, this fails the sanity test. The hottest recorded air temperature was 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. Is another measurement being referred to other than air temperature? TarnishedPathtalk 07:45, 9 September 2026 (UTC)!Reply
Marking as maybe for the above comment to be resolved. Z1720 (talk) 02:04, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
ALT0b ... that when Alirio García Flamenco (pictured) served in the Iraq War, he credited his preparedness for the climate to his peacekeeping service in Western Sahara where temperatures were very high? PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 02:06, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on August 4

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Mark Guglielmo

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  • Source: "The handwritten Eminem lyric sheet — written on the back of Guglielmo's restaurant résumé — was sold as Lot 81 at Sotheby's Hip-Hop 50 auction in 2023." Sotheby's, 2023
"The bungalow had also served as a filming location for The Dude's house in the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski just months prior." IMDb
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Created by WikiContrib44 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

WikiContrib44 (talk) 13:44, 11 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

New enough, long enough, no copyvios detected (only direct quotes), no QPQ required yet. Hook is interesting and corroborated by source, but it needs to be mentioned in the article itself. The WP:PROMO warning should also be addressed first. PetéWarrior (talk) 03:15, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Deez (musician)

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  • ... that the South Korean musician Deez worked around 22 hours a day for a month and a half to finish his first studio album before starting his mandatory military enlistment?
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Created by Poirot09 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Poirot09 (talk) 10:31, 5 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

    • New enough and long enough. Well-cited. Hook is interesting and cited in the text. I took the liberty of linking to "Conscription in South Korea" and changed "prior to" to "before starting", as I think it emphasizes the urgency a bit more; feel free to change it back. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 15:56, 18 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    • Pulled. I agree with Launchballer's point that this claim is self-serving. I wouldn't even attribute it to him, as working 22 hr/day for 6+ weeks is physiologically implausible and likely an exaggeration on his part in the interview. A new hook is needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:46, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
    • ALT1: ... that although Deez originally wanted to become a diplomat, he became interested in music when his family's financial situation worsened?
    • Source: 원래 외교관이 꿈이었는데, 공부를 걱정 없이 잘해 오다가 집이 굉장히 어려워지면서 자연스럽게 그다음 관심사였던 음악, 미술 쪽으로 관심이 쏠렸다. Idology KimYubin (talk) 02:32, 16 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      I'd be willing to review but I'd need a less bland hook. It doesn't even say that he became a musician, let alone what kind of music. I'm not particularly interested in the financial circumstances. Please ping me if you can offer a new hook. I need to find something to review now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:01, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

    Articles created/expanded on August 7

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    Light Flip

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    Light Flip in red
    Light Flip in red
    • ... that according to Wired, the Light Flip (pictured) is the "stylish dumb flip phone of your dreams"?
    • Source: "The Light Flip Is the Stylish Dumb Flip Phone of Your Dreams"
    Wired
    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 222 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 19:25, 7 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

    • Not a review, but I don't think a reviewer would look favorably on something that reads like an ad (even though that was not your intention). Maybe try another hook? Bremps... 15:54, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    I thought it was a catchy hook with the image. I am happy to provide more hooks if needed. Thriley (talk) 23:07, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    My formal review is to quickfail this as a violation of WP:CRYSTAL. That's because the product is scheduled for release in April 2027 which is 8 months away. A lot can happen in that time and the product might never appear at all. This seems an insuperable objection and so that's that. Thriley is welcome to appeal for a second opinion if they feel hard done by but Bremps' comment above indicates that this topic will be an uphill struggle. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:03, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    @Andrew Davidson: The company has released three phones already. I thought a product like this, with write-ups in major publications, would put it beyond crystal ball territory and more like a film that is in post-production, which I believe we usually run DYKs for. From what I have read, the delay in release is due to chip shortages caused by the AI build out boom. They are taking preorders for the phone, which made me think an article was justified and a DYK nomination ok. Thriley (talk) 18:24, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    @Thriley:. The company seems to be a tiny startup with few employees and little capital. The pre-orders indicate that they still have a kickstarter type of business model and such projects often fail to complete. The article makes definite statements in Wikivoice such as "The Light Phone costs $299 and will be shipped out in April 2027." Even giant companies like Apple and Tesla sometimes fail to deliver on such plans. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:21, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Tiny is a strong word. It is a small startup: . I see no evidence that it would fail to deliver this. I think it is a crystal ball to assume that the preorders definitely indicate it is a kickstarter type business. With three products released over the past ten years, is well beyond kickstarter, more of a niche business. Thriley (talk) 19:25, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Unlike Apple or Tesla, this company has a limited range of products that it invests completely in. Thriley (talk) 19:26, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    The company is too small to have its own production facilities and so its phones are actually made in China. That means they are subject to both the trade wars and shooting wars which have been disrupting such supply chains. And that's on top of the ordinary challenge of producing a new product. Their first phone was delayed by several months as the firm grappled with software issues. Don't hold your breath... Andrew🐉(talk) 22:31, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Apple doesn't have its own production facilities either and produces their phones in China. They are facing the same difficulties Light is, that's why they are raising prices significantly this year. Thriley (talk) 01:14, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    An actual review needed, preferably from someone that actually bothers to read policies before citing them.--Launchballer 05:03, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    I usually re-read policies when I cite them to check that they haven't changed. WP:CRYSTAL says Wikipedia does not predict the future ... short articles that consist of only product announcement information and rumors are not appropriate and that's all we seem to have here. But, as I already indicated, I am quite content that we get a second opinion. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:32, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Not gonna comment on whether I think this is crystal or not, but I would expect @Launchballer: to provide a more adequate explanation for that comment; "preferably from someone that actually bothers to read policies before citing them" comes across as quite rude. TheBritinator (talk) 14:46, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Apologies for offending you with that. WP:CRYSTAL is a reason to send the article to AfD and put the nomination on hold; it is not a reason to fail a nomination, never mind quickfail it.--Launchballer 20:16, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    In terms of the {{DYK checklist}}, WP:CRYSTAL would be an entry in the "policyother" parameter. What the policy advises in the meantime is Until such time that more encyclopedic knowledge about the product can be verified, product announcements should be merged to a larger topic (such as an article about the creators, a series of products, or a previous product). The Light Phone article would be a reasonable place to park this topic until the product actually appears. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:35, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Again, please send this to AfD.--Launchballer 14:11, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    I see that @Reywas92: BLARed this last month, although the article was in much a less developed state at the time. Perhaps they'd like to opine.--Launchballer 14:13, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    Thank you for the explanation. No harm done. TheBritinator (talk) 14:04, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    There is nothing in the rules that articles about future topics cannot run on DYK. Just because something is about the future does not mean WP:CRYSTAL applies. The only things that DYK expects from articles about future topics are that they are reasonably complete (per WP:DYKCOMPLETE) and that the actual hook fact (not necessarily the article itself) is unlikely to change prior to its DYK run (per WP:DYKDEFINITE). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    Once again, full review needed.--Launchballer 13:35, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

    New enough, slightly long enough, QPQ done. No copyvio found on a spotcheck. There are possible issues with the style of the writing, both in a present-tense for an unreleased product and in a tone sense. For example, "Light Phone received feedback claiming that the Light Phone III is too much like a smartphone" seems oddly informal. The supposed issues with other models are better framed as points the company raised that distinguish their phone from competitors and/or market needs they hope to meet. At the same time, the curent text doesn't actually make it clear that the selling point is to not be a smartphone ("minimalist" as verge says), which is context that could precede the Light Phone III mention. Such context on the general topic of 'dumbphones' may also shift this from the ad feel mentioned above.
    On the hook, I'd appreciate more options. Bremps makes a point about the tone, and it doesn't seem likely to engage with readers unfamiliar with the dumb phone concept. That all said, wording tweaks ("planned phone"?) would obviate potential Crystal issues, worst comes to worst it's an article on a planned but unreleased product. CMD (talk) 01:43, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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    Great Upon Little

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    Great Upon Little
    Great Upon Little
    • ... that Great Upon Little (pictured) has been called "traditionally a Celtic sacrificial deity"?
    Created by Dm4244 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

    Beta Beta Beta - talk 05:43, 13 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      General: Article is new enough and long enough

      Policy compliance:

      Hook eligibility:

      QPQ: Done.

      Overall: I'll be reviewing this nomination. Article was new enough at time of nomination, has low Copyvio (5.7%), and QPQ done. While not a requirement, the article is also very well-illustrated which is always nice to see. Before I approve this nomination, I do have a question about how the Sussex Express, The Hastings and Bexhill Independent, The Million, and The Kent and Sussex Courier newspapers that are cited in the History section were accessed. Could a link to these articles be added to these references in the article? BaduFerreira (talk) 02:51, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

      @Dm4244: Pinging article creator Beta Beta Beta - talk 03:01, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
      Notifying the article creator on the talk page; if the concerns have not been addressed within a week, I will withdraw this nomination. Beta Beta Beta - talk 04:13, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      References

      1. ↑ "The Wilmington Giant". The Hastings and Bexhill Independent. 23 October 1874. p. 2.
      2. ↑ "Great Upon Little". The Million. 19 May 1894. p. 6.
      3. ↑ "Chiddinglye Wood Rocks". The British Mountaineering Council. Retrieved 6 July 2026.

      Shrira-Pesenson equation

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      • ... that a gently bent soliton can develop a shock wave propagating along its front – "shock-on-soliton" like the "Mach stem" in shock wave reflections – described by the Shrira-Pesenson equation?
      • ALT1 ... that a ridge-like wave called a soliton can, if only slightly curved, develop a sharp change — a kink — running along its front, similar to the pattern where ocean waves meet at an angle near a shoreline?
      • ALT2 ... that a ridge-like wave called a soliton can, if only slightly curved, develop a sharp change—a kink—running along its front, similar to ocean waves near the shore, per the Shrira-Pesenson equation?
      • ALT3 ... that a solitary wave (soliton) can develop a shock wave running along its front, similar to ocean waves meeting at an angle near a shore, described by the Shrira-Pesenson equation?
      • Source: Shrira, V. I.; Pesenson, M. Z. (1984). "Soliton stability with respect to transverse perturbations of finite length and amplitude". In Sagdeev, R. Z. (ed.). Nonlinear and Turbulent Processes in Physics. Vol. 2. New York: Harwood Academic Publishers. pp. 1061–1068. Pesenson, M. Z. (1991). "Nonlinear waves traveling upon a front of solitons". Physics of Fluids. 3 (12): 3001–3006.
      Whitham, G. B. (1957). "A new approach to problems of shock dynamics, Part I: Two-dimensional problems". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2 (2): 146–171. doi:10.1017/S002211205700004X.
        • Reviewed:
        • Comment: As disclosed during the AfC review process, I have a connection to this topic; flagging here for transparency.
      Created by Soliton 1983 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

      Soliton 1983 (talk) 06:17, 9 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      • Comment -- I'm on my 5th re-reading, and I still have not a single clue as to what this hook is about. Dahn (talk) 06:09, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
        Thank you for the feedback — you're right that the original hook leaned too heavily on domain-specific terms ("shock-on-soliton," "Mach stem") that don't mean much without background in the field. I've rewritten it in plainer language:
        ... that a ridge-like wave called a soliton can, if only slightly curved, develop a sharp change — a kink — running along its front, similar to the pattern where ocean waves meet at an angle near a shoreline?
        Hopefully this version is clearer. Happy to adjust further if any part still isn't landing. Soliton 1983 (talk) 11:38, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
        Soliton 1983, I've restored the previous hook so we don't lose the history, and also struck it; your revised hook (now labeled ALT1) is, regrettably, at 204 characters, above the 200 character absolute maximum; even more important, it lacks the required bold link to the article being nominated. In my ignorance, I've proposed an ALT2 that restores the article name and shortens the example, but at 197 characters it's really pushing the limits and may not be an adequate example or sufficiently interesting. Can you shorten things further in a new ALT hook? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:06, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
        Thanks, BlueMoonset, for your constructive comments. Here is ALT 3 which is more concise. Soliton 1983 (talk) 16:40, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      • Full review needed, including the new ALT hook. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

      Mount Bonaparte

      The eastern flank of Mount Bonaparte and Bonaparte Creek valley
      The eastern flank of Mount Bonaparte and Bonaparte Creek valley
      • ... that the 7,259.5-foot (2,212.7 m) Mount Bonaparte (vista pictured) had a cistern hand carved into its granite summit in 1929?
      • Source: Casali 2018 Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts - "the lookout staffer in 1929 carved a water cistern by hand out of the summit caprock"
        • ALT1: ... that Mount Rainier and Canada can be seen from fire lookouts on Mount Bonaparte's 7,259.5-foot (2,212.7 m) summit (vista pictured) in northern central Washington?
      • Source: Source: Casali 2018 Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts - "To the North, just a stones throw away is Canada, with Baldy Mountain Resort Visible."

      Landers & Romano 2013 - "...head up the "new" lookout to take in the views. They are exceptional and reach as far as Mount Rainier on a clear day. Lake Osoyoos and British Columbias 7558-foot Mount Baldy are to the north. And to the east trace the entire Kettle Crest into Canadas Granby Country" Republic News-Miner 1929 - "...affords a splendid view of the surrounding country, in fact at times, Mt. Rainier is visible from this point"

      Republic News-Miner 1919 - "Mt Bonaparte has an altitude of nearly 8,000 feet and on a clear day affords a distinct view of Mt Rainier and Mt Chopaka."
      5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 391 past nominations.

      Kevmin § 18:51, 8 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      • I'm a bit uncertain the hooks are especially strong, but I think they’re passably interesting and could draw the right sort of reader in. Everything seems to be in order regarding sourcing and copyright. The photo is from a US gov collection and good to go. I'm assuming that the relatively old QPQ hasn't been used for any other noms, so that's all set. Yep, nice work putting together that expansion! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 06:19, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
      • Pulled per Fram's report at WP:ERRORS and the reversion of the article's expansion. Courtesy ping @Kevmin, Pbritti, and Zzz plant: for awareness and discussion. Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:42, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      This should not be on Approved.--Launchballer 19:11, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      Re-review of article is now needed.--Kevmin § 16:28, 26 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      Since re-review is needed, adding appropriate icon. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:49, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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      Te Paea Paringatai

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      Te Paea Paringatai
      Te Paea Paringatai
      Created by Victuallers (talk) and Coldcoldwind (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 465 past nominations.

      Victuallers (talk) 08:39, 10 August 2026 (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
      Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
      QPQ: Done.

      Overall: Great job! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 19:26, 10 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

      I was going to promote this hook, but I had some concerns with it. The "is bringing a Te Ao Māori approach", from my perspective, reads as vague and undefined, as the article doesn't really define what a Te Ao Māori approach means and it is not intuitive to the average reader. Also, this phrase and the phrase used in the source reads as promotional to me: since "bringing a perspective" is inherently vague, it seems like the source is stating this to promote that they hired someone of this identity rather than explain what would change because of this identity. Perhaps an alternative below (and yes, it is a first hook, but I think it is more interesting and easy to verify):

      @Victuallers, Coldcoldwind, and OpalYosutebito:Thoughts? Z1720 (talk) 01:16, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

        • ALT1 sounds a lot better. - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 03:36, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          • It doesn't in my opinion sound better, it is certainly much less interesting - another anglophone country?. I wouldn't have proposed such an uninteresting hook. I think that it means "within the bounds of Māori spiritual and cultural tradition and viewing the world from that standpoint" (as wiki says) and if you think "spiritual and cultural tradition" is vague and promotional - then I agree but that's the nature of spiritual and cultural traditions! It works with the picture as everyone is going to understand that she is the first woman with Maori traditions, but without it, it's a very bland hook apart from her name. Te Paea Paringatai deserves better. I've had a go, I'll leave it to you guys. Am I right that the librarians sound more adventurous than us? Victuallers (talk) 07:23, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      • @Victuallers: "Am I right that the librarians sound more adventurous than us?" That is not what my concern was. The phrase "a Te Ao Māori approach" is vague and undefined, both in the article and in the source where it came from. If there is more information about what this phrase means in this context, a more interesting and specific hook can be crafted (and perhaps the article expanded with more prose). For example, if she is going to implement a Te Ao Māori structure within some aspect of the federation, refocus an aspect of the federation (and if so, how?) or was chosen because she wants to implement a specific program within the organisation. Z1720 (talk) 12:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      It was a rhetoric question, Z1720. Thank you for repeating your point, did you read my reply? It's my understanding the librarians voted for her with that approach. They seemed to be able to cope with her description of a Te Ao Māori approach, they may have read the wiki definition or they are feeling adventurous. I doubt anyone demanded the detail you ask about, if you can find it then please add it. It's not a "good article" so yes it can be expanded - but that isn't a DYK requirement. Having an interesting and truthful hook is. There may have been less interesting hooks than the one you suggested but obviously I can't remember one. Is coming from NZ "intuitive"? maybe, but it's not interesting or relevant. I'll leave it to you guys. Victuallers (talk) 13:07, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      • I'm also concerned that "bringing Te Ao Māori approach" sounds like press release-esque phrasing rather than conveying a definitive fact about her. Also, the infobox says she has 3 children - this should be referenced in the body, or the infobox needs a citation. Zzz plant (talk) 14:57, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      Articles created/expanded on August 10

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      Notre-Dame de Paris: Version anglaise

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      Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

      Moscow Connection (talk) 23:55, 17 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      General: Article is new enough and long enough

      Policy compliance:

      Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
      QPQ: Done.

      Overall: @Moscow Connection: Earwig gives 56% & there is too much direct quotation of the AllMusic source. I suggest paraphrasing it & finding other reviews of the album. KimYubin (talk) 03:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      Cockchafer

      cockchafer"}">A female cockchafer
      A female cockchafer
      • ... that Nikola Tesla as a child made one of his first "inventions" by harnessing four cockchafers (female pictured) to derive power?
      Improved to Good Article status by Sddarealone (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

      Sddarealone (talk) 20:01, 10 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      ALT3: ... that in 1320, cockchafers were punished to death as they could not go to a specially designated area in France?
      Sddarealone (talk) 11:27, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
      If we're doing DYKAPRIL, why not just ALT3a: "... that medieval cockchafers could face death sentences?" or ""... that, in 1320, cockchafers could face death sentences? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:23, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
      Dont put a comma after 'that' Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk)#

      full review still needed Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 12:19, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      hi all, I'm reopening this per the quite extensive list of issues I've identified at Talk:Cockchafer#Suggestions for improvements. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure this meets GA criteria at the moment and we should probably hold off the DYK until there's a resolution one way or the other. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:22, 28 September 2026 (UTC) Pinging @Sddarealone, Crisco 1492, and TarnishedPath:. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:23, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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      Cherry Hill (author)

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      • ... that equestrian author Cherry Hill trained horses, judged horse shows for 25 years, and taught equine science at colleges for ten years before writing more than 30 books on horse care and training?
      • Source: Alberta Agriculture, “Award-winning author speaking at the 2007 Horse Breeders and Owners Conference,” November 27, 2006 (supports 25 years judging and ten years teaching); Kara L. Stewart, “Profiles & Reflections: Words of Wisdom,” Horse Illustrated, vol. 25, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 38–44 (supports Hill's horse-training career and more than 30 books).
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      Created by Amber1947 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

      Amber1947 (talk) 17:13, 12 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      • **comment only** Nice article. I guess its your first time here. Welcome. I think this is going to be fine, its has the right feel, size and refs. The issue is the hook. Millions look at the main page and very few will be there to read about horsey writers - why would they click on yours? Have a look at the other hooks. Your hook might start "Did You Know that Colorado's Own Horse Expert ..(fill this space with something intriguing)..? Good luck. Victuallers (talk) 07:53, 19 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
      I actually like it better when the person is named and not easteregged. It looks more encyclopedic to me. Surtsicna (talk) 09:01, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
      @Amber1947: I was going to review this one, but I noticed something. The article creator, Amber1947, has only ever edited this article. The article subject, Cherry Hill, was born in 1947. I have to ask: are you, Amber1947, directly connected to the subject of this article? --GRuban (talk) 01:50, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      Cathy Cabral

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

      AdobongPogimasarap 🍛 16:11, 11 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

      Rewind (2023 film)

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      • ... that Rewind became the first Filipino film to surpass ₱900 million at the worldwide box office?
      Created by AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

      AdobongPogimasarap 🍛 15:39, 11 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

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

      Hook eligibility:

      • Cited: No - Sources differ between what is stated in this nom and what is used in the article prose. See below.
      • Interesting: Yes
      QPQ: Done.

      Overall: @AdobongPogi: The article was listed as GA within the DYK nom cutoff and is long enough. The article is adequately sourced, neutral, and Earwig returns 24.2%, mostly due to short quotes.

      However, while the ALT0 hook itself is found in the article prose, the source used to support that hook in this nom and in the article itself is different. You cited a Philippine Star above, when you used an Inquirer (Ref 26) in the prose. For formality, please cite the source you used at this nom in the article itself, or update this nom to reflect the source supporting the hook in the article. ALT1's source you used above is also not cited in the article itself; its prose equivalent is supported by another Inquirer report (Ref 7). I hope that makes sense.

      I find both ALT0 and ALT1 interesting, but I prefer ALT0 as it might resonate more with an international audience than ALT1; I'll approve both regardless once the only issue I have is resolved. Regards, Relayed (talk • contribs) 09:37, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

      Vermilion (horse)

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      • ... that Vermilion is the only Japanese racehorse to win a G1 at five different racecourses?

      The Kawasaki Kinen (Kawasaki Racecourse) February Stakes (Tokyo Racecourse)

      and JBC Classic, which is held at a different racecourse every year (Nagoya, Sonoda, Ooi)
        • Reviewed:
      Created by Horsebutch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

      Horsebutch (talk) 01:42, 12 August 2026 (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: None required.

        Overall: Alansohn (talk) 20:01, 20 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

        • pulled per WT:DYK. There's four [citation needed]s to be resolved, and the hook fact does not seem to be conveyed in the article. I also don't see the hook fact in the source, but I am reviewing it with machine translation so may be missing something.​ Zzz plant (talk) 03:11, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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        Fulper Pottery Company

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        • ... that Fulper Art Pottery's dating system was overhauled after a 2017 study cross‑checked century‑old catalogs and ads to correct long‑accepted mark timelines?
        • Source: Kornacki, Jon A. (2017). "Fulper's Marking System." Journal of the American Art Pottery Association, 33(1), 6. Kornacki writes that earlier publications' mark dates were "inaccurate," and that his revised dates come from cross-referencing catalogs, advertisements, and period journals.
        Created by Y.paulsen (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

        Y.paulsen (talk) 03:25, 15 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          Sunny Sunny

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          • ... that the singer of the song "Sunny Sunny" criticized its lyrics and called it his "stupidest" song even though it became one of his most famous lyrics?
          • Source:
            • Reviewed:
          Created by Babin Mew (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

          Babin Mew (talk) 06:00, 20 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          • Babin Mew Free from copyright violations according to Earwig's -- it just flags quotations. The Times of India is cited a few times in this article, which should be avoided if possible according to WP:TIMESOFINDIA. I can't find in any of the sources this has song became one of his most famous. Can you give me a quotation from a source and also replace the Times of India sources with more reliable ones if possible? ―Panamitsu (talk) 08:19, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Sure. "Rapper-singer Honey Singh recently opened up about his past chart-topping songs, expressing criticism of his own work. In an interview with The Lallantop, a sister channel of India Today, he referred to 'Sunny Sunny' from the film 'Yaariyan' as 'the most stupid song' he had ever written." () "Singer Honey Singh recently opened up about his least favourite song. In a candid chat with The Lallantop, the rapper-singer called his own chart-topping track Sunny Sunny from Yaariyan 'the most stupid song' he ever wrote." () Babin Mew (talk) 08:49, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Babin Mew, Thanks for removing the Times of India sources. Which part of the sources say that it is "one of his most famous" songs? I see mentions of "chart-topping", but not that it was one of his most famous songs. A song could top the charts without it being one of the singer's most famous songs, or am I wrong? If this is too much of an issue I'm happy to approve an alternative hook that doesn't mention the popularity, but that would be less interesting of course. ―Panamitsu (talk) 07:01, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          If separate citations are allowed for the purpose of stating that this song is one of his most popular, then here are probably some: "Yo Yo Honey Singh, popular for numbers like Blue Eyes and Sunny Sunny, will set out on an eight-city tour in the country, as a part of LIVE Viacom18's new annual property MTV Super Stage." () "With songs like 'Lungi Dance' (Chennai Express), 'Sunny Sunny' (Yaariyan) 'Party All Night' (Boss) and 'Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai' (Sultan), Singh was not only creating chart-toppers with immense recall value, he was also shaking a leg with the biggest stars of the Bollywood filmdom." () "From Sunny Sunny to Desi Kalakar, Singh has given several hits over the years and has been making waves with his concerts." () If separate citations are not allowed, then I guess it is a bit of a problem and has to be removed. Babin Mew (talk) 06:40, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Ok I guess that's good enough. Approved. ―Panamitsu (talk) 07:38, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

          I think the phrasing of this hook needs work. What about:

          @Babin Mew and Panamitsu: Thoughts? Z1720 (talk) 01:36, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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          Bajestan Playa

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          • ... that Bajestan Playa, a salt flat in northeastern Iran, is the second largest playa in the Middle East and was mentioned in a 19th-century Qajar-era travelogue?
          • Source: Pour Ebrahim, Hossein. Joghrafia-ye Gonabad (Geography of [Gonabad]), pp. 39
            • Reviewed:
          Created by ایران 1405 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

          ایران 1405 (talk) 09:33, 13 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          Nice to meet you, ایران 1405. The article is long enough, nominated in time, on fine sources, without obvious copyvio, - thank you! I am not yet happy with the hook. "Playa" meant for me - so far - just beach, and it doesn't help to say it twice. Could we say "dry salt lake" instead of the second "playa". Or what else? Could we use an image, perhaps? Next: "Qajar-era" tells me nothing, sorry. Could we have a link, perhaps? Or drop it? You can create alternate hooks below, numbering: ALT0a, ALT0b ... ALT1 in case you want a different fact. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          How is this:
          ALT0a: ... that Bajestan Playa in northeastern Iran, the second-largest salt flat in the Middle East, was mentioned in a 19th-century Qajar-era travelogue? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:12, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Gerda Arendt: Hello and thank you for your thoughtful review of the article.
          I appreciate your comments about the hook. I agree that "playa" might be confusing for some readers, and "Qajar-era" could use more context. I've also added a new panoramic image of Bajestan Playa after rainfall to the article, which I hope gives a better visual impression of the landscape.
          Based on your feedback, here are some revised hook options:
          ALT0a: ... that Bajestan Playa in northeastern Iran, the second-largest salt flat in the Middle East, was mentioned in a 19th-century Qajar-era travelogue? (with the new image)
          ALT0b: ... that Bajestan Playa, a dry salt lake in northeastern Iran, is the second largest of its kind in the Middle East and was recorded in a 19th-century Persian travelogue?
          ALT0c: ... that the second-largest salt flat in the Middle East, Bajestan Playa in Iran, was described in a 19th-century travelogue from the Qajar period?
          Please let me know which hook you prefer, and whether you think the new image works well for the DYK section.
          Thank you again for your time and guidance! --ایران 1405 (talk) 18:35, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Thank you for your response. I found it on the article talk page instead of in this nomination but moved it. For the next reply, either call the nomination directly, putting Template:Did you know nominations/Bajestan Playa within double straight brackets, or go to the article talk, but don't edit the thread header, but click on the nomination, and when in it click on "comment".
          One more piece of advice if I may: please write edit summaries, for every edit, even when it takes time. I wasted to find the edit that changed the image, and had no help in the history.
          That image is eye-catching and pretty, but looks a bit like a sunset on a lake. The one we had before showed more salt ;) I would not recommend to use it for the DYK.
          I formatted the hooks to include the links. Each ALT has to be ready by be used on the main page, - we can't expect a promoter to add the bold link from the original to the ALT, for example. Next time you do it, please.
          I approve all three ALTs and let the promoter decide. I like a best, then c, then b (because it's less precise). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:39, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Pulled per WT:DYK. At minimum this deserves {{AI}}, need longer to decide what specifically to do with it.--Launchballer 00:35, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          I've prodded this per Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Bajestan Playa (nom); let's see if that takes.--Launchballer 03:43, 18 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

          Aay Khuku Aay (song)

          • ... that the song "Aay Khuku Aay" gained immense popularity from its use in The Father even though it was used without prior permission?
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          Created by Babin Mew (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

          Babin Mew (talk) 06:14, 20 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          • @Babin Mew: The article is new enough, and the hook is interesting and short enough. I will assume good faith with the hook's sources since machine translation can only take me so far. However, the hook and article disagree somewhat. The hook states the movie made the song more popular, but the article states the song became more popular after the film was released without a direct cause or effect. Does this make sense? This is the only thing I am concerned about. Thanks! GGOTCC 15:15, 28 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          In the article I meant to say the same thing, but guess I accidentally put the wrong word. I have reworded it, should be good now. Babin Mew (talk) 07:26, 29 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          @Babin Mew: Great! All good on my end. Well done! GGOTCC 00:38, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          @Z1720, GGOTCC, and Babin Mew: Pulled per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 20:47, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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          Muhammad Tayrab

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          • Source: The Darfur Sultanate: A history (2008) by R. S. O'Fahey pg. 57
          Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

          Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 00:34, 15 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          • New, long enough, nicely written, AGF-ing on sourcing and paraphrasing, QPQ done. The hook doesn't work: it has a subjective absolute (I tend to be lienient with those, but this is a bit too assertive: "did you know that he was the greatest sultan? well did you?!"; it is also arguably not verified, as the quote in O'Fahey is much softer). I have to say I am also struggling to understand why you would struggle to find a hookier hook in an article that contains the following line: "As a trophy, he cut off the chief's beard and displayed it in his house." Another thing (not disqualifying per se, but needs a fix): a large portion, one mentioning that territorial acquisitions made Darfur larger than Nigeria, is only cited at the end, with two sources. But the facts in the paragraph are so diverse that it is quite unlikely that both sources verify the entirety of the claims (including that they both thought of the Nigeria comparison -- did they?). Please fix this by attributing more clearly. Dahn (talk) 19:44, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Apologies, I'm not ignoring this, it's just been sitting in my pings as I get swamped w stuff lol, I'll address this tomorrow (hopefully), thanks Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 23:42, 3 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Thanks Dahn, agreed on the hook (I usually struggle w hooks tbh lol). The bit about Nigeria is on pgs 55-6 of O'Fahey 2008 (Darfur plus Kordofan, an area larger than modern Nigeria, thus became the largest pre-modern state created within what is now Sudan.), tbh I think moving it to be directly inline would make things too cluttered as I'd have to repeat the refs for the previous sentence as well (more problematic because of {{rp}}, subreferencing can't come soon enough!). How's the following:
          ALT1: ... that Darfurian sultan Muhammad Tayrab cut off the beard of a rebellious chief he had defeated, and displayed it as a trophy in his house?
          Thanks again, Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 21:41, 4 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Thank you, Kowal2701. I think you used the most awkward referencing system of those we can use ("sfn" is much simpler, and I personally use an even more free-form one in articles I write), and therefore I see your predicament; while it would be ideal for the citations to be redistributed somehow, it is by no means a disqualifying concern. I have however both suggested the new hook and made significant edits to the article, so I think another reviewer is needed to wrap this up. From my view, it all checks out. Dahn (talk) 04:25, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

          Articles created/expanded on August 15

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          Niu Lai

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          • ... that Niu Lai, one of the most profitable films ever made, was created by a mother and son over the course of five years?
          Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

          Jon698 (talk) 14:34, 16 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          @splains @Jon698 @LunaEclipse First hook is certainly nice, yes. However, it just became the "most profitable film in history" comparing budget to gross We could run a hook about that. NewAccount7295 (talk) 23:50, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Comment: I think the entire idea of people watching this low budget film as some sort of protest against GenAI would be a great hook IMHO. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/it • talk • edits) 23:44, 21 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

          - hi @Jon698, Generalissima, and Crisco 1492:, I'm reopening this as I think the "most profitable" is misleading. Profitability would ordinarily refer to profit (revenue minus costs), whereas the source is actually comparing box-office gross to production budget. Indeed, the source itself acknowledges this unusual definition, saying that it defines "profitability at the box office" as how many times a film's budget it makes in ticket sales. The IMDB "most profitable" list doesn't list Niu Lai at all for example -. I think the claim in the article should be modified to perhaps say something like it has an exceptionally high gross-to-budget ratio, and the hook modified accordingly. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 12:59, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

          • @Amakuru: ... that Niu Lai, which has one of the highest gross-to-budget ratios, was created by a mother and son over the course of five years? Jon698 (talk) 13:51, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            Hi @Jon698: thanks for the quick response. Just curious why the article and the source seem to say it's the highest ever, while the hook is qualified as "one of the highest"... is that justified? They should probably match each other, whichever way around we go.
            I've just noticed a discrepancy in the reported budget which may be relevant to the record claim: the /Film source gives it as under US$200, whereas the HK01 source says several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan, which I think would imply at least $450 and maybe into the thousands of dollars. Since the claimed gross-to-budget record depends on the budget figure, I think we probably need to resolve that too. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:18, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

          Articles created/expanded on August 16

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          Indherreds-Posten, Johan Bernhard Andersen, Fridtjof Andersen

          ( Comment or view )
          Johan Bernhard Andersen
          Johan Bernhard Andersen
          Fridtjof Andersen
          Fridtjof Andersen
          Created by Arsenikk (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

          Arsenikk (talk) 19:59, 21 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

          Looking at , it appears that these are your second, third, and fourth articles, so no QPQ was actually necessary.--Launchballer 09:48, 22 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          @Arsenikk: Articles are all fine and Earwig's silent, but the hook requires knowledge of what those political parties all stand for to be interesting, so suggest proposing another angle such as the defamatory editorials.--Launchballer 14:53, 24 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Thanks for the review and feedback, @Launchballer:. 1) I have added an alternative hook per your proposal. 2) Could the original hook be rephrased using the lower-case terms conservative, liberal and radical? These particular terms are rather universal, and in my opinion the hooks' interest lays in the shift between political ideologies, more so than the party particularities. Arsenikk (talk) 08:15, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Courtesy ping Launchballer. ―Panamitsu (talk) 08:00, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
          Sorry for dropping this. @Arsenikk:, ALT2 is more interesting, but I'm probably going to approve ALT1 as well. Per WP:DYKHOOK, I must ask for quotes from the sources to verify them.--Launchballer 12:37, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

          References

          1. ↑ Saxvik, Kjell (1986). "Indherreds-Posten og avishuset Andersen". SteinkjerSaga (in Norwegian). 1 (1). Steinkjer: Foreningen Gamle Steinkjer: 17–29.

          Articles created/expanded on August 17

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          Pixar Place Hotel

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          Pixar Place Hotel
          Pixar Place Hotel
          • ... that employees of the Tokyu Group became employees of Disney after the hotel they worked at (pictured) was purchased by them?
            • Reviewed:
            • Comment: There are probably a few other potential hooks
          Converted from a redirect by NewAccount7295 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

          NewAccount7295 (talk) 15:16, 17 August 2026 (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
            Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
            QPQ: Done.

            Overall: All looks good to go! really interesting hook, Earwig shows 4%, no concerns on copyvio Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 20:00, 2 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

            Pulled per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 15:01, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            @NewAccount7295 and Finnfrog99: pinging nominator and reviewer. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:42, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            Don't see this mentioned there Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 14:15, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 217#Pixar Place Hotel (nom).--Launchballer 15:38, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            I see, my mistake. Thank you! @NewAccount7295: thoughts? Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 16:10, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

            Articles created/expanded on August 18

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            Luxembourgish Progressive Youth

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            • Source: Dr. Nadine Geisler, Jean Reitz. Rapport Final - MISSION DE RECHERCHE ET D’EXPLOITATION DES BANQUES DE DONNEES HISTORIQUES DU SERVICE DE RENSEIGNEMENT DE L’ÉTAT 1960 - 2001. Luxembourg, 2020. pp. 71-72, 81
            Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 458 past nominations.

            Soman (talk) 21:31, 18 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

            • Unfortunately, much of the article, hook included, is sourced to Geisler and Reitz, which doesn't appear to have a publisher. If it were to be shown to be reliable, we would still require page-by-page citations to the facts, including first and foremost the hook -- not a citation to the whole doc. Please fix this before the article can be even considered. Dahn (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
            • For a bit of background, Geisler and Reitz are historians who were contracted by Luxembourgish authorities to produce a report on the activities of SREL 1960-2001. The study followed an affair from 2013, which prompted political moves for transparency on the history of the institution. The Geisler-Reitz commission was established by act of parliament (Law of July 23, 2016), study was conducted 2017-2019, and the report was presented in the parliament upon completion. See outline of how the study was initiated after the passing of the Law of July 23, 2016 at "An international competition was launched in September 2016. A commission, called the "evaluation committee," composed of two representatives from the CCP SREL, two members of the University of Luxembourg (de facto C2DH), and the Director of the National Archives, chaired by First Government Advisor Jeff Fettes, heard two teams: a Franco-Belgian team composed of two PhDs in Contemporary History, including the author, and a team of two residents of Dudelange, a PhD and a Master's degree in History. The foreign teams were eliminated in favor of the Luxembourgish teams. Thus, Nadine Geisler and Jean Reitz were entrusted with the task of scientifically analyzing specific historical archives. They submitted their report on February 5, 2020, contractually completing work begun on June 1, 2017." Plenty of other media coverage on the research project and the report - , , , , , etc.. So, whilst the report is not a book or magazine article in the usual sense, it suffices as WP:RS in being a formal scientific work, not self-published. I'll revise the page numbers for the cites to the article. --Soman (talk) 00:40, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
            • @Soman: I think you can add forum.lu as the publisher of that version of the report, as currently it appears as if it is self-published -- and all the above detail doesn't really address that. I also think you know better than to add the page numbers to one citation. You should make separate citations for each of the pages/page ranges you cite. Also: is is too much to ask that you properly format the title INSTEAD OF HAVING IT IN ALL CAPS and that you put make the link lead to archived version, so that it doesn't rot and become unusable in two years or so? Dahn (talk) 10:02, 27 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

            Articles created/expanded on August 19

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            James R. Urbaniak

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            • ... that self-taught microsurgeon, James R. Urbaniak was a talented American football player at the University of Kentucky, where in 1957, he was one of the top receivers in the Southeastern Conference?
            • Source: "Self-taught in microsurgery, Dr. Urbaniak was not the first surgeon to reattach severed appendages, a practice that began in the 1960s. But he initiated microsurgery at Duke in 1970; performed the university’s first replantation surgery in 1974; conducted vital research; and, according to the university, reattached more than 1,200 severed body parts during his career.
            James graduated as valedictorian of his class at Fairmont Senior High School and was named all-state in football. Like his father, he played football at the University of Kentucky, recruited by the storied coach Bear Bryant. In 1957, his senior season, he finished among the top four receivers in the Southeastern Conference, but would go on to gain far wider acclaim with his hands as a surgeon."
            5x expanded by Thriley (talk) and ScottyNolan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 224 past nominations.

            Thriley (talk) 17:40, 26 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

            • Article is new enough, long enough, and has no copyright violation. However, @Thriley: I am surprised at the poor nomination from an experienced DYK editor. There are basic and significant issues in this nomination that shouldn't have been made by a DYK veteran. First, three of the four sources are published by the subject's employer, Duke University, and lack sufficient independence. We need a minimum of three independent sources to pass WP:GNG. Only the NYT obit is usable toward evidence of notability. Two more independent sources will need to be added to the article in order to pass WP:DYKCITE, and the article needs to reduce where possible citations to non-independent materials. Its fine to use them, but only in a limited way. They shouldn't make up the bulk of the citations, and at present over half of the article is built from these non-independent sources.
            Additionally, the facts in the hooks are not present in the article. There is no mention of being a self taught microsurgeon in the article. While the nominator has provided quotes, the nominator did not state what sources the quotes came from. There is also no comparative claim saying he was a better surgeon than football player in the article, and no source for that fact. In short, these hooks are not verifiable. We need text in the article saying the hook fact followed immediately with an inline citation to a source that verifies the content. The current proposed hooks may work if editing is done to the article which adds text either identical to the hook or very close to the hook language with an inline citation. Otherwise, we will need new hook proposals.
            In future, please be conscious of being WP:SIGCOV/WP:DYKCITE compliant before nominating articles at DYK, and make sure your hook facts are stated in the article before proposing those hooks. Additionally, when giving quotes provide the publications those quotes are coming from in the DYK nomination template at the time of nomination. The article will need significant editing to pass WP:DYKCRIT with careful attention to hook verifiability, hook fact presence in the article, the addition of independent sourcing, and the reduction of non-independent source use. Ping me when ready for re-review. 4meter4 (talk) 20:39, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            My apologies. I noticed the article was expanded and did not consider the problems of relying so heavily on connected sources- It was a last minute nomination. I see there is plenty of coverage of Urbaniak going back decades: There is little question that he meets notability guidelines. I'll add sources and expand the article as well. Thriley (talk) 23:29, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

            Articles created/expanded on August 23

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            Indtrøndelagens Socialdemokrat

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              • Comment: Magnusson is globally available to read online, while Hansen can be read online from a Norwegian IP address.
            Created by Arsenikk (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

            Arsenikk (talk) 18:49, 29 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

            Interesting article on good-looking sources, all-Norwegian sources accepted AGF. Both hooks work for me. In the article, the meaning of the sentence "it became a thrice-weekly newspaper from it received its own press" remains unclear to me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:58, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
            @Arsenikk and Gerda Arendt: AGF approval is deprecated for hooks. Per WP:DYKCITE, please provide English-language quotes (translation or otherwise) for inaccessible/non-English sources attached to hooks. (nom hasn't edited in weeks, so ping is just a courtesy) ミラP@Miraclepine 00:24, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

            Articles created/expanded on August 24

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            Stygimoloch

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            • ... that the horns and dome of the dinosaur Stygimoloch were thought to belong to different animals until the discovery of a more complete skull?

            "Galton and Sues (1983) named Stygimoloch spinifer from an unusual partial left squamosal ornamented with well-developed horns and robust bony nodes . This specimen (UCMP 119433) was collected from the Hell Creek Formation, McCone County, Montana. [...[ In 1987, Giffin et al. described a tall, narrow. domed pachycephalosaurid skull (MPM 7111) from the Hell Creek Formation of eastern Montana. They

            noted that it was significantly different from any previously known pachycephalosaurid, and named it a new species, Stenotholus kohleri, primarily on the basis of the markedly different shape of the cranium. Gabriel and Berghaus (1988) formally synonymized Stenotholus kohleri with Stygimoloch spinifer. Their comparison of MPM 7111 and MPM 8111 confirmed that both specimens shared the distinctive frontoparietal dome and cranial features characteristic of S. spinifer."

            "Based on the new thickness data and ages calculated here, all the specimens were preserved during the final 0.5 m.y. of the Cretaceous. UW 26526 was buried approximately 320 k.y. before the end of the Cretaceous while UW 26525 and UW 26611 were interred roughly 370 k.y. and 457 k.y. prior to the terminal Cretaceous boundary event respectively."

            "Stygimoloch spinifer, an Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) pachycephalosaurid ornithischian from western North America, has a high-domed, transversely narrow skull, distinguished by a unique cluster of well developed horns and bony nodes preserved along the posterodorsal surface of a thickened squamosal shelf."

              • Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Erika_Yoshida
              • Comment: Second alt hook is the most surface level interesting fact about the animal, but I think the first one is more interesting and would be new to readers that are familiar with it from its popularity in children's dinosaur books and the Jurassic World movies. The first alt hook intends to draw interest from the main thing anyone knows about dinosaurs (their extinction). Will fulfil QPQ soon.
            Converted from a redirect by LittleLazyLass (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

            LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 03:10, 30 August 2026 (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: No - Not done
              Overall: Needs a QPQ. ALT1 is a little too precise, as the source provides the date as "approximately 320 k. y." ALT0 and ALT2 look fine, though I wonder if there is a stronger hook in the discovery history, that the most complete skull was discovered by amateur archaeologists and later sold for $40,000? Qubed (talk) 07:37, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Comment: With ALT2, it might make sense to include an image of the skull. Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 01:38, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              ALT2 would be stronger with an image. Qubed (talk) 09:50, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              I've added the QPQ, sorry for the delay. ALT1 could be reworded slightly to "only around 320,000 years" to be source accurate. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a WP:DINO editor, I would not consider facts about a specimen being sold more interesting than the actual science of the animal and would prefer one of the current hooks. I'd say I like ALT0 a bit more than ALT2, but it may be less intuitive to those not familiar with palaeontology so ALT2 with an image is acceptable if there are concerns there. LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 19:37, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Articles created/expanded on August 26

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              Tatar and Bashkir community in Japan

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                • Reviewed:
                • Comment: Trying to make a first "Did you know" in English Wikipedia
              Created by Taw Tülki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

              Taw Tülki (talk) 19:01, 26 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

              Aihole Jain cave

              Aihole Jain cave or Meena Basadi
              Aihole Jain cave or Meena Basadi
              Created by Pratyk321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

              Pratyk321 (talk) 16:20, 26 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

              @Z1720: I suggest carefully checking the article for whether it may be LLM-generated or LLM-assisted - see User talk:Pratyk321#LLM use. Dreamyshade (talk) 07:58, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Articles created/expanded on August 29

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              Max Waldo Bishop

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              Max Waldo Bishop
              Max Waldo Bishop
              • ... that Max Waldo Bishop (pictured) knew about the plans to bomb Pearl Harbor 11 months prior in World War II?
                • Reviewed:
              Created by Wikiman2230 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

              Wikiman (Talk) 17:25, 30 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

              • New enough and long enough. There is an uncited sentence in the third paragraph that must be attended to. I also think that the hook could be modified to avoid the implication that the individual purposeful withheld the information – the way I first understood it. Maybe... Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:36, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              King County Search and Rescue

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              Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 277 past nominations.

              (t · c) buIdhe 02:39, 30 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

              • Hello @Buidhe:! The article is new enough, long enough, and a QPQ has been completed. However, there are several red errors in the references that need to be addressed before the article passes. In addition, I am unsure how the current hook is interesting. Emergency responders often have a response time in minutes when reacting to a call. Perhaps incorporating its status as a charity could be more interesting, or noting that the group was training nearby when the attack happened? Please ping me! GGOTCC 02:26, 3 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                • GGOTCC What reference errors? Perhaps you are confusing these guys with urban first responders? Even if a helicopter is used the minimum response time for organizations like this one is measured in hours—12 minutes is unheard of. (t · c) buIdhe 03:47, 3 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  • I've fixed most of the reference errors, but i can't do anything with number 13. it redirects to a youtube channel, and i think the wayback machine is down EmergentAnarchy (talk) 21:25, 4 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    • The ref errors are fixed, thanks @EmergentAnarchy:! Regarding the hook, most people may not know the difference between the types of rescue organizations, as I just demonstrated. I think focusing on how the King County Search and Rescue was training nearby when the attack happened would be beneficial, for instance:
              Alt1...that the King County Search and Rescue was able to respond to a bear attack in only 12 minutes because they were training on the same mountain?

              GGOTCC 23:33, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Fortescue Cuming

              Saint-Mémin"}">An engraving of Cuming by Saint-Mémin
              An engraving of Cuming by Saint-Mémin
              • Source: "These were the occasion of the trip taken in 1807–09 down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and through Louisiana and the Floridas" ... "Cuming seems not to have returned to his wife, who was buried in New Haven in 1821." — Dictionary of American Biography, vol. 4 (1930), p. 592.
              Created by Alekjds (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 31 past nominations.

              Alekjds (talk) 18:12, 29 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

              • What's dyk worthy about this? Spousal abandonment used to be pretty common. (t · c) buIdhe 01:35, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
                • In my opinion the fact that he went off on a two-year journey and never went home to his wife is striking to a modern reader. Other editors are welcome to weigh in on that point. But I'll add an ALT in case I lose the fight:
              ALT1: ... that Thomas Clark judged Fortescue Cuming (pictured) to be "reasonably sane"?
              (Source: Thomas D. Clark, "Travelers' Accounts as a Source of Kentucky History", The Filson Club History Quarterly, vol. 14 (1940), p. 212: "His observations are reasonably sane, and the information which he has preserved for the historian is definitely valuable.")
              Alekjds (talk) 05:25, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
              The article is fresh and sufficiently long. QPQ is done. Sources are cited. There is quite a bit of close paraphrasing, but it comes from the 1930 Dictionary of American Biography, so I imagine that's not a big problem. I would be more intrigued by the original hook than by ALT1, but I think there is potential in the article for something better still, perhaps something humorous. Surtsicna (talk) 13:46, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Articles created/expanded on August 30

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              HMS Taku (1900), Russian destroyer Leytenant Burakov (1900), SMS Taku, French destroyer Takou, Hai Lung-class destroyer

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              Taku"}">Taku off Hong Kong, not Taku
              Taku off Hong Kong, not Taku
              • Source: "The four ships were afterwards distributed amogst the allies, Britain acquiring Hai Lung, the Commodore's ship, Russia Hai Hua, Germany Hai Jing and France Hau Hse...all were renamed Taku (French Takou) - page 117 and 118 of The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945
              "...sister to the Taku class, as China's four destroyers have been named by their captors" from The Engineer Volume 91
              Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 6. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 25 past nominations.

              GGOTCC 23:48, 5 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

              • I take, will review in the next few days.--Launchballer 19:34, 6 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                • Better as "Taku, Taku, Taku, and Takou", I think. Or maybe "that the only ship in the Taku-class destroyers not to be named 'Taku' was 'Takou'" ? DS (talk) 00:12, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  • While writing out the hook, I listed the ships in that order, but found including (pictured) halfway through the hook was visually disruptive and detracted from the point if Takou is listed afterwards. I like your idea, but the uniqueness of Takou's name is somewhat lost if the reader did not know that three other ships and the class shared a name. GGOTCC 00:43, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              How are you parsing "the only ship in the Taku-class destroyers not to be named 'Taku'", if it's not "all the other ships in the Taku class were named 'Taku'" ? DS (talk) 18:21, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              Because that claim works for many classes and is not interesting. If this was a class of two destroyers, Takou would be the only member of the class not named Taku. That would be like having a hook stating, "Did you know that USS Mount Whitney is the only Blue Ridge-class command ship not named Blue Ridge" because Blue Ridge is the only other member of the class. Here, every Taku qualifies for DYK and listing them all five illustrates the point better. Besides, the point of DYK is to showcase new content. All five qualify and make an interesting hook together. GGOTCC 18:49, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              If it's a choice between using the image or having 'Takou' at the end of a string of 'Taku's instead of in the middle, I say dump the image. "Taku, Taku, Taku, Takou" is funnier than "Taku, Taku, Takou, Taku". DS (talk) 03:11, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              We would loose the additional pun in the image name (Taku is a place and the namesake), but I see your point. How does ALT1 look?
              ALT1...that the Taku-class destroyers comprised Taku, Taku, Taku, and Takou? GGOTCC 06:40, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              Drive-by comment: I think we could keep the image and the ordering by moving "(pictured)" to the end of the sentence:
              ... that Taku, Taku, Taku, and Takou comprised the Taku-class destroyers (Taku pictured)? — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:06, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              @GGOTCC and DragonflySixtyseven: All articles are long enough and new enough. QPQs all done. Earwigs are all clean. No issues that warrant maintenance templates. Ping me when you're done bikeshedding and I'll review a hook.--Launchballer 16:40, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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              Jadwiga Szmidt

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

              MumphingSquirrel (talk) 09:06, 7 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

              General: Article is new enough and long enough

              Policy compliance:

              • Adequate sourcing: No - Some cn and fv tags.
              • Neutral: Yes
              • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - Found two close paraphrasing: "Under Rutherford, she conducted research into radioactivity. On the basis of this research, she published two papers in the Philosophical Magazine" = "She worked there on radioactivity, and the results of the research were two publications in J. Philos." -> Maybe change to "She published two papers in the Philosophical Magazine on the basis of radioactivity research conducted under Rutherford". Another one is "She organised the students’ activities in the radiological laboratories[failed verification], supervised the experiments and taught courses on radioactivity. At the same time, she took a research interest in X-ray technology and developed filters for the monochromatic X-ray effect." = "She conducted the students' activities in the Laboratory of Experimental Physics there, supervised the students' practice, and delivered lectures on radioactivity. She was particularly interested in x-ray physics, and she used to prepare special filters for the monochromatic x-ray effect."

              Hook eligibility:

              • Cited: No - While the hook says it was a box, the ref says it was a "container" but Rutherford lab note cited by piekniejszastronanauki.pl says it was a "bottle". This should also be reflected by the article.
              • Interesting: Yes
              QPQ: Done.

              Overall: Created six days before nom, prose size 4996 B. The hook is also verified by the piekniejszastronanauki.pl ref: "The circumstances of the accident that nearly killed the researcher are described by a Rutherford laboratory employee: […] the accident occurred when [Szmidt] was alone in the laboratory trying to open a sealed bottle of a toxic gas – sulfur dioxide. The escaping gas almost suffocated her, and she was very lucky to survive." (translated from Polish). @MumphingSquirrel: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:53, 8 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Will address these points over the next few days, thanks for your attention to detail. MumphingSquirrel (talk) 07:48, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              @MumphingSquirrel: It's been two weeks, and there are still three fv tags left. Given the backlog (doesn't help it came back shortly after it was deactivated), try completing this as soon as you can. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:35, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              @MumphingSquirrel: I see the citation issues are fixed, but (almost forgot) the close paraphrasing and hook issue have not. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:05, 26 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Matt Larkin

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              Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 32 past nominations.

              Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 18:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

              • New, (barely) long enough, no plagiarism, QPQ done. The article is not well written: there is zero mention of where the man lived and did his work, it took me a while to even realize that he was Irish and in Eire. We sometimes get this type of snobbery in US- or British-themed articles, where it is forgotten that there is an outside world actually reading these articles; it is very surprising to encounter an article on Ireland where this happens -- I'm sure most readers in the US will also have trouble locating where the man actually lived, until maybe going into the third paragraph. The hook is a gimmick, and I must say I don't approve of it -- unless you're going for the April Day's batch. It is disrespectful to the reader, and to Larkin himself, that we are being attracted to the text solely by a prank, in which we "fail" to clarify that the NATO in the hook is not the usual acronym, but a rather obscure Irish group. Moreover, the hook is technically not cited, as the citation right after (identified as "Film Ireland") appears to be about a different fact -- if it cites the "communist" allegation and who issued it, please make an effort to cite it after the relevant phrase as well. I also have to wonder what the syntax means in this case: why does the bolded link end on "denounced", as if to imply that the article is about his denouncing, rather than about his entire bio? (And more quibbles: why not italicize An Phoblacht, especially after United Irishman is italicized just words before it?) Dahn (talk) 09:24, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                • Clarified where he lived in the lead. Im not changing the hook, its a perfectly normal hook, DYK hooks are like this frequently (im not saying the full name of NATO, these are supposed to be short). The film Ireland source says "The government pushed the narrative that the rent strikers were a small group of subversives only out to cause trouble, while the church denounced Matt Larkin as a communist.", and is the next source after this information is said. @Mandarax: changed the link, so you'll have to ask them for their reasoning. An phoblacht has been italicised Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 11:01, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  • It is a requirement that a citation follow a hook fact; I tend to be lenient when the citation is on a fact stated right after that is implicitly tied to the hook fact -- but this is not the case here, since the citation is for Film Ireland calling him respectable; you can either duplicate the citation or make the phrase into one, for instance by replacing the dot with a semicolon. Your choice, but as we stand this is not compliant with the DYK citation requirement. Moving on: no, the Easter-egg on "NATO" will not stand, you have designed the hook precisely so as to mislead readers into thinking that a leader of the better-known NATO was called a communist by the Catholic Church. This is a way of drawing in views based not on the article's intrinsic merits, but on a joke or a prank done as a conscious editorial choice -- and you can, or at least should, only be allowed to do so on April Fools' Day. I strongly object to the hook, on policy grounds. Any clarification that "NATO's General Secretary" means something else in this context would make the hook much less appealing to, well, people getting pranked. (The absurd syntax is also unaddressed, but that's okay -- the hook should not pass in its current form either way.) Dahn (talk) 11:13, 5 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  • @Dahn: Revisiting this. This similar "prank" hook ran today with no issues, so I dont think there should be any issues running this outside of April Fools Day, but if you still insist, I dont mind running it then. Thoughts? Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 17:46, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              The hook idea is brilliant. It will make a great April Day's hook. I would propose slight adjustments, namely capitalization and naming the subject:
              ALT1: ... that NATO's general secretary Matt Larkin was denounced by the Catholic Church as a communist?
              Surtsicna (talk) 11:06, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
              These adjustments are fine by me Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 19:55, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Return to work order

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              • ... that a return to work order issued by U.S. President Ronald Reagan was followed by the firing of more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers who failed to return to work in 1981?
              Moved to mainspace by FlammablePizza (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

              FlammablePizza (talk) 02:11, 1 September 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: @FlammablePizza: This is a good start, but I have concerns with the neutrality of the coverage (the article itself uses neutral wording, it's the breadth of coverage that I'm concerned about). Please see the above. Epicgenius (talk) 15:08, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

              Articles created/expanded on September 2

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              Comité Pro Acción Sindical

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              • ... that the Committee for Union Action, the largest anarchist organization in Guatemalan history, represented only 1/12 of organized workers in Guatemala?
              • Source: Monteflores, Omar Lucas (2011). El Anarquismo en Guatemala: El Anarco Sindicalismo en la ciudad de Guatemala (1920-1932) [Anarchism in Guatemala: Anarcho-Syndicalism in Guatemala City (1920-1932)] (PDF) (Thesis) (in Spanish). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. pp. 105, 112–113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. La organización anarquista más grande de la historia de Guatemala, el Comité Pro Acción Sindical, [...] que para 1929 de los 180,000 trabajadores en Guatemala, solamente 12,000 estaban sindicalizados, lo cual marcaba pequeño nivel de organización de la clase trabajadora. Los anarquistas para la época contaban en su organización con aproximadamente un millar de adherente.
              Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 88 past nominations.

              Grnrchst (talk) 10:40, 7 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

              Walter Franklin Anderson

              • ... that Walter Franklin Anderson taught Coretta Scott King and she called him "a superb musician and a brilliant educator, ... one of the kindest and most caring human beings I have had the privilege of knowing"?
              Created by Lynngol (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 47 past nominations. 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

              Lynngol (talk) 13:58, 2 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

              Articles created/expanded on September 3

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              Riches of Embarrassment

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              • ... that in Season 4 Episode 5 of Apple TV exclusive Ted Lasso, the photo characters Mady and Margy privately take with main character Ted and share in his team lead to them questioning his personal life?
              "Mady and Margy spot Ted eating alone in a restaurant. They take a picture and circulate it throughout the team, leading them to question his personal life, but Ted maintains he is fine. During training before their match against Chelsea F.C., Alice speaks to the team in a harsh and hostile manner."
                • Reviewed:
                • Comment: Feel free to change the wording if preferred/necessary!
              Created by MrMaster17 (talk). Nominated by Unsurprising (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

              Unsurprising (talk) 02:21, 11 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                General: Article is new enough and long enough

                Policy compliance:

                Hook eligibility:

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

                Overall: New enough, long enough, I've fixed the credits. Mostly sourced and neutral. Hook fails WP:DYKFICTION. The reception section has excessive quoting and could easily be reorganised a la WP:RECEPTION. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:27, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                2026 Sirik wedding airstrike

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                Created by Re000searchist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                Re000searchist (talk) 11:56, 5 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                • I'm reviewing this per QPQ. I'm going to have to reject this per the AI tag on the top of the page, as well as the box below:
                General: Article is new enough and long enough
                Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

                Hook eligibility:

                • Cited: Yes
                • Interesting: No - n
                • Other problems: No - Hook is not interesting enough. Please see other DYK nominations for a better idea on how to write an interesting DYK hook.

                Image eligibility:

                QPQ: Done.

                Overall: Potentially written by an LLM - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 01:02, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                Seems salveagable; the AI prose isn't as strong as it is in more blatant articles. Courtesy ping: Re000searchist. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 03:04, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                Articles created/expanded on September 6

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                William Hartnell

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                William Hartnell
                William Hartnell
                • Source: Carney 1995, It is strange that he should be remembered for a children's programme when he had previously been most famous for the tough sergeants, crooks or men in uniform he had portrayed in countless British films of the forties. (link)
                  • ALT1: ... that despite claiming in interviews that he was the son of a soldier, stockbroker, or dairy farmer, William Hartnell (pictured) never knew his father? Source: Carney 1996, did his father really have three changes of career, from soldier to stockbroker to dairy farmer? ... The worst aspect for Bill was that he never even knew the identity of his father.
                  • ALT2: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) was first credited as "Billy Pickles"? Source: Barnes 2024, Among the juveniles supplied by legendary drama tutor Italia Conti was one 'Billie Pickles', dressed as 'Spot the Dog'
                  • ALT3: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) served 258 days in the Army during World War II, but hated the thought of killing someone? Source: Carney 1996, The discipline of the regime was tough and the though of killing someone was difficult to cope with ... In the end he suffered a minor nervous breakdown and was discharged from the army on 1st July 1941, having served only 258 days.
                  • ALT4: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) starred in a film with George Carney, who later became his daughter's father-in-law? Source: Carney 1996, The Agitator, also featuring other actors such as John Laurie and George Carney, my other grandfather
                  • ALT5: ... that Billy Hartnell became William Hartnell (pictured) for serious roles? Source: Carney 1996, The last role completely killed off Bill's early image as a comedian, and in view of this he was always not billed as 'William Hartnell' rather than 'Billy'. ... this was at the behest of British National who thought his serious roles deserved a more serious-sounding name.
                  • ALT6: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) taught Richard Attenborough to drive? Source: Comet 1947, Unable to drive himself, [Richard Attenborough] has come to an agreement with William Hartnell, famous 'tough guy' actor, who is his right-hand man in the film, to teach him on the drive home at night from the studio. ([link])
                  • ALT7: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) performed in the West End for more than 1,500 performances in the same role? Source: Rodford 1968, He felt that about Seagulls Over Sorrento ... It nearly ran him into the ground with its 1,551 performances in the West End. (link)
                  • ALT8: ... that despite considering television "an awful medium", William Hartnell (pictured) was the leading actor in programmes like The Army Game and Doctor Who? Source: North 1957, "I was worried stiff. This is an awful medium; far worse than films. You just don't know what is going to happen." (link)
                  • ALT9: ... that William Hartnell's (pictured) absence from The Army Game was "possibly the most highly publicised horsefly bite ever"? Source: Carney 1996, When Bill got bitten by a horsefly less than six weeks after the start of The Army Game, and had to have a few weeks off because he developed blood poisoning, almost every paper carried the story. It was possibly the most highly publicised horsefly bite ever.
                  • ALT10: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) found Daleks "difficult to play to"? Source: DoctorWho.tv
                  • ALT11: ... that despite being accused of homophobia, racism, and antisemitism, William Hartnell's (pictured) closest friends on Doctor Who included two Jewish women and a gay Indian man? Source: The Telegraph; Carney 1996, Bill adored Carole Ann Ford and Verity Lambert who were both Jewish, and had great respect for Waris Hussein, who was Indian
                  • Reviewed: The Most Dangerous Games & She Knows Too Much
                  • Comment: Apologies—such an interesting and illustrious career inevitably leads to too many options.
                5x expanded by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 103 past nominations.

                – Rhain ☔ he
                him                 00:00, 7 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                Carney and Hartnell were not brothers-in-law—that term refers to your sibling's husband, your spouse's brother, or (to some) your spouse's sibling's husband. – Rhain ☔ he
                him                 21:26, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                Articles created/expanded on September 7

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                2026 Dambulla Sixers season

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                • ... that during the 2026 Dambulla Sixers season, Reeza Hendricks and Gulbadin Naib recorded a 94-run stand against Kandy Royals, setting the all-time highest 7th-wicket partnership in LPL history?
                  • Reviewed:
                Improved to Good Article status by Janeesh 22 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                Ravana TALK 16:13, 9 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                • This is a comment rather than a review. Most of our readers know very little about cricket, and to them, phrases such as "a 94-run stand" and "highest 7th-wicket partnership in LPL history" are virtually unintelligible. If this were a hook about American football, it would be rejected for sure on grounds that it does not appeal to a sufficiently broad audience. Is there another phrasing or, better, a new hook that would be more understandable/appealing to a general audience? Cbl62 (talk) 01:44, 18 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

                Jean Chaleyé

                • ... that French flower painter Jean Chaleyé also designed lace that won a grand prix at the 1910 Brussels world's fair?
                  • ALT1: ... that a retrospective of painter and lace designer Jean Chaleyé was held in 1978 in the orangery of the Luxembourg Garden in Paris?
                  • Reviewed:
                  • Comment: First article and first DYK nomination (no QPQ required). Disclosure: I am a great-grandson of the subject; the conflict of interest is declared on the article talk page and on my user page. The article was accepted at AfC on 7 September 2026 by Netherzone.
                Created by Jbaptiste.rolland (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                Jbaptiste.rolland (talk) 03:17, 7 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                Nice to meet you, - interesting article, diligently sourced, (all) French sources accepted AGF. Both hooks work for me. Before I can approve, I need two things: a sentence about his death, which could be at the end of the biography (before "Painting"), and a look at the long sentence in the lead about who holds his works and mentioned them, because the grammar isn't clear. Can you split it? Other wishes: the last of his publication has no BnF no., and it remains unclear what it is. The lead should be a summary of the whole article; it looks to me as if it holds information that is nowhere else in the article (such as the long sentence). Consider writing a short true lead (which needs no references) and then begin with "Life and career". Reference numbers are normally in ascending order. - Do you have this nomination watchlisted? I'll ping you, to make sure you notice. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:18, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                Articles created/expanded on September 8

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                Cueyamil railway station

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                • ... that six people died during flooding next to the Cueyamil railway station, on an avenue where residents had previously reported problems with the drainage system?
                • Source: Source: "The warnings did not begin after the tragedy. On March 26, 2026, residents of Bosques de Tultitlán blocked Vía José López Portillo to demand that the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT) address drainage issues and damage attributed to the expansion of the Suburban Train toward AIFA. Among the slogans displayed at the protest, one stood out as particularly direct: 'We don’t want floods.'"
                Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 81 past nominations.

                Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 06:59, 8 September 2026 (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: The hook wording needs clarification: the victims died during the flooding, but from gas inhalation rather than drowning. Qubed (talk) 08:47, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                  The hook never implies that drowning was the death cause, nor needs to be clarified as such. They died during a flood due to the flood; without it they wouldn't have died. Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 18:02, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  Readers will interpret "died during flooding" as meaning that they drowned. Until I read the article I did. Qubed (talk) 23:40, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  Your concern is similar to this report, which was declined and the hook was left unmodified because assuming things is not an error that requires changes. As said there "I don’t think it implies unintentionally in the slightest, but spelling out specifically that it was intentional would remove much of what makes this an effective hook". Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 23:52, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  Would either of these alternatives work? I think they keep the hook interesting without confusing the reader. Qubed (talk) 09:49, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                  • ALT3 ... that six people died of gas inhalation when their van got stuck in floodwaters next to the Cueyamil railway station, whose construction residents had previously said worsened drainage problems along the avenue?
                  • ALT4 ... that after residents raised problems with the drainage system at the new Cueyamil railway station, six people died of gas inhalation after their van became stuck in floodwaters?
                  Alternative for ALT1, as I perceived I used the wrong tone.
                  • ALT2: ... that six people died during flooding next to the Cueyamil railway station, whose construction residents had previously said had worsened drainage problems along the avenue?

                  Tsarist Russia

                  Tsarist Russia
                  Tsarist Russia
                  Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

                  — Knightoftheswords(talk) 19:05, 9 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                  Articles created/expanded on September 9

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                  Ever Again

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                  • Source: Tolentino, Jia (March 23, 2026). "Robyn, on Her Own". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on April 4, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
                  Improved to Good Article status by Ss112 (talk), Gagaluv1 (talk), and Changedforbetter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

                  Unsurprising (talk) 16:50, 12 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                  2026 Kandy Royals season

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

                  Ravana TALK 16:17, 9 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                  Qizheng Siyu

                  • ... that the lid of a lacquered clothing chest shows that the twenty-eight lunar mansions used by the Chinese astrological system Qizheng Siyu were already in use before 433 BC?
                    • ALT1: ... that Nestorian Christian astronomers at the Tang dynasty court helped introduce Hellenistic horoscopy into the Chinese astrological system Qizheng Siyu?
                  • Source (main hook): Sun, Xiaochun; Kistemaker, Jacob (1997). The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden: Brill. pp. 16–19. ISBN 90-04-10737-1. Offline source; the same work supports the parallel statement about the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng lacquer chest at Chinese astronomy.
                  • Source (ALT1): Mak, Bill M. (2016). "Astral Science of the East Syriac Christians in China during the Late First Millennium AD". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 16 (4): 87–92, at p. 87.
                    • Reviewed:
                  Moved to mainspace by Hutton206 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                  Hutton206 (talk) 10:17, 9 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                  General: Article is new enough and long enough

                  Policy compliance:

                  Hook eligibility:

                  • Cited: No - Please provide quotes from the cited sources that verify these hooks.
                  • Interesting: Yes
                  QPQ: None required.

                  Overall: Article was moved to mainspace on 9 September 2026 and is 697 words (4,896 characters) in length. It is neutral and free from plagiarism (per Earwig results), but it is not fully sourced. The hooks are interesting and sourced, but the nominator should provide quotes from each to verify them. QPQ is unnecessary as the nominator is new. This nomination needs work on the sourcing in the article and hooks before it can be approved. Grnrchst (talk) 12:47, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                  Thanks for the review, Grnrchst, and apologies for the slow reply. I have addressed the points as follows:
                  • Sourcing: The uncited sentences in the History section have now been cited to Kotyk (2018), which is freely available online (Sino-Platonic Papers 282). One unsupported summary sentence was removed, and the Yuan dynasty sentence was rewritten to match what the source actually says.
                  • Hooks: I am withdrawing the main hook, as its source (Sun & Kistemaker 1997) is offline and I cannot supply a verbatim quote. I am also withdrawing ALT1, because on re-checking, the sources describe the Christian connection only tentatively ("possibly", "likely"). I propose instead:
                  • ALT2: ... that much of the Chinese horoscopic system Qizheng Siyu derives from material traced back to the Hellenistic astrologer Dorotheus of Sidon?
                    • Source: Kotyk, Jeffrey (2018). "The Sinicization of Indo-Iranian Astrology in Medieval China". Sino-Platonic Papers 282. http://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp282_Indo-Iranian_Astrology_China.pdf
                    • p. 2: "It is also argued that a significant portion of Chinese horoscopy is derived from material traced back to the work of Hellenistic astrologer Dorotheus of Sidon that was transmitted into China via Indo-Iranian intermediaries"
                    • pp. 17–18: "This manual of horoscopy, a translation of the work of Dorotheus of Sidon (fl. 75 CE) most likely from the Pahlavī recension, became the foundation for East Asian horoscopy."
                  Happy to make any further changes. Hutton206 (talk) 16:18, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                  Articles created/expanded on September 10

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                  2014 Belgian anti-austerity movement

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

                  In solidarity, DollarStoreBa'al (Converse) 19:54, 11 September 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 - Your hook is not in the expected format (the target article should be linked and bolded), and I'd say it lacks a bit in detail. Might I suggest "...that a 2014 peaceful anti-austerity protest in Belgium ended with multiple cars being set on fire?"
                    QPQ: None required.

                    Overall: Thank you for writing this article, and what I assume is your DYK debut? This nomination is mostly in the green, as the article is new enough, long enough and scores very low on copyvio. The only issue is the hook itself, which should be "hookified" as I suggested. Be sure to consult WP:DYKFORMAT. I would ideally have liked to see you cite sources that detail the material damage from the protests in full text, but those news website image galleries with description should be good enough. (P.S another contributor bolded and linked the original hook while I was writing this review. My proposal for slight rewording still stands). Procrastineur (talk) 21:13, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                    Also, I have problems with the wording too. If it ended with several cars being set on fire, then by definition it was not peaceful. I think the hook should clarify what I think was meant: that it was the intentions of the organizers that the protest be peaceful. Daniel Case (talk) 04:10, 14 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    Yes, this is my DYK debut. I'll see if I can fix the hook. In solidarity, DollarStoreBa'al (Converse) 15:24, 15 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

                    Physint

                    RebelYasha is also working on the article too. Meanwhile, I'll do 5x from 4812 characters according to the prose size to 24K as much as I can as this is a "new" article though Ryan York is the one who made the article on redirect, though he does make edits too.

                    5x expanded by Ominae (talk) Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 26 past nominations.

                    Ominae (talk) 04:09, 11 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    CART–IRL split

                      • Reviewed:
                      • Comment: Please change the wording (and image, including by removal) if necessary!

                    Also, this Wikipedia article is new and has some typos...

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

                    Unsurprising (talk) 01:47, 11 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    Articles created/expanded on September 11

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                    Amdahl 470V

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                    Amdahl 470V/6
                    • ... that due to investments from Fujitsu and Nixdorf, Gene Amdahl was called to Washington to explain why the Amdahl 470V (V/6 pictured) would not hand supercomputer technology to foreigners? Source: Aspray p 31
                      • ALT1: ... that IBM initially dismissed the Amdahl 470V (V/6 pictured) as they believed there was no way to make a profit selling only a CPU? Source: Aspray and Wagner
                      • Reviewed: Lázaro Peña, Ernst Frey
                      • Comment: can't believe no one wrote this already
                    Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 213 past nominations.

                    Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:14, 11 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    @Miraclepine: A second one? I did not get a message. Maury Markowitz (talk) 01:16, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                    @Maury Markowitz: Yes, DYK was in backlog mode when this nom was made, and the "Number of QPQs required" note is clear about this. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:33, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    @Miraclepine: I did not see the note, perhaps because I used the DYK tool. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:27, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    I see the QPQ is done. Wasn't planning to review this atm, though. @Maury Markowitz: please link these QPQs to the noms for convenience. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:21, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                    Articles created/expanded on September 12

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                    Lauren Aston

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                    • ... that Lauren Aston's business was originally located in a railway station in Devon?
                    'This colour popping, cosy knits brand had previously been based at Topsham Railway Station, although its soaring popularity in recent years meant that larger studio premises were needed, and Lauren and the team soon set about looking for a new home.'
                    Created by JuniperChill (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 29 past nominations.

                    JuniperChill (talk) 21:23, 19 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    • The article is new and fresh. It's an interesting subject, for which there seems to be just about enough coverage. Sources are cited and easy to check. I see no bias or copyright issues. QPQ is done. The hook is plain; I cannot imagine people caring where a Lauren Aston had her business. I am sure something interesting can be produced from this article. Surtsicna (talk) 14:15, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • I knew that ALT0 may not be interesting, I was just in a rush to nominate this for DYK seeing as I just got it in time and I couldn't edit on Friday due to me being away on that day. I just thought that only having a business at a station or an airport is unusual enough. I haven't created a new article in a little while, seeing as I was focused on improving a few existing ones to GA in that timeframe, mostly actresses.
                      • In addition to a hook relating to Claudia Winkleman, I could also think of the fact that Lauren was 'stunned' after she found out that the Beckhams have ordered them. Or the fact that she originally gave up on knitting before establishing a knitting business. JuniperChill (talk) 19:08, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    I think the Beckham angle would work. Surtsicna (talk) 20:39, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                    So something along the lines of "that the Beckhams have bought six handmade stockings from Lauren Aston for Christmas in 2017?" Sorry for the delay, I'm really busy with real life stuff and trying to get into real life work. JuniperChill (talk) 22:04, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                    Peter Lombard's The Sentences (Gonville and Caius College MS 290/682)

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

                    Qubed (talk) 02:44, 13 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    General: Article is new enough and long enough

                    Policy compliance:

                    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
                    QPQ: Done.

                    Overall: Accepted to AFC day before nom, length 4972 B. I think ALT1 will work given the informal-looking attitude in the medieval text (especially compared to the institution's Latin/scholarly-looking name; don't think ALT0 meets DYKINT though. Not much to add here. @Quoting Querying Questioner: address the issues and you're ready to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:41, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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                    Tamil Eelam (1984–2009)

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                      • Comment: My hook might need to be cleaned up because of the length, but its quite interesting.
                    Created by Militant.Insurgency (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

                    Militant.Insurgency (talk) 16:19, 14 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    1918 Provisional Jewish National Assembly election in Ukraine

                    • Source: Goldelman, Salomon. Jewish National Autonomy in Ukraine 1917-1920. Ukrainian Research and Information Institute, 1968. pp. 78-79, 81
                    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 461 past nominations.

                    Soman (talk) 20:00, 13 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    • The article is good and contains numerous references to original sources. However, it would be better if it contained more links to other Wikipedia articles related to that topic, especially ones concerning the system of government in Ukraine at the time (e.g. Ukrainian State, National personal autonomy).

                    Skoropadsky (talk), 01:26, 21 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                    Ellsworth Jaeger

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                    • ... that Ellsworth Jaeger wrote books on woodcraft which harkened back to a time when young imaginations innocently pursued the primitive before they were captivated by the "mysteries of electronics"?
                    • Source: "It is plain to see that if Mr. Jaeger had his romantic way there would be a return of American boyhood to those fascinating days when Dan Beard and Ernest Thompson Seton held young imaginations captive and set them off in innocent pursuit of the primitive-an era that came to an end in this century's teens when the call to war and the mysteries of electronics and the internal combustion engine changed the juvenile trend" The Buffalo News
                    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 226 past nominations.

                    Thriley (talk) 16:54, 21 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                    • The article is long enough and new enough. Sources are cited. Spot checks passed. I see no copyright or neutrality concerns. I may be sleepy, but I struggle to comprehend the hook, and I dislike its flowery language. Surtsicna (talk) 20:58, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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                    Martin Lehmann

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                    Lehmann and the choir in 2018
                    Lehmann and the choir in 2018
                    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2190 past nominations.

                    Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:21, 22 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      Your Name Here (novel)

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                      • ... that after literary agents said Your Name Here was difficult to follow, co-author Helen DeWitt responded by adding more material?
                      • Source: NY Times: "Told by agents that the book was hard to follow, DeWitt’s response was to make it even more disorienting. She added a series of second-person narrators. She wove in a novel-within-a-novel by her fictional doppelgänger Rachel Zozanian, titled “Lotteryland,” which used chapters from one of DeWitt’s unfinished works, a satire about a country where everything is distributed by lottery. She made difficulties that she and Gridneff had writing the book, and their arguments about where it was going, part of the story." Washington Post: "Agents were baffled. They didn't know what to make of the book's incoherence - even granting that this was new work by the celebrated DeWitt, known for brilliant, bristly fiction about brilliant, bristly minds. So she added a series of chapters with second-person narrators, in an homage to Italo Calvino's "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler.""
                        • ALT1: ... that before co-writing Your Name Here with Ilya Gridneff, Helen DeWitt spent two years rereading an email from him without replying? Source: Washington Post: "DeWitt scribbled her contact information on a receipt, and Gridneff followed up with an email recounting one of his drunken weekend escapades. He didn't hear back for two years. "I didn't really know how to respond," DeWitt said. But she regarded that email as "the most exciting piece of writing I'd seen in years," rereading it at low moments as various projects foundered."
                        • ALT2: ... that Your Name Here was offered online as a pay-what-you-want PDF 17 years before its print publication? Source: The Baffler: interviewer: "The version of this novel that was published online-only as well as partly—just the first chapter, I believe—in the magazine n+1, that was all in 2008" later, in DeWitt's response: "... I finally put a notice on the website, which let people buy the PDF (without images) for whatever they chose to pay. Eight dollars was suggested but not compulsory, and I said when it had a publisher, they could apply their payment to purchase of the published edition." Frieze, 2008 review: "The book, which can be downloaded as a PDF from DeWitt’s website for the suggested price of US$8, ...". Multiple sources cover the 2025 print publication of the book, including the Kirkus and Publishers Weekly reviews which always have publication dates.
                        • ALT3: ... that Your Name Here uses Arabic words and phrases to encourage readers to learn the language, inspired by Tolkien fans learning Elvish? Source: NY Times: "Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s use of made-up languages in his fantasy novels, DeWitt hoped to teach English-language readers to read Arabic, and sprinkled Arabic text and translations throughout the novel."
                        • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1919 Baden state election; Template:Did you know nominations/Waipiro Stream
                        • Comment: I see I need an extra QPQ, so I'll do one over the coming days. I am also hoping to have some time to work on Helen DeWitt's article, as it's not in the best state.
                      Moved to mainspace by Chocmilk03 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 31 past nominations.

                      Chocmilk03 (talk) 00:21, 18 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      Pakasaivo

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

                      KFP (contact - edits) 02:39, 16 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      General: Article is new enough and long enough

                      Policy compliance:

                      Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
                      QPQ: Done.

                      Overall: Article was moved to mainspace on September 15 and nominated the next day. It is neutrally written, but there a number of uncited statements. Per WP:DYKCITE: "All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited to a reliable source no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)." @KFP: could you please ping me when you have added those missing citations? Thank you — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 03:17, 16 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                      • Thanks @Chao Garden:! I have updated the sources (mostly the same 2 main sources + one new one for a couple of statements). For the time being I took out the sentence "This bottom water inhibits decomposition, so any organic matter or objects such as boats or trees that have sunk to the bottom may have been preserved for millennia." as while it's often repeated in news and articles on the lake, I didn't yet find a satisfactory source. I might add it back when I come up with something - it is a common feature of anoxic waters in general so not specific to this particular lake. KFP (contact - edits) 17:22, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • @KFP: thank you for making those changes! WP:DYKHFC says "The facts of the hook in the article should be cited no later than the end of the sentence in which they appear." You might want to add a citation directly at the end of those sentences. For both hooks, it looks like the Johansson applies for each? Would you be able to share a direct quote to help me verify? (I'm not sure what Finish phrase to search for in the article) — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 17:50, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • @KFP: friendly ping — could you help me verify the Johansson source, assuming that's the one that applies to this hook? Just a quote would be helpful. I can't verify it myself, because I don't speak Finnish & don't know what phrase / word to search for in the source. — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 22:03, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • @Chao Garden: Hi! Sorry, been a bit busy in the past week. In the Raito source, the stuff relevant to the main hook candidate is under the subheading "jättimäinen hiidenkirnu" which means "gigantic giant's kettle". The word "hiidenkirnumainen" (meaning "giant's-kettle-like") is also used in that section of the article. That same word is also used in the Luontoon.fi article. I'll get back to you on the alt hook by the weekend at the latest. KFP (contact - edits) 05:55, 1 October 2026 (UTC) Reply

                      Nadia Y. Kim

                      • Source: As for the anti-Asian hate during COVID-19, particularly in 2021, a United Nations News article documents this: . The book specifically mentions Asian (and undocumented Latina) immigrant women leading environmental justice movements in Los Angeles's industrial-port belt (despite the obvious hatred, especially in COVID). The book data here confirms the 2021 publication date: Kim, Nadia Y. (2021). Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9781503628175.

                      She was also interviewed here, mainly about anti-Asian hate:

                      Created by Crcopell (talk), Vycl1994 (talk), and Significa liberdade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

                      Unsurprising (talk) 01:49, 16 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      • Comment The hook fact is not in the article at all, as we speak; and, even if it were, the wild claim about the pandemic and xenophobia would still need to be attributed, and preferably not used as the hook fact -- it is a very contentious opinion. For it to be in the article, it would also need to be from a source that specifically mentions this opinion in relation to that book by that author, not "in general" (WP:SYNTH). Also: the book by Kim, with the vague mention of "book data", cannot be a source for this factoid, even if Kim had made mention of it there. Dahn (talk) 03:25, 16 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • Unsurprising, a new QPQ is needed. You have already used this QPQ at Template:Did you know nominations/Ever Again and cannot re-use it. Without a new QPQ, this nomination will be marked for closure. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:32, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • Full review needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:35, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • I'm coming back to this as a reviewer. From what I gather, the article seems to have been moved to mainspace on 16 Nov, which allows it to qualify. I am hesitating between arguing that it needs more work or that it needs to be completely redone (as in: it needs much more work before it can be featured on mainpage). A note on why that is: much of it is written like a blurb of sorts; we are told that X and Y reviewed her work (a common descriptor for when academics try to suggest that their work is not ignored), when the only reason to even mention those reviews would be to have details on what they say about Kim. Then we have a long list of prizes, which frankly looks like "let's all read Kim's work, it won stuff"-type content. Not good. The same goes for the phrasing of the hook. (Think of it: why would we mention that a monograph is "award-winning"? it unwittingly demeans the author by suggesting she needs that sort of blurb to prop her up; would you describe Mark Twain or Max Weber as "award-winning"?). But the most serious aspect, still unaddressed despite it being waved off above: the hook is a glaring WP:SYNTH. That's because Covid and its supposed spike in anti-Asian sentiment are nowhere mentioned in the article, and they probably shouldn't be, until we get a third-party source, cited verbatim in the article, making that explicit connection between (1) Kim's book, (2) Covid, (3) anti-Asian sentiment during Covid. (Also, let me remind you: the rise of anti-Asian sentiment during Covid is itself a factoid rather than a fact, meaning that we are under no legal requirement to believe the rise of reports about these incidents is in any way a significant rise in overall sentiment against X and Y ethnicities -- some authors believe this to be true, others question it; this is why the article that';s being linked has a vague title and very short paragraphs about very specific incidents, rather than the mass hysteria that's being depicted here. So any such claim linking Kim's book and the other two things would have to also be attributed to the person making the claim, not squeezed in as an editorial comment by wikipedia, or like a generally known, demonstrable, undebatable fact.) The hook is a no-go in this form, and I frankly struggle to find anything that would make a good hook in this article -- the issue would be solved if the author, or anyone interested, would go through sources and actually pick from them info other than "she's great and she won awards" (her new and relevant ideas, the debates she sparked with her research etc.). Finally, this also brings up the issue of formatting: the article is a mess, with the one-line paragraphs and the unnecessary subheadings. Dahn (talk) 05:57, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                      Drongo (horse)

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                      Drongo, the famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse"}">Drongo, the famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse
                      Drongo, the famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse
                      Created by Sauriazoicillus (talk), Launchballer (talk), and Túrelio (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

                      Unsurprising (talk) 22:16, 15 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      General: Article is new enough and long enough

                      Policy compliance:

                      • Adequate sourcing: No - Ref 4 and 10 rely on too much information to verify, and should be sourced to the racing record (which is unsourced) to ease up the process. Now for the minor issues:

                      Ref 2 just says he was a Melbourne racehorse. Ref 7 says 6 2nd and 6 3rds, and "out of 37 starts" not supported by ref 6. Ref 11 should be updated to £120,059. A few cn tags. Don't need the "Some of his political cartoons are reproduced below to the right" part since it's redundant to the captions.

                      Hook eligibility:

                      • Cited: No - Anything cited to an offline source needs to have a quote per WP:DYKCITE; though MacQuarie verifies ALT9a.
                      • Interesting: Yes
                      Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
                      QPQ: Done.

                      Overall: Moved to mainspace on nom day, length 2705 B. Image is PD in the US due to being published in 1925. The pop culture references are cited to the encyclopedia entry on Drongo and pass the WP:BANANASINWORMS test, though the Fox poem should be trimmed to the first stanza or even removed outright due to copyright concerns.

                      Don't think ALT6/7 meet DYKINT; ALT0 doesn't have "loser" supported in the article; ALT1-4 are too wordy. The "drongo slang term" hooks are the most DYKINT but I'm proposing a more DYKINT-compliant ALT9 (the "well-performing racehorse" part should be verified by the sourcing confirming all his second and third places, we still need the quote to verify the "no-hoper" part):

                      @Unsurprising, Sauriazoicillus, and Launchballer: address the issues and you're good to go. (NGL if I had a nickel for every time I did a DYK about a successful loser racehorse, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.) ミラP@Miraclepine 22:27, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                      • I have fixed the issue with ref 2 by removing it entirely (can't remember why exactly I included it there TBH)
                      • I reworded the section regarding his uncertain racing record by stating that '37 starts' was a number used by later reports rather than the contemporary news report (ref 6)
                      • Removed the redundant statement regarding Wells' comics
                      • Didn't even consider that the Len Fox poem would have copyright concerns despite being fully reproduced in the book! Removed that as well
                      • I also realised I had gotten the timeline mixed up regarding Wells' cartoons and swapped the sections around to better reflect the timeline of events
                      I do have some questions and uncertainties however:
                      • I'm a little unsure regarding the statement made about refs 6 and 7 as ref 7 states "five seconds placings and seven thirds" rather than '6 2nd and 6 3rds' and so should not contradict ref 6, have I missed something? Apologies if so!
                      • This is, admittedly, my first time creating an article outside of the scope of WP:PAL, so I'm not as familiar with where to find sources for things like racing records, the only place I could find any racing records that mention Drongo were The Australasian Turf Registry books, do you have any pointers?
                      • The cn tag on the statement that "Drongo was inbred 3 × 3 to St. Simon" feels a little redundant since the pedigree is cited and shows that St. Simon appears twice, other articles that feature inbred horses also do the same thing (whether the pedigree is cited or not).
                      (also that's a very fun fact, two very good nickels and hilarious since Haru Urara is one of my favourite Uma Musume characters and probably why I latched on to Drongo). Sauriazoicillus (talk) 12:54, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      @Sauriazoicillus: You can keep ref 2, it says he was based in Melbourne; "who was bred in Melbourne, Australia by an unknown breeder" is not supported by the ref; and Dorothy Wood and "clumsy" is unsourced (almost forgot them).
                      The Sporting Globe ref says "He ran in 37 events for six seconds, six thirds, several fourths and a fifth hi the Sydney Cup", while Victoria Racing Club says "Drongo finished second five times, with seven thirds" and the Daily Telegraph ref says "five seconds placings and seven thirds". That discrepancy should be addressed.
                      The Australasian Turf Registry should be reliable for racing records and should help with the issue with the "racing record" section, though I'd recommend trimming columns on unsupported claims.
                      WP:DYKCITE says All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited to a reliable source no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)., I'd suggest adding the source to the cn tag. The other cn tag is not addressed yet; I'd suggest removing that claim since I'm used to several GAs handling the issue without stating the absence of a death date (cf. Hugh Daily).
                      Also, if you have access to the Australian Folklore book, you can use these to add the hook quotes; they haven't been added yet. I've struck out the rejected hooks (and fixed the formatting for ALT9(a)) for convenience. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:29, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      @Miraclepine: Noted, I'll add back ref 2, remove the section regarding an unknown breeder, and remove the statement about there being no recorded death date. I also have citations for Dorothy Wood being his owner in the ref list so I can just add that to the infobox.
                      The "clumsy" claim comes from the Australian Folklore book, would the issue with that be resolved if I added it to the in-article section next to "slow-witted"?
                      For the racing record section, would you recommend changing the section to surround the varying reports of his career (something like "Both contemporary and recent new articles report various numbers of first and second placements,refs here and recent news articles have claimed he had 37 starts.refs here However, The Australasian Turf Registry records only 29 races throughout Drongo's careerrefs here) or just removing the comment about the discrepancies entirely and let the racing record section be self explanatory?
                      And final thing; I'm very new to DYK nominations and so am very unsure how this all works past the review side, what do you mean by "...if you have access to the Australian Folklore book, you can use these to add the hook quotes" do you mean quoting sections of Drongo's entry from the book? Thanks for your patience! Sauriazoicillus (talk) 18:46, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      @Sauriazoicillus: About the racing record, I'd recommend a footnote about the discrepancies on the amounts of races, with each race saying Drongo raced being reference to the The Australasian Turf Registry.
                      WP:DYKCITE says For sources which are not readily available to the reviewer because they are off-line or behind a paywall, the nominator must provide a copy for review. This could be done by posting ... a direct quotation from the source.
                      In the meantime, please ping me when the issues are addressed. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:06, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                      List of critics of Wikipedia

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                      Moved to mainspace by 1timeuse75 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 430 past nominations.

                      Launchballer 22:01, 15 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      I object to unbolded links on principle as they divert views. (If we are going with ALT1 - which is less interesting anyway - suggest trimming Colbert as I wouldn't expect a worldwide audience to have heard of him.)--Launchballer 17:35, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      Ok, how about: ALT2 ... that people who have criticized Wikipedia include a teacher, multiple journalists, the wealthiest man in the world, and the co-founder of Wikipedia? 1timeuse75 (talk) 16:22, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      I'll let the reviewer adjudicate, although for me the really interesting bit is that a co-founder was banned.--Launchballer 13:23, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      • Definitely going to be an interesting DYK, but unfortunately the review will be on hold due to the article being nominated at AfD. I will be more than happy to conduct a full review after the AfD elapses. In the meantime please complete the 2nd QPQ. EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 22:56, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      David is a double and counts as two. I believe @OpalYosutebito: said they planned to review.--Launchballer 23:55, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      I did. I'll get back to work ASAP - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:57, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                      I'll be focusing on ALT0
                      General: Article is new enough and long enough

                      Policy compliance:

                      Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
                      Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
                      QPQ: Done.

                      Overall: You need to fulfill 2 QPQs. Please let me know if I misinterpreted anything - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:00, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                      You've misinterpreted at least three things. One, this is at AfD, so this must go on hold anyway. Two, Rizalito David includes two articles and counts as a double. And three, there is no requirement that the nomination itself contains a source because it's already in the article, but in this case the source is .--Launchballer 00:14, 24 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

                      Christopher H. Bidmead

                      • Source: Wright, Mark, ed. (2017a). The Leisure Hive, Meglos, Full Circle. Doctor Who: The Complete History. Vol. 32. London: Panini Comics, Hachette Partworks. ISSN 2057-6048, p. 24
                      Improved to Good Article status by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

                      Lbal (talk) 21:16, 15 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                      General: Article is new enough and long enough

                      Policy compliance:

                      Hook eligibility:

                      • Cited: No - Per WP:DYKCITE please provide quotes for the hooks, which are all offline.
                      • Interesting: Yes
                      QPQ: Done.

                      Overall: Promoted to GA on nom day; size 13kb. Prefer ALT2 over ALT0 (which is more reliant on knowing what Doctor Who is; yes I'm aware it's a globally known franchise hence I'll approve this, but I'll write this off as a backup) and ALT1 (which is not very about Bidmead per WP:DYKMAJOR). @Lbal: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:34, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                        • @Miraclepine: Quote for ALT1: "So I rang up Nigel and asked if he'd write for Doctor Who. He was horrified. He said 'not in a million years would I write for that piece of tat.'" ALT2 is "It was one-time Doctor Who writer Robert Banks Stewart who recommended Bidmead for the vacant Doctor Who script editor’s job, with Bidmead having recently written a ‘fan letter’ to congratulate his former Thames colleague on his detective series Shoestring (1979/80)." I for some reason cannot find my quote for ALT0 but I honestly would prefer to leave it aside in favor of one of the others. I cleaned up the sourcing issues in the article.

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                      Walter Johnson (defensive tackle, born 1965)

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                      • ... that football players Walter Johnson and Rickey Jackson lived in the same city, played at the same high school and college, and both played in the NFL on defense?
                      • Source: Palm Beach Post (verifies everything but Johnson playing in NFL, but that can be verified here)
                      5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 484 past nominations.

                      BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:19, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        Mirisata

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                        Improved to Good Article status by Another Believer (talk), Sulfurboy (talk), and Baffle gab1978 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

                        Unsurprising (talk) 22:02, 16 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                        Kate Tolo

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                        • ... that Kate Tolo spent four years messaging her boyfriend before he replied?
                          • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Semois Valley National Park
                          • Comment: Driveby nom. (My preferred hook, "that Kate Tolo wants to share her body with the world", wouldn't work per WP:RSHEADLINE, but "that Kate Tolo's boyfriend refers to her vagina as her 1%" or "that Kate Tolo's boyfriend regularly tweets about her sex life" might work if they're added to the article. Also, where in ref 17 does it say "She has been cited as one of the people responsible for bringing care of the vaginal microbiome into the cultural conversation?")
                        Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 432 past nominations.

                        Launchballer 19:09, 18 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        Just saw this. Sure there are others, but ALT1: ... that Kate Tolo "could not be more proud" of her boyfriend for tweeting about her vagina?.--Launchballer 19:54, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                        It does not seem as if it mentions her being "cited as one of the people responsible for bringing care of the vaginal microbiome into the cultural conversation." in what is referenced in the article. This will need a full review by a different editor. Aneirinn (talk) 23:23, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                        2019 Toronto feces attacks

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                        The bucket assailant Samuel Opoku used
                        • ... that 23-year-old Samuel Opoku attacked five Asian people in Toronto with buckets containing human liquified feces and urine, was granted bail for struggling with mental health, and got arrested again?
                        Created by Chicken4War (talk), Grahaml35 (talk), and Vycl1994 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

                        Unsurprising (talk) 22:04, 17 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        Jacqueline Clarac de Briceño

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                        • ... that anthropologist Jacqueline Clarac de Briceño trained more than sixty graduate students through the anthropology and ethnology programs she founded in Venezuela?
                        • ALT1: ... that anthropologist Jacqueline Clarac de Briceño argued Indigenous cultures were not static, then founded a university department, two graduate programs, and a museum to prove it?
                        • ALT2: ... that anthropologist Jacqueline Clarac de Briceño helped Indigenous communities in Mérida, Venezuela, secure recognition of their ancestral lands?
                          • Reviewed:
                        Created by E1th0r (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                        E1th0r (talk) 19:18, 17 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        • Not a review but a drive-by comment: The hook is not interesting. It is not uncommon (let alone hooky) for a person to die in one place and have their remains returned to another place. Surely there must be a more interesting hook? Cbl62 (talk) 23:45, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                        • Hi Cbl62, thank you for your comment. You're right — in Spanish it sounds more poetic, but in English it's just a fact without much feeling behind it. I've replaced the main hook with something about the graduate programs she founded and the students she trained, and moved the death/ashes fact out entirely, with two other alternatives kept in reserve. Your comment on the new hook would be welcome if you have time to take a look. Have a nice day! E1th0r (talk) E1th0r (talk) 13:40, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                        • Thank you for proposing three new hooks. We are getting closer to approval. The article is new enough (created 9/16), plenty long enough, neutral, and appropriately sourced. The three new proposed hooks are an improvement in terms of being interesting. They are also short enough. Two remaining issues:
                        1. The hook fact must appear in the article. Can you please review the new hooks to make sure that each fact is also in the article? For example, I don't find in the article the bit from alt2 about "recognition of their ancestral lands". This can be solved by adding the applicable fact to the article (with citation).
                        2. It would help if you could provide translated quotes from the sources that verify each of the hook facts. Cbl62 (talk) 15:10, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                        Articles created/expanded on September 18

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                        Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

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                        "That includes Zagitova, the recently crowned European champion who won Wednesday's short program with a world-record 82.98 points." and "Zagitova performed as the Black Swam and narrowly won the short-program with a more difficult combination jump than Medvedeva performed."
                        Improved to Good Article status by Bgsu98 (talk), Ymblanter (talk), Tomcsy (talk), Lihaas (talk), 74.57.101.240 (talk), Karl.i.biased (talk), Whiskeydinner (talk), and WildCherry06 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

                        Unsurprising (talk) 14:51, 18 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        LuzViMinda (song)

                        "One composite name that has become popular is Luzviminda, taken from the three main regions of the Philippines: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao."
                        • ALT1: ... that the hip-hop song "LuzViMinda" by Filipino boy band Alamat is lyrically about striving to reach one's full potential while being proud of their Filipino roots?
                        "ALAMAT has always championed Filipino culture and traditions in their music, and the pre-release track off their newest album DESTINO is a prime example of that. A multilingual piece about being hungry for more as you reach your full potential while carrying the pride of the country on your back, it's rap-heavy with a sick beat and ethnic instruments blended into the mix. The conclusion? No one does it like ALAMAT!" (PULP Magazine)
                        "The album opens with their pre-release lead single LuzViMinda, a roaring declaration of their multilingual roots and refusal to dilute Filipino identity in modern pop. Its music video mirrors their energy and pride, getting everyone streaming and dancing to its angsty beat." (Art+ Magazine)
                        Improved to Good Article status by ArinAstrid (talk), Renamed user 88e8c10e91fbce0c505d6c63bd61d813 (talk), Royiswariii (talk), Sricsi (talk), and JJMC89 bot III (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

                        Unsurprising (talk) 17:17, 18 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                        Articles created/expanded on September 19

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                        Mathias Déguénon

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

                        Aneirinn (talk) 22:24, 21 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                          Henry Earl

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                          Created by HouseBlaster (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 433 past nominations.

                          Launchballer 03:54, 19 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                          Not sure I see the problem given BLP no longer applies and those hooks will get more views, but ALT2: ... that Henry Earl received a nickname referencing a popular soul singer due to the dance moves he would perform for money while homeless?.--Launchballer 04:11, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                          BLP doesn't apply, but he was still a human. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:34, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                          I agree. A DYK is in poor taste: the chapter is closed, the man has died, and there's nothing further to be gained from scrutinizing his story other than as a testament to how poorly suited the criminal justice system is to address substance abuse disorders. Jclemens (talk) 21:57, 19 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                          Also on hold pending AFD. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:31, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                          Articles created/expanded on September 20

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                          Na Atanga

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                          • ... that according to oral tradition, Na Atanga became the ruler of two islands because his brother was so out of control, their mother sent him off to conquer other islands to stop him from killing them?
                          • Source: Cited in article
                          Created by Vortex3427 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

                          Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 08:37, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                            Hank Cook

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                            • ... that despite being blinded in one eye by a freak walnut accident, Hank Cook ranked second nationally in football receptions in 1973?
                            • Source: *here: For #2 in receptions, scroll down to "Appearances on Leaderboards" and expand the"Receptions" tab
                            • here: "Hank is blind ... Since early childhood [he] has been without the use of one eye..."
                            • here: "At age five, little Hank Cook was blinded in one eye in a freak neighbrhood accident."
                            • here: "When he was three, he and a cousin were throwing walnuts at each other and one struck Hank's left eye."
                            Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 401 past nominations.

                            Cbl62 (talk) 16:07, 26 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                            Bwabwa, Anita Chitaya, The Ants and the Grasshopper (Film)

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                            "Jesus Loves Bwabwa"
                            "Jesus Loves Bwabwa"
                            Created by Nathingani (talk) and Victuallers (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 468 past nominations.

                            Victuallers (talk) 17:19, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                            @Victuallers: Apologies for keeping you waiting. All three are long and new enough. QPQs are fine; Earwig picks up on phrase but I think it comes under WP:LIMITED. The hook rather implies that she farmed one acre and was then filmed, when Ants includes the footage of her farming said acre. What else have you got?--Launchballer 16:51, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                            Thanks - I can see that the "before" could be misconstrued to mean that 'a' caused 'b' (because 'a' was before 'b'). OK. She may still be farming that one acre! I'm told that her moment of fame is unknown in Malawi, but I have no source for that, and anyway we're hopefully fixing that. I have removed the "before" which I hope addresses your point. Are you OK with the image? We have a Facebook message from the film's people. If its an issue then we'll have to drop the image. Cheers. Victuallers (talk) 17:06, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                            * alt1... that Anita Chitaya (pictured) was filmed farming her one acre in a village in Northern Malawi and on her quest to explain climate change in America?

                            Park Chung-seop

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

                            Preferwiki (talk) 05:12, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                              Bennett–Lapid alliance

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                              • ... that a leader of Shas called the Bennett–Lapid alliance "a roadside bomb that will explode at some point in an attempt to bring down the prime minister"?
                                • ALT1: ... that the Los Angeles Times called Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid "a new odd couple in Israeli politics" whose alliance was blocking a new government?
                                • ALT2: ... that the Bennett–Lapid alliance kept Israel's Haredi parties out of the 2013 government: Lapid refused to sit with them, Bennett refused to enter without Lapid?
                                • ALT3: ... that Naftali Bennett promised voters never to let Yair Lapid be prime minister "not even in rotation", and then formed a government with him in rotation?
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                                • Comment: Self-nominated. Created 20 September 2026. The main hook and ALT1 are cited to the Los Angeles Times, in English, for ease of verification; the remaining hooks rest on Hebrew-language sources, quoted in the citations.
                              Created by Tomer T (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                              Tomer T (talk) 08:33, 23 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                              The Ballad of Narayama (short story)

                              Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 607 past nominations.

                              Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:22, 20 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                              Jaguarnik (talk) 11:19, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                              Articles created/expanded on September 21

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                              Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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                              • ... that in his book Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari, a famous historian, states that the truth of information does not correlate with its persuasive ability?
                              "In the book’s opening section, Harari sets out to refute what he calls the “naive view of information.” This is the idea that when humans gather more information, they have a greater share of truth, which will in turn bring them greater wisdom and greater power. To the contrary, Harari argues, there is no correlation at all between information, truth and the ability to hold sway over other people. What binds human information networks together is not primarily the truth but stories. "
                                • Reviewed: None (not required)
                                • Comment: I believe this is 5x from the July 31st revision. Please let me know and quickfail if 5x cannot apply from that.
                              5x expanded by Anonymous1261 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                              Who am I? / Talk to me! / What have I done? 16:18, 23 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                              Sissy That Walk

                              RuPaul"}">RuPaul
                              • Source: "This time, the queen of drag turned the table on pirates by putting out a decoy album on several popular Torrent sites that traffic in bootleg music. While this trick has been done before, few have gotten the viral online buzz that the RuPaul’s decoy has received, largely because of the stream-of-conscious monologues it contains (check-out two tracks from the “Born Naked” decoy album below)." Billboard
                                • ALT1: ... that RuPaul's song "Sissy That Walk" was inspired by a phrase used by a child pageant coach? Source: "You might know ‘sissy that walk’ best from RuPaul’s latest single, but he actually began using it on episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race after hearing a writer say it while working on a story about child pageants." Queerty
                                  "Sissy That Walk" was born from a term I heard Rich Juzwiak, a writer and columnist. He was doing a story on child pageants. He had gone to a rehearsal where the coach (a flamboyant gentleman) was telling the little girl, probably 8 or 10. He said, "Girl, you better sissy that walk," and I thought, "Oh my God, that is brilliant." YouTube
                                • ALT2: ... that RuPaul's song "Sissy That Walk" has been performed on two versions of Dancing with the Stars? Source: "Ever since their first cha-cha dance to RuPaul's iconic club song "Sissy That Walk," Adam RIppon and Jenna Johnson were the favorites to win the Mirrorball trophy on Dancing With the Stars: Athletes" Billboard
                                  "On the latest Dancing With The Stars Ireland episode, Blu Hydrangea dedicated their performance to RuPaul, with a Paso Doble to the drag legend's hit song 'Sissy That Walk'." GCN
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                              Created by Glitzae (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                              Glitzae talk talk 16:07, 21 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                              Articles created/expanded on September 22

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                              Jimmy Jerome

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                                :* here: "Jimmy Jerome, a star wide receiver at the University of North Carolina last season, has been killed in a headon collision on Pacific Coast Highway."
                              • here: "Wingback Jimmy Jerome became the leading receiver in Carolina history, breaking Art Weiner's 25-year old record of 762 yards with 828 yards."
                              Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 402 past nominations.

                              Cbl62 (talk) 18:44, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                Hakui Koyori

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                                • ... that VTuber Hakui Koyori called "play ball" at the World Baseball Classic?
                                • Source: "Youtubeのチャンネル登録者数135万、Xのフォロワー97・4万人を誇る超人気Vチューバー・博衣こよりが、プレーボールコールを行った。", trans. "Hakui Koyori, a hugely popular VTuber boasting 1.35 million YouTube subscribers and 974,000 X followers, made the play ball call."
                                Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

                                1brianm7 (talk) 00:17, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                  History of Dalsland

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                                  • ... that very few new houses were built in Dalsland in the 150 years following the Black Death, as the population decline had left the province with more buildings than it needed?
                                  • Source: Harrison, Dick (2018). Dalslands historia [History of Dalsland] (in Swedish). Högsäter: Dalsland Explorer. ISBN 9789198475500. Page 78.

                                  "Folkminskningen ledde dessutom till ett kraftigt reducerat behov av nya byggnader. För första gången hade dalslänningarna ett överskott av hus. Om de inte kunde användas i befintligt skick kunde de brytas ned och förvandlas till byggnadsmaterial. Under de 150 år som följde på digerdöden byggdes ytterst få nya hus i Dalsland. Behovet saknades."

                                  (English translation: "The population decline also led to a greatly reduced need for new buildings. For the first time, the people of Dalsland had a surplus of houses. If they could not be used in their existing state, they could be taken apart and turned into building material. During the 150 years that followed the Black Death, extremely few new houses were built in Dalsland. There was no need.")
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                                  Converted from a redirect by Julle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                  /Julle (talk) 07:34, 22 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                  • Source. To help facilitate source review of the hook, since this is printed material most people don't have access to, I've added a video (link to Google Drive) of the book and quote above (it takes a couple of seconds to focus on the text but it should be clearly visible towards the end), for comparison to the Swedish text above; any machine translation should be able to indicate that the English translation is in line with the original Swedish. /Julle (talk) 07:57, 22 September 2026 (UTC) Reply

                                  Flora of the Cook Islands

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

                                  Emmanbotan (talk) 07:06, 22 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                  • – @Emmanbotan: Hi. I have added a section tag and a general one about sourcing. Please take a look. The hook is interesting but not sourced to the JSTOR doc's page you gave (p. 35) per article. In fact the searcher does not find anything related to pain. Finally I would leave out so excessive SEAOFRED (paraphrasing WP:SEAOFBLUE). The rest seem to be okay (newness to mainspace, QPQ, etc.) - I would need to check copyvio later, but please address these issues first and ping me when done. CoryGlee 00:00, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                                  @CoryGlee:, i added the link, you can download the full pdf and read it thats where i got it from.

                                  Articles created/expanded on September 23

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                                  Garfield: Escape from Monday

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                                  • Source: Polygon review: "I enlisted the help of my 4th grade self to get some fresh perspective." (The review is written as dialogue between the critic and their imaginary self from the 4th grade)
                                    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Faker (gamer)
                                    • Comment: Per WP:DYKFICTION, this has to involve a real-world fact, and because of the lack of sources about its development, we have to draw from the reception on this one. I think the fourth-grade review is really weird and a hooky option, but I'm open to alts if people have strong feelings on it!
                                  Created by Nomader (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

                                  Nomader (talk) 23:11, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                  Sanda Island Lighthouse

                                  Sanda Island Lighthouse
                                  Sanda Island Lighthouse
                                  • ... that Sanda Island Lighthouse (pictured) was built in three "steps" against a cliff face, which remains unique in Scotland?
                                  • Source: "As wrecks continued, however, they later decided to build on the summit of the Ship Rock, a detached lump of Sanda, and the engineering designed a stone tower in three 'steps' against the face of the rock, still the only one of its kind in Scotland." Munro, Robert William (1979). Scottish Lighthouses. p. 124. ISBN 9780906191323.
                                  Moved to mainspace by BenTanXiaoMing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

                                  BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 22:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                  Orlando Gill

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                                  • ... that goalkeeper Orlando Gill started playing football as a forward and midfielder? Source: www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2026/07/01/junta-municipal-declara-hijo-dilecto-de-san-lorenzo-al-arquero-orlando-gill/
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                                    • Comment: I didn't link forward and goalkeeper as they exist in a majority of sports.
                                  Created by Riverplateño (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                  Riverplateño (talk) 17:56, 26 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                    Son of Hamas

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                                    • ... that the author of Son of Hamas said that he originally choose to work with Israel so he could be freed from jail?
                                    Created by Dafootballguy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                    In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 03:54, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                    2026_Belleville_synagogue_shooting

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

                                    —Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 19:35, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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

                                    Hook eligibility:

                                    • Cited: No - "35 families" yes, "very small" no (but also see below).
                                    • Interesting: No - I'm very sorry, but I do not see how "targeting a small congregation", or rather a congregation of any size, is interesting to a broad audience. Especially since 35 families (not people) is not very small; there are congregations that are just above the minimum of 10 adult men needed for a minyan. Are there any other hooks?
                                    QPQ: None required.

                                    Overall: @Moxfyre: Welcome to DYK. I have some issues with the hook, which is unfortunately a non-starter. Epicgenius (talk) 15:55, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                                    Charles Blair Gordon

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                                    Bank of Montreal $10 note of 1935, with Gordon's portrait at right
                                    Bank of Montreal $10 note of 1935, with Gordon's portrait at right
                                    • Source: Ernest Hemingway, "Two Russian Girls the Best-Looking at Genoa Parley", Toronto Daily Star, 24 April 1922 (reprinted as "Russian Girls at Genoa" in By-Line: Ernest Hemingway, 1967): "They are the best dressed delegation. Sir Charles Blair Gordon, head of the Canadian delegation, is blond, ruddy-faced and a little ill at ease."
                                      • ALT1: ... that the portrait of Sir Charles Blair Gordon, president of the Bank of Montreal, appeared on the bank's own $10 notes (pictured), which also carried his signature? Source: The note itself, Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection scan at File:CAN-S559-Bank of Montreal-10 Dollars (1935).jpg ("Portraits of J. Dodds and C.B. Gordon with signatures of the same"); Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Gordon entry, image gallery: "Charles Blair Gordon depicted on the first 1935 Bank of Montreal, 10 dollar note printed".
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                                      • Comment: Fivefold expansion: 968 characters of prose in the last pre-expansion revision (17 July 2025) to about 19,000 characters as of 23 September 2026. First nomination, so no QPQ required. The image is a public-domain Smithsonian scan and an English Wikipedia featured picture.
                                    5x expanded by Zacmando (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                    Zacmando (talk) 13:43, 23 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                      Not Me That Went Viral

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                                      • Source: The Asahi Shimbun [読者の幅を広げたくて、現代に生きる誰もが当事者になりそうなネット炎上をテーマにしました I wanted to broaden my readership, so I chose the theme of online shaming—something anyone living in the modern world could find themselves caught up in.]
                                      Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 68 past nominations.

                                      Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 05:32, 23 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                        Articles created/expanded on September 24

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                                        Hina Kawata, Hiyori Hamagishi

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                                        • Source: Hina Kawata: I'm so happy to be singing as part of the "Mi-pan Family," led by Mirei Sasaki, this time! Mi-pan-san is always so kind to me. She's like a mother to me.
                                        By the way, Hiyotan is the eldest daughter!
                                          • ALT1: ... that Hina Kawata and Hiyori Hamagishi were called an "inseparable pair" in Hinatazaka46, and had even adopted similar speech patterns? Source: Hamagishi said, "Lately, my manager has been telling me a lot, 'Your reactions are similar to Hina's,'" and continued, "Kawata and I always say, 'I wonder,' like, 'I'm not sure.' When asked, 'It's something like that, right?' we say, 'I wonder.' We don't want to just say 'Yes.' ... Higashimura remarked, "You two really are always together, aren't you? You're an inseparable pair," referring to Hamagishi and Kawada, Hamagishi agreed, saying, "We are always together."
                                          • ALT2: ... that Hiyori Hamagishi debuted as a magazine exclusive model right on her 19th birthday? Source: She will become the group's eighth fashion magazine model and make her debut as an exclusive model in the November issue, which will go on sale on the 28th of this month, the same day she will turn 19.
                                          • ALT3: ... that Hina Kawata's first photobook was photographed over the course of an entire year, to fulfill the concept of "365 days of living with her"? Source: With the theme "365 Days of Living with Her," this photo book was shot over the course of a year in locations including Kawata's hometown of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as well as Amami, Kamakura, and Tokyo.
                                          • ALT4: ... that Hiyori Hamagishi wanted to become a ballet teacher before joining Hinatazaka46? Source: Hamagishi began studying classical ballet at the age of three and was so devoted to it that she even wrote in her elementary school graduation yearbook that she wanted to become a ballet teacher one day.
                                          • ALT5: ... that Hina Kawata and Hiyori Hamagishi have been in a fictional musical trio and a real-life quartet together? Source:
                                          • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bomberman (1985 video game), Template:Did you know nominations/Real Sound (website)
                                          • Comment: In case none of the joint hooks work out, please consider the individual hooks for each article.
                                        Converted from a redirect by Petewarrior (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

                                        PetéWarrior (talk) 14:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                          Solomon S. Fleming

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                                          Solomon S. Fleming
                                          Solomon S. Fleming
                                          • ... that a general store owned by Solomon S. Fleming (pictured) was robbed twice by Confederate soldiers in 1863?
                                          "An interesting war Incident was connected with Mr. Fleming's life. He engaged in the mercantile business from 1841 to 1872. On April 13, 1863, his store was robbed by Confederate soldiers under General Jones, and in November of the same year was again robbed by Confederate guerillas in Federal uniforms, who went through his stock while some of their number stood guard with levelled carbines."
                                          Created by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

                                          ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 13:13, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                            Nathan's parable

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                                            Nathan rebukes David (James Tissot, c. 1896–1902)
                                            Nathan rebukes David (James Tissot, c. 1896–1902)
                                            • ... that in Nathan's parable, the prophet (pictured) got King David to sentence himself by telling him about a rich man who stole a poor man's only lamb?
                                            • Source: Simon, Uriel (1967). "The Poor Man's Ewe-Lamb: An Example of a Juridical Parable". Biblica 48 (2): 207–242, pp. 220–221.
                                              • ALT1: ... that Edgar Allan Poe's detective story "Thou Art the Man" takes its title from the words Nathan (pictured) used to accuse King David at the end of Nathan's parable? Source: Sova, Dawn B. (2001). Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z. New York: Checkmark Books, p. 236.
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                                            Created by Balabush (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                            Balabush (talk) 06:00, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                              Jotham's fable

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                                              • ... that Jotham's fable, in which the olive, fig and vine all turn down the crown, has been read as a warning against societies that settle for unworthy leaders instead of persuading the best to serve?
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                                              Created by Balabush (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                              Balabush (talk) 21:40, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                              Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode

                                              Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode
                                              Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode
                                              • ... that a tombstone discovered in the Collegiate Church of Saint George and Saint Ode (pictured) in 1977 is widely believed to be that of the 6th-century founder of the church? Source: Most easily accessible here (in French): "Sans doute vers la fin du VIe s., Amay possédait une «basilique» dédiée à st Georges dont le fondation est attribuée traditionnellement à ste Ode, avatar pratiquement confirmé de Chrodoara dont on a retrouvé le sarcophage sous le choeur lors de fouilles en 1977." Deepl gives you the following in English: "Probably toward the end of the 6th century, Amay had a “basilica” dedicated to St. George, traditionally attributed to St. Ode—a figure virtually confirmed to be Chrodoara, whose sarcophagus was discovered beneath the choir during excavations in 1977."
                                              Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 173 past nominations.

                                              Yakikaki (talk) 09:23, 24 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                                              Articles created/expanded on September 25

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                                              Hans Henkes

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                                              • ... that when no available treatment worked, Hans Henkes co-developed a new technique to treat strokes which CIRSE says "saved thousands of lives"?
                                              • Source: Page 2 "In 2004, Prof. Henkes invented the Solitaire ™ revascularisation device, which was initially designed for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Incidentally, he found out that it could also be applied for the removal of intracranial thrombi and performed the first successful intracranial stent thrombectomy in Europe in 2008. This stent retriever represented a considerable improvement in acute ischaemic stroke management compared to other thrombectomy devices available at the time. The Solitaire TM stent became an international patent in 2004, followed by the US patent in 2014. It has since saved thousands of lives and prevented countless cases of stroke-related handicap."
                                                • ALT1: ... that Hans Henkes treated a stroke in 2008 with a stent retriever he had co-invented for aneurysms? Source: Page 2 "In 2004, Prof. Henkes invented the Solitaire ™ revascularisation device, which was initially designed for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Incidentally, he found out that it could also be applied for the removal of intracranial thrombi and performed the first successful intracranial stent thrombectomy in Europe in 2008. This stent retriever represented a considerable improvement in acute ischaemic stroke management compared to other thrombectomy devices available at the time. The Solitaire TM stent became an international patent in 2004, followed by the US patent in 2014. It has since saved thousands of lives and prevented countless cases of stroke-related handicap."
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                                              Created by HelixUnwinding (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                              HelixUnwinding (talk) 17:33, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                SB19

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                                                SB19
                                                • ... that SB19 (pictured) is the first Filipino artist to perform at Lollapalooza?
                                                Improved to Good Article status by Relayed (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

                                                Relayed (talk • contribs) 06:21, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                  2007 Enterprise tornado

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                                                  Marine One flying to the school"}">Marine One flying to the school
                                                  Marine One flying to the school
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                                                  WXchaser (Say what?) 21:15, 26 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                  Verity (meme)

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                                                  Verity
                                                  Verity
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                                                  🐟sea cat :3 (talk) 17:39, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                  • I have rewritten the article and added ALT1. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 20:21, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                                                  • Comment: The article is at AfD, but is likely to survive (as a disclosure of involvement in the AfD discussion, I have voted for the article to be kept). Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:07, 26 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                                                  • Comment: I have closed the discussion as WP:SNOW. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 18:51, 26 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                                                  • Comment: Barring the AfD/RM discussions, there's multiple obvious issues here: the term "Verity" is ambiguous & could refer to Verity, which the article even references. The smiley face's neither "Verity" itself or necessary to understand what it is. The hook(s) just aren't interesting either. "Basic image becomes meme." "Meme is popular and compared to other meme." The only interesting hook I can think of here is some word play like "... that Anne Hathaway made reference to "Verity (web series)" while promoting "Verity (film)"?" Anne Hathaway is a good attention grabber. Other than that, I don't think there's anything here. Travis Mulch (talk) 00:36, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                                                    • "Verity" is unambiguous here because of the picture. Also, I personally think 6-7 is much more click-attractive than Anne Hathaway. People will see "Verity" and "6-7" and lose their minds. The picture contributes to this. I am of course biased though because I'm Gen Z and don't watch many films. But I'm pretty sure ALT1 would blow up. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 02:28, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
                                                      • @CopperyMarrow15: That's not how DYK works. "Verity" is indistinguishable from Harvey Ball's smiley aside from eye size/placement. People will see this image and think it's about one of the far more common uses of a yellow smiley. When's the last time you saw a non-yellow smiling emoji? Walmart's used the design everywhere for decades. Hooks are decided on factual accuracy and inherent interest in those facts, not whether or not people will "lose their minds", or if the hook will "blow up". The hooks aren't interesting/appropriate for Main page viewers that aren't very young, and not familiar with Minecraft, horror series, or internet memes. Verity is the meme of the week we'll forget by next month. Anne Hathaway is an award-winning, multi-billion-dollar grossing actress who's been subject to media coverage for two decades. Travis Mulch (talk) 05:02, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

                                                  Moshe Avigdor Amiel

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                                                  • Source: When Amiel was 18 he received semikhah from the rabbis Meir Simcham of Dvinsk and Joseph Rosen, becoming a rabbi.
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                                                  VidanaliK (talk to me) (contributions) 18:55, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                  Waking Ned Devine (musical)

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                                                  Blethering Scot 15:02, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                    References

                                                    1. ↑ "Waking Ned Devine A New Broadway Bound Musical". lyrictheatre.co.uk. Lyric Theatre. 21 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
                                                    2. ↑ "Waking Ned Devine musical, with tunes by Once's Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, to have world premiere in 2027". whatsonstage.com. WhatsOnStage.com. 22 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.

                                                    De facto leader of the GDR

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                                                    Günter Mittag in 1984
                                                    Günter Mittag in 1984
                                                    • ... that Günter Mittag (pictured) was in charge of the GDR during Honecker's illness in the summer of 1989?
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                                                    Created by MarketFruit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                    MarketFruit (talk) 13:40, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                    References

                                                    1. ↑ "Mittag, Günter". Deutsche Biographie.
                                                    2. ↑ "Günter Mittag rast vor dem Fernsehgerät". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 8 September 2024.
                                                    3. ↑ "Günter Mittag galt als der Totengräber der DDR". Cool'is im Osten. 28 August 2025.
                                                    4. ↑ "Deutschlan-Chronik bis 2000". Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.
                                                    5. ↑ "Für das Politbüro waren die Flüchtlinge "verwirrt"". Berliner Morgenpost. 29 August 2009.

                                                    2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States

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                                                    5x expanded by JaredMcKenzie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                    JaredMcKenzie (talk) 08:00, 25 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                                                      Eames House

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                                                      Facade of the Eames House
                                                      Facade of the Eames House
                                                      5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 839 past nominations.

                                                      Epicgenius (talk) 14:24, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                        John Kramer (footballer)

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                                                        • ... that in less than two years, John Kramer went from winning the Danish Championship in his debut season to being sacked with the club at the bottom of the table? Source: "Kramer færdig i KB" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 18 September 1982. p. 21.
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                                                        splains (💬/📝) 03:02, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                          Others should be aware that the Diff/1376943442 edit triggered the LLM paste check. Most of the generated text has been reinstated in Diff/1377022784 after I initially reverted it, the difference in Diff/1376948890/1377022784 is minimal. ‑‑gurkubondinn 14:29, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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                                                          Siege of Martyropolis (531)

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                                                          • ... that during the Siege of Martyropolis, the Byzantines constructed a tall tower inside the city walls with a machine capable of throwing large stones to damage the Persian siege engines?
                                                          • Source: Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 p. 72 During the siege the Persians attempted to undermine the wall of Martyropolis with many mines, tried to storm the place by using scaling ladders, used a mule (onager?), and finally constructed a tall wooden tower, but to no avail. Amongst the defenders, there was a clever engineer who worked out countermeasures. The Romans built a taller tower inside the walls and used a machine to drop columns/stones that smashed the Persian siege equipment.
                                                          Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

                                                          A.Cython(talk) 00:51, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                          Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park

                                                          Mound 1 at Letchworth-Love Mounds
                                                          Mound 1 at Letchworth-Love Mounds
                                                          • ... that Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park (pictured) preserves the tallest prehistoric earthen construction in Florida? Source: FDEP 2019 Approved Unit Management Plan, p. 32: "The mound measures 15 meters in height, making it the tallest prehistoric earthen construction in Florida" and p. 1: "Florida's tallest Native American ceremonial mound, which stands at approximately 50 feet."
                                                            • ALT1: ... that archaeologist Calvin Jones located 28 mounds at the Letchworth site? Source: Source: Menz 2022, American Antiquity (open access): "In a 1997 letter, Calvin Jones noted that he had located 28 mounds at the site, about a dozen of which were in the privately owned lands to the south and east of the park." Link
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                                                          Improved to Good Article status by Operator 16 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                          🌴Operator 16 (talk) 15:10, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                          Florence Choe

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                                                          Florence Bacong Choe's headstone at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Section U, Site 407.
                                                          Florence Bacong Choe's headstone at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Section U, Site 407.
                                                          • ... that while in Afghanistan, Florence Choe (headstone pictured) recorded herself reading books to her daughter?
                                                          Created by RightCowLeftCoast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

                                                          RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 22:27, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                            2018 visit by Catherine Connolly to Ba'athist Syria

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                                                            Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 15:58, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                            Nyírmártonfalva canopy walkway

                                                            Nyírmártonfalva canopy walkway in March 2023
                                                            Nyírmártonfalva canopy walkway in March 2023
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                                                            Created by Kovcszaln6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                            Kovcszaln6 (talk) 15:00, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                            Eustorge of Montaigu

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                                                            • ... that Archbishop Eustorge of Nicosia excommunicated his nephew's widow and her new husband, who "were happy to fester in their own excrement"?
                                                            • Source: "Eustorge had excommunicated Balian over the marriage, and the pope's letter of March 1231 instructing him to do so graphically illustrates his anger..." (Coureas 2016, p. 36.)
                                                            Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 293 past nominations.

                                                            Surtsicna (talk) 14:27, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                            Conformity Gate

                                                            • Source: "More than 1,200 users reported Netflix outages on DownDetector [...] as fans rushed to check if a secret episode had been released." Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes
                                                            Improved to Good Article status by Brynn Who Likes Editing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                            In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 14:05, 27 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                            @Sddarealone: Well, I suppose, but at the same time I'd not want to sensationalize a real person's story, even if that person is anonymous. Also, if I were to write that, I'd include that she told Gaten Matarazzo this, like ... that a fan told Gaten Matarazzo on a nighttime walk that she cancelled a romantic date over a secret episode of Stranger Things that ultimately never aired? I changed my mind, that feels way too clunky. I added the ALT 3, but I don't want to be too keen on pressing it. In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 18:11, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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                                                            Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue

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                                                            Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 608 past nominations.

                                                            Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:00, 2 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                              General: Article is new enough and long enough

                                                              Policy compliance:

                                                              • Adequate sourcing: No - Mobygames is briefly cited, an unreliable source
                                                              • Neutral: Yes
                                                              • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - "talking trees, flying primates and a walking tower block. The tower tells them that the number of stars in the Milky Way has been diminishing." is a little too close to the source for me, could you try rephrasing it
                                                              • Other problems: Yes
                                                              Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
                                                              QPQ: Done.

                                                              Overall: nice work on this good article on what seems like an interesting movie. Once my two issues are resolved all should be good. Hook-wise, I don't think ALT2 is interesting and it ends up on the wrong side of WP:DYKFICT IMO, but I think ALT0 and ALT1 are on the right side; I think I find ALT0 the more interesting one, but its close. I've also made two minor copy edits to the hook, which I think(?) were needed @Piotrus: 1brianm7 (talk) 07:41, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

                                                              Felisa Martín Bravo

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                                                              Portrait of Martín by Maitane Azurmendi
                                                              Portrait of Martín by Maitane Azurmendi
                                                              • Source: Doctora en fisicas (primera espanola doctora en este campo // Translation: Doctor in physics (first spanish woman in this field)
                                                                • ALT1: ... that Felisa Martín Bravo (pictured) was the first woman in Spain to become a meteorologist? Source: Felisa Martín Bravo, the first female meteorologist in Spain... Upon her return to Spain in 1929, she began working at the State Meteorological Service, becoming the first woman to join the agency and the only one until 1935.
                                                                • ALT2: ... that Felisa Martín Bravo (pictured) was the first person to publish science about crystallography in Spain? Source: Felisa Martín y el resultado de su investigación fueron absolutamente referenciales, siendo ella la primera mujer en alcanzar el título de doctora en Física y su trabajo la primera aportación sobre cristalografía publicada en España. // Translation: Felisa Martín and the results of her research were groundbreaking, as she was the first woman to earn a doctorate in Physics, and her work was the first contribution to crystallography published in Spain.
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                                                              Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

                                                              RabidTuberculosis (talk) 17:16, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                Amdahl 580

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                                                                • ... that the Amdahl 580 was the first System/360 machine to break the 100 MIPS threshold, beating IBM's own 600S by six months? Source: Datapro 1987 and 1989
                                                                  • ALT1: ... that the conservative approach to the Amdahl 580 mainframe design led Gene Amdahl to quit the company he started? Source: Asprey 2000
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                                                                Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 214 past nominations.

                                                                Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:44, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                Kanagawa Shimbun

                                                                • ... that Kanagawa Shimbun was criticized for sponsoring a concert at a US military base on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki?
                                                                • Source: See sources 6 (available at Sci-Hub) and 7 (can be accessed through WP:TWL)
                                                                5x expanded by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

                                                                Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:57, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                Martin Disteli

                                                                Martin Disteli
                                                                Martin Disteli
                                                                • ... that a publication featuring caricatures and satirical verse by Martin Disteli (pictured) was banned in Lucerne?
                                                                • Source: Original text: “Der «Disteli-Kalender» mit Hunderten von Karikaturen und Spottgedichten [...] Mit den Behörden der konservativen Hochburg Luzern, wo der Kalender selbstverständlich verboten war, lag Disteli im politischen und juristischen Dauerclinch.”
                                                                Translation: “The ‘Disteli Calendar’, with hundreds of caricatures and satirical poems [...] Disteli was in constant political and legal conflict with the authorities in the conservative stronghold of Lucerne, where the calendar was banned.”
                                                                Source: Schweizer Monat
                                                                • Source: Original text: “Als Mitglied einer illegalen Burschenschaft nimmt er an einer Pereat-Schmähung gegen Staatsminister Johann Wolfgang von Goethe teil, wird von der Universität gewiesen und muss fliehen.”
                                                                Translation: “As a member of an illegal student fraternity, he took part in a Pereat insult directed at State Minister Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was expelled from the university and had to flee.”
                                                                Source: SIKART
                                                                5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

                                                                HerBauhaus · talk 09:27, 28 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                                                                Interstate 24 in Tennessee

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                                                                Bneu2013 (talk) 18:29, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                  References

                                                                  1. ↑ DeLorme (2017). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2017 ed.). 1 in:2.5 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-1946494047.
                                                                  2. ↑ "Monteagle Mountain Truck Crash". crashforensics.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

                                                                  Axel Wrede Sparre

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                                                                  Mergle (talk) 17:39, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                    References

                                                                    1. ↑ Gillingstam, Hans (2003–2006). "Sparre, släkt" [Sparre, family]. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. p. 697. Retrieved 2026-03-30.

                                                                    Day of the Dead Parade

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                                                                    Day of the Dead Parade
                                                                    Day of the Dead Parade
                                                                    Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

                                                                    Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 05:52, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                    I'll Be Seeing You (play)

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

                                                                    Blethering Scot 23:28, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                      References

                                                                      1. ↑ I'll Be Seeing You, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, September 2026, p. 4
                                                                      2. ↑ "Review – I'll Be Seeing You – Pitlochry Festival Theatre". theqr.co.uk. The Quintessential Review. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.

                                                                      Arapaho Containerized Aircraft Handling System

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                                                                      Starman Torsten (talk) 23:05, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                      • ... that in CACNA1C-Related Disorders, individuals often have multisystem symptoms that affect the heart, brain, hands, teeth and immune system?
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                                                                      Greenlioooon5 (talk) 22:32, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                      Sharp Objects

                                                                      • ... that over 200,000 sharp objects made of paper were sold in 2013?
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                                                                      Improved to Good Article status by Pamzeis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

                                                                      Pamzeis (talk) 15:39, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                      1966 New York Giants–Washington Redskins game

                                                                      Created by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

                                                                      PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 02:28, 29 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

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                                                                      Proto-Tungusic language

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                                                                      Approximate original location of Proto-Tungusic in orange
                                                                      Approximate original location of Proto-Tungusic in orange
                                                                      • ... that vowels in Proto-Tungusic (location pictured) are traditionally categorized as "male" or "female"?
                                                                      Converted from a redirect by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

                                                                      ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:43, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                        ISRO

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                                                                        [[File:|140px|Image of Vikram lander on lunar surface taken by Pragyan rover navcam at 1104 IST, 30 August 2023 from 15 meters away]]
                                                                        Image of Vikram lander on lunar surface taken by Pragyan rover navcam at 1104 IST, 30 August 2023 from 15 meters away
                                                                        • ... that on 23 August 2023, ISRO became the first space agency to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole?
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                                                                        Improved to Good Article status by Akshadev (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                                        – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔 12:42, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                          Agra Fort

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                                                                          Agra Fort in March 2016"}">The Agra Fort in March 2016
                                                                          The Agra Fort in March 2016
                                                                          • ... that much of the current Agra Fort (pictured) interior is from the 17th century reign of Shah Jahan, who added white marble palaces and mosques within the fort?
                                                                          • Source: "Lal Qil'a Agra". Archnet. MIT. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2026. (as for the fort)
                                                                          "Agra Fort". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026. (as for the fort)
                                                                          Shujauddin, Mohammad; Shujauddik, Razia (1967). The Life and Times of Noor Jahan. Lahore: Caravan Book House. p. 121. OCLC 638031657. (as for Shah Jahan's rule
                                                                          "Agra Fort". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
                                                                          • ALT2: ... that according to legend, Shah Jahan spent his final years under house arrest in Agra Fort (pictured) gazing out at the Taj Mahal from the Musamman Burj tower?
                                                                          • Source: "Agra Fort". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
                                                                          Improved to Good Article status by SilkTork (talk) and Noukayami (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

                                                                          Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 00:07, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                            WAR (newspaper)

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                                                                            • ... that WAR described itself as "the most racist newspaper on Earth"?
                                                                            • Source: Pérez, Raúl (2022). The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-1148-1. p. 58 "One of the most notorious and infl uential eff orts in using racist humor to advance white supremacist and far-right ideologies and appeal to young white men in the decades following the civil rights movement came in the form of hundreds of vulgar and often violent racist cartoons featured in Tom Metzger’s white supremacist newspaper White Aryan Resistance, and later website White Aryan Resistance (WAR), which Metzger branded as “the most racist newspaper on earth.”"
                                                                            • also ADL article "WAR describes itself as "the most racist newspaper on earth.""
                                                                            • SPLC "Billing itself as “the most racist newspaper on earth,” WAR is the official organ of "White Aryan Resistance Resistance (WAR)"
                                                                            Improved to Good Article status by PARAKANYAA (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

                                                                            PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:59, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                              Great Workers' Struggle

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                                                                              Created by Iostn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

                                                                              Iostn (talk) 21:50, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                              Cornell University pumpkin prank

                                                                              • Source: "After 20 Years, Can Cornell Finally Bust Open Its Great Pumpkin Mystery?In 1997, someone speared a massive pumpkin on the spire atop of Cornell's McGraw Tower ... 173 feet in the air. No one knew who. No one knew why. And no one knew how. In fact, for a while, no one even knew — for sure — if it was a pumpkin. Suspicions grew as the gourd lingered on, month after month. But some students figured that one out with the help of a drill attached to a remote-controlled weather balloon, which captured a sample. (Seriously.) It was definitely a pumpkin.

                                                                              But the other mysteries remain today. And Farhad Manjoo — Cornell alum, former editor-in-chief of the school paper and now a tech reporter at the New York Times — wants answers. He calls the pumpkin-ing of the tower "the greatest prank in Cornell history." And he's asking the pranksters — or those who love them — to step forward and claim their glory. A highly weathered pumpkin sits atop the 173-foot tall McGraw Tower at Cornell University on Feb. 20, 1998, in Ithaca, N.Y. The pumpkin, estimated to weigh some 50 pounds originally was put up by unknown persons on Oct. 8, 1997, and surprised the campus by lasting through the winter. "From what I know, the reason that they didn't confess initially was that it was a huge thing and they were college kids and it was potentially illegal," Manjoo tells NPR. "I mean, I think it was illegal — and it was dangerous, and they worried they might get in trouble. "But all of that has passed now. Now they're just legends. Manjoo tells the pranksters he can see "no downside" in coming forward now."

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                                                                              Improved to Good Article status by Thriley (talk) and Beejamjam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 227 past nominations.

                                                                              Thriley (talk) 20:01, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                              General: Article is new enough and long enough

                                                                              Policy compliance:

                                                                              Hook eligibility:

                                                                              • Cited: No - The hook fails WP:RSHEADLINES, though may address the issue (that means we'll need a new hook).
                                                                              • Interesting: Yes
                                                                              QPQ: Done.

                                                                              Overall: Promoted GA on nom day, prose 8635 B. Don't have much to say. @Thriley: Address the issues and you're good to go. What better way to start Spooky Month than to review a Spooky Month DYK? ミラP@Miraclepine 04:35, 1 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

                                                                              Emma Waters

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                                                                              • ... that a 28-year-old policy analyst (pictured) was described as the "mastermind" of a plan to undermine Donald Trump's pro–in vitro fertilization agenda?
                                                                              • Source: "She’s 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can’t Have Kids... Waters pitched Heritage that she would cover emerging fertility tech as an analyst... As a kind of backroom wheeler-dealer and political strategist, she is the mastermind behind Florida’s recent ban on international surrogacy, the Texas GOP’s souring on IVF, and the squashing of Trump’s “fertilization president” initiatives." Emi Nietfeld, Wired magazine
                                                                                • ALT1: ... that in a 2026 book, Emma Waters (pictured) argues that women should pursue a middle path between tradwife and girlboss archetypes? Source: "'It is a mistake to treat the tradwife as the antidote to the girl boss,' Waters writes. 'The temptation to curate a life rather than live it is strong.' Her proposal is something of a middle path: women should recognize that there are seasons of life with different demands, and see their roles as wives and mothers not as a retreat from work but as a chance to build a foundation." Emma Green, The New Yorker
                                                                                • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Stenaelurillus hirsutus
                                                                              Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

                                                                              Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:23, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                Mushaka

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                                                                                Statue of Mushika depicted with one hand cupped around its ear, as worshippers whisper their wishes to it.
                                                                                Statue of Mushika depicted with one hand cupped around its ear, as worshippers whisper their wishes to it.
                                                                                • ... that worshippers sometimes whisper their wishes into the ears of statues of Mushaka (pictured), believing that Ganesha's rat vehicle will carry their prayers to him? Source: Mishra, Ishita (9 September 2013). "Mushaka carries whispered wishes to Lord Ganesha". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
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                                                                                Created by ManoiCMU (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                                                ManoiCMU (talk) 15:57, 30 September 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                @Jishara: how about? ALT1: *... that worshippers sometimes whisper their wishes into the ears of statues of Mushaka (pictured), believing that the rat will carry their prayers to Ganesha? .ManoiCMU (talk) 04:22, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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                                                                                Earl Elser, Earl Elsey

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                                                                                • ... that Earl Elser, who played 13 top-level professional football games, is not to be confused with Earl Elsey, who played 13 top-level professional football games?
                                                                                  • ALT1: ... that Earl Elser reportedly fractured his nose at least 14 times in his football career? Source: Cincinnati Post
                                                                                  • Reviewed: to do
                                                                                  • Comment: To do QPQs within two days. ALT1 for just Elser in case ALT0 doesn't work.
                                                                                Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 486 past nominations.

                                                                                BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:47, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                  Il bacio (Arditi and Aldighieri)

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                                                                                  "Il Bacio" recorded by Adelina Patti in 1905
                                                                                  • ... that recordings released of the song "Il bacio" extend from as early as 1898 to as late as 2016, and include uses in several Hollywood films?
                                                                                  Moved to mainspace by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 182 past nominations.

                                                                                  4meter4 (talk) 23:30, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                    Statue of Felipe Calderón

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                                                                                    • ... that the statue of a former president remained on the ground for more than a year after being toppled by a tree branch, before being vandalized and decapitated?
                                                                                    • Source: * La Jornada
                                                                                    Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 84 past nominations.

                                                                                    Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 21:02, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                    Flamy Grant

                                                                                    • ... that Flamy Grant was the first drag performer to top the iTunes Christian Charts?
                                                                                    Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

                                                                                    Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:26, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                    Alexis Nikole Nelson

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                                                                                    Improved to Good Article status by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

                                                                                    Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:21, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                      Chow Shu-kai

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                                                                                      Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

                                                                                      Toadboy123 (talk) 11:27, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                        Rolf Knie

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                                                                                        • Source: Verification (SRF): "Das perspektivische Zeichnen lernte Rolf Knie 1977 von Emil Steinberger auf dessen Tournée mit dem Circus Knie. Der junge Rolf Knie stand damals als Clown in der Manege und entwickelte sich in den Folgejahren zum bildenden Künstler."
                                                                                        Translation: "Rolf Knie learned perspective drawing from Emil Steinberger in 1977 during Steinberger’s tour with Circus Knie. At the time, the young Rolf Knie was performing as a clown in the ring and developed into a visual artist in the following years."
                                                                                        Source: Emil Steinberger und Rolf Knie SRF
                                                                                        • ALT1: ... that former Circus Knie performer Rolf Knie later co-founded both a winter circus and an erotic circus?
                                                                                        • Source: Verification (Swissinfo): "Auch dem Zirkus blieb er nicht für immer fern: Gemeinsam mit Sohn Gregory gründete er 2002 den Winterzirkus «Salto Natale» und im Jahr 2011 den Erotikzirkus «Ohlala»."
                                                                                        Translation: "He did not stay away from the circus forever either: together with his son Gregory, he founded the winter circus Salto Natale in 2002 and the erotic circus Ohlala in 2011."
                                                                                        Source: Rolf Knie will auch mit 75 noch Neues anzetteln Swissinfo
                                                                                        5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

                                                                                        HerBauhaus · talk 08:04, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

                                                                                          Lilya 4-ever, Danguolė Rasalaitė

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                                                                                          • ... that the Swedish tragedy film Lilya 4-ever is loosely inspired by the true story of Danguolė Rasalaitė?
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                                                                                            • Comment: Please let me know if I should switch up the wording/add more either about the film or about the true story it's inspired by
                                                                                          Created by Lodii11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

                                                                                          Lodii11 (talk) 04:03, 1 October 2026 (UTC).Reply

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