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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 a queue. To update this page, it.

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Count of DYK nominations
Section	Unapproved	Approved	Total
August 28	1		1
August 29	1		1
September 2	1		1
September 7	1		1
September 9	1		1
September 10	1		1
September 12		1	1
September 14	1	1	2
September 15	3	3	6
September 16	1	4	5
September 17	1	1	2
September 18	1	3	4
September 19		1	1
September 20	1	7	8
September 21		4	4
September 22	1	4	5
September 23	3	2	5
September 24	2	3	5
September 25	1	4	5
September 26	1	6	7
September 27		8	8
September 28	1	7	8
September 29	2	8	10
September 30	2	6	8
October 1	2	9	11
October 2	1	6	7
October 3		5	5
October 4	3	8	11
October 5		10	10
October 6	1	8	9
October 7	2	9	11
October 8		7	7
October 9	3	11	14
October 10	2	10	12
October 11	5	5	10
October 12	3	8	11
October 13	1	11	12
October 14	4	13	17
October 15		11	11
October 16	2	8	10
October 17		9	9
October 18	7	11	18
October 19	1	2	3
October 20	10	15	25
October 21	3	8	11
October 22	6	3	9
October 23	8	8	16
October 24	7	4	11
October 25	5	5	10
October 26	11	5	16
October 27	4	5	9
October 28	13	1	14
October 29	8	3	11
October 30	6	5	11
October 31	2	2	4
November 1	10	2	12
November 2	10	2	12
November 3	9		9
November 4		1	1
November 5	2		2
Total	178	303	481
Last updated 18:18, 5 November 2026 UTC Current time is 18:20, 5 November 2026 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

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

Nominate an article

Frequently asked questions

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

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

How to promote an accepted hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

• See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
• Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
• When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

1. Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
2. Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
   • Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
3. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
4. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

• In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
• In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
   • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
   • Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
   • Check that there's a bold link to the article.
3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
   • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
6. Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

1. At the upper left
   • Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
   • Change |passed= to |passed=yes
2. At the bottom
   • Just above the line containing

     }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.-->

     insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:

     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]]

   • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
3. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
4. Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on August 28

2019 Stephen F. Austin vs Duke basketball game

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• ... that Duke University's men's basketball team had their 150-game non-conference winning streak broken by a small team from Texas?

• Source:

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First time nominating an article for DYK, might have screwed up the source.

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

AGibberishUsername (talk) 19:05, 28 August 2026 (UTC).

• Not a full review, but the maintenance tag should be fixed for article presentability. Beta Beta Beta - talk 23:50, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

The maitenance tag on the article has been fixed and removed; I forgot to copyedit the article before publishing. I'll probably be doing some more copyediting work on it as I wait for the review. AGibberishUsername (talk) 02:08, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for taking care of the maintenance tag. Reviewing now, the article was created recently enough and is evidently long enough. Sourcing is reliable, the article is neutral, and no copyvios were spotted based on Earwig. Hook verified, is short enough, and interesting. No images, no QPQ required. Well done on your first DYK! Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:26, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

@AGibberishUsername and Beta Beta Beta: as I reviewed this for promotion, I noted that the source and article do not describe Stephen F. Austin College as either being a small college or having a small team. The "small team" doesn't actually make sense, as I assume the team fields the same number of players on the court at any given time. But if it's meant to describe Austin as a small college, that should be reflected in the source and the article. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:19, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: Hello, apologies for the late response (I did not notice this message until a notice was posted on my talk page). The "small college" phrasing is used by CBS Sports in its article on the game, and is most likely where I got the phrase from, rather than ESPN. I could probably tweak "small team" in the hook to "small college". CBS Sports article on the Stephen F. Austin game Again, apologies for responding so late. AGibberishUsername (talk) 20:41, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

• Adding a ? tag for the bot. @AGibberishUsername and Beta Beta Beta:, this is approaching the two month timeout limit, so if these concerns are unaddressed the nomination may fail. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:32, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
  • At the WP:DYKTIMEOUT limit, so marking for rejection unless someone wants to take this forward speedily. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:47, 24 October 2026 (UTC)
    • Proposing ALT1: * ... that Duke University's men's basketball team had their 150-game non-conference winning streak broken by a team from Texas? based on comments above. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 01:30, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

• Approving Kepler's ALT1! Unsurprising, but tell me something! 📝 👥 13:13, 27 October 2026 (UTC)
• Unfortunately, we are well past WP:DYKTIMEOUT and over a week past when this hook was last approved. The hook is unpromoted even after sitting at the top of APPROVED for a week. At this point, with a significant backlog of approved hooks, I am marking this one for closure. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:53, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 29

Max Waldo Bishop

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Max Waldo Bishop

• ... that Max Waldo Bishop (pictured) knew about the plans to bomb Pearl Harbor 11 months prior in World War II?

• Source: https://adst.org/early-warnings-of-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor/

• • 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).

• 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)
  • ALT1: ... that Max Waldo Bishop (pictured) tried to warn officials about the attack on Pearl Harbor 11 months before it happened?
    • @Wikiman2230: how's this nomination coming? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:14, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
      • @Theleekycauldron: I nominated this three months ago now. And no one has even reviewed it. I actually nearly forgot about it until your oinged me. Wikiman (Talk) 6:40, 2 November 2026 (UTC).
        • @Wikiman2230: there's a review from Krisgabwosh, above. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 13:00, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
          • @Theleekycauldron: Oh shoot I didn't see that. Apologies for that. Wikiman (Talk) 13:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC).
• @Krisgabwoosh and Wikiman2230: This is already past WP:DYKTIMEOUT; Krisgabwoosh, can you please complete a fuller review? Wikiman2230, can you please address the remaining concerns? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:44, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
  • @Wikiman2230: Has not commented on the proposed alt hook or addressed the uncited sentence. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 01:16, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
    • We're a week past timeout and the nominator has had ample opportunity to comment on the review, which was done almost two months ago.

Articles created/expanded on September 2

Walter Franklin Anderson

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• ... 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"?

• Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyp4t0jye_I minutes: 29:18 -30:45

• • ALT1: ... that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt suggested that Walter Franklin Anderson compose a D-Day Prayer Cantata in commemoration of the US participation in World War II? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/11/29/walter-anderson-dies/2b4eee82-85ba-44a5-ab00-d4e3326cf979/
  • Reviewed:

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.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Katharine Snodgrass
  • Reviewed:Template:Did you know nominations/Dániel Karsai

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

• @Lynngol: Please post the links for two QPQs, or this may be closed as incomplete. Thanks, Z1720 (talk) 03:33, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you. Since I am new to this, perhaps you can guide me. I took a look at the open DYKs and selected one, so far, that I would review: Template:Did you know nominations/Aihole Jain cave, but I am not sure how to indicate that on the page or begin the process. Also, if a page already has one DYK review, should I also review it? Lynngol (talk) 07:32, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Figured out how to do a QPQ. Here is the first one: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ADid_you_know_nominations%2FD%C3%A1niel_Karsai&action=editLynngol (talk) 13:48, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @Z1720: Just as a note, Lynngol does not need any QPQs, they only have 2 past nominations. Lynngol doesn't even have 47 template edits, so I'm not sure why the nomination script said they needed QPQs. Apparently this nomination was originally flawed, and it took the QPQ count for Mandarax, who fixed the nomination. Epicgenius (talk) 18:14, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @Lynngol: No worries, you can save these DYK reviews for a future date. Epicgenius (talk) 18:13, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed now that QPQ question has been settled. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:46, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
• @Lynngol: New enough (Sep 2), long enough (3000 B), but the article otherwise fails the DYK criteria. There are copyright issues, as parts of the awards section appear to be copied directly. There are multiple unsourced statements; DYK requires that these statements have inline citations. Most sources seem reliable enough (and there are enough sources to establish notability), but can you explain what makes the365project reliable? (I also suggest reorganizing the article to meet MOS:Layout and MOS:Lead, but these are beyond the DYK criteria.)
  As for the hooks, ALT0 is not interesting (as most readers will not know who Coretta Scott King is, and the quote itself is not interesting). ALT1 is interesting enough. Please address the above issues. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 21:13, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Thank you for your comments. I have made changes to the MOS:Lead and MOS:Layout, added new citations, and also changed the citation connected to ALT0, by adding the actual speech given by Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. I also added that to the text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lynngol (talk • contribs) 09:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Pinging reviewer Vigilant Cosmic Penguin, since the previous ping wouldn't have worked as the comment was unsigned. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:03, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Pinging again. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:13, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 7

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?

• Source: The Sunday Times

• • 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).

• 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)

@Ravana: The nomination will be marked for closure if no new hook is proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:06, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

@Cbl62:: @Narutolovehinata5:: Thank you for the feedback! Here is a non-jargon alternative hook focusing on off-field interest. Ravana ^TALK 09:23, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that ahead of the 2026 Dambulla Sixers season, Sri Lanka Cricket faced criticism for requiring international players to have at least 250,000 social media followers to be eligible for the player draft?

Cbl62 (talk) 12:01, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 9

Sabrina Bruce, Erica Vandal, Kara Corcoran, Erin Krizek, Logan Ireland

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• Sabrina Bruce
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• Kara Corcoran
• Erin Krizek
• Logan Ireland

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Sabrina Bruce

• ... that the officers Erica Vandal, Kara Corcoran, Erin Krizek, Logan Ireland, and Sabrina Bruce (pictured) all retired because Donald Trump banned transgender people from serving in the US military?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Taku (1900) Complete Bible in Inuktitut
  • Comment: Driveby nom. Bit early, but potentially useful for the TDOR set on 20 November.

Created by Willthacheerleader18 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 6. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 429 past nominations.

Launchballer 16:55, 10 September 2026 (UTC).

• Adding Logan Ireland by the same writer as the same thing happened to them and because I happen to have a sextuple QPQ I can swap in. @Willthacheerleader18:, anyone else?--Launchballer 23:56, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Launchballer: Now we have Jennifer Peace (military officer); while that article's not long enough, this means there may be more trans US military articles on the way. In the meantime, I'm planning to review this, but can't guarantee it'll be done for a few days given this is essentially a work-in-progress. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:21, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

I saw her, but the article doesn't say she left for that reason.--Launchballer 16:33, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: there is also Bree Fram, but I started that article back in 2024 but her retirement ceremony was in 2026.. I'm not sure if there's a time period limitation for DYK. Thank you for nominating these articles, it means a lot! I am working on more as I come across media/news articles on them. But these above the only so far that I have written that were discharged during Trump's trans military ban. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 16:56, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Willthacheerleader18: Actually there is: WP:DYKNEW has a one-week period; there's a grace period for a few days, but two years is far too long. The most realistic route would be to nominate her for GA, but it takes time and I think we can run the hook without Fram's name. Please let us know when you're done with all of them. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:32, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Given the creator has moved on to different topics (and also we have a backlog here), I'm gonna start the review soon. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:35, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Good idea. (I don't have any seven-article QPQs.)--Launchballer 01:39, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - *
  • In Vandal, "came out as a trans woman in 2019" = attached ref implies it didn't happen until 2021.

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • In Corcoran, "in North Attleborough, Massachusetts" is not supported by attached refs, and ref 2 only says they lived "outside of Boston in the 1990s".

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • Krizek: page says "almost twenty years" and "a week later", but attached refs say "20-year" and "couple weeks later".

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • "[Ireland] is of Irish and Scottish descent" should be sourced to ref 1, not 2. Both filmographies (in Vandal and Ireland) should be sourced.

I've added refs, although I'm fairly sure the films act as their own primary sources.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • Military.com ref in Ireland is unreliable due to being in the Valnet(!) era.

Parasites! Removed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • And given the three Sun Chronicle sources in Corcoran are pre-transition, what's the rule for attaching sources to a BLP based on deadnames; can we connect them with ABOUTSELF-compliant sources that aren't in the article?

We need a source linking the two. I've removed them.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Fixed numerous cpara, but there are a few I couldn't fix without introducing/removing new facts too much:
  • Vandal: "After serving in Afghanistan, Vandal served on crisis response teams in South Korea and supported NATO allies in Romania." = "I’ve also supported NATO allies in Romania and served on crisis response teams in South Korea.";
  • Krizek: "manned and unmanned platforms in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn[disambiguation needed], and Operation Enduring Freedom" = "manned and unmanned platforms in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM";
  • Ireland: "Afghanistan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and South Korea in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel" = "Afghanistan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel".
• Other problems: - In Krizek, New Dawn needs a dab fix. Given the cpara I had to fix, might be inclined to summarize that sentence differently instead.

I removed New Dawn as it wasn't clear from context which one it was. I believe the rest come under WP:LIMITED.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: After a shitload of time, it's finally done! Prose sizes 2646, 2062, 2422, 2377, 2721. All created two days before nom, except Ireland's which was created one day before nom. Image is PD as a US Air Force creation. One source in Bruce is WP:NEWSWEEK, but it's written by her so fine for ABOUTSELF. Bruce also has one cn tag. I don't think the Trump mention is a DYKBLP problem given transphobia is prominent enough to be on the Trump lede (on top of his bigotry being an essential part of numerous subsections); after all we once ran a hook on the Elon Musk salute.

Quotes verifying the hook: The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

• Vandal: Ref 2: instead, my thriving career was cut short by President Donald Trump’s executive order barring *Corcoran: ref 7: Army Maj. Kara Corcoran has two deployments to Afghanistan, 18 years of service and a record she said the military itself calls exemplary. Last week, the Army separated her anyway because she is transgender. Corcoran involuntarily separated from the Army last year after President Donald Trump banned transgender people from the military.
• Krizek
  • ref 5: Air Force Lt. Col. Erin Krizek said she was being separated “not because my performance, commitment, or ideals have been found lacking, but because the policy changed on who could serve.”
  • ref 6: The event was a direct result of President Donald Trump’s 2025 Executive Order 14183, titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” which directed the Pentagon to adopt policies prohibiting trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people from serving in the military. ... Lt. Col. (Ret.) Erin Krizek from the U.S. Air Force [and other trans personnel] were granted the chance to say goodbye to more than 100 years of combined service to the country.
• Ireland:
  • ref 6: Eight years ago — under President Trump's first term — Air Force Master Sgt. Logan Ireland needed a doctor's note diagnosing him with gender dysphoria to continue serving his country. Now, that same doctor's note is the reason why he's being kicked out of service. Earlier this year, the Pentagon included gender dysphoria as one of the medical conditions that disqualify people from military service.
  • ref 7: Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, a transgender airman caught in limbo after a January executive order mandated the discharge of all transgender service members
• Bruce: ref 2: sitting in her car, Bruce learned that the U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with a policy announced in late January 2025, barring transgender people from military service. President Donald Trump had demanded the ban. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was implementing it. Bruce’s career was effectively over.

@Launchballer: address the concerns and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:21, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Crikey. I'll deal with these over the next few days unless @Willthacheerleader18: beats me to it.--Launchballer 02:49, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Apologies for carving up your post to reply, but I think I've addressed everything. I just realised I could have crowbarred Laila Ireland into the hook by changing "Logan Ireland" to "the partner of Laila Ireland", but it's probably too late at twelve days.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

After a minor trim of redunancy, we're good here!

Ireland is currently at AfD.--Launchballer 19:33, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 10

2014 Belgian anti-austerity movement

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• ... that an anti-austerity protest intended to be peaceful ended with multiple cars on fire?

• Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/hundred-thousand-workers-protest-belgian-austerity-measures/2511091.html

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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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - 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)

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)

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)

• @DollarStoreBa'al: This nomination will turn two months old in just under a week, so please address the remaining concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:20, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 14

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

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbie Riding Club, Template:Did you know nominations/Ellsworth Johnson

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).

• 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)
  • A ping to Thriley to address the review. Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:44, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Ellsworth Jaeger wrote books on woodcraft which harkened back to a time before the surge of interest in the "mysteries of electronics"? Thriley (talk) 18:02, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

That's still flowery. Also, what are "primitive cultures"? Surtsicna (talk) 22:23, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: Please respond to the above. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:14, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 15

Nadia Y. Kim

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• ... that Asian-American sociologist Nadia Kim released her award-winning second monograph, Refusing Death, during 2021, a peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic sparking major anti-Asian hate?

• 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:

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/No Big Deal (TV series)
  • Comment: 2021 is a peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially due to the new variants like Delta and Omicron.

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).

• 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)
  • I agree and updated the DYK nomination to the best of my current ability. Unsurprising (talk) 12:59, 16 September 2026 (UTC)
• 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)
  • Yes, thank you! I updated this "Reviewed" section. Unsurprising (talk) 15:31, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:35, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
• 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)
• @Unsurprising: I have struck the original hook per Dahn's review. Please propose a new hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:22, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Narutolovehinata5: Yes, sorry, I will as soon as possible! Thank you for letting me know! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 11:58, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Narutolovehinata5: I came up with this one OTF (on the fly) while reading the article, and I'll provide a source for it ASAP - ALT1: ...that sociologist Nadia Y. Kim had a 13-year-delay between her first two publications? Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 16:03, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Drongo (horse)

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Drongo, the famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse

• ... that a famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse named Drongo (pictured) is most well-known for being the origin behind the Australian slang term 'drongo', meaning a 'no-hoper' or even a 'loser'?

• Source: Main section of the article: Drongo (horse), citing ISBN 0-7018-1309-1

• • ALT1: ... that Drongo (pictured), the famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse, was reported to have been bitten by a venomous snake and subsequently passed away in 1926, only to be reported still alive later that year? Source: "Retirement" section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Not Dead". Nelson Advocate (WA : 1926 - 1938). 18 Jun 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  • ALT2: ... that Drongo (pictured), the famous Australian racehorse, was reported to have been bitten by a venomous snake and subsequently passed away in 1926, only to be reported still alive and recovering later that year? Source: "Retirement" section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Not Dead". Nelson Advocate (WA : 1926 - 1938). 18 Jun 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  • ALT3: ... that Drongo (pictured), the famous Australian racehorse, retired in 1925 and was reported to have passed away due to a venomous snake bite in 1926, only to be reported still alive and recovering later that year? Source: "Retirement" section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Not Dead". Nelson Advocate (WA : 1926 - 1938). 18 Jun 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 September 2026. and "Drongo", entry in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, reprint 1979, ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, page 200. Notably, after this association was made, Australian cartoonist Samuel Garnet Wells depicted him in his popular political cartoons. "Man Who Made Drongo Famous Back Again". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 12 Oct 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  • ALT4: ... that Drongo (pictured), the famous Australian racehorse, retired after earning 2nd place in 1925, and was reported to have passed away due to in 1926, only to be reported alive and recovering later that year? Source: "Retirement" section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Not Dead". Nelson Advocate (WA : 1926 - 1938). 18 Jun 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 10 September 2026., "Drongo", entry in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, reprint 1979, ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, page 200. Notably, after this association was made, Australian cartoonist Samuel Garnet Wells depicted him in his popular political cartoons. "Man Who Made Drongo Famous Back Again". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 12 Oct 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2026., and The Australasian (1925). "The Australasian" TURF REGISTER 1925. The Australian Racing Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
  • ALT5: ... that Australian cartoonist Samuel Garnet Wells depicted a famous Australian racehorse named Drongo (pictured) in his popular political cartoons due to his name's association to an insulting slang term, 'drongo'? Source: "In popular culture" section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Man Who Made Drongo Famous Back Again". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 12 Oct 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  • ALT6: ... that a famous Australian racehorse named Drongo (pictured), most well-known for being the origin behind the Australian slang term 'drongo', was named after the Papua New Guinean bird, the spangled drongo? Source: Main section of the article: Drongo (horse), the information above citing: "Drongo", entry in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, reprint 1979, ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, page 200. Notably, after this association was made, Australian cartoonist Samuel Garnet Wells depicted him in his popular political cartoons. "Man Who Made Drongo Famous Back Again". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 12 Oct 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  • ALT7: ... that a famous Australian thoroughbred racehorse named Drongo (pictured), most well-known for being the origin behind the Australian slang term 'drongo', meaning a 'no-hoper' or even a 'loser', never won a race? Source: Main section of the article: Drongo (horse), citing ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, and his racing record
  • ALT8: ... that the Australian insult "drongo" originates from a horse (pictured)? Source: Main section of the article: Drongo (horse), citing ISBN 0-7018-1309-1
  • ALT9: ... that a well-performing racehorse inspired an Australian slang term for "no-hoper"?
  • ALT9a: ... that a well-performing racehorse inspired an Australian slang term for "slow-witted"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Hong_Du-sik
  • Comment: Some of my hooks are just rephrases/additions to my others, sorry for any inconvenience also! As for the article, Sauriazoicillus is the main author! Also, Launchballer wrote the ALT8 hook, and Miraclepine wrote the ALT9.

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).

• Was going to nominate this myself, so thanks for saving me a QPQ. I would have nominated with the hook ALT8: ... that the Australian insult "drongo" originates from a horse (pictured)?.--Launchballer 22:22, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
• Oh, great to know! Sure, I included it as the ALT8 hook (and credited you)! (Nice Wikipedia profile, also!) Unsurprising (talk) 22:51, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
• Thanks for nominating my favourite racehorse! I'm not sure how these things work but ALT8 is probably the best of the lineup IMO. Sauriazoicillus (talk) 07:58, 16 September 2026 (UTC)
• 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)
  • Sorry, updated it! Unsurprising (talk) 22:05, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:36, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
  • I'll take it from here. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:30, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - 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.

• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Anything cited to an offline source needs to have a quote per WP:DYKCITE; though MacQuarie verifies ALT9a.
• Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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):

• ALT9: ... that a well-performing racehorse inspired an Australian slang term for "no-hoper"?
• ALT9a: ... that a well-performing racehorse inspired an Australian slang term for "slow-witted"?

@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)

• • Yes, thank you! I added the ALT9 hooks and credited you. Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 23:01, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for taking the time to make this very thorough review! Fixes made below:

• 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)

@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)

@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 career^{refs 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)

@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)

@Miraclepine and Sauriazoicillus: It's been about three weeks since the last comment on this nomination. What's happening here? Are any issues resolved? Are they close to being resolved? TarnishedPath^talk 12:27, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@Unsurprising: also.--Launchballer 14:23, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

TarnishedPath and @Launchballer: Thanks for bringing me back here! The four non-slashed hooks need adequate sourcing. The sources are referenced but inaccessible without subscription. If needed, we can find additional sources, both free and paid. We can use The Wikipedia Library if needed, which I recently gained access to. At the time of this discussion and the last reply, I did not have access to it.

Sorry for dodging this discussion until lately! Not surprising 📝 👥 14:31, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@Unsurprising:, neither WP:V nor any of the DYK guidelines require that a source be able to be accessed without subscription. It's quite adequate that quotes from the sources be provided here so that reviewers can confirm that the material in the article and the hooks are supported. TarnishedPath^talk 22:47, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@TarnishedPath: Apologies for the absence, I've been meaning to implement these updates but it's currently exam season for me so that's taking priority. I mentioned this earlier but I'm very new to DYK nominations; is there a time-limit for all this? I'm very sorry if there is and I didn't get the memo. Sauriazoicillus (talk) 15:27, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@Sauriazoicillus: WP:DYKTIMEOUT is two months. That's not imminent; however, I noted that there had been no activity in a while and thought it best to prod. TarnishedPath^talk 22:49, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@TarnishedPath: Thank you for informing me! I'll make sure to get it done before then. Sauriazoicillus (talk) 04:56, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Apologies for the wait. I've implemented the other changes but I couldn't for the life of me figure out a good legible way to word the footnote do you have any pointers of how I could format it? Sauriazoicillus (talk) 21:50, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Sauriazoicillus: Add a ref column in the racing record table and make sure each row has <ref name="TATR1924">{{rp|p=[page supporting the ref]}} in that column.

Regarding ALT8/9(a), the quote I found in GB (page 200) is "Drongo was also the name of a racehorse, foaled in 1921, which usually performed poorly, although it was placed a number of times. It was retired in 1925. Thereafter, anyone slow-witted or clumsy was referred to as a 'drongo' ... The word became nationally used, as a reference to 'no-hopers', in the period of World War II." Should be enough for DYKCITE.

Only other issue left: "various numbers of first and second placements" -> "various numbers of second and third placements" (he never won a single race).

Also, please make sure all your comments are above the commented-out line. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:05, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Hammerhead (mine)

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• ... that the US Navy is developing the Hammerhead mine to launch torpedoes from the sea floor?

• Source: Hammerhead carries a torpedo and moors itself to the sea floor at intermediate and deep-water depths. Once the mine detects an underwater threat, the encapsulated torpedo will be fired at the target. from U.S. Navy to Increase Hammerhead Anti-Submarine Mine Order by USNI News

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Joy St. Omer
  • Comment: I created the article 7 days ago in my timezone

Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

GGOTCC 01:17, 23 September 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Just barely passes the minimum character limit, but seems fine otherwise Iostn (talk) 21:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

• @GGOTCC and Iostn: An article this short does not need a lead, and when I subtract the portion of the lead that duplicates material in the main body, I get 1,408 characters of original, unduplicated prose. Can you add 100 characters to get this over the line? Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:17, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
  • I have been preoccupied with class, but I will enlarge the article as soon as I can! It is news to me that the lead does not count in short articles for DYK size minimum. GGOTCC 06:49, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 16

Mirisata

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• ... that in January 2026, Mirisata, the first Sri Lankan restaurant in Oregon, pledged to close for a day as part of a general strike opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)?

• Source: For Mirisata being the first Sri Lankan restaurant in Oregon: "Portland's only vegan Sri Lankan restaurant offers opportunities for workers". KGW. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2026-08-24., for their general strike opposing ICE: Dominique, Leslie (2026-01-30). "Friday shutdown: Portland businesses join nationwide anti-ICE strike". KPTV. Archived from the original on 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daniel Schmid

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

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

• 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) 20:33, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:38, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
  • I will conduct a review for this nomination in a bit. I am on mobile so please bear with me if I make errors. 296cherry (talk) 01:38, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
    • Thank you, 296cherry! I don't mind, a review is just a review, doesn't have to be perfect... (I also feel the difficulties of mobile typing myself; I've tried it before, and it's not the most convenient.) Unsurprising – what I've been doing! x talk with me! 18:33, 21 September 2026 (UTC)
      • Oh my goodness I’m so sorry, I completely forgot about this. I will complete this tonight after my shift at work. 🤦 296cherry (talk) 23:46, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
• Article was promoted to GA status on the same day as the nom. Article is long enough at 3839 characters.
  
  Sourcing is composed of reliable news sources. The article is neutral; critical coverage is primarily positive, but that’s to be expected of a popular restaurant.
  
  EARWIG revealed no copyvios. Source verifiability spot-checks: 5b ✓, 10a ✓, 14a ✓, 23 ✓, 32 ✓.
  
  Article is well-organized and presentable.
  
  As for the hook, the claim is verified by the sources and in the article. I don’t personally find the hook super interesting, but I believe it would be sufficiently intriguing for your average reader that they’d like to know more.
  
  I am accepting this nomination. 296cherry (talk) 18:08, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the review, and it's okay! Sorry if I rushed you, I feel bad for your workload... Unsurprising, but tell me something! 📝 👥 19:45, 27 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Unsurprising and 296cherry: As I review for promotion, I find the fact that a restaurant in Portland closed as a protest activity not particularly intriguing, but the bigger problem is that the hook is inaccurate as written. Neither the hook nor the article should state that the restaurant is the first Sri Lankan restaurant in Oregon (another fact I find not particularly interesting), because the source attributes that claim to the owner: He [Alex Felsinger] said Mirisata is the first Sri Lankan restaurant in Oregon. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:14, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
  • We can take off that part for sure. ALT1: ... that in January 2026, Mirisata pledged to close for a day as part of a general strike opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)? ☯️🐉🐼 Unsurprising 🐼🐉☯️: nice to meet you! 📝 👥 16:18, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 17

Woman of Peiting

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Boots of the woman of Peiting

• ... that after spending about six centuries in a bog, a woman was still wearing knee-high leather boots?

• Source: "Die "Frau von Peiting", die 1957 beim Torfabbau auf dem Gemeindegebiet von Hohenpeißenberg gefunden wurde, ist die bislang einzige bekannte Moorleiche aus Bayern. Sie wurde in einem hölzernen Sarg mit über der Brust gekreuzten Armen in der Nähe eines durch das Hochmoor führenden Weges bestattet. Nach einer Radiokarbon-Datierung fand diese ungewöhnliche Beisetzung wahrscheinlich im 14. Jahrhundert statt.... Besonders beeindruckend ist der Erhaltungszustand der kniehohen Lederstiefel, die sie bei ihrer Beisetzung und sicherlich auch zu Lebzeiten trug." (translation: "The "woman of Peiting", who was found in 1957 during peat cutting on the municipal territory of Hohenpeißenberg, is the only known bog from Bavaria to date. She was buried in a wooden coffin with her arms crossed over her chest near a path leading through the moor. According to radiocarbon dating, this unusual burial probably took place in the 14th century....The state of preservation of the knee-high leather boots she wore at her funeral and certainly during her lifetime is particularly impressive.") Bavarikon.de

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  • Comment: Page being created by Dclemens1971 due to nomination form not working with 2nd nomination. First nomination was closed after drive-by nominator did not supply a QPQ. Renominated by the page creator within the window.

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

IfShrimpHadABarbie (talk) 20:16, 20 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 09:04, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
• The article was created in mainspace on 17 September 2026 and renominated on 20 September 2026, so new and long enough at 4,071 words. QPQ is not required. Earwig's match is a research paper title, and a spot check found no copyright concerns. I can read German and have checked the relevant bavarikon text against the hook and article.

Three points remain: (1) The original hook is a reasonable reflection of bavarikon, although "still wearing" is not explicit. A more source-faithful ALT0a would be: ... that the knee-high leather boots buried with the Woman of Peiting survived some six centuries in a bog? This is optional. (2) The hook is not explicitly supported in the article's body. Could you make this clearer to readers by perhaps replacing the opening sentence of the Boots section with something like: "The Woman of Peiting was buried wearing knee-high leather boots, probably in the 14th century. They were remarkably well preserved when her remains were discovered in 1957." (citing bavarikon) (3) Reference [2] returns a 404. Could you provide a working or archived link?

Happy to revisit once points 2 and 3 are addressed. HerBauhaus · talk 10:45, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • A ping @IfShrimpHadABarbie: to respond to the review's questions. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:51, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
    • Thank you for the careful review. I’ve revised the opening of the Boots section to state explicitly that the Woman of Peiting was buried wearing knee-high leather boots and that they were well preserved when the coffin was discovered in 1957. I’ve also replaced the broken link in reference [2] with an author-uploaded copy of the paper and corrected the citation’s author names. I’m happy with your suggested ALT0a wording, which avoids implying that "still wearing" is explicit in the source. Thanks again for checking the German text. IfShrimpHadABarbie (talk) 16:04, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

• Approving ALT0a. Nicely done! HerBauhaus · talk 07:42, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Currently has an LLM tag. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:27, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@Crisco 1492: Indeed it does. I did some translation work using an LLM as some of the sources were not English. I went over it to ensure there were no hallucinations and did a thorough check to ensure that statements followed the sources (I speak German well enough to read, but need the support in translation). However, I'm not sure how to resolve the situation beyond that point. IfShrimpHadABarbie (talk) 16:46, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Boynamedsue added the tag. Perhaps they would be willing to help? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:49, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 18

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

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• ... that in 2018 Winter Olympic figure skating, the gold and silver medals at the women's singles event were both won by Olympic Athletes from Russia, an affiliation due to their compatriots' doping?

• Source: Ruiz, Rebecca R.; Panja, Tariq (5 December 2017). "Russia Banned From Winter Olympics by I.O.C.". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017. (them being allowed to compete under this affiliation but not Russian due to doping scandal)

• I also object to the wording of this; there was no evidence of doping on the part of any of the Russian skaters from the 2014 Olympics. Bgsu98 (Talk) 12:55, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Updated this accordingly, changing "teammates" to "compatriots", thank you! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 01:28, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• • ALT1: ... that after the women's figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Skating Union implemented the "Zagitova rule" after Alina Zagitova performed all of her jumps in the back half of her routines so as to receive maximum bonus points? Source: Walker, Elvin (19 September 2018). "New season new rules". International Figure Skating Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018. and Yan, Holly (17 February 2022). "Here's how women's figure skating is now scored (and why stamina often leads to more points)". CNN. Retrieved 16 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    • This hook does not include Alina Zagitova's name, which should be included. Also, "later" is the second-half of the program. Jumps performed in the back half of a program received bonus points. Bgsu98 (Talk) 15:23, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
      • I have adjusted the hook accordingly, thanks! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 19:18, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
        • It is still not very good, and not accurate. The rule wasn't implemented until after the Olympics. Zagitova's performances at the Olympics are what prompted the rule change. Something like ... that after the women's figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Skating Union implemented the "Zagitova rule" after Alina Zagitova performed all of her jumps in the back half of her routines so as to receive maximum bonus points? Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:16, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT2: ... that in 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating women's singles, Evgenia Medvedeva broke her own short program world record with her performance to Nocturne in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin? Source: DiManno, Rosie (22 February 2018). "Osmond 'thrilled' to be in medal hunt". The Toronto Star. p. S6. Retrieved 16 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ALT3: ... that in 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating women's singles, Alina Zagitova broke her teammate Evgenia Medvedeva's short program world record, with her own performance to music from Black Swan? Source: Longman, Jereds; Mather, Victor (22 February 2018). "Russian skaters poised to battle for elusive gold". The Macon Telegraph. The New York Times. p. 4B. Retrieved 16 June 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

"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."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Captive audience meeting
  • Comment: There's quite some information in the article, especially beyond these! (like their medals being the first for Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.) ALT1 is written by Bgsu98, also.

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).

• 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) 20:38, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Yes, thank you! Unsurprising (talk) 16:20, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:39, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
• The hooks are too unwieldy to approve. And I, too, object to the very first one.
  ALT1 is the most interesting. But still, it is too long: "After the women's figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the International Skating Union implemented ... performed all of her jumps in the back half of her routines so as to receive maximum bonus points". I know what you mean, but a "common" reader won't. (I am not reviewing this one. Just commenting.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 23:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 20

The Ballad of Narayama (short story)

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• ... that Shichirō Fukazawa broke into Japan's literary world at age 42 with "The Ballad of Narayama", a story about a son carrying his elderly mother to a mountain to die? Source: pretty much any and every work dedicated to it, ex. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1115300
  • ALT1: ... that "The Ballad of Narayama", Shichirō Fukazawa's literary debut about the elderly's sacrifice, later inspired two Japanese films and a Korean film? Source: same source as above
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2026 Kandy Royals season

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).

• Comment: According to MOS:MINORWORK, short story titles should be quoted, not italicized. —Bruce1ee^talk 07:50, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks, I fixed the hook. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:39, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: This isn't a full review, because I cannot access the sources (or read them), but neither hook is interesting. Literature is adapted into films all the time. And debut novels bringing their authors fame likewise isn't uncommon. But there are some things in the article that could be used as a hook. I would propose:
  • • ALT2: that Yukio Mishima compared the experience of reading "The Ballad of Narayama" to being "drenched with water"?
    • ALT3: that Yukio Mishima wrote that he feared Shichirō Fukazawa's work after having read his short story "The Ballad of Narayama"?

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

• • @Jaguarnik: What is interesting for one person may not be for another; I prefer my hooks, which cover themes of elderly sacrifice, but I have no objection to yours being considered, and I appreciate your proposals - the more the merrier. In the end, the closing admin will choose what they want, which may or may not be what we would choose. Shrug. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:39, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @Piotrus: Hello, I apologize if I came off as rude; that was not my intention, but I see now that I worded it poorly.Jaguarnik (talk) 12:01, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
      • @Jaguarnik: Hello; no need to apologize. I was not offended. It is just that WP:DYKINTEREST is controversial (and often discussed at WT:DYL), IMHO due to allowing much subjectivity; what is interesting for the majority is not obvious - ie. what I think may be interesting for many is not the same as what you may think about the same. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:12, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
• Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:06, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 22

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).

• 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)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - ? - see below
• Other problems:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Julle: New reviewer here, if we're going with the original hook I'd shorten it to

• ALT0b: ... that very few new houses were built in Dalsland for 150 years following the Black Death?

I didn't initially found the hook very interesting but it isn't that uninteresting either. I'm requesting second opinion on the interestingness of the hook.

I also had minor concerns with the Harrison book, given that it was published by "Dalsland Explorer" which sounded a bit too close to self-publishing, but I'm leaning towards accepting it because the author appears to be a subject expert whose university has appearently peer-reviewed it. AlphaBetaDeltaLambda(αβδλ)^talk 23:06, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 23

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).

• @Riverplateño: New enough, long enough, neutral, not copyvio, well-sourced, but hook is not interesting to an average viewer with no knowledge of football - any better options? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 01:45, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Jishara: potential ALT0a, though can be further clarified: ... that footballer Orlando Gill, who plays a one-man position intended to prevent opponent scoring, started his career in a multi-man position directly involved in scoring? Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 01:42, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
  • now it's a hair clunky and not really something that'd get people to read - any other ideas? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 03:35, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
    • perhaps, we could use something from his personal life! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 01:44, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
      • I like the selling the jersey anecdote for that, thanks for the suggestion @Unsurprising: if it makes sense to you @Riverplateño:? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 02:18, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Transcluding Riverplateño's message on my talk page here - Hi, I'm kind of busy right now so sorry for the inconvenience. But I agree with the new suggestion of Orlando Gill's DYK. Add that to nomination, if you can, I will thank you in advance.Riverplateño (talk) 19:32, 20 October 2026 (UTC) Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 20:05, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

• Taking that in consideration I'd propose ALT1 ... that Orlando Gill sold his jersey and football gear to pay the hospital bills of his wife and child? Seeing that I'm now involved having proposed the idea, also requesting second opinion. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 20:05, 20 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Wait, how did I miss this? IDK how I missed it but it's not new enough maybe I mixed something up? Holding until GA review is complete, that'll make it new enough. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 05:16, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
    • GA review's been completed, reopening for second opinion. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 20:25, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Son of Hamas

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• ... that the author of Son of Hamas said that he originally chose to work with Israel so he could be freed from jail?

• Source: https://www.npr.org/2010/03/31/125211864/from-son-of-hamas-to-agent-of-shin-bet

• • ALT1: ... that the author of Son of Hamas was codenamed The Green Prince? Source: https://www.npr.org/2010/03/31/125211864/from-son-of-hamas-to-agent-of-shin-bet
  • ALT2: ... that the son of a Hamas founder secretly helped Israel foil suicide bombings?
  • Reviewed:

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).

• Full review:
  • New/long: moved from draft to mainspace on 23 September and nominated on 25 September. Readable prose is 1,556 characters, just over the minimum.
  • Copyvio: No concerns (9.9%).
  • Sourcing: mostly fine, since the Overview is largely a summary of the book. Two things I'd ask for: "buying guns to kill as many Israelis as he could" is a strong claim about a living person, and Jewish Currents only says he bought guns for revenge, so please source the stronger wording or soften it. And whichever hook we use, its sentence needs its own reliable citation: Jewish Currents for the prison claim (ALT0), and NPR rather than APB Speakers for "The Green Prince" (ALT1).
  • Neutrality: fine.
  • Hooks: both are fine with small fixes. ALT0: "choose" should be "chose"; the fact is supported by Jewish Currents, though NPR (the source given) only mentions the double-agent motive. ALT1: "The Green Prince" was a Shin Bet codename, so "codenamed" rather than "nicknamed"; NPR supports it. I'm happy with either once the article sentences are cited as above; ALT1 is my slight preference.
  • QPQ: not required. Image: none.
  • I'm a relatively new DYK reviewer, so a second look is welcome. Balabush (talk) 10:30, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

@Balabush:  Done (I think). Anything else? In solidarity, Dafootballguy (Want to talk?) 22:07, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

the fixes look good and ALT1 would be approvable as it stands (ALT0's prison sentence is still cited only to NPR, which doesn't support it), but both hooks feel a bit flat to me, so I'd encourage you to propose something punchier, maybe somthing like: ... that the son of a Hamas founder secretly helped Israel foil suicide bombings, as he recounts in Son of Hamas? (Haaretz) Balabush 😊 (talk) 05:38, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Not Me That Went Viral

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• ... that the author of Not Me That Went Viral chose online shaming as a theme because he believes that it was a topic everyone in modern times could potentially be involved in?

• 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.]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Owen Bruce Slee
  • Comment: Enjou (炎上) translates to "online drama/controversy" but the Japanese wiki page (ja:炎上 (ネット用語)) translates to the English page (online shaming)

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).

Articles created/expanded on September 24

Hina Kawata, Hiyori Hamagishi

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• ... that in the Hinatazaka46 singing unit Mī-pan Family, Hiyori Hamagishi was depicted as the "eldest daughter", even though fellow unit member Hina Kawata is older than her?

• Source: Hina Kawata: I'm so happy to be singing as part of the "Mī-pan Family," led by Mirei Sasaki, this time! Mī-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, who even had 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, while Hina Kawata wanted to become a pianist? 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. 100 Questions for Hina Kawata #14. Q: What was your childhood dream? A: My top choice was to be a pianist, and my second choice was to be an idol. In my preschool graduation album, I even wrote, "I want to be an idol."
  • ALT5: ... that Hina Kawata and Hiyori Hamagishi have been in a fictional musical trio and a real-life quartet together? Source: Chocola Shocola's "HELL ROSE" Music Video Released Exclusively by the Koeharu Support Club! #MeiHigashimura #HinaKawata #HiyoriHamagishi The "Mī-pan Family"—consisting of Mirei Sasaki and the members who look up to her: Hina Kawata, Hiyori Hamagishi, and Haruyo Yamaguchi—was the group that received the most requests. They performed "Suppai Jiko Ken'o" (Sour Self-Loathing), a youth-themed song that warms the heart. Mirei Sasaki, who acts like a mother figure to the other three, remarked with confidence, "I'm so happy to be able to perform a song together with my 'children' like this."
  • 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. ALT4 should also work as separate hooks.

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).

Solomon S. Fleming

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Solomon S. Fleming

• ... that a general store owned by Solomon S. Fleming (pictured) was robbed twice by Confederate soldiers in 1863?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/849954239/?match=3&search-id=cd00695d-e0d7-451b-9b2c-2374daca862e&search-rank=2&article=6209a856-a37c-4334-bab8-b9cc15b1fb67

"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."

• • ALT1: ... that a general store owned by Solomon S. Fleming (pictured) was robbed twice by Confederate soldiers in 1863, once during the Jones–Imboden Raid and once when they were disguised in Union Army uniform? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/849954239/?match=3&search-id=cd00695d-e0d7-451b-9b2c-2374daca862e&search-rank=2&article=6209a856-a37c-4334-bab8-b9cc15b1fb67 "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."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkification
  • Comment: 13th nomination. I think it's not THAT interesting, but I think it's interesting that Confederates robbed this man's store twice, showing that they're evil or something like that.

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

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

• The article is fresh and sufficiently long. Sources are cited and spot checks passed. I see no copyright or neutrality issues. I do not think that it is interesting that soldiers robbed a man's store twice during wartime, nor do I think that many readers would be surprised to learn that Confederate soldiers would do something like that. Surtsicna (talk) 20:24, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, Pinging @Surtsicna, I have no other fun facts for him. That's the only thing interesting about him that the general audience could have prior knowledge about. I'm gonna retract this nom since there's nothing more interesting about him I could find. No worries, Cheers! ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 12:20, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment: I would respectfully disagree with Surtsicna on this. I think it is interesting that it happened twice, and that Confederate soldiers would do that. While the pro-slavery ideology they were fighting for is evil, it is not at all obvious that pro-slavery implies ok with stealing. Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 01:20, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 25

Moshe Avigdor Amiel

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• ... that Moshe Avigdor Amiel was ordained as a rabbi at eighteen?

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

VidanaliK (talk to me) (contributions) 18:55, 25 September 2026 (UTC).

• @VidanaliK: Not a review, but the article has to be linked to in the hook. Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:11, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
  • And also bolded. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:54, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

The article was recently promoted to GA status by LastJabberwocky, but I have to say that it does not quite look like a GA to me. It may be the small sections and tiny subsections that are giving me the impression of insufficient coverage. Are you both certain that the article sufficiently covers the main aspects of the topic? Another concern is that the hook is not particularly interesting. I guess it hinges on knowing that it is unusual to become a rabbi at 18, but do not think that we can expect that from "a reader with no special knowledge". Surtsicna (talk) 21:54, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Surtsicna: The nominator hasn't edited since October 18 and never responded to the above. What should be done here? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:25, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 26

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.
  • Reviewed:

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

splains (💬/📝) 03:02, 27 September 2026 (UTC).

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)

Articles created/expanded on September 28

Felisa Martín Bravo

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• ... that Felisa Martín Bravo (pictured) became the first woman in Spain to earn a PhD in physics?

• 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.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Khalili astrolabe

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Missing a citation for the first paragraph of the "University of Cambridge" subsection.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - All three hooks are reliant on superlatives (i.e. claims of "firsts") and the sources do not appear to discuss the set in detail, as is outlined in the DYK guidelines. These hooks will either require more support to verify their accuracy, or an alternative hook without a superlative will be necessary.

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article: - Not used in the article.
• Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was created on 29 September 2026 as is roughly 1,000 words in length. The article is neutral and apparently free from plagiarism, but one of its paragraphs is missing a citation. The hooks are cited and interesting, however, all of them are reliant on superlatives. The picture is free and clear, but not used in the article. QPQ is done. This nomination will either need a new hook, without superlatives, or additional sourcing for the superlative hooks; the picture will also need to be added to the article and a citation added to the unsourced paragraph. Grnrchst (talk) 15:17, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

• • @Grnrchst: Appreciate the review, and sorry for delay in responding! I've removed the photo from DYK hook (and from article, as likely derivative of non-free) and added a reference to the Cambridge paragraph. As for the superlatives, her role as the first woman in Spain to receive a doctorate in physics and first woman to become a meteorologist for the state etc. are attested by the Basque Auñamendi Encyclopedia , a Canalda biography, and (likely subsequent) articles by Nat Geo and the Bilbao Museum. Are these sufficient for DYK? Otherwise unsure of suitable hooks, but happy to brainstorm further if needed. RabidTuberculosis (talk) 21:57, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 29

Interstate 24 in Tennessee

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• ... that in Tennessee, Interstate 24 has two separate sections divided by a short segment through Georgia in a mountainous region? Source:
  • ALT1: ... that Interstate 24 in Tennessee has some of the steepest grades on the Interstate Highway System? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Samara (house)
  • Comment: I prefer the first hook. Please note that this article was recently recreated after redirecting to Interstate 24 for about 10 years.

Moved to mainspace by Bneu2013 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - CrashForensics.com appears to be a self-published site.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - For ALT1, not at the sentence where the claim is made. The source does not support the claim that this is one of the steepest grades in the Interstate Highway System.
• Interesting: - ALT0 I find unlikely to be interesting to those who are unfamiliar with this highway (and I've driven on this stretch multiple times). ALT1 is interesting.
• Other problems: - As noted above, CrashForensics.com appears to be self-published.

QPQ: - I know Epicgenius's DYK noms are almost always clean, but a simple checkmark does not demonstrate that all the DYK criteria were checked.
Overall: Bneu2013, a few things to address here. Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:50, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Has Crash Forensics been determined to be unreliable? Considering that they're an expert on the subject matter, I don't why why they wouldn't be. I'll see if I can find another source that explicitly states it's one of the steepest stretches of the Interstate system, even though I lean towards the first hook. I also disagree that ALT0 isn't interesting, as it is extremely rare for any road to dip into another state and then re-emerge in the original one. I-24 is the only Interstate in three or more states that does it. I think providing context that it's in a mountainous area makes it more interesting. This isn't the same as saying something vague like "I-24 goes through four states" or even "the majority of I-24 is in Tennessee."

Also, I didn't just assume the QPQ was adequate because of the nominator; I checked all the hooks to make sure they were cited properly, and used DYKcheck to make sure the other criteria were met. I don't know how to prove this, but I did. Bneu2013 (talk) 03:36, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Bneu2013, I think an alternative angle on ALT1 that's not a simple recitation of a fact would be something that emphasizes the thing you noted above about it being rare. In that case, though, you'd need a source to indicate that, not the Gazetteer. For ALT2, we still need an alternate source that actually back up the claim (CrashForensics.com doesn't). As far as I can tell, the only source that John Glennon is an expert on crashes is... John Glennon himself. We would need to see independent secondary coverage establishing Glennon as a trusted expert on the subject for his website to be used as a reliable source per WP:SPSEXPERT. Finally, you may have reviewed every DYK criteria on your QPQ, but your review doesn't say that. It can be as simple as saying "All DYK criteria are met", but WP:DYKRI is clear that the review must show that all the criteria are met. As for the hooks, if you prefer not to come up with alternatives, let me know and I'll mark this for a fresh review. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:37, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

No response from nominator to above question. I don't think this passes muster, but I'll give a chance for a fresh review if someone else disagrees and wants to move this along. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:27, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: - sorry for the delay. I'll work on this tomorrow. Bneu2013 (talk) 02:07, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: - sorry for the delay; almost forgot. How about this hook:

"...that a dangerous stretch of Interstate 24 in Tennessee inspired a Johnny Cash song?"

• Pinging Dclemens1971, since the above post was not signed and pings don't work without sigs. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:10, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  Sorry, forgot about that. Bneu2013 (talk) 03:02, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

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I'll Be Seeing You (play)

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• ... that Martin Sherman described the play I'll Be Seeing You as the most surreal he had written?

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• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lego Creator (video game)

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - “The original production began previews in the main theatre at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on 22 September 2026,[18] ahead of an official opening night on 26 September, for a limited run until 11 October 2026.[18]”

Citations don’t support the previews and opening night, are you able to find an additional source for it? If not, it could easily be shorted down to the say it had a limited run from the 22 September–11 October.

• “Fra Fee and Martin Sherman playing the writer.”

I’d be good to get a citation for this and clarify it if possible? It’s not clear if they both play the same role, if there are two writer characters, or if it’s because Sherman wrote the play.

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Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is my first time reviewing, so would appreciate a second reviewer's opinion. Once the minor sourcing issues are addressed, I think it should be fine to be approved. Sleepytimecat (talk) 14:17, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

@Sleepytimecat: They both play the role of the writer. One younger and one older, but these are only written in sources as The Writer. It can be sourced to Pitlochry website, the programme or the published playbook. Some reviews describe the difference between the two, but its a big subjective so wanted to stick with the Published title.Blethering Scot 20:07, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

I added the word role for clarity and used the theatre source for now.Blethering Scot 20:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

The dates for the production changed when moved from Studio to main stage, I will need to do a bit of digging to resolve this, but I am away this week so will be Tuesday before can devote more time to sort that.Blethering Scot 20:07, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

I have shortened as suggested just now, and will then look to source the full statement and change back.Blethering Scot 20:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on September 30

Mercedes Roffé

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• ... that Mercedes Roffé uses musical terms in many of her poem titles? Source: What I also do pretty often is to indicate that a poem should be thought—at least vaguely—as related to or redolent of a musical form: Circle, Music, Chant, Cantata, Opera, Cantus, Song… these are words you can easily find in the titles of some of my poems.
  • ALT1: ... that Mercedes Roffé seeks to compare her poetry to a musical form? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT2: ... that one Mercedes Roffé poem tracks short words within a longer word? Source: The Deeny ref's "I wonder if you contrast this" question and the subsequent answer.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Lombard's The Sentences (Gonville and Caius College MS 290/682)

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 186 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:57, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

Great Workers' Struggle

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• ... that a 1987 wave of strikes in South Korea saw the participation of around 1.23 million people?

• Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/johs.70035

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hammerhead (mine)

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

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

• Full review needed. Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 13:20, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

• First, the current hook is a little clunky to read. I would be happy with "... that in 1987, a wave of strikes in South Korea saw the participation of around 1.23 million people?". Second, the Korean language source in the article says nearly 1.22 million, the English language source says 1.23 million and the article itself says 1.22 million. Third, while the facts are not currently in the article, I would prefer a hook that uses the scale of the strikes rather than using absolute numbers, as I think that would be more interesting. The Korean language source says that the strikes involved more than 75 percent of workers from firms with more than 1,000 workers. No need to do that though if you don't want to. No other issues, QPQ good and spot check looked good to me. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 17:50, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 1

Wat Choeng Tha, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

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Wat Choeng Tha in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

• ... that the future King Taksin studied at Wat Choeng Tha (pictured) as a child and later ordained there as a monk for three years? Source: "146. วัดเชิงท่า" [Wat Choeng Tha] (in Thai).
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This article was created from a draft that was declined because of LLM- and AI-generated content. As an article rescuer, I cleaned up the AI-generated content and rewrote the whole article, with every sentence verifiable by the sources cited. I promoted it to DYK and respectfully credit the original author, @Lamp21:, who is now banned for LLM creations and sockpuppetry.

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

ManoiCMU (talk) 12:46, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

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

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/International Talk Like a Pirate Day

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).

• @Tbhotch: New enough (Oct 1), long enough (2900 B), well-sourced, no copyvio. However, subjectively, there are some issues with readability that I think should be addressed. In particular, some statements are made before explaining the context, such as in power when the sculpture was toppled and damaged. The lead is also too short; it contains statements not in the body, while excluding the important points. I also think there are some very minor issues with source-text integrity; the article implies that politicians of the Fourth Transformation have accused Calderón of electoral fraud, but the source doesn't make the connection.
  As for the hook, it is interesting enough and is verified in the source. The hook will be good to run once these issues are addressed; the issues are fairly minor. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 06:53, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Done, although those are not WP:DYKCRIT rules. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 17:55, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 2

Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

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The former main entrance of the KLSCAH

• ... that the construction of a road means the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) (pictured) is entered through a former side entrance? Source: "...后来政府为增辟公路与建交通圈，征用了堂前草坪与空地。因此，隆雪华堂如今的入口，实际上是大会堂的旁门。"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zayn Malik
  • Comment: Other hook suggestions welcome, I chose this one as the photo shows the road at fault.

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 12:23, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 4

Bill Meier

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• ... that in 1977, Texas state senator Bill Meier set the record for the longest filibuster in U.S. history?

• Source: "In 1977, Meier set the world record for longest filibuster. From the floor of the Texas Senate, Meier spoke mostly uninterrupted for 43 hours to fight a bill he viewed as an attack on the state’s open records laws." Justin Dehn et al., "At 43 Hours, Senator Set Filibuster Record in ’77", Texas Tribune (March 14, 2013), https://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/43-hours-texas-senator-set-filibuster-record-77/.

• • Reviewed: [[]]

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

MetroFjord (talk) 02:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• This article is new and sufficiently long. Sources are cited. Spot checks passed. I see no neutrality or copyright problems. This fact would make a fantastic hook if, instead of the little-known term filibuster, we simply said that he spoke for 43 hours to fight a bill. Surtsicna (talk) 21:44, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that Bill Meier set a record in 1977 when he spoke for 43 hours almost without pause to fight a bill?
  Surtsicna (talk) 15:52, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Ichaicha Mushi

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A heart-shaped object

• ... that the "Ichaicha Mushi" music video uses different heart-shaped objects (largest one pictured) to represent different ways of expressing love?

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• • ALT1: ... that the music video for a song on the single "Ichaicha Mushi" was filmed with a live orchestra off-camera, in order to elicit the singers' genuine expressions? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that the cover art of Hinatazaka46's "Ichaicha Mushi" represents the group's past, present, and future through the surrounding environment and the members' expressions? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Faiyaz Shaikh

Converted from a redirect by Petewarrior (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

PetéWarrior (talk) 14:52, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll start the review per QPQ! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 19:18, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

On-anong Piyanatavajirabaddha

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• ... that when On-anong Piyanatavajirabaddha was named "Chao Chom" in 2026, it was the first official appointment of a Thai royal consort under that title in 102 years? Source: "8 ก.ย. 69 วันคล้ายวันเกิด "เจ้าจอม พลโทหญิง ท่านผู้หญิงอรอนงค์" เจริญอายุครบ 34 ปี ภารกิจสำคัญ" [September 8, 2026: "Chao Chom, Lt. Gen. Than Phu Ying On-anong" Celebrates Her 34th Birthday and Her Important Duties]. Thairath (in Thai). 6 September 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

ALT0a *... that On-anong Piyanatavajirabaddha was the first woman to receive the royal consort title of "Chao Chom" during the reign of King Vajiralongkorn and the first to hold it in 102 years?

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

ManoiCMU (talk) 19:09, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 6

Shubhalakshmi Panse

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• ... that Shubhalakshmi Panse switched from embryology to banking and became the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank?

• Source: "was pursuing a doctorate in embryology at Pune University, researching cell death, ... advertisement seeking probationary officers...Bank of Maharashtra." ...took charge as chairman and managing director of state run Allahabad Bank

• • ALT1: ... that Shubhalakshmi Panse switched from embryology to banking and became the first woman to head one of India's oldest state-owned banks? Source: "was pursuing a doctorate in embryology at Pune University, researching cell death, ... advertisement seeking probationary officers...Bank of Maharashtra...she became the first woman to lead the 148-year-old institution, India's oldest bank."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: created as part of the Women in Red's #1day1woman campaign. My first DYK, so please excuse.

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

JoyWeaver (talk) 06:13, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 7

2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup, 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup

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• ... that the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup and 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup were both first victories for two different Gulf States? Source: 20232024
  • ALT1: ... that the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup and 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup were both maiden victories for two different Gulf States? Source: 20232024
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bringing Up Buster, Template:Did you know nominations/Cinema '76
  • Comment: Suggested by Unsurprising (talk)

Improved to Good Article status by Vestrian24Bio (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Vestrian24Bio 10:37, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

Annie Reay Barker

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• ... that despite being institutionalised with "chronic mania" in 1896, Annie Reay Barker remained on the British Medical Association registry for seven more years?

• Source: "On 23 March 1896, she was taken to the Holloway Sanatorium...", "...was recorded on admission alongside the diagnosis which would remain with her for the next 50 years: ‘Chronic Mania’". "In a cruel twist of fate, Barker’s name and qualifications continued to be listed on the British Medical Register until 1903." Almond, Sophie (2021-09-01). "The Forgotten Life of Annie Reay Barker, M.D". Social History of Medicine. 34 (3): 828–850. doi:10.1093/shm/hkaa039.

• • ALT1: ... that Annie Reay Barker was barred from applying a surgeon role in 1878, because the Royal College of Surgeons did not admit women as Fellows then? Source: "Whilst the Act gave licensing bodies the authority to admit all candidates, regardless of sex, for examination, the Royal College of Surgeons refused to admit medical women as Fellows until 1911. The role of physician in the outpatient department, was, therefore, open to all qualified practitioners; however, no woman was qualified to apply for the surgical post." Almond, Sophie (2021-09-01). "The Forgotten Life of Annie Reay Barker, M.D". Social History of Medicine. 34 (3): 828–850. doi:10.1093/shm/hkaa039.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SB19
  • Comment: Will complete a QPQ soon!

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

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 20:59, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 9

Katie Zacharia

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Katie Zacharia in 2026

• ... that in October 2026 Katie Zacharia (pictured) became the shortest-serving White House press secretary in U.S. history, with only a four-day tenure?

• Source: DW, KSBW

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sunny Sunny

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

ArionStar (talk) 19:52, 16 October 2026 (UTC).

• Five-day, per sources (see article) Mikewem (talk) 20:33, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

In the list of press secretaries, the first day is not counted. ArionStar (talk) 03:15, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a reliable source. That table uses Template:ayd for convenience in approximating the calculation, but age is not what we’re measuring when we measure tenure. It’s true that on Friday, her tenure was 4 days old, but it’s not true that going to work on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday means you worked 4 days. If you go to work on MTWThF, you have worked 5 days. The extraordinary claim that MTWThF equals 4 days requires a cite to a reliable source. Mikewem (talk) 13:52, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

I agree, Monday to Friday is five full days, so that means she worked five days. Zacharia was fired four days after she was hired, so I can see why it was worded that way, but yeah, ALT0 as currently worded is factually incorrect. We could go with ALT0a below, or we could say "she was fired after four days". – Epicgenius (talk) 15:38, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

I agree that the hook should say "five-day", not "four-day". If the list article uses an unusual way of counting, then it should be changed, or at least just not linked from this hook. I'll propose ALT0a: ... that in October 2026 Katie Zacharia (pictured) became the shortest-serving White House Press Secretary in US history, with only a five-day tenure? ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 19:30, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

MOS:US guides us to use US instead of U.S.

As far as I know, a template doesn’t exist that calculates a total number of encompassed calendar days. The issue is that a newborn is 0 days old on the first calendar day of their life. But we don’t measure how many days old someone’s job is, we measure how many calendar days they have attended. If you’re born on Monday, you’re 0 days old on Monday, and 1 day old on Tuesday. But if you start your job on Monday, then for purposes of payroll, you have attended work for 1 day as of Monday, and on Tuesday, you have attended work for 2 days.

This is presumably a project-wide issue that affects every single calculation involving duration-of-time-spent-doing-X. I think it’s fine to link to the list article, with the understanding that Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Mikewem (talk) 22:41, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

If "five days" is the best usage, I will not be against it. ArionStar (talk) 16:57, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

• Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:20, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Women of Afrofuturism

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• ... that there are black people in the future?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Susan Baur
  • Comment: Special occasion set note: This nomination is intended for the upcoming Black History Month SOHA.

Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 01:38, 16 October 2026 (UTC).

• Hey, first time DYK reviewer. Topic seems interesting to me, so I'll bite. Hopefully I'll finish by the 27th. Thanks, PantheonRadiance (talk) 22:00, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @PantheonRadiance: Thanks. Unfortunately, I nominated this too early by accident, so if you could put it on hold for a bit, that would be great. I had intended to nominate by November, and the date slipped my mind. We are not supposed to nominate this far out. This is for a Black History Month set, which depending on if we run it or not, is for January or February, so way too early. Also, I'm probably going to need a new hook or set of hooks to choose from, as DYK doesn't like hooks like this one ("There are Black People in the Future" is the name of a famous artwork in the show) for several different reasons. So if you are willing to work with me, that would be great, but it can't be promoted to anything other than a special occasion holding area (SOHA), likely for January or February. Apologies for the mass confusion! With that said, there is no reason you can't do a review when you are ready. Viriditas (talk) 22:31, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

@Viriditas: Sure, that seems reasonable, but of course with approval from other DYK experts/admins. I recently nominated a DYK, and I planned to review this to fulfill QPQ. I'm okay with waiting, but I wonder if I would need to choose another DYK, or if I can still review yours when it's ready, albeit with my DYK potentially being postponed (which I'm fine with).

Admittedly, I also had initial concerns about the hook as well. Though interesting IMO, it seemed like something more fitting for Afrofuturism itself. After reading the page and finding out it's named for the artwork, I figured you would want to use it. But if you want (or need) to add another hook, feel free. If I could offer any suggestions, perhaps anything regarding the AI debate, which is what really hooked me into reviewing. But the choice is yours, so long as it meets the criteria. PantheonRadiance (talk) 23:00, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

@PantheonRadiance: Yes, you can review it now and suggest better hooks! But we want to avoid a promoter accidentally adding it to the wrong queue (Black History Month SOHA only), which was my concern. As for a new hook, I want to pay homage to the past, present, and future as envisioned by Afrofuturists, but not sure how to word it. Very much along the lines of The Sugar Shack scene in Sinners ("Unbeknownst to Sammie, his music summons spirits of performers from the past and future") That's what this exhibition is also doing. Viriditas (talk) 23:12, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

PantheonRadiance Review

@Viriditas: I'll refrain from judging the hook for now, since I assume you indicated you want another one. As for the article:

• Quite a few primary sources, but much of them are appropriately used IMO.
• Earwig detects 56.6%, but most of them are attributed quotes. I assume good faith that WP:LIMITED applies.
• Minor POV and verifiability concerns, such as in note e: "example of rage bait…" While it may be true, I didn't see any sources describing the video that way, though SF Chronicle pointed out its inaccuracy. Note b and d each don't contain a source, and note c seems WP:SYNTHy? DuBois' story may have inspired the piece, but neither ref 12 nor 7 directly state so. If you could find extra sources, that'd be great. If not, please consider revising. Also, the 3rd paragraph in Reactions needs a citation. Here's some links that should be included in the refs, like Gaskins' Medium post and this KPIX video.
• While I appreciate the added context, and think the Afrofuturism background is pertinent, some parts seem a bit off topic. For example, the 4th paragraph in Reactions ("Gaskins, who is trained… Liberatory Design' (2022)."). This seems more appropriate in Gaskins' own article, especially since some of these sources don't explicitly mention the exhibit. More to the point, quite a few sources in general predate the exhibit's opening, and presumably don't mention it. I think the context should be kept, but truncated to only include info of her background that's from sources about the exhibit (like SFC and SFS).

I think this page has promise as much of these issues are fixable, but another hook may be needed. I would benefit from a second opinion, but I'll mark as Thanks, PantheonRadiance (talk) 23:55, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

@PantheonRadiance: Thanks for taking a look. Would you be open to changing the article to the way you think it should look so that I can understand your recommended changes? If for whatever reason you don't want to change the version in mainspace (which you are welcome to edit), feel free to leave a copy of your suggested changes over at User:Viriditas/sandbox28, where I copied a dupe for you to edit. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 00:08, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

@Viriditas: Sure, I can revise a little, but I'm a bit pressed for time because I'm in the process of writing another article that I wish to publish this week. Also if you're still hook-looking, I think the mOTHERboard piece may make for an interesting ALT1. Thanks, PantheonRadiance (talk) 00:59, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

@Viriditas: Added some revision ideas, feel free to further revise. I like how you moved Gaskins' background to the Curator section. For that paragraph, I appended some secondary sources to Gaskins and the artists' info where applicable, like the Roborant piece and SFC, and added comments in the notes (mostly a) to mark info that seems in or out of scope. Besides that, I think if these changes are implemented, the article would be nearly there; it just needs a citation for the Reaction paragraph (if it can be found). I'll check back tomorrow as I'm a bit behind in work for another article, but did you also come up with a new hook yet? PantheonRadiance (talk) 00:30, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in, I appreciate that. I will try to finish up tonight or tomorrow. I will ping you when I'm ready. Viriditas (talk) 01:23, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Derpy Hooves

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• ... that after an animation error gave a My Little Pony background character crossed eyes, bronies collectively named her "Derpy Hooves" and developed her personality and backstory through fan fiction?

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• • ALT1: ... that more than 44,000 people signed a petition against changing the name of My Little Pony character Derpy Hooves? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that My Little Pony director Jayson Thiessen kept Derpy Hooves cross-eyed because he found it funny and Hasbro did not notice? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carman Theatre

Improved to Good Article status by Silvers Rayleigh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Silvers Rayleigh (talk) 17:21, 14 October 2026 (UTC).

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Articles created/expanded on October 10

Dota O Ako

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• ... that a decade after a Filipino rapper sang about having to choose between DotA and his girlfriend, Netflix asked him to write a song about choosing both?

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• • ALT1:... that Netflix produced an answer song to "Dota O Ako", a song about a boyfriend choosing between her or the video game mod Defense of the Ancients, to promote an animated series?
  • ALT2: ... that a song about a boyfriend choosing between her or the video game mod Defense of the Ancients was certified gold in the Philippines? Source:
  • ALT3: ... that a song about a boyfriend choosing between her or the video game mod Defense of the Ancients was nominated for an Awit Award? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Somyev language

Created by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 09:45, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

J. M. W. Turner

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J.M.W. Turner in 1799 (self-portrait).

• ... that the English painter J. M. W. Turner (pictured) was the son of a barber and died with today's equivalent of £17 million in investments?

• Source: J. M. W. Turner

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Improved to Good Article status by Jp1008 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Jp1008 (talk) 22:24, 10 October 2026 (UTC).

• Passed GA review on October 10, 2026 and was nominated the same day. No policy issues such as copyright problems found. Well written article to fine sources. Unfortunately the hook fact isn't usable. The source making the equivalency in money to "today" was published in 2012. Currency valuation has altered significantly in the last 14 years, so while true at the time of publication in 2012, it is no longer true in 2026 due to inflation. The article text needs to be changed to reflect that the £17 million evaluation was to 2012 monetary value (and not "today"), and the hook needs to be modified as well in order to be approved. An alternative hook with a different fact proposed might be wise as well. Ping me when ready for review of a different hook(s), and once the factual error has been changed in the article. Best.4meter4 (talk) 16:46, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

@4meter4: Thanks for the rewiew. The quote was to support the original amount (£ 140,000). I used the inflation calculator to get the 2025 value, but just placed the result. I have now added the {inflation} template to get the 2025 value. It does not accept 2026 and I think it looks pedantic to specify it in the Lead or the DYK call. Also, inflation calculations to the 1850s have a margin or error. Hope this helps.

The article has a monthly readership >30,000 and I think Turner is a painter with such a rich body of work (as well as a very colourful palette AND life) and had an impact on Impressinist painters and even American Abstract painters in since the 1940s, that he deserves even more awareness.

Jp1008 (talk) 19:22, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

@Jp1008: I understand your frustration over the stickler to accuracy, but we simply cannot make a "today claim" with this type of sourcing. This is the type of factual error that routinely gets reported at WP:ERRORS, and then would result in the article being pulled off the main page. I'm not being pedantic to be a stick in the mud, but to make you aware of the type of scrutiny hooks undergo when they run on the main page. This would get flagged rapidly as an error, and we simply can't publish hooks that don't exactly match what the source is saying. You can date it to 2025 evaluation in the hook, but we would need something dating it to the day it runs to say "today". See WP:DYKHOOKCITE The hook should include a fact that is unlikely to change prior to or during its run on the Main Page. There has been global inflation in the last year, and this is not a stable claim. The hook as proposed is not going to be approved.4meter4 (talk) 20:05, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

@4meter4: I perfectly undertand. You don't make the rules and I don't know them as this is my first DYK submission. I don't remember the original phrasing. If I can just make it here rather than resubmit (I will if needed), it can be

alt 0a ... that the 19th century English painter J. M. W. Turner, the son of a barber, died a rich man with the 2025 equivalent of £17 million?

@Jp1008: Just to clarify, you do not need to submit new hook ideas in a different thread. You propose new hook alternatives in the same thread with bolded "alt1", "alt2", etc. Minor alterations to a hook would be "alt1a", "alt1b", etc. Since this was a modification of the original hook (known at DYK as al0) this hook is "alt0a".

I still cannot approve this hook because it is not yet compliant with WP:DYKCITE/ WP:DYKHOOKCITE. In order to approve the hook I need an inline citation directly after the hook fact which verifies the sentence His investments and properties were valued £140,000 (equivalent to £16.9 million in 2025). The problem is that Brown, a 2012 publication, cannot verify a 2025 claim. I understand you used a calculating tool, which is fine, but you will in fact have to cite the calculating tool with the math outcome visible in the citation directly after this sentence, and leave an explanatory note (ie Template:Efn) as to how that was arrived at from Brown in order to pass DYK review. I also note that the article itself never states he was a rich man when he died. I know this is somewhat inferable from what's on the page, but unfortunately DYK hooks cannot featured inferred content. Everything in the hook has to be directly stated in identical or nearly identical language with an inline citation to a source with identical or nearly identical wording in it. So you will need to add the statement that he "died a rich man" to the article with an inline citation to a source saying that in order for me to approve the hook. I know it takes getting used to DYK review. It's pretty stringent on what we can approve. Best.4meter4 (talk) 00:39, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

• The Bank of England Inflation calculator is the one to use. It says: " What cost £140,000.00 in 1851 would cost £17,633,583.78 in September 2026." Change in value: 12495.4% Average annual inflation: 2.79%. I rather regret the nominator's obsession with Turner's wealth, but there we go. It is valid for a DYK, although many Victorian artists made very good money. Johnbod (talk) 17:56, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 11

Kingston Mill Historic District

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• ... that an 18th-century owner of a a historic property in Kingston, New Jersey was named "Barefoot" after the man who broke his grandfather out of prison?

• Source: https://princetonhistory.org/green-oval-tour/greenland-brinson-gulick-house-gulick-farm.html

• • ALT1: ... that a historic mill in New Jersey had been partially converted to apartments by the 1980s? Source: Craig, Robert W. (1982). "Kingston Mill Historic District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025. pp. 21-22.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edward Francis (bacteriologist)

Improved to Good Article status by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Lbal (talk) 00:23, 14 October 2026 (UTC).

Shishiro Botan

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A ramen dish featuring her likeness

• ... that Shishiro Botan has served ramen at restaurants (dish pictured) and streams, broken a world record with ramen packages, and toured the country for ramen? Source: 一方で無類のラーメン好きとしても知られており、2024年2月からは、全国47都道府県を回るラーメンツアー企画を敢行。2025年末からは2nd Seasonが開始している。 ... その後も、定期的に配信上でラーメンを振る舞っており、2024年にはラーメンチェーン「野郎ラーメン」とコラボし、自身が考案したこだわりのスープと特注麺を使用した「ししろ系らーめん」を限定販売した。/At the same time, they are known as an avid ramen enthusiast; in February 2024, they launched a ramen tour project covering all 47 of Japan's prefectures, with a "2nd Season" kicking off in late 2025. .. Since then, she has continued to regularly serve ramen during her livestreams; in 2024, she collaborated with the ramen chain "Yaro Ramen" to offer a limited-edition "Shishiro-style Ramen," featuring a signature soup and custom-made noodles of her own creation. + ALT1
  • ALT1: ... that Shishiro Botan broke a Guinness World Record with 33,138 Cup Noodles spelling her name out? Source: YouTube登録者数140万人を越えるVTuber・獅白ぼたんさんが、大好きなラーメンにちなんだ世界新記録に挑戦する生誕イベント。ホロライブリスナーたちといっしょにカップヌードルを並べて、巨大文字を作成するギネス世界記録に挑戦しました。 ... か、完成！　ついに3万3138個のカップヌードルで“Shishiro Botan”の巨大文字が出来上がりました。 She teamed up with Hololive fans to arrange Cup Noodle containers into giant letters, aiming to set a Guinness World Record. ... Co... complete! A massive "Shishiro Botan" giant text made of 33,138 Cup Noodle containers has finally been finished. + the image right below the second half.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kangaroo tail soup (Slippery Bob)

Converted from a redirect by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 190 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 13:59, 12 October 2026 (UTC).

Rossana Dresdner

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• ... that before becoming an award-winning Chilean author, Rossana Dresdner initially struggled with the local language when forced to attend school in Sweden as a child?

• Source: https://memoriaaudiovisual.cl/memoria/rossana-dresdner/

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  • Comment: A famous journalist struggled with language in school.

Created by Sulav567 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sulav567 (talk) 07:21, 12 October 2026 (UTC).

Harriet Ashbrook

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• ... that mystery writer Harriet Ashbrook, while working as a publicist in 1928, received a written reply from Mahatma Gandhi after sending him a book about India?

• Source: https://www.mkgandhi.org/letters/others/ashb.php

https://www.fredsakademiet.dk/library/americans.pdf

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: New article with a cool fact.

Created by Sulav567 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sulav567 (talk) 16:19, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

Creed of Pius IV

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• ... that by the 19th century, the 1564 Creed of Pius IV had become known as the "Profession of Converts"?

• Source: Schaff, Philip (1877). The Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical Notes. Haper and Brothers. p. 97. Retrieved 11 October 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/RKO Bushwick Theatre

Created by Arbitrarily0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 02:08, 17 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hook may not be as clear for non-Christians... Unsurprisingly Surprising  📝 👥 16:49, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you, Unsurprising. Here is a longer but perhaps clearer option, below. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 18:39, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the Creed of Pope Pius IV, a summary of Catholic beliefs published in 1564, had by the 19th century become known as the "Profession of Converts"?

• Approving ALT1, sorry for late response/reply! 🟢 Unsurprising, but tell me something! 📝 👥 16:34, 27 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Arbitrarily0 and Unsurprising: hi! looks like the last sentence of the article is uncited; per WP:DYKCITE, that'll need to get cleaned up before promotion. Also, the source says that the creed was "sometimes" known as the "Profession of Converts", and (you were not required to check this because it's not part of the hook, Unsurprising) does not say it was required, just that it was used. More subjectively, I would challenge the number of primary / very old sources used here for whether the content resting on it meets WP:BALASP, and I'm not sure I understand why the hook is interesting, but I won't press on those two. The verification and sourcing issues are more pressing. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 13:37, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @Theleekycauldron: Hey Claudia, nice to see you here! Thanks for taking a look at this, and sorry! It's your turn on the chess game, also. As for PSHAW, currently working on learning Codex :) Unsurprising, and feel free to tell me something! 📝 👥 14:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
    • No offense to anyone, but this can be put on hold for now. Currently working on like 10+ projects... Unsurprising, and feel free to tell me something! 📝 👥 14:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
      •  Done. Thank you, Theleekycauldron, for your observations. I have added a source to the last sentence, as well as refined the key sentence to follow Schaff more closely. What follows are two alternatives that reflect the change, Unsurprising. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 14:45, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
        • ALT2 ... that by the 19th century, the 1564 Creed of Pius IV was sometimes called the "Profession of Converts"?
        • ALT3 ... that the Creed of Pope Pius IV, a summary of Catholic beliefs published in 1564, was by the 19th century sometimes called the "Profession of Converts"?

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Hakos Baelz

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• ... that an academic journal cited Hakos Baelz's disdain for tea?

• Source: "VTubers also performed v-comedy by foregrounding disparities between the ordinary personal experiences of the nakanohito and the fictional character they embody. Hakos Baelz, for example, often leant into the stereotypical dichotomy between coffee and tea for comedic effect, expressing her love for the former while emphasising her disdain for tea and the other Hololive VTubers who enjoyed it. When contrasted with the fantastical elements of her avatar – Baelz is described as chaos embodied in the form of a rat and appropriately has animal ears instead of human ones (Hololive Citationn.d.) – such preferences appeared as an authentic reflection of the nakanohito’s own preferences."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/iPhone_Duo
  • Comment: within the two day grace period of 7-days

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 14:12, 20 October 2026 (UTC).

Velma Grant

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Velma Grant in 1950

• ... that Velma Grant (pictured) was named top woman residential tract builder in 1950 for her multiple developments meant exclusively for African-Americans?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1233069804/?match=1&terms=%22VELMA%20GRANT%22&search-id=f7f95e4c-439d-4b07-9fce-e9b8da932ca6&search-rank=7/ quote=foremost woman residential tract builder

• Source: https://time.com/archive/6791385/housing-decent-profitable/ quote=It was one of this year’s few U.S. developments of privately built homes intended primarily for Negroes -&- In only three years, she had built and sold $3,500,000 worth of new houses to Negroes in Los Angeles.

• ALT1: ... that Hollywood architect Paul R. Williams designed the houses in Velma Grant's (pictured) Carver Manor housing development for a total of only $3200.00?

• Source: *https://time.com/archive/6791385/housing-decent-profitable/ quote=Mrs. Grant cornered Los Angeles’ widely sought Negro architect, Paul Williams (TIME, Jan. 26, 1948), who was buried under plans for $12 million worth of construction work. She talked him into shelving them long enough to design floor plans for her houses. To the surprise of her bankers, who know that Williams’ work comes high, he charged her only $3,200.

• ALT2: ... that Velma Grant (pictured) was able to buy 50 acres of land in Los Angeles County for $100,000 in the late 1940s?

• Source: https://time.com/archive/6791385/housing-decent-profitable/ quote=She got together over $100,000 to buy a 50-acre tract in south Los Angeles

• ALT3: ... that Velma Grant (pictured) received a construction loan for over $2 million from Bank of America for a Los Angeles County housing development for African-Americans?

• Source: https://time.com/archive/6791385/housing-decent-profitable/ quote=finally, the Bank of America, which prides itself on financing the “little fellow,” agreed to stake her to a $2,290,000 loan.

• ALT4: ... that published sources differ on stating that real-estate developer Velma Grant (pictured) was African-American?

• Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Empathy_Crisis/GM_DEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=VELMA+GRANT&pg=PT8&printsec=frontcover quote=I recently came across a social media post honoring a black woman, Velma Grant
• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/999941106/?match=1&terms=%22VELMA%20GRANT%22%20%22Carver%20Manor%22&search-id=539935e8-1656-4089-9c31-43ca38fca8ed&search-rank=4 quote=Mrs. Velma Grant, white real estate broker

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mister Skinnylegs

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

Shearonink (talk) 03:14, 13 October 2026 (UTC).

Seiichi Matsumiya

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• ... that Japanese oral pathologist Seiichi Matsumiya began using electron microscopy in dental research as early as 1949?

• Source: David B. Scott (1983), "Some Reflections on the Contributions of Professor Seiichi Matsumiya to Dental Science and Education", in Bibliography for 1906 through 1983 Department of Oral Pathology Tokyo Dental College: In Commemoration of the Work of Dr. Seiichi Matsumiya, pp. 10–11.

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

Rhiannon nina (talk) 02:13, 13 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 13

Camilla Araujo

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Camilla Araujo

• ... that former OnlyFans creator Camilla Araujo (pictured) used to advertize her content by promising that her vulva was pink?

• Source: https://www.vulture.com/article/bop-house-camilla-araujo-julia-filippo-interview.html

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Supernatural (American TV series)
  • Comment: I may be able to secure an accompanying photo soon, so hold tight.

Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords(talk) 22:41, 19 October 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review, but while an interesting hook, I am not sure if this would fly under WP:DYKGRAT. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Not too different to that jerk off instruction content has been described as "a masturbatory trance experience"?, which was featured on September 12. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 16:34, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I really hate DYKGRAT at the best of times, but this is a porn star talking about her vulva, hardly "excessively sensational or gratuitous". (A less kicked-up-idiocy-at-WT:DYK comparison would be Kate Tolo's vagina, which is currently on the main page.)--Launchballer 18:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I have left a message at WT:DYK to get a wider hearing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:10, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Suspending for a moment the issue of hook-as-gratuitous (and even that we seem to be faced with a nullifying philosophy, whereby nothing is gratuitous): I will point out here that "porn star talking about vulva" defense opens up another topic; if we take that at face value, and if the hook that hinges on it is not gratuitous, then it becomes banal. If we assume that it's just casual, "just a sex worker discussing the tools of her trade", then we would assume that is as interesting as a carpenter discussing his pry bar. As in: not at all interesting -- and, as such, ineligible. If this were the case, it would follow then that the hook is only being proposed because it is being gratuitous (and transgressive of our standards), in fact with a full knowledge of this. Dahn (talk) 13:01, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Like I stated, you can argue this for literally any hook. Just looking at DYK today, that Christopher H. Bidmead became the script editor for Doctor Who after writing a "fan letter"? shouldn't be featured since this is just a writer engaging in his craft. Same with that, after literary agents described Your Name Here as difficult to follow, co-author Helen DeWitt responded by adding more material? that Rewind became the first Philippine film to gross 900 million pesos at the worldwide box office? is just a standard cinematic news item. If DYK followed this, there would be no DYK. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 22:36, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

I regard those hooks as subpar, yes (perhaps not the Bidmead one, which is about something that happened to a writer, not even pushing the product of his writing). I especially dislike those that appear to advertise products currently in shops (just as I have spoken out about hooks that have passed with a clear partisanship in ongoing political debates, be they fluffery for Iran or for the anti-Vučić activists or whatnot). I cannot police DYK against all such entries, but I can urge my fellow editors to apply more caution -- not least of all when the "dog bites man" hook is centered on a pornographic product. This, incidentally, is not puritanism, it is a basic interest in maintaining editorial standards; I myself have recently written a hook referring to toplessness in communist Romania -- though picked out and phrased so as to mention a cultural and political aspect (the "significance" aspect should also debunk your claim that "there would be no DYK without banal hooks"; in fact, most hooks are not ads for products, but I can see how the recent increase in such hooks has given you the impression that DYKs are, and should be, written as ads). Dahn (talk) 06:47, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Perhaps a bit off-topic, but let's also note the added hint of banality in pornographic hooks: Unlike writing a book or a script, even a godawful one, unlike a minor achievement in carpentry or plumbing, displaying or describing one's genitals is an efortless craft, fungible to a certain extent, accessible to just about anyone on the planet, and centered on attributes that, like hair color or physical condition, are largely outside one's control. The analogy with book- or film-themed promotional hooks (as annoying as they are) also fails on this level: as a rule, the cultural product doesn't exist on OF, or on dick pics for that matter. This even sets it apart from other pornographic products, which may even be culturally significant, and were hooks can be written, and have been written, to be focused on that aspect of things. Your proposed hook really was the bottom of the barrel, from any position one takes. I'd wager that even die-hard gooners would be puzzled as to what makes this a hook. Dahn (talk) 07:06, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

• Based on the discussion, there doesn't seem to be consensus to run the hook or the fact, so a new hook is probably needed here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:09, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

I have struck the hook per the concerns raised by other editors. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:21, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 14

Leeds Animation Workshop

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• ... that Leeds Animation Workshop is a women's film collective? Source: Tasker, Yvonne (2016-04-01). "An Interview with Terry Wragg on the Work of the Leeds Animation Workshop". Feminist Media Histories. 2 (2): 122–132. doi:10.1525/fmh.2016.2.2.122. ISSN 2373-7492.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Simon of Maugastel
  • Comment: This is User:Aeeeeeeb's first article, which I've nominated. Happy to come up with more hook suggestions, but I wanted to get the nomination in.

Created by Aeeeeeeb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 175 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 07:31, 20 October 2026 (UTC).

• Honestly, this is not a very interesting hook. It looks like there is already some interesting stuff to be squeezed out of the sources - but I already found something weird. The BBC article states that it was established in 1976, but the interview (1) states it was formally established in 1978 (though I can't read the full interview). Clarification is appreciated. Otherwise this meets the newness/length/hook length/footnote use criteria - just looking for criteria 3 and 7. -- Reconrabbit (talk) 19:43, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Lajmmoore: Will you be able to expand the article and/or propose a new hook? I took a look right now but I'm not sure if there's anything right now that's hooky. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:23, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

EU Methane Regulation

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• ... that the European Union's Methane Regulation could push fossil fuel producers outside Europe to meet methane-monitoring standards to sell their oil, gas or coal in the EU?

• Source: https://unece.org/sustainable-energy/events/eu-methane-regulation-global-implications-benefits-and-challenges

"Starting in 2027, gas imported into the EU will have to demonstrate it was produced and managed using standards equivalent to the EU’s methane measurement and mitigation rules. Regulation 1787, therefore, extends the regulatory influence beyond EU borders and is intended to raise global methane management standards."

• • ALT1: ... that companies violating the European Union's methane regulation could face penalties of up to one-fifth of their annual turnover? Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1787/oj/eng p43 "...In the case of legal persons, the amount of the administrative fines referred to in point (e) shall not exceed 20 % of the annual turnover in the preceding business year."
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Created by TatjanaClimate (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TatjanaClimate (talk) 13:29, 18 October 2026 (UTC).

Italian Synagogue (Jerusalem)

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• ... that an Italian synagogue from 1701 was dismantled, shipped across the ocean, and rebuilt in Jerusalem in 1951 – in its entirety?

• Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/rjcnfp1116

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

LifeLearning (talk) 06:40, 15 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - n
• Neutral: - ?
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: New enough, long enough, plagiarism free. Hook cited and interesting. Per WP:RSPJVL, the Jewish Virtual Library is a majority-unreliable partisan source which may compromise the article's neutrality and should be avoided except in exceptional circumstances—can you justify its use? No QPQ needed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:33, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

• @LifeLearning: Please respond to the above review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:25, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping Narutolovehinata5. Following User:AirshipJungleman29's comment about sourcing, I've removed almost all the JVL sources and replaced them with new ones. LifeLearning (talk) 11:18, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Amanda Jones (inventor)

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Amanda Jones

• ... that Amanda Jones (pictured) was not only a poet, teacher, business leader, Spiritualist and medium, but also a 19th-century American inventor?

• Source: https://ir.hamilton.edu/do/c0930bc0-d25a-4c4a-a12a-64f276e14513#page/1 - abstract: "Born in 1835 in East Bloomfield, New York, Amanda Theodosia Jones has been described as a teacher, inventor, businesswoman, poet, and Spiritualist. Jones engaged in many intellectual and artistic practices over her lifetime, but her autobiography details how each was informed by the one practice that she considered to be her true calling: her spiritual practice as a psychic medium."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Van Vert Jack

Improved to Good Article status by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

— VPP (t/c) 17:46, 14 October 2026 (UTC).

• Comment I think this hook idea reads "hookier" with the most unusual descriptor last. I propose: Alt 0a ... that in addition to being an American inventor, poet, teacher, and business leader, Amanda Jones (pictured) was a 19th-century Spiritualist and medium?4meter4 (talk) 18:37, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

  User:4meter4, yeah it's a mouthful. How about...

  Alt 0b ...that 19th century inventor Amanda Jones (pictured) was also a noted poet, business leader, and Spiritualist medium?

  Better? — VPP (t/c) 19:47, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Sure. I can't review since I participated in workshopping it, but I like alt 0b.4meter4 (talk) 19:49, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 16

Sriyanto

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• ... that Sriyanto's unit surprised United Nations inspectors by repairing a jeep that has been broken for five years in just one night? Source: Admin (21 December 2016). "Sepenggal Kisah Perjuangan Garuda di Bumi Afrika" [A Piece of the Story of Garuda's Struggle in the African Land]. Lawu Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 October 2026. Hal ini diakibatkan pada saat pemeriksaan COE tim inspector dibuat terkejut karena Kendaraan Jeep Defender yang sejak tahun 2011 mengalami kerusakan dan tidak mendapatkan pembayaran hanya dalam waktu 1 malam kontingen mampu menjadikan kendaraan beroperasional dan lulus COE. [""During the COE inspection, the inspector team was surprised because within just one night, the contingent managed to make a Jeep Defender vehicle—which had been damaged and out of service since 2011—operational and able to pass the COE."]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Light Square

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 136 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:02, 20 October 2026 (UTC).

HIV/AIDS in Chile

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• ... that because of treatment shortages for HIV/AIDS sufferers in Chile, a former president's grandson trafficked antiretroviral medication and was arrested for it in 1998?

• Source: Juan Luis Salinas. (2019). El peso de la sangre: viaje personal al sida, pp. 282-283:

"Era el 11 de diciembre de 1998.

Aunque sabía que desde hacía rato estaba en la mira de las empresas farmacéuticas y de las autoridades de salud, lo que vino después fue inesperado.

Pasado el mediodía, un equipo combinado de funcionarios del O.S.7 de Carabineros y otros del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas irrumpió en su casa de Vitacura. El resultado del operativo: la incautación de treinta mil dosis de fármacos contra el Sida, cuyo monto fue avaluado en veinte millones de pesos. Los ARV incautados fueron derivados al Instituto de Salud Pública (ISP), mientras la Cámara de la Industria Farmacéutica se hacía parte en una querella en contra de Claro por una serie de delitos contra la salud pública (distribuía medicamentos sin poseer título de químico farmacéutico) y fraude aduanero (importaba los medicamentos sin los permisos respectivos y no pagaba impuestos). [...] La noticia del operativo en la casa de José Francisco Claro González — quien había sido gerente de empresas como Ladeco y era nieto del expresidente González Videla..."

Translated: "It was 11 December 1998.

Even though he knew that he'd been watched by pharmaceutical companies and the health authorities, what happened next was unexpected. After noon, a team of OS7 from Carabineros and the National Service of Customs broke into his home in Vitacura. The operation's result: the seizure of thirty thousand doses of AIDS medication, its value appraised in twenty million pesos. The ARV seized were taken to the Public Health Institute, while the Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry took part in a plaint against Claro for a series of crimes against public health (distributing medications without a pharmaceutical chemist degree) and customs fraud (importing the medications without the needed permits and not paying tax) [...]

The news of the operation in the house of José Francisco Claro González -- who had been the [general] manager of companies like Ladeco and was the grandson of former president González Videla..."

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  • Comment: Main source is that, but there's two others in the page. If there's need to see the book I can send it through wikimail. Also, getting this on the front page for World AIDS Day would be neat, I think, but no pressure.

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

smallest red boy (talk • contribs) 15:37, 16 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 18

Józef Chłopicki

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Chłopicki before 1854

• ... that Józef Chłopicki (pictured) ran away from his home in order to enlist in the Polish army?

• Source: https://napoleon.org.pl/index.php/biografie/generalowie-ksiestwa-warszawskiego/362-chlopicki-grzegorz-jozef-1771-1854

• • ALT1: ... that Józef Chłopicki (pictured) agreed to become the Dictator of the Polish National Government? Source: https://napoleon.org.pl/index.php/biografie/generalowie-ksiestwa-warszawskiego/362-chlopicki-grzegorz-jozef-1771-1854
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5x expanded by Wikiman2230 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wikiman (Talk) 00:29, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

Three-Handed Saint Casimir

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The Three-Handed Saint Casimir, c. 1520

• ... that Saint Casimir is depicted with three hands in his oldest painting Three-Handed Saint Casimir, c. 1520 (pictured)?

• Source: For factual confirmation see this Lithuanian article of the official website of Vilnius Archcathedral Basilica, and this English article which explicitly describe that it is "The oldest painted image of Lithuania's patron saint, St. Casimir".

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sowing Life
  • Comment: This is my twelfth DYK nomination, so I performed QPQ before creating this nomination. The article had a template that it may contain rough translation issues, however in this article's entry I stated that these are false assumptions and the article was also improved by other users, including sysop Renata3. This venerated painting is extraordinary notable for Lithuania, so its article deserves to be nominated for the DYK section on the Main Page.

Created by Pofka (talk) and Renata3 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

-- Pofka (talk) 21:15, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

• Support, I made some improvements, the article is good and interesting.Marcelus (talk) 15:22, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Local Workers' Federation

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• ... that the Bolivian Local Workers' Federation promoted a synthesis of anarcho-syndicalism and indigenism?

• Source: Jetmarová, Jana (2022). "‟We are Indians, Whores and Lesbians, Revolted and Twined Together." Decolonial Feminism in Bolivia" (PDF). Ethnologia Actualis. 22 (1): 33–34. doi:10.2478/eas-2022-0010.

• • ALT1: ... that a Bolivian trade union attempted to carry out a revolution against the government of Carlos Blanco Galindo? Source: Lora, Guillermo (2009). A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848-1971. Cambridge University Press. pp. 158–159. ISBN 9780521100212.
  • ALT2: ... that the Bolivian Local Workers' Federation took part in the overthrow of governments in 1936 and 1946, then opposed both governments that were elected in their place? Source: Alexander, Robert J. (2005). A History of Organized Labor in Bolivia. Parker, Eldon M. Praeger Publishers. pp. 41–42, 59–63. ISBN 0-275-97744-7.
  • ALT3: ... that the Local Workers' Federation was suppressed after leading an indigenous uprising in Bolivia in 1947? Source: Gotkowitz, Laura (2007). A Revolution for Our Rights: Indigenous Struggles for Land and Justice in Bolivia, 1880-1952. Duke University Press. pp. 149–161. ISBN 9780822340676.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Scripture cake

Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 93 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 10:05, 19 October 2026 (UTC).

Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment

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• ... that the United States is building a molten-salt nuclear reactor using sodium chloride?

• Source: "The molten chloride salt fuel of the MCFR serves as both the fuel and the coolant...the fuel salt is a eutectic mixture of sodium chloride and uranium trichloride" source

• • ALT1: ... that the United States is building an experimental nuclear reactor using molten sodium chloride salt? Source: Same as above.
  • ALT2: ... that the United States is building a molten-salt nuclear reactor with sodium chloride coolant? Source: Same as above.
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  • Comment: To me, the most interesting part of this article is that the "salt" in this molten-salt reactor is regular sodium chloride. ALT hooks are slightly different wording; up to the reviewer which one sounds best.

Created by H2so4aq (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

H2so4aq (talk) 02:03, 19 October 2026 (UTC).

• @H2so4aq: New and long enough, Earwig finds no copyvios. QPQ not needed, though noting that the nominator now has 4 DYK nominations, so the next nomination will require a QPQ. An easily fixed issue with the article is that "will" should be changed to "is planned to" per WP:CRYSTAL.

The hook isn't the most interesting fact in the article. (Also, technically the U.S. government is funding a private consortium to build the reactor.) Try to go for something that would seem unusual to a layman, rather than a simple definition. Maybe that it's the first to use chloride instead of fluoride? Maybe that it's in Idaho? Actually, here's a reasonable hook:

• ALT3: ... that sodium chloride can be used both in food and in an experimental nuclear reactor?

Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 00:48, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Antony-22: I support the ALT3 hook over the original three; it puts my original intended fun fact clearer than I did. H2so4aq (talk) 04:42, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

@H2so4aq: Don't forget to fix the "will"s in the article though! Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 21:19, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

@Antony-22:  Done H2so4aq (talk) 21:58, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

@H2so4aq: Actually, one more issue. INL, like most DoE National Laboratories, is operated by a private contractor and not directly by the federal government, so the images are not actually public domain. The top image should be permissible under fair use since it's a structure under construction, but you'll have to downsize it to 250px, re-upload it to Wikipedia (not Commons), and include Template:Non-free use rationale on the image page. See WP:FUR for full instructions. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 23:39, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@Antony-22: Good catch; I've removed both images. Neither one seems to satisfy the free-use criteria (that monochrome top image is not high-quality enough to clearly show the reactor or layout), so unless you feel strongly otherwise I'm good keeping them out for now. H2so4aq (talk) 19:29, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Kings Road (Fiji)

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• ... that Kings Road, a road in Fiji, in recent years, the road had gotten fully sealed in mid-2012 after years of just being an gravel road?

• Source: https://www.adb.org/features/road-past-and-future

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Created by 1Ink (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1Ink (talk) 22:16, 18 October 2026 (UTC).

• First, "sealed" is a bit of an interesting word, but the common known meaning is that the road is closed rather than paved. Secondly, a gravel road that has been paved isn't exactly notable unless you highlight it was a main road that hasn't been paved for 80 years until recently. Thirdly, the road description is largely unsourced. I recommend citing to an official map if there's any.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 06:30, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

@ZKang123 and 1Ink: How does this sound? ALT1 ... that Kings Road, Fiji's longest road, was not fully paved until 2012? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:27, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Hook looks better but the unsourced parts remains a concern.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 07:57, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Chen Le-han

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Portrait of Chen Le-han

• ... that the most beautiful prosecutor in Taiwan is a trans woman (pictured)?

• Source: , , ,

• • ALT1: ... that Chen Le-han (pictured) discovered her gender indentify as a woman in her 40? Source: ,,,
  • ALT2: ... that Chen Le-han, who transitioned in her 40s, has been described as "the most beautiful prosecutor" in Taiwan?
  • ALT3: ... that Chen Le-han, who transitioned in her 40s, helped crack down on her country's biggest meth lab? Source: Cheers (脫下高跟鞋，陳漢章勤快穿梭法庭與犯罪現場，曾瓦解天道盟太陽聯盟暴力討債集團、指揮警方破獲台灣史上最大安非他命工廠，還獲得時任行政院長賴清德親自授獎表揚。), Mirrormedia (陳漢章曾瓦解「天道盟太陽聯盟」暴力討債集團，並指揮警方直搗新北土城破獲史上最大的安非他命工廠，查獲250公斤毒品、7,000公斤半成品，獲時任行政院長的賴清德表揚。)
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  • Comment: This is one of the most challenging but satisficing task over a living person biography. While I created the article under the person's request in Chinese Wikipedia, her life is actually interesting. Lots of things I wouldn't considered were also consider carefully, and I have even consider word by word in Chinese Wikipedia. While these careful considering may be changed when translating, I hope you all like the article.

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

Saimmx (talk) 04:04, 18 October 2026 (UTC).

• @Saimmx: ALT0 won't fly because the article variously says "Chen was nicknamed "the most beautiful procurator"" and "The media often referred to her as the most beautiful procurator in Taiwan", and ALT1 is a flat WP:DYKINT fail (lots of people transition in their 40s). You might get away with ALT2: ... that Chen Le-han, who transitioned in her 40s, has been described as "the most beautiful procurator" in Taiwan?, but I'd suggest that something else follow '40s'. Also, image is a must-run but could take a crop.--Launchballer 13:30, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @Launchballer: I will accept every hooks you find it worked, since honestly, I have no idea how DYK hooks should it be in enwp. They are too confusing and too tricky for me. --Saimmx (talk) 13:35, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
    • Careful - "prosecutor" is not "procurator". At least you didn't call her a "procurer"! DS (talk) 03:35, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
      • Sorry, that was my fault. I checked "檢察官" at Wiktionary and used "procurator" without carefully notice. It should actually be a prosecutor (Taiwan NewTaipei District Prosecutors Office) instead. Thank you for the correction. --Saimmx (talk) 07:09, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
        • @Saimmx: I was going to suggest ALT3: ... that Chen Le-han, who transitioned in her 40s, helped crack down on her country's biggest meth lab?, could you walk me through the sourcing for it?--Launchballer 14:44, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Launchballer: Here you are: Cheers (脫下高跟鞋，陳漢章勤快穿梭法庭與犯罪現場，曾瓦解天道盟太陽聯盟暴力討債集團、指揮警方破獲台灣史上最大安非他命工廠，還獲得時任行政院長賴清德親自授獎表揚。), Mirrormedia (陳漢章曾瓦解「天道盟太陽聯盟」暴力討債集團，並指揮警方直搗新北土城破獲史上最大的安非他命工廠，查獲250公斤毒品、7,000公斤半成品，獲時任行政院長的賴清德表揚。) - You can machine translate them, I am here to provide the source.

Brookie (food)

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A homemade brookie.

• ... that in 2016, Harry Foster baked brookies (pictured) for MasterChef Australia, which won him the round?

• Source: "Team Challenge: Royal Children's Hospital Fête". MasterChef Australia. Series 8. Episode 19. 2016-05-25. Network Ten.

• • ALT1: ... that in 2006, Joanna Crumey's recipe for praline brookies (pictured) placed her in the top 100 finalists for the 42nd Pillsbury Bake-Off? Source: https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/praline-brookies/69676dc7-6a7f-4228-95c6-c2e3a23d1fb3
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Moved to mainspace by FinnDalyyy (talk) and ThomNickAwesome (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FinnDalyyy (talk) 22:33, 18 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, no QPQ needed. Fun article, and pretty solid for food articles. Its tricky to make a non-stub food article! Only one practical issue in the article, in that "Pumpkin swirl brookies are typically more orange than regular brookies." needs a citation or removal. But I'm not really sold on the hooks. They're not that interesting. At a minimum, I wouldn't name the people (nobody will care or know); for hook1 I'd suggest something like ALT2. I don't like ALT1 and I'm not seeing a way to improve it unfortunately? Anyways, if you can fix that sentence, and lemme know your thoughts on other hooks, we can get this approved :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 01:22, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
• ALT 2 "...that a contestant won MasterChef Australia by cooking brookies (pictured)?

Hello, @CaptainEek thank you so much for reviewing my article. The orangeness of the pumpkin cookies has been removed, thank you for letting me know it was there. I believe that ALT 3 may be better for accuracy purposes, as from what I've read, MasterChef Australia is a round (or episode) based series, and the brookies did not win him the competition itself. If you believe that ALT 2 still would be able to be used, then I would be happy to have it be used. I would love to hear what you think. - FinnDalyyy

• ALT 3 "...that a contestant won a MasterChef Australia challenge by cooking brookies (pictured)?

The word "challenge" could be replaced with "round" or "match" or any other synonym that sparks more interest. - FinnDalyyy

I have also created ALT 4, which could be used instead.

• ALT 4 "...that brookies (pictured) were presented on Shark Tank?

Source: "Week 4: Table 87, EZ-Pee-Z, Milk + Brookies, Dude Products". Shark Tank. Season 7. Episode 4. 2015-10-16. ABC.

Alt 3 or 4 are approved, good job, and thanks for working with me on some Alts :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:23, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much @CaptainEek, you have been a great help. Are there any other steps that I need to take as nominator now that the ALTs have been approved? -FinnDalyyy — Preceding undated comment added 17:01, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Nope, just wait for this to get promoted to the queue, which will probably happen before long :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:20, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

@FinnDalyyy: Pulled per WT:DYK as the promoted hook was found to fail WP:DYKINT. If you can give me a quote from the source for ALT5: ... that brookies (pictured) often have a fudgy or cakey texture like brownies, while also keeping the chewy texture from cookies? (I get a 'you have reached your viewing limit' error when I view the source), I'll call for a reviewer.--Launchballer 04:27, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Launchballer, thank you for the help. The source used is pretty on par with the quote chosen, "The brownie portion provides dense, fudgy richness with deep chocolate flavor, while the cookie portion adds structure, chewiness, and pockets of sweetness from chocolate chips. When baked together, the two baters create a visually striking marbled effect and a highly textured bite." - FinnDalyyy (talk) 15:46, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Fine by me, reviewer needed.--Launchballer 00:16, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• ALT6 Brookies, a combination of brownies and cookies, can be made into ice cream, which can then be made into milkshakes?

Suggesting ALT 6 (sources from the article https://people.com/food/carvel-drops-new-brookie-ice-cream-flavor-thats-a-mashup-of-two-favorite-desserts/ and https://www.google.com/books/edition/Milkshake_Recipes/u_haEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22milkshake%22&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover). Edward056686 (talk) 23:54, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Both suggested ALTs are good, and I am fine with using either. I suppose it will be up to the reviewer to review the source for ALT 5 and decide between the two. Thank you both for the help. - FinnDalyyy (talk) 15:50, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 19

Momoka Itō

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Momoka Itō

• ... that AKB48 member Momoka Itō (pictured) is also a rakugo storytelling apprentice under the stage name Kokoko Harukaze II?

• Source: 「私は落語が好きすぎて（春風亭）小朝師匠に弟子入りさせていただいているんです。だからそれを手放したくないです」 高座名は「二代目春風コココ」だということも明かし、「今、『こうもり』という新作落語をお客さんの前でやっていいよ、というところまで稽古がきた」と伊藤。[“I love rakugo so much that I’ve become an apprentice to Master (Shunputei) Koasa. That’s why I don’t want to let that go” ... Ito also revealed that her stage name is “Kokoko Harukaze II,” adding, “I’ve practiced so much that I’ve now reached the point where I’m allowed to perform a new rakugo piece called ‘The Bat’ in front of an audience.”]

• • ALT1: ... that AKB48 member Momoka Itō (pictured) set a city record in long-distance running as a fourth-grader? Source: 小学4年の時に長距離走で市の大会新記録を出したこともあります。 [When I was in fourth grade, I even set a new city record in a long-distance race.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Hokkaido Shimbun

Converted from a redirect by Petewarrior (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

PetéWarrior (talk) 07:58, 21 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 20

Sol Cesto

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• ... that the artistic style of Sol Cesto was praised by Giovanni Colantonio of Polygon as "remarkable" in both modern and classical ways?

• Source: https://www.polygon.com/sol-cesto-steam-impressions/

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  • Comment: The entry on Way of the Passive Fist has yet to be made, so we may have to make do with Sol Cesto for now.

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

Apisite (talk) 03:55, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

• The hook seems overly promotional to me. It sounds like an advertisement. To be fair, the original review was pretty breathlessly praising of the game. But I think it could still be spun a different way, like "The hand-drawn artistic style of Sol Cesto was compared to pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art?" ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 08:25, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

It's also not clear in the hook that the subject is a video game. Maybe that can be addressed in the hook? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:35, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

• @Apisite: Please address the above concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:54, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Vadym Kolesnichenko

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• ... that Vadym Kolesnichenko opposed Crimean independence in 1992 but supported its annexation by Russia in 2014?

• Source: See multiple in article

• • ALT1: ... that Vadym Kolesnichenko tried to withdraw his election paperwork after winning a seat in Ukraine's parliament because he wanted to remain in local politics? Source: "Когда говорят, что Янукович кого-то бил, со мной такого никогда не было - Вадим Колесниченко". sevastopol.bezformata.com. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  • ALT2: ... that in 2024, Ukraine revoked Vadym Kolesnichenko's state awards under a presidential decree? Source: "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №779/2024 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tamil Eelam (1984–2009)

Created by Apollo468 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 125 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:09, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

William Boyne

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• ... that after working most of his life on an illustrated History of Leeds, William Boyne developed an 'unconquerable prejudice' against the city where he was born, which he left in 1858, never to return?

• Source: He sold the family business in 1853 due to poor health and 'conceived an unconquerable prejudice against Leeds’. In 1858 he moved to London where he continued to build his collection of coins and engravings. He never returned to Leeds, tavelling widely and living in South Africa, France, and Italy. He died in Florence in 1893.[3]

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Nick Sheppard (talk) 15:58, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum

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• ... that the graphic artist for Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum said the commission paid his rent for more than two months? Source: https://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2026/06/24/timo-ketola-deathspell-omega-chaining-the-katechon-manifestations-2002-interview/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hurricane Rachel (2026)

5x expanded by Dylan620 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Dylan620 (please ping • talk • edits) 05:42, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

Stupid Never Dies

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• ... that one critic said that Stupid Never Dies was "a breath of rotten fresh air", while another said it was the worst game of 2026?

• Source: : "In a sea of remakes and overly familiar games that sometimes feel a little too safe, Stupid Never Dies feels like a breath of rotten fresh air that harkens back to the golden age of gaming." : "Stupid Never Dies is easily the worst game of 2026"

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Neutaconkanut Hill
  • Comment: Another positive review says "worth experiencing" if that would be better as an alt for this.

Created by Nomader (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

Nomader (talk) 16:06, 23 October 2026 (UTC).

Tokoyami Towa

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• ... that a devil VTuber is known by a nickname calling her an angel? Source: Refs 4 and 5
  • ALT1: ... that Tokoyami Towa's character design "blends cuteness with an androgynous flair"? Source: 神絵師rurudo先生による可愛さの中に中性的な雰囲気を感じさせるキャラクターデザインに加え、多くの衣装やヘアスタイルバリエーションがあり多様な可愛さを見せてくれます。/Featuring character designs by the acclaimed artist rurudo—which blend cuteness with an androgynous flair—the character offers a wide array of outfits and hairstyles, showcasing a diverse range of charming looks. (archive link; original down atm due to PHP2Shell)
  • ALT2: ... that Tokoyami Towa had to borrow from her employer to organize her second solo concert? Source: Towa Tokoyami, a VTuber affiliated with "Hololive," shared an update on her X (formerly Twitter) account on the 22nd, revealing that she had borrowed a significant sum from her management company, Cover Corp., to cover the costs of her solo concert—a disclosure that has drawn considerable attention./「ホロライブ」所属のVTuber・常闇トワさんが22日に自身のエックスを更新。ソロライブでかかった多額の費用を運営会社であるカバーから借りていたことを明かし反響が集まっている。 (again, archive link used due to PHP2Shell)
  • ALT3: ... that Tokoyami Towa made an album with a "hidden theme that [she] encourage[s] everyone to speculate about"? Source: In a sense, your debut album Aster embodies the accumulation of your career up to this point. Tell us about its concept. I wanted it to express who Tokoyami Towa is. This album also has a hidden theme that I encourage everyone to speculate about.
  • ALT4: ... that one of Tokoyami Towa's songs has been analyzed in literary studies as having nine types of isotopies and two motifs? Source: Berdasarkan analisis yang sudah dilakukan dalam lirik lagu berjudul Palette karya Tokoyami Towa ditemukan sembilan jenis isotopi yaitu, isotopi manusia, isotopi kesedihan, isotopi kecemasan, isotopi keinginan, isotopi motivasi, isotopi aktivitas, isotopi tempat, isotopi jarak, dan isotopi waktu. Dari sembilan jenis isotopi tersebut ditemukan dua motif yaitu, motif perasaan kesedihan dan kecemasan, lalu ditemukan juga motif motivasi./Based on the analysis conducted on the lyrics of the song "Palette" by Tokoyami Towa, nine types of isotopies were identified: isotopies of humans, sadness, anxiety, desire, motivation, activity, place, distance, and time. Among these nine types, two distinct motifs were found: a motif related to feelings of sadness and anxiety, and a motif related to motivation.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sabrina Bruce (Erica Vandal)
  • Comment: On ALT0, the sourcing implies it's a fan nickname so we're probably fine re DYKFICTION.

Converted from a redirect by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 191 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 03:22, 22 October 2026 (UTC).

Camp Bonaparte

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• ... that the original refrigerator at Camp Bonaparte first served on a Lake Chelan shipping barge?

• Source: The Spokesman-Review 17 June 1959 "...a refrigeration unit given by the Chelan Rotary Club......This is a large cooler formerly used on a barge that moved supplies from Chelan to the holden Mine Dock up the lake."

• • ALT1: ... that winds from a pair of 2013 thunderstorms felled over 100 trees on Camp Bonaparte grounds and totaled the 1963 commissary? Source: USFS decision letter https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/file/933231111929 "The august 29 blowdown event severely damaged the kitchen/commissary and the building was subsequently torn down....The building is believed to have been built in 1962 and put into service in 1963."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lone Jack mine

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 395 past nominations.

Kevmin § 17:53, 21 October 2026 (UTC).

• No opinion on ALT1 yet, but ALT0 probably cannot run as it would require knowledge of the geography of Washington state. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:37, 5 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Lake Chelan is not an obscure or arcane knowledge point that would disallow the hook, especially considering that the information is that the fridge was used on a barge generally not what lake it was on.--Kevmin § 15:53, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

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• ... that Kristen Bell defended "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window" to poke fun? Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/kristen-bell-explains-new-netflix-shows-long-name-rcna12916
  • ALT1: ... that hibiscus tea was used as the red wine for a Netflix miniseries? Source: https://www.eonline.com/news/1318139
    • ALT1a: ... that a Netflix miniseries used a kind of tea to depict the red wine?
  • ALT2: ... that a girl was not prepared to watch a Netflix miniseries in which she played a killer? Source: https://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/living-the-little-girl-with-a-big-role
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Enid Sinclair
  • Comment: Intentionally added the title in ALT0 in "double quote" instead of italics by two single quotes (MOS:TITLE) so that the emphasis remains on title only. Hoping if someone creates an article for Samsara Yett, so that ALT2 may become a double hook. Also, I find ALT1 interesting because as per my Google search, I could not find any other notable film or TV series where they used hibiscus tea... The only thing I could majorly find was grape juice. M. Billoo 07:20, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Improved to Good Article status by M.Billoo2000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

M. Billoo 07:10, 21 October 2026 (UTC).

The Gunfighters (Doctor Who)

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• ... that the director of The Gunfighters requested that his credit be removed from one episode?

• Source: Wright 2018, Following completion of the final studio recording for The Gunfighters, Rex Tucker disagreed over the editing of the final episode with Innes Lloyd and as such, had his final credit removed from The O.K. Corral.

• • ALT1: ... that a ten-year-old who operated wall flaps in a Doctor Who serial in 1966 wrote and produced the Doctor Who film in 1996? Source: Robb 2013, Matthew Jacobs (whose actor father had featured in the William Hartnell adventure The Gunfighters) was hired to write the script
  • ALT2: ... that Patrick Troughton almost appeared in a Doctor Who serial before being cast as the Doctor? Source: Wright 2018, It was hoped that Patrick Troughton ... would play Johnny Ringo, but he also had other commitments
  • ALT3: ... that The Gunfighters was the last Doctor Who serial to have individual episode titles for 39 years? Source: Brunt 2024, This is the last classic Doctor Who episode to have an individual title. From this point, until 2005, each episode will be identified by a numbered subtitle, e.g., 'Episode 1' or 'Part Two'.
  • ALT4: ... that The Gunfighters had Doctor Who's lowest ever Appreciation Index score? Source: Wright 2018, Don't Shoot the Pianist rated 39, putting it equal to the lowest ARI attained: The Daleks' Master Plan: The Feast of Steven [1965/6]. After that, Johnny Ringo set a new low at 36 and The O.K. Corral went even lower with only 30.
  • ALT5: ... that The Gunfighters's audience score was so low that it dipped below the production office's graph? Source: Haining 1983, So badly was this show received by the public that its audience viewing figures dipped below the horizontal axis line on the ratings graph in the Doctor Who producer's office for the only time in the programme's history!
  • ALT6: ... that the score for The Gunfighters was replaced by a 14-minute ballad? Source: Wright 2018, Tucker decided that given the rare chance to make a Western in England, the best way to approach the story was to produce it as a fun item. An element of this is clear in the use of Cotton's The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon which Tucker decided to plant more firmly in the narrative. Originally this was merely several verses of a song that could be used in scenes throughout the serial ... but to emphasise the humour Tucker turned this into a narrative that would replace the incidental music and tell the story of the gunfight itself. Brunt 2024, Pauline Mansfield-Clark sends Tristram Cary's agent a fee offer for the 14 minutes' worth of music in 'The Gunfighters'.
  • Reviewed: Inggit Garnasih

Improved to Good Article status by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 104 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ ^he
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• Not keen on ALT3 - it's not the last to have individual episodes, but the last to have individual episode titles. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:14, 21 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Whoops, missed a word there—good catch. – Rhain ☔ ^he
    _him 07:16, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Eulophia graminea

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The orchid Eulophia graminea, invasive in several areas

• ... that unlike most well-known orchids, one species of orchid has managed to become an invasive species in a wide range of places across the world?
• Source: “Reported naturalized in Australia (Macrae, 2002), South Africa (O’Conner et al., 2006), Caribbean (Ackerman & González-Orellana, 2021), Mexico (Juárez Gutiérrez et al., 2023), and Florida (Pemberton et al., 2008a). One report from Texas (Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2026; Singhurst et al., 2020). Likely not fully expanded and may benefit from future climate conditions (Chang et al., 2010; Kolanowska et al., 2024). In Florida, most abundant in the southern peninsula (EDDMapS, 2026).” https://plant-directory.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/eulophia-graminea/
  • ALT1: ... that unlike most well-known orchids, one species of orchid has managed to become an invasive species in Florida, Texas, Australia, the Caribbean, and South Africa? Source: “Reported naturalized in Australia (Macrae, 2002), South Africa (O’Conner et al., 2006), Caribbean (Ackerman & González-Orellana, 2021), Mexico (Juárez Gutiérrez et al., 2023), and Florida (Pemberton et al., 2008a). One report from Texas (Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2026; Singhurst et al., 2020). Likely not fully expanded and may benefit from future climate conditions (Chang et al., 2010; Kolanowska et al., 2024). In Florida, most abundant in the southern peninsula (EDDMapS, 2026).” https://plant-directory.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/eulophia-graminea/
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5x expanded by GammaPlus2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Γ+2 (talk) 00:47, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 21

Paramoeba perurans

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P. perurans with its endosymbiont (arrow)

• ... that the single-celled salmon parasite Paramoeba perurans (pictured) contains another single-celled eukaryote living inside it?

• Source: The parasome "has been shown to be a pro-kinetoplastid endosymbiont similar to Perkinsela amoebae...and is therefore referred to as a Perkinsela amoeba-like organism”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10037839/

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

Kelubact (talk) 10:17, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

2012 Crittenden–Piner tornado

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• ... that the 2012 Crittenden–Piner tornado would be the last EF4 tornado in Kentucky in over nine years?

• Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&beginDate_yyyy=2007&endDate_mm=12&endDate_dd=31&endDate_yyyy=2025&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=4&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=21%2CKENTUCKY

• • ALT1: ... that the 2012 Crittenden–Piner tornado was tornado warned more than 30 minutes before the tornado struck? Source: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5aa744562f7441f8a3c8caec34d75740
  • ALT2: ... that the 2012 Crittenden–Piner tornado lasted only 9 minutes, but killed 4 people and caused over 20 million dollars in damage? Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/369474
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Improved to Good Article status by WXchaser (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

WXchaser (^{Say what?}) 14:43, 23 October 2026 (UTC).

SecretHimitsuBimil

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• ... that the lead single of Hatchi's debut EP SecretHimitsuBimil, titled "Password", uses technological terms like "log in" and "Face ID" to convey a theme of wanting to know someone more intimately?

• Source: https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/014/0005409657

Paragraph: 트리플에스 핫찌!(tripleS ∞!, tripleS Hatch!)의 'Password'는 누구에게도 보여주지 않는 비밀스러운 '마음의 비밀번호'에 닿고 싶은 마음을 그린 작품이다. 그리고 그 마음을 '로그인'과 'Face ID' 등으로 '팝'하게 표현해 빛나는 감각을 탄생시켰다.

Translation: TripleS Hatchi's song "Password" is about the desire to find a secret "password of the heart" kept from everyone else. The song expresses this concept in a "pop" way, using concepts like "log in" and "Face ID" to create a bright atmosphere.

• • ALT1: ... that "Password", the lead single of Hatchi's debut EP SecretHimitsuBimil, uses technological terms like "log in" and "Face ID" to convey a theme of wanting to know someone more intimately?
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Moved to mainspace by Goobab (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Goobab (talk) 18:52, 21 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 22

Maistaller Lacke

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• ... that ice from Maistaller Lacke was once used to keep beer cold?

• Source: "Bis ungefähr 1955 schnitt die Egger Bierbrauerei, welcher die Maistaller Lacke auch gehört, im Winter immer Eis zum Bier kühlen aus dem Gewässer" (loosely: Until approximately 1955, the Egger brewery, which also owns Maistaller Lacke, cut ice from the lake to cool its beer each winter") Kufsteiner Bergwacht im Kampf gegen Neophyten.

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

Kagedori (talk) 20:56, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

• 5x expansion began on October 22, putting it within seven days of the nomination. No close paraphrasing was detected, and the article meets DYK length requirements. No QPQ needed for a nominator with less than five nominations. The hook fact is mentioned in the article, but lacks a footnote. That has to be addressed per WP:DYKHFC before this can be approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:58, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Punisher (album)

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Phoebe Bridgers playing Punisher

• ... that Phoebe Bridgers wore a skeleton suit (pictured) for months to promote and perform Punisher?

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• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nell W. Walker

Improved to Good Article status by Dizzycheekchewer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 15:18, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

Center for Brooklyn History

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Brooklyn Historical Society building

• ... that a Brooklyn library (pictured) owns objects such as Alexander Hamilton's hair, Coney Island wax heads, and war medals? Source: Kailath, Ryan (February 18, 2026). "Center for Brooklyn History catalogs thousands of strange artifacts for first time". Gothamist.
  • ALT1: ... that the Long Island Historical Society (pictured), despite being on Long Island, was renamed after people were misled into thinking it was somewhere else? Source: "Surgery alters outside; inside left to its own". The Commercial Appeal. June 14, 1984. p. 64.
  • ALT2: ... that Brooklyn residents' lack of awareness of the Long Island Historical Society (pictured) led to proposals to rename it? Source: James, George (October 18, 1974). "In Brooklyn". New York Daily News. p. 272
  • ALT3: ... that the Center for Brooklyn History (pictured) was one of New York City's first buildings to use terracotta? Source: Oestricher, David J. (July 29, 1991). "City landmark joins federal list". New York Daily News. p. 51.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tamara Bunke
  • Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 849 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 17:36, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

Ancient settlement of Montaigu-la-Brisette

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• ... that although the Gallo-Roman town of Montaigu-la-Brisette covered only about 15 hectares, its public baths and sanctuary alone took up 7.5% of the urban space?

• Source: Paez-Rezende et al. 2022 (doi:10.3917/annor.722.0205), cited in the section "Urban character and function"; the other sources are listed in the article's references.

• • ALT1: ... that the Gallo-Roman baths at Montaigu-la-Brisette stood over a stream channelled through an underground conduit no more than 50 cm (19.7 in) wide? Source: Same sources; see the section "Management of the stream" in the article.
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  • Comment: Translated from fr:Agglomération antique de Montaigu-la-Brisette (see the talk page for attribution); moved to mainspace on 22 October 2026 as part of a university course assignment (ISM3005). Most sources are in French; I can provide translated quotations on request. Self-nominated. No QPQ required (first nomination).

Moved to mainspace by Aubryleo781 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Aubryleo781 (talk) 04:51, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

• (Not a review) @Aubryleo781: Good article, but is the hook interesting? Read WP:DYKINTEREST. --_{Piotrus at Hanyang| reply here} 04:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Aleksandra Izmailovich

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• ... that Aleksandra Izmailovich described her deportation to Siberia as a "triumphal procession"?

• Source: Boniece, Sally A. (2024). "The Martyrdom of Illness: Mariia Spiridonova in Siberian Imprisonment, 1906–17". The Slavonic and East European Review. 102 (1): 107. doi:10.1353/see.00005. ISSN 0037-6795. OCLC 10270371869. Alexandra Izmailovich later described the six terrorists' journey across Siberia as a 'triumphal procession', remarking that it seemed not as though the women were being transported under guard to serve lengthy periods of imprisonment, but rather as though they travelling of their own volition, 'to convoke a series of mass meetings and thus conduct a review of revolutionary forces'.

• • ALT1: ... that Aleksandra Izmailovich found out her sister had been executed for attempting to assassinate a Russian naval officer through tap code? Source: Maxwell, Margaret (1990). Narodniki Women: Russian Women Who Sacrificed Themselves for the Dream of Freedom. Pergamon Press. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0080374611. OCLC 20393384. Shortly after Sanya arrived at the Minsk prison, after the lights were out and the evening singing ended, she heard the sound of rapping on her wall. This was her introduction to the prison language of wall tapping. [...] On January 29, Karl rapped out the message: "Chukhnin has been shot." That message made Sanya leap with joy. She drummed on the wall, "Hurrah!" [...] "I knew who did it. It was Katya! Katya, not just my sister, but my closest comrade in our party work." [...] Karl continued his tapping. 'The papers say a young woman, presenting herself as Mariya Krupnitskaya, the daughter of a naval lieutenant, came with a request concerning her father's pension. She was admitted to Chukhnin's office at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol. As he was reading the petition, she shot him, hitting him in the shoulder and stomach." [...] Karl knew the identity of Mariya Krupnitskaya, and could understand how stunned Sanya was. He continued, "Chukhnin ordered her shot. They took her to the courtyard and shot her."
  • ALT2: ... that Aleksandra Izmailovich was happy to be sentenced to death? Source: Petrusenko, Nadezda (2017). Creating the Revolutionary Heroines: The case of Female Terrorists of the PSR (Russia, Beginning of the 20th Century) (PDF) (PhD thesis). Stockholm University. p. 234. ISBN 978-91-7797-082-8. Retrieved 2 October 2026. Shkolnik and Izmailovich describe in their memoirs their mood at the moment when they received their death sentences as calm and cheerful.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Felisa Martín Bravo

Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 94 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 10:02, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

Habil Bey

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Habil Bey

• ... that after personally financing the escape of 122 Greeks during the Greek genocide, Ottoman Circassian landowner Habil Bey (pictured) was buried with Muslim rites in a Christian cemetery in Greece?

• Source: https://jinepsgazetesi.com/2013/01/habil-beyin-listesi/

• • ALT1: ... that Ottoman Circassian landowner Habil Bey (pictured) was compared to Oskar Schindler for helping rescue 122 Greeks during the Greek genocide? Source: https://barisicinaktivite.net/bafranin-schindleri-cerkes-beyi-bikmezzade-habil/
  • ALT2: ... that Habil Bey (pictured), an Ottoman Circassian who rescued Greeks during the Greek genocide, was buried in a Christian cemetery with a Muslim gravestone placed by those he saved? Source: https://jinepsgazetesi.com/2013/01/habil-beyin-listesi/
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Created by Trabzonluyuz-rumuz-elhamdulillah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Trabzonluyuz-rumuz-elhamdulillah (talk) 19:44, 22 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: As a first-timer submitting the DYK nomination, you did a pretty good job. Requirements for DYK were fulfilled. The hook is interesting. Nevertheless, there are some issues in the article content that need to be addressed. The infobox states Bey's birth as around the 1870s. However, the biography section stipulated that Bey's age was in his forties in 1921, suggesting that he might have been born sometime between 1870 and 1881. Other than that, the article stated that Dedeoglou invited Bey in 1926, yet the sources that you cited did not mention the year of that event. Once you resolve these issues, the hook is ready to be published. Faldi00 (talk) 16:21, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I removed the "birth_date" from the infobox and I have also reworded the sentence as you correctly noted (you were right that the invitation isn't dated, only his arrival is). Trabzonluyuz-rumuz-elhamdulillah (talk) 16:35, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

In the infobox, you stated that Bey was born in Koşu. Please include it in the body sections of the article and cite the source that mentions it.Faldi00 (talk) 10:48, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Done. Put under "Early life" a bit more cautiously as well.

Articles created/expanded on October 23

Dima Zhilkin

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• ... that ice hockey player Dima Zhilkin said he was "super proud" of having 100 penalty minutes in a season?

• Source: TSN

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brown Shoe Co. v. United States

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 488 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:22, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

Salim Kony

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• ... that Salim Kony became a sergeant and a representative of the Lord's Resistance Army at the peace talks at ages five and fourteen, respectively?

• Source: https://enoughproject.org/files/lra_today.pdf

https://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/uganda-rebel-stays-away-sends-son-peace-meeting

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Habil Bey

Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 16:26, 26 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, just long enough, QPQ done. However, the article needs to be thoroughly looked through to ensure it is not misrepresenting the sources. At various points, the text draws implications the sources do not make. For example, the hook suggestion that Salim was a representative at peace talks does not really accord with the source, which suggests Salim was sent as a gesture but that no talks happened. The article saying he "earned" the rank of sergeant is almost the opposite of what the source implies. "named as a potential successor" goes beyond the source, which notes only he was seen as a possible successor along with his brother, which is little more than noting they were sons of the leader. The defection of Salim and his brother created a power structure per the source, and I am not sure where "weakened its command structure" comes from. I have not checked everything, this was a small sample. CMD (talk) 04:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

1889 Rotterdam dock strike

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• ... that the 1889 Rotterdam dock strike, the first major strike in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, was triggered by the successful 1889 London dock strike?

• Source: Smit, Evert (2013). De syndicale onderstroom: Stakingen in de Rotterdamse haven, 1889-2010 (PDF) (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Vossiuspers UvA. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-90-5629-737-4With a summary in English{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/National Socialist Network
  • Comment: I will review a nomination shortly. Done.

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

DonCalo (talk) 14:07, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

• I wanted to review this article, but... It reads a bit awkward to me even as a non-native speaker. By the way, I've tried to google-translate the Dutch Wikipedia article, and Google Translate produced something very similar to what I see here. I think this needs a rewrite/copyedit. --Moscow Connection (talk) 16:48, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

That is because it is a translation of the Dutch language article, as is mentioned on the Talk page. - DonCalo (talk) 17:14, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Harold Eric Gough

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• ... that non-superstitious historian Harold Eric Gough investigated bad-luck stories associated with an "unlucky song" called "Good-Bye"?

• Source: "Letters: Talks on TV and films on radio". Evening News (London). 25 June 1957. p. 6 cols 4,5. Retrieved 22 October 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive. Letter to editor: "... [The song] has a black reputation among theatrical folk, and in 1954 you printed a reader's letter detailing a whole week's misfortune following its performance in 1910. I invite readers to write to me if they have personal recollections of the effect of the song. Any letters associating it with good fortune would be equally welcome. My interest is not superstitious, but simply historical. Harold E. Gough, hon. curator, Harrogate Records Society".

• • Reviewed: Odyssia
  • Comment: Moved to mainspace 23 October 2026. This item may be suitable for Halloween, 31 October 2026?

Created by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

Storye book (talk) 10:32, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

Monica Duca Widmer, Marco Romano (politician)

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Romano in 2019

• ... that after Marco Romano (pictured) and Monica Duca Widmer tied at 23,979 votes in a National Council election, they each won a draw with the former winning the seat? Source: Monica Duca Widmer et Marco Romano avaient obtenu tous les deux le même nombre de suffrages – 23’979 – le 23 octobre aux élections fédérales. Un tirage au sort avait ensuite donné Monica Duca Widmer gagnante. Le TF a accepté des recours contre ce tirage et l’a annulé... / Monica Duca Widmer and Marco Romano both received the same number of votes—23,979—in the federal elections on October 23. A draw was subsequently held, which resulted in a win for Monica Duca Widmer. The Federal Supreme Court (TF) accepted appeals against this draw and annulled the result... + Who got the seat? How was the problem resolved? First a draw was made automatically by a computer the evening the votes were counted, but this was later rejected by the Federal Supreme Court (see links to the two rulings below). On 25 November 2011, lots were then drawn manually to determine who had won the seat, and Marco Romano was declared the winner.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Casa Madrona and Template:Did you know nominations/All Saints' Chapel (Sewanee)
  • Comment: The same 2011 Swiss federal election paragraph is used for both articles, so please discount that for the newer article.

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 192 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:22, 23 October 2026 (UTC).

SCADS (Shipborne Containerized Air Defense System)

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• ... that the Chinese military once fitted a civilian vessel with missile launchers?

• Source: https://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-cargo-ship-packed-full-of-modular-missile-launchers-emerges

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

Starman Torsten (talk) 12:48, 23 October 2026 (UTC).

Zach Top

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Zach Top in 2025

• ... that after dropping out of a mechanical engineering degree, country singer Zach Top (pictured) won the first Grammy Award for Best Traditional Country Album?

• Source: Mechanical engineering dropout Grammy win

• • ALT1: ... that Zach Top's (pictured) Ain’t in It for My Health was the first album to win the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Country Album? Source: Grammy win
  • ALT2: ... that country singer Zach Top (pictured) left a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Colorado Boulder after one year to pursue music? Source: Mechanical engineering dropout
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Improved to Good Article status by SnowyRiver28 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

SnowyRiver28 (talk) 10:29, 23 October 2026 (UTC).

Muhammad Saleh Thattvi

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Muhammad Saleh Thattvi"}">

Celestial globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi

• ... that a celestial globe (pictured) by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi uses silver dots to show the location of 1,018 stars?

• Source: "Date: 1074 [H] [AD 1663-1664]. Maker: Muhammad Salih Tatawi. [...] Full set of constellation figures with

about 1018 stars indicated by inlaid silver points." Savage-Smith & Belloli 1985, pp. 231–232, freely downloadable from https://repository.si.edu/items/0d9cfccc-b8c0-44b6-a132-dd055de3aeaf

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Horvat Berachot
  • Comment: The hook is actually true of two of Thattvi's works, but I'm keeping the hook grammatically simple and strictly correct.

The prose size tool will show slightly less than a fivefold increase since I converted the list of astrolabes into a bullet-point list (which is ignored by the tool). I'm asking for the list of astrolabes (which could be prose text, but is more clear as a list) to be counted toward the fivefold increase.

5x expanded by MartinPoulter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

MartinPoulter (talk) 14:51, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 24

Turra

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• ... that Turra hosted the national festival of the Sultanate of Darfur?

• Source: O'Fahey 2008 pg. 94 (I can provide a quote or email a scan of the page)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emma Waters
  • Comment: Lmk if you think there's a better hook in there, thanks

Converted from a redirect by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 00:39, 31 October 2026 (UTC).

Wang Huiling

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• ... that China's ban of a feminist commentator's social media accounts and book in 2025 has been linked to a wider political trend of increasing opposition against feminists in China?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/15/xi-directs-quashing-of-chinese-feminists-even-as-he-praises-advances-at-womens-conference

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

Zenigang (talk) 13:58, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

Mario Andrésol

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• ... that Haitian National Police official Mario Andrésol was described as a "super-cop"?

• Source: Fineman, Mark (24 August 2001). "Aristide Foes Decry Lawman's Arrest". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.

• • ALT1: ... that after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Haitian National Police Director-General Mario Andrésol had his office in a container donated by Germany? Source: International Crisis Group (8 September 2011). Keeping Haiti Safe: Police Reform. Crisis Group Latin America/Caribbean Briefing (Report). Vol. 26. p. 4. JSTOR resrep36780. ("Twenty months after the earthquake, the office of Director General Andrésol still functions in a container donated by Germany.")
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Created by Romanov loyalist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Romanov loyalist (talk) 16:38, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

Connie Francis Sings the All-Time International Hits

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• ... that on her All-Time International Hits album, Connie Francis sings in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, and Hebrew?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/King Simmons

Created by HazelAlbertSheriff (talk) and Moscow Connection (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

Moscow Connection (talk) 08:55, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

Ecology of the Chagos Archipelago

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• ... that seabird densities on rat-free islands in the Chagos Archipelago were 760 times higher than on rat-infested islands?

• Source: Graham, Nicholas A. J.; et al. (July 2018). "Seabirds enhance coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats". Nature. 559 (7713). abstract. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0202-3.

• • ALT1: ... that a distinctive whale song recorded near the Chagos Archipelago is thought to come from a previously unknown population of pygmy blue whales? Source: Leroy, Emmanuelle C.; et al. (April 2021). "Multiple pygmy blue whale acoustic populations in the Indian Ocean: whale song identifies a possible new population". Scientific Reports. 11 8762. abstract. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-88062-5. PMC 8062560.
  • ALT2: ... that spinner dolphins in the Chagos Archipelago rest in a lagoon by day and are thought to feed in the open ocean at night? Source: Embling, Clare (January 2025). "Discovering the whales and dolphins of the Chagos Archipelago" (PDF). Chagos News. No. 62. Chagos Conservation Trust. p. 19. ISSN 2046-7222.
  • ALT3: ... that about 20 colonies of the critically endangered coral Ctenella chagius were rediscovered in the Chagos Archipelago in 2024 after none were found in surveys in 2017? Source: Wilson, B.; Cowburn, B.; Obura, D. O. (2024). "Ctenella chagius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T133701A129471211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T133701A129471211.en.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Tuvalu

Created by Yash400 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 127 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:18, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

Krishnaraj (singer)

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• ... that Krishnaraj sang over 3000 film and devotional songs?

• Source: https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/singer-krishnaraj-the-voice-behind-several-of-devas-hit-songs-passes-away-in-chennai

• • ALT1: ... that Krishnaraj sang over 300 Tamil film songs? Source: https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/amp/story/features/insight/singer-krishnaraj-passes-away-at-75-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-actor-sarath-kumar-pay-respects

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

DareshMohan (talk) 19:37, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

• DareshMohan, New enough, BLP-compliant, neutral. I don't see what is supporting "During the flower exhibition at Yercaud..." in the source. Long enough, although I think the sentence "His teachers were Nathashwara Vidhuvan Nadesan..." is bloat, just reading as a string of names without context, none apparently notable; they can be removed. I'm less sure on whether it is reliably sourced. Much of the article is based on an interview with the subject. On the hook specifically, is this something that is formalized? This source has obviously not run the numbers themselves, they can't even get his age at death right. It's likely coming from a press release. Can you give some comment on this, so I can have confidence to endorse the number being on the front page uncritically? Whonting (talk) 10:33, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @Whonting: The Yercaud statement is from a different source has been updated in the article and the bloated statement has been removed. What do you think about the alternative hook? The Tamil language alternative version of this article predicted he has sung at least 300 songs per the discography table and I agree there are press release errors regarding his age at death and number of songs being 300 vs 3000.
    • Thanks DareshMohan, the Hollywood Reporter article gives me more confidence with both hooks, I'll give a tick to this once the following is addressed. And after looking closer, I think the age thing is reversed - the article's claim that Krishnaraj was born on 25 December 1951 is unsourced. Whonting (talk) 05:41, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Texas v. NRC

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• ... that several nuclear startups are suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, alleging their reactors are too safe for the agency to regulate?

• Source: "State of Texas v. NRC challenges the NRC’s authority to license small reactors, arguing that their inherent safety and minimal use of nuclear material exempt them from the NRC’s strict requirements. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit, first filed in December 2024, included the states of Texas, Utah, and Louisiana; the Arizona State Legislature; and reactor start-ups Last Energy, Deep Fission, and Valar." Source

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  • Comment: Note that the states dropped out of the lawsuit, so the startups are the remaining plaintiffs.

Created by H2so4aq (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

H2so4aq (talk) 06:19, 24 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 25

Aeon Cup

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Aeon Cup in 2008

• ... that the Aeon Cup features no national flags or anthems at the award ceremony?
  • ALT1: ... that the Aeon Cup was designed to promote "peace through sports"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rocko's Modern Life

Created by Moscow Connection (talk), FloweringDagwood (talk), Majochka (talk), and Maniakilljoy97 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

Moscow Connection (talk) 00:41, 2 November 2026 (UTC).

Jeff Sneider

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• ... that Jeff Sneider caused controversy about Dakota Johnson's role in Fifty Shades of Grey, Black performers at the Oscars, the state of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and Inde Navarrette?

• Source: Los Angeles, News.com.au, The Independent, PinkNews

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Heal My Faith
  • Comment: The sources respectively refer to each item of controversy listed in the hook.

Improved to Good Article status by BarntToust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

BarntToust 04:33, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

• I am not sure if the current wording is DYKBLP compliant? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:59, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Moose River Gold Mines disaster

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Rescuers use earphones to listen to the trapped men

• ... that the 12-day rescue of men during the Moose River Gold Mines disaster (pictured) was Canada's first breaking news story to receive live 24-hour radio coverage? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062502/http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=6BAB72DF2F767124A455EBDCEC2060E6?method=preview&lang=EN&id=26165
  • ALT1: ... that over 100 million people throughout the world listened to radio coverage of the rescue of two men during the 1936 Moose River Gold Mines disaster (pictured)? Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/moose-river-gold-mines-cave-in-90th-anniversary-9.7175479
  • ALT2: ... that coverage of 12-day rescue of two men during the Moose River Gold Mines disaster (pictured) was listened to by over 100 million people around the world? Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/moose-river-gold-mines-cave-in-90th-anniversary-9.7175479
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gio Scotti
  • Comment: I am not certain that my main hook meets the sourcing requirements for WP:EXTRAORDINARY claims, so I added an alternative. I also actually need a QPQ as I had a nomination on my other accounts

Created by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Moved to mainspace by The Knowledge Pirate (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 21:32, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

Sing Along with Connie Francis

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• ... that so many copies of the promotional Sing Along with Connie Francis record were made that there were "plenty for everybody"?
  • ALT1: ... that Sam Goody bought a million LPs of Sing Along with Connie Francis for 31 cents and was selling them at 59 cents?
  • ALT2: ... that so many LPs of Sing Along with Connie Francis were made that there were "plenty for everybody" at Sam Goody stores at 59 cents?
  • ALT3: ... that a million LPs of Sing Along with Connie Francis were left over after a promotional campaign?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hulda of Bohemia
  • Comment: I haven't succeeded in writing a good, funny hook. But I hope we (as in Wikipedia editors) will come with something...

Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

Moscow Connection (talk) 07:59, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

• Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

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QPQ: - Not done
Overall: A new article that is long enough. QPQ not done, Template:Did you know nominations/Ashley James (broadcaster) was reviewed by another person. The article is 1694 characters long according to the tool, but 500 characters are quoted text from the available sources (this excludes song titles as they are naturally required), so a third of this article is copyrighted. The hooks are interesting, ALT0 is okay. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 17:55, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Clarification with the QPQ because I looked at the wrong page. Template:Did you know nominations/Hulda of Bohemia was approved by Moscow Connection, but the QPQ was not done by Moscow Connection ("Launchballer has checked the article's creation date and length already"). Hooks have been sent back to preps due to the lack of proper reviews. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 17:58, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
  • @Tbhotch: Hello. What do I need to do, expand the article another 400 symbols or so? I will need a few days, though. Is the QPQ okay? Launchballer did "ask for another reviewer". --Moscow Connection (talk) 18:53, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
    • Reduce quoted text and use your own words while maintaining >1500 characters. Regarding the QPQ, I can ask other volunteers, but what I mean can be read at Template:Did you know nominations/Cristero Museum, at the bottom of the page. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 19:02, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Lăutărească music

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Bukovinian lăutar Nicolae Picu, Austrian gouache, 1899

• ... that Carmen’s words "Cut me, burn me" can be traced through Prosper Mérimée’s French translation of Alexander Pushkin’s The Gypsies to a Moldavian lăutărească song?

• Source: Pushkin, Aleksandr (1964). Nabokov, Vladimir (ed.). Eugene Onegin. Vol. 3. New York: Bollingen Foundation. pp. 155–156 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aisq55nYvoslzJXWicmBuePX-U8jwelX/view?usp=sharing)

• • ALT1: ... that Franz Liszt recorded a Moldavian lăutărească dance melody from the Bukovinian lăutar Nicolae Picu and used it as the basis for a piece titled Romanian Rhapsody? Source: Chiseliță (2009a). "Fenomenul lăutăriei și tradiția instrumentală", p. 82. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pZS_RioVO5pWjTekZoFyT4kBRFlkN_sP/view?usp=sharing)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1971 Kurchatov Institute criticality accidents
  • Comment: The article was approved GA on 25.10.2026

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

Iurii.s (talk) 15:22, 25 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 26

Michèle Barzach

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• ... that French gynecologist Michèle Barzach responded to the AIDS pandemic as health minister?

• Source: https://www.laprovence.com/article/france-monde/33803094570052/michele-barzach-medecin-et-ministre-populaire-des-annees-chirac

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Roma Mitchell
  • Comment: DYK for Women in Red

Created by Moondragon21 (talk) and Kelisi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

Moondragon21 (talk) 14:25, 31 October 2026 (UTC).

Caccothryptus arakawae

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• ... that a species of beetle was named for Fullmetal Alchemist mangaka Hiromu Arakawa?

• Source: Matsumoto, Keita (2021). "Six new species of the genus Caccothryptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 739: 168–184. Bibcode:2021EJTax.739.1275M. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.739.1275. ISSN 2118-9773. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1275

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of New Orleans Saints seasons

Improved to Good Article status by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 174 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 02:54, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - The source says that "This species is named after Hiromi Arakawa, who is a Japanese manga artist" (p. 171). The paper does not mention Fullmetal Alchemist and gives the forename as "Hiromi", not "c". A source making that connection explicit is needed, e.g. coverage of the naming or a statement from Matsumoto.
• Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Promoted to Good Article status on October 26, 2026. Article is well-written and interesting. Once the hook fact has a supporting source, or an ALT is agreed, this should be good to go.  Ploni^💬  01:06, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Hiromu Arakawa appears to be the pen name of Hiromi Arakawa. A source to that effect and one noting her as the author of FA would (to my mind) suffice.  Ploni^💬  16:58, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Isluga

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• ... that the highest tree line on Earth is on the volcano Isluga in Chile?

• Source: "On the Isluga in the Puna of Bolivia, scattered Polylepis trees rise to 16 000 ft, thus forming the highest timber line of the globe." from JSTOR 25636712

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oyingbo Market
  • Comment: Note doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01040.x but apparently the higher trees on Sajama are individuals, not a tree line?

Improved to Good Article status by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 161 past nominations.

Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 17:48, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

Women in print movement

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Cover of the final issue of Lavender Woman, 1976

• ... that underground magazines in the women in print movement (example pictured) were the first to explain birth control to single women in the United States?

• Source: Beins and Enszer, "'We Couldn't Get Them Printed'", p. 186. Flannery, Feminist Literacies, p. 9.

• • ALT1: ... that feminist publishers in the women in print movement brought renewed attention to forgotten women's writings by reprinting them for a modern audience? Source: Harker, The Lesbian South, pp. 29–30. Huisman and van Vught, "Women in Print," p. 150. Riley, The Virago Story, p. 45.
  • ALT2: ... that feminists in the women in print movement faced censorship when trying to publish lesbian literature and information about birth control and gynecological health? Source: Beins and Enszer, "'We Couldn't Get Them Printed'", p. 186. Flannery, Feminist Literacies, p. 9. Luker, "Women into Print," p. 130.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Thanks to @Chao_Garden for providing some great advice on my first DYK nomination!

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

Hawksquill (talk) 14:07, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - See further thoughts below.
• Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Thanks for your work on this page, I really enjoyed reading it and the promotion to GA was well-deserved! I've spotted no issues in a read-through, Earwig check and spotcheck of sources. (I do slightly wish the article used sfn templates, but appreciate the work that would be involved in adding them now as you noted during the GA review.)

I think a couple of the proposed hooks might just need a little more work/thought if you want to keep them as options:

• The first proposed hook (ALT0) doesn't (directly) appear in the article, which is important for verification. The second paragraph in the 'Causes' section says that information about the birth control pill was limited and could be withheld from single women, but doesn't clearly state that WIP publications were the first to explain them. Generally speaking "first" hooks are also quite tricky as they are prone to being debunked (see WP:DYKHOOK).
• I think ALT1 is good, although "forgotten" is also not covered in the article as it is; "earlier" might be better, but is less hooky. Do the cited sources support "forgotten'?
• I don't have any issues with ALT2, which looks good to me.

Let me know if you have any further thoughts on ALT0 and ALT1, or otherwise let me know if you'd prefer to withdraw them and just proceed with ALT2. Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 00:33, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Chocmilk03: Thank you so much for the feedback! How does this sound for a rewrite of ALT0? ...that underground magazines in the women in print movement distributed information about contraception when it was illegal for single women in the United States to possess birth control?

For ALT1, the source that explicitly mentions "forgotten women's writings," is Mixed Media by Simone Murray (the phrase "forgotten women's classics" appears on p. 69 and p. 75. If I added that source to the hook, would that suffice, or is there more needed?

My final question is whether I can/should make these edits directly to the proposed hooks, or if I should strike through the old ones and add additional ALTs with the new source and phrasing. This is my first DYK so I don't want to unintentionally make disruptive edits. Any guidance appreciated! Hawksquill (talk) 14:47, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Intercity Transit

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• ... that Intercity Transit once carried advertisements for anti-abortion and pro-marijuana campaigns? Source: The Olympian
  • ALT1: ... that Intercity Transit switched all of its bus service to reservation-only during the COVID-19 pandemic? Source: The Olympian
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emiliano Martínez

5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 267 past nominations.

SounderBruce 04:25, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

IPad Mini (A20 Pro)

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• ... that the iPad Mini (A20 Pro) is the first water-resistant iPad?

• Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/new-ipad-mini-is-first-water-resistant-ipad/

• • ALT1: ... that the iPad Mini (A20 Pro) is the first model in its product line with an OLED display? Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/apple-announces-ipad-mini-with-oled-display/
  • Reviewed:

Created by Slackintosh (talk) and Cosmic840 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Slackintosh (talk) 03:52, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

• The article was moved to main space on 10/26 (after six months incubation) and thus satisfies the newness requirement. It is also long enough. However, this hook concerns a new commercial product scheduled for release on November 6. The two proposed hooks read like an advertisement/promotion for the product, touting its new features (first "water resistant" and first with "OLED display"). It is also timed so as to be run on the main page around the product's release and during the Christmas buying season. The main page of Wikipedia should not be used to promote the release of a commercial product. See WP:DYKNOT prohibiting the use of DYK as "a means of advertising, or of promoting commercial ... causes," especially during "product launches". It is also a work-in-progress which has an entire section tagged as "This section is empty." Cbl62 (talk) 13:39, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Oyingbo Market

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• ... that 63% of traders at Oyingbo Market believe that the waste management facilities provided by the government are insufficient?

• Source: https://eksujournal.eksu.edu.ng/ojs/index.php/njbfi/article/view/34/22

• • ALT1: ... that Oyingbo Market has been shut down three times in three years for unsanitary conditions? Source: https://guardian.ng/news/traders-count-losses-over-oyingbo-market-closure/ https://gazettengr.com/oyingbo-market-closure-traders-groan-protest-n5-million-fine-imposed-by-folashade-tinubu/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/lawma-to-shut-down-ladipo-oyingbo-markets-for-indiscriminate-waste-dumping/
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5x expanded by Zoe3456 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Zoe3456 (talk) 01:41, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new enough and long enough. First hook is adequately sourced, with the second I dunno which source supports it. The "drop three random sentences into Google" test shows no copyvio. Going by Google News results it seems like sanitary conditions are a common topic, so NPOV seems OK although I wonder if there is anything here that could be used. I think the hook needs some work, though; neither seems particularly interesting, perhaps we should pipelink Oyingbo under "one of the oldest and busiest markets in Lagos" or would that be too long? Come to think of it, are there other major markets in Lagos? It's a big city (2nd largest in Africa) AFAIK so if this is actually the largest market there, it should be noted. 21 has a broken DOI and I wonder if one can actually generalize from that study. Regarding 20, how many markets are there in Lagos to confront Oyingbo to? What's the relevance of breastfeeding and HIV to the market - it doesn't seem like it's a discussion about misconceptions on HIV spread? What's the source for "Oyingbo market mainly offers foodstuffs, such as meat, fruit, and vegetables. "? What's "Ogunbona, Morounmubo Deborah. "Chapter Twenty-Two.""? I am a bit struggling with finding the content in #5. 6 doesn't work. Where is "oldest" in #1? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 17:27, 27 October 2026 (UTC)
  • I used a ton of sources from Google Scholar, but there were still more, so definitely if anyone sees any to add please do! Re: the comments on Oyingbo being the largest market in Lagos, it doesn't seem to be. It is only "one of the largest" which is a bit vague. I will try to address the rest of your comments on the sources soon. Thanks! Zoe3456 (talk) 21:37, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
    • @Jo-Jo Eumerus: Hi Jo-Jo Eumerus! I believe I have fixed all the relevant issues with the sources. Please let me know if you find anything else. Thank you, Zoe3456 (talk) 21:47, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
      • Need a better hook suggestion still, the current is somewhat uninteresting. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:45, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Art Luppino

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• ... that a surfer and beach volleyball player known as the "Cactus Comet" broke the college football career rushing record?

• Source: * "Cactus Comet" here and here
• here describing Luppino as "the surfer who helped little old La Jolla reach the California state championship" and quoting Luppino saying, "I'd play beach volleyball in San Diego for six hours a day." Also reporting that "he set the NCAA career rushing record with 3,212 yards".

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/IPad Mini (A20 Pro)

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 403 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 00:36, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - see below

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The hook is kinda misleading given that he is a football player during that time. Expansion check: Before (560) -> Now (4065), roughly 7.25x. Pinging @Cbl62: Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:11, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Can you clarify your concern? He played beach volleyball and surfed while he was in high school in Southern California. He then went to college in Arizona where he became the national rushing leader while in college. The source emphasized how his beach sports background added to his conditioning and set him up for success. How is that misleading? Cbl62 (talk) 15:26, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miminity: ミラP@Miraclepine 21:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Climbing guidebook

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J. M. Archer Thomson and A. W. Andrews"}">

The Climbs on Lliwedd (1909) by J. M. Archer Thomson and A. W. Andrews

• ... that The Climbs on Lliwedd (pictured) was the UK's, and possibly the world's, first dedicated climbing guidebook (e.g., with detailed route descriptions)?

• Source: Our Lliwedd guidebook was the UK's, and very probably the World's first climbing guidebook., from the Climber's Club, one of the largest and longest-standing publishers.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pierce Wallace

Improved to Good Article status by Aszx5000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Aszx5000 (talk) 22:34, 26 October 2026 (UTC).

Grace Bruxner

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• ... that Grace Bruxner's confused caseno ponker and peetser players like Erth?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This has gotta be one of the weirdest DYK hooks ever...

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

TheAwesomeHwyh 21:10, 26 October 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - Unfortunately, I think the hook might fall short of WP:DYKFICTION (it's about fictional characters Bruxner created). Do you have any other hooks?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @TheAwesomeHwyh: This is a good start, and the article itself is okay, but the hook needs to be replaced. Please see above. Epicgenius (talk) 17:43, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

What about * ... that Grace Bruxner's games are like little dioramas set in a world where jail isn't real? TheAwesomeHwyh 18:27, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Unfortunately that second part might still be a little in-universe (and misleading, as "jail isn't real" is (1) in quotes and (2) applicable to only the game that was quoted). That second part just happens to be the interesting aspect of the hook, sadly. Epicgenius (talk) 19:03, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

How about *...that Poirot gave rise to Grace Bruxner's Frog Detective? TheAwesomeHwyh 20:42, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

We're getting a little closer, but the article doesn't quite say that, just that Agatha Christie did. Perhaps switch out Poirot's with Christie's name? With that change, the hook would be good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 22:18, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

1 in 8 Billion

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• ... that a web browser game can simulate a life in this world of 8 billion?

• Source: , "『80億分の1』は、統計データに基づいた人生シミュレーションゲームである。プレイヤーは世界のどこかの誰かとして、生を受けることになる。"

• • ALT1: ... that visitor traffic of a web browser game grew seven times in a day? Source: , "운영자에 따르면 지난 7일 하루 방문 규모는 전날의 7배 가까이로 늘었다."
  • ALT2: ... that Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, and Takafumi Horie, the founder of Livedoor, played a certain web browser game? Source: : "甚至還吸引《勇者鬥惡龍》之父堀井雄二分享遊玩體驗", : "堀江貴文：「すごいサイト。」"
  • ALT3: ... that a popular web browser game was created by Claude Opus in four hours? Source: : "使用したのはClaudeのOpus5.5です。プロンプトを書き始めたのは日本時間の10月5日でした。それから私とAIの“2人きり”で約4時間かけてゲームを制作し、同日夜には独自ドメインで一般公開しました。以来、プレイヤーからのフィードバックを反映しながら開発を続けています。"
  • ALT4: ... that a web browser game simulating folks in this world is popular in East Asia at weeks? Source: : "這款模擬人生的小遊戲上架後，在南韓、日本與台灣社群平台討論度極高，甚至還吸引《勇者鬥惡龍》之父堀井雄二分享遊玩體驗。"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tavibo
  • Comment: An interesting game that would fit the subject of globalisation. I am not good at hooks so any suggestions over hooks are welcome

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

Saimmx (talk) 19:22, 26 October 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on October 27

Jamia Millia Islamia student union protests 2026

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• ... that students at Jamia Millia Islamia held demonstrations and a hunger strike to demand the restoration of their student union after twenty years? Source: sourced in article
  • ALT1: ... that the administration of Jamia Millia Islamia agreed to restore the student union following protests after it was dissolved in 2006? Source: sourced significantly in the article
  • ALT2: ... that the Jamia Millia Islamia administration agreed to restore its student union following protests, 20 years after it was dissolved in 2006? Source: sourced significantly in the article
  • Reviewed: Cycling in Turkey
  • Comment: This has received a significant coverage, and I believe this deserves to be on DYK.

Created by Aafi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

_signed, Aafi (guesthouse) 18:14, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

Untitled Unmastered

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• ... that tracks from Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered were previewed on late night talk shows and the 2016 Grammys before its announcement?

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• • ALT1: ... that Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys' son was five years old when he produced a beat for a track on Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered features production from two A Tribe Called Quest members and Thundercat? Source:
  • ALT3: ... that Kendrick Lamar wanted to make Untitled Unmastered in a way similar to Prince's The Black Album with the lack of an album cover and track titles? Source:
  • ALT4: ... that while Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered literally means by its title, some music critics considered it to be a cohesive and developed project? Source:
  • ALT5: ... that LeBron James encouraged Top Dawg label head Anthony Tiffith to release Kendrick Lamar's untitled recordings? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Synarchy of Molten Bones

Improved to Good Article status by RTSthestardust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

RTSthestardust (talk) 17:38, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

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Arctic Divide

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• ... that the Arctic Continental Divide is interrupted by the watershed of Wollaston Lake, the world's largest lake that naturally drains to two oceans?

• Source: "Another range of highlands... subsides on the southern shore of Lake Wollaston. This lake is the summit level of the waters flowing from this point into Hudson's Bay on one side, and the Arctic sea on the other, and is one of the few known instances of a lake with two distinct outlets. Rising on its northern shore, the highlands take a northerly direction..." Note: "highlands" is used here in a historical sense as a drainage divide rather than a literal ridge of high elevation.

• • Reviewed: Shrira–Pesenson equation

Moved to mainspace by Antony-22 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 169 past nominations.

Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 00:19, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this one. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:58, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Checklist:

New enough? Yes; moved to main space October 27, 2026; DYK nomination October 28, 2026

Length Yes; 6672 characters, excluding spaces

General eligibility No problem; has not previously appeared on DYK

Sourced Yes; citations throughout the article

Neutral Yes

Plagiarism Free Earwig Copyvio gives a 4.8% similarity rating; "violation unlikely"

No other policy issue Not a duplicate of another article or content. "Arctic Divide" is mentioned in one sentence in Continental Divide of the Americas and in one paragraph in Continental Divide; similar content, but this article is much longer and more detailed,

Hook Cited There may be a problem here. The fact that Wollaston Lake interrupts the watershed of the Arctic Divide is supported by sources, by a source from two centuries ago and two modern sources. However, going through those sources, I've not found a mention that Wollaston Lake is the "largest lake in the world that naturally drains to two oceans". I've not found it in Bouchette, Sowby & Seigel, or Mitchell & Prepas. Am I just missing it? Can you provide clarification?

Hook interest Yes, interesting hook.

Pic free There are two pictures, one of a map and one of a highway sign. Map is public domain due to age, and the highways sign is creative commons

Pic used Both pictures are used

Pic clear I don't think either would be good for DYK. The map is very large scale and doesn't show the location of Wollaston Lake; also a visual accessiblity issue, as the Arctic Divide is in green and the Hudson Bay watershed is in red; difficult for colour-blind readers. The highway sign needs to be expanded to be read, so not good for a small size

QPQ Shrira-Pesenson equation languished in the approval process, with comments from several editors; Antony-22 finished the review process and approved the article as good to go.

Status I think this is a "maybe", on the "largest bifurcation lake" point. If I've just missed it in the sources, should be okay.

Comments I have a few vocabulary points:

• (1) Nonsuch was an English ship, not British; England and Scotland were still two separate countries at that point, and the HBC exploration was an English initiative.
• (2) I don't think the term "European Canadians" is appropriate. It's a modern term to indicate individuals in Canada with European ancestry, and as the article mentions, it can be a politically loaded term. I doubt that it would have been used at the time of the explorations. Hearne and Arrowsmith would both self-identify as English. Peter Pond is a bit of a mystery, but was originally from Connecticut and appears to have returned there after his fur-trading days were done. Thompson was Welsh, and although he lived permanently in Montreal, he likely wouldn't have been thought of as Canadian when he was exploring, since at that time the term meant the francophone inhabitants of the old Province of Quebec and then Lower Canada. I would suggest ditching "European Canadians" entirely and using a term such as "European" or "people of European background".
• (3) "newly confederated Canada" just sounds odd to me. Canada is not a confederation, by political science definitions. The term "Confederation" has come to mean the process of coming together, but not the nature of the country. Why not just say "Canada"?

Interesting article. Enjoyed reading it.

Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:48, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Global Convenience

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Global Convenience in Harbour Square Park Basin

• ... that people held a funeral for Global Convenience (pictured), a floating convenience store art installation in Toronto, after it was removed?

• Source: blogTO: "Toronto's floating convenience store is leaving and people even held a funeral for it", Jack Landau, October 2026: locals organized "a lighthearted funeral, complete with a picnic" to send off the artwork.

• • ALT1: ... that Global Convenience (pictured) was an art installation made to look like a convenience store, floating in Toronto's Harbour Square Basin? Source: Toronto.com: "A floating convenience store just popped up on Toronto's waterfront. Here's why", Irelyne Lavery, 17 June 2026: "Global Convenience" is "a new floating artwork" at Harbour Square Basin, made to resemble a neighbourhood convenience store.
  • ALT2: ... that the artists behind Global Convenience (pictured), a floating art installation in Toronto, took a crash course in solar power to keep it lit at night? Source: Toronto.com: "A floating convenience store just popped up on Toronto's waterfront. Here's why", Irelyne Lavery, 17 June 2026: "We took a crash course in solar power to ensure 'Global Convenience' could remain active after dark."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Promoted to GA on 27 October 2026. The artwork was removed in the past few weeks, so the article is in past tense.

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

Cheromaniii (talk) 19:47, 27 October 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing... Sdkb ^talk 20:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - Calling it a convenience store rather than an artwork designed to mimic a convenience store is a very mild WP:INUNIVERSE issue. It can be resolved by using "replica convenience store" instead.
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - It's good enough if there is no better alternative, but the photo is so far away that it's not possible to make out that the work is a convenience store. Qviri, did you take a zoomed-in version? Or could we at least crop to zoom in on it?

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Always love to see more Wikipedia coverage of public art! I made some copy tweaks to the article directly. Many elements of the DYK eligibility criteria were covered during the GAN. I did a source verifiability spot check by running the article through WP:AI source verifier and it turned up no actionable issues. ALT2 is not eligible because it doesn't appear in the article (unless I'm just missing it), but I think ALT0 is strongest anyways. There's a potential license issue with a different photo in the article, which I raised on the talk page, but that can proceed independently of this DYK.

Overall, once the photo visibility issue is resolved it'll be good for ALT0a (which fixes the in-universe issue): ... that people held a funeral for Global Convenience (pictured), a floating replica convenience store art installation in Toronto, after it was removed? Sdkb ^talk 21:05, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

I've created File:Global_Convenience_floating_art,_Harbour_Square,_July_2026_(cropped).jpg, which addresses the image issue. This is now good to go...except that there are concerns that the article may have been written with AI and the article has been correspondingly tagged. So this should probably go on hold until those are resolved. Sdkb ^talk 16:35, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 28

Ookami Mio

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• ... that Ookami Mio was taught by a professional fortune-teller in a series of streams? Source: 今回始動した「占いVTuber育成プロジェクト」は、占いサービスを提供する株式会社cocoloni協力のもと、大神ミオさんが全6回のタロット占い講座を受け、占いVTuberとしてデビューを目指すプロジェクト。... 講師はタロット占い・心理数秘術を用いながら鑑定や講座で幅広く活躍する占い師R.I.O.Nさんが担当。全6回のタロット占い講座の様子は大神ミオさんのYouTubeチャンネルにて配信予定です。/This "Fortune-Telling VTuber Training Project"—developed in collaboration with cocoloni Inc., a provider of fortune-telling services—follows Ookami Mio as she undergoes a six-part course on Tarot reading, with the goal of debuting as a "fortune-telling VTuber." ... The course will be led by R.I.O.N, a professional fortune teller active in both personal readings and instruction, specializing in Tarot and psychological numerology. All six sessions will be streamed on Ookami Mio’s YouTube channel.
  • ALT1: ... that Ookami Mio was taught tarot reading by a professional fortune-teller in a series of streams? Source: Same as ALT0.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sabrina Bruce (Erin Krizek) and Template:Did you know nominations/Charli (album)
  • Comment: Driveby nom. Added another QPQ due to backlog (one of them is a quickfail BTW).

Converted from a redirect by Siuuu0909 (talk) and Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 195 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 14:39, 4 November 2026 (UTC).

Manohara Odelia Pinot

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• ... that Manohara Odelia Pinot engaged in a marriage ceremony with Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra at the age of 16?

• Source: "Menguak Hilangnya Manohara Odelia Pinot" [Uncovering the Disappearance of Manohara Odelia Pinot]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

• • ALT1: ... that reporters were not permitted to ask about Manohara Odelia Pinot during a joint conference between the Malaysian and Indonesia leaders?
  • Source: "Najib dodges queries on model". The Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Benito Ramos

Improved to Good Article status by AdaCiccone (talk) and Unsurprising (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

☯️🐉🐼 Unsurprising 🐼🐉☯️: nice to meet you! 📝 👥 01:08, 4 November 2026 (UTC).

Kerckhoff Building and Annex

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• ... that an ice deal prompted the Santa Fe Railroad to move to Los Angeles's Kerckhoff Building? Source: Vincent, Roger (March 31, 2018). "Historic high-rise sold as downtown L.A.'s former business district thrives". Los Angeles Times.
  • ALT1: ... that a massive mural at Los Angeles's Kerckhoff Building had to be painted over because of preservation regulations? Source: Ng, David (August 6, 2014). "Foster the People mural in downtown L.A. is painted over". Los Angeles Times.
  • ALT2: ... that a railroad building in Los Angeles hosts apartments? Source: Vincent, Roger (March 31, 2018). "Historic high-rise sold as downtown L.A.'s former business district thrives". Los Angeles Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2026 Leagues Cup final

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 853 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC).

Park Avenue Historic District (Manhattan)

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A building in the Park Avenue Historic District

• ... that a train crash led to high-class apartment development in New York City's Park Avenue Historic District (pictured)? Source: [Landmarks Preservation Commission (April 29, 2014). Park Avenue Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 9]
  • ALT1: ... that New York City's Park Avenue Historic District (pictured) came to include high-class apartments because a train crash forced the nearby rail line to be electrified? Source: [Landmarks Preservation Commission (April 29, 2014). Park Avenue Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 9]
  • ALT2: ... that the Park Avenue Historic District (pictured) was described as "a repository of some of the finest 1910s and 1920s apartment buildings in New York City"? Source: [National Park Service (August 29, 2010). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Avenue Historic District (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. p. 25]
  • ALT3: ... that in the Park Avenue Historic District (pictured), water tanks are hidden in upscale apartment buildings? Source: [Landmarks Preservation Commission (April 29, 2014). Park Avenue Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. p. 14]
  • ALT4: ... that the Park Avenue Historic District (pictured) gave New York City's Park Avenue "its definition and character"? Source: "Upper East Side Historic District" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. May 19, 1981. pp. 1065–1067.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kiza Deen

Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 852 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:40, 3 November 2026 (UTC).

Bella (deer)

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• ... that a tame deer named Bella, who developed an abscess on her leg, visited the farm and the family there who raised her as a fawn then departed for the last time, never to be seen again?

• Source: The legend of Bella the Deer lives on with her iron statue in downtown Pulaski https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2020/12/the-legend-of-bella-the-deer-lives-on-with-her-iron-statue-in-downtown-pulaski.html

"There were reports of Bella hurting, limping with an abscess on one of her legs. Doyle said she started shying away from him, not wanting him to apply the anti-tick medicine."

"Doyle said the last known sighting of Bella was at the Joss farm, where she was raised as a fawn. 'She had been in their back yard and was limping. She came up and allowed them to pet her. It was a sunny day. She then went wading in their pond and then went off into the woods and that was the last time they saw her,” Doyle said. “She had been unhappy for weeks and wouldn’t let anyone get near enough to see what was wrong. 'It was like she knew … and came to say goodbye,' he added. Three years later, she’s still missed."

• • ALT1: ... that the New York village of Pulaski commissioned an iron statue of Bella, a deer who regularly walked there and interacted with the residents? Source: The legend of Bella the Deer lives on with her iron statue in downtown Pulaski https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2020/12/the-legend-of-bella-the-deer-lives-on-with-her-iron-statue-in-downtown-pulaski.html

"The 42-inch iron statue and granite base, dedicated to the village’s celebrated, tame white-tailed deer that captured the hearts of many when she was alive, was quietly put in place atop a concrete pad in late September on a grassy patch of land donated by Community Bank. It’s located in a highly visible area in the downtown, just off the sidewalk, a few doors down from the community theater. The project was championed by PROP (Preservation and Revitalization of Pulaski), a non-profit, community group, a paid for by private and local business donations. The inscription on the granite base reads simply, 'Bella.'"

"It’s been more than three years since Bella’s disappearance. Up until that point, she fearlessly walked the village streets and yards, posed for selfies with young and old alike, played with local dogs, slept in backyards and on front porches, took day-time naps on the elementary school lawn, dined on residents gardens and often was hand-fed by many, often with her favorite snack – Captain Crunch cereal. Talk to village residents today and everyone seems to have a Bella story."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anatolian hieroglyph inscriptions

Created by PrimalMustelid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC).

Colet (singer)

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Colet

• ... that Filipino singer Colet (pictured) survived a magnitude 7.2 earthquake as a child?

• Source: Colet Vergara, of Tagbilaran City in Bohol, recalled her personal experience during the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in her province in 2013, saying she knows how hard it is to rise to the occasion. - MindaNews

• • ALT1: ... that Filipino singer Colet (pictured) is nicknamed "Anger" by many Filipinos, which is considered an example of ethnic stereotyping towards Visayans? Source: The stereotyping even extends to real Bisaya people in the public eye. For instance, many Filipinos refer to Colet Vergara from the girl group Bini as Anger, the personified emotion from the "Inside Out" films. Despite Vergara’s efforts to push back against the nickname [...] fans and haters alike continue to paint her as angry and aggressive. - Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Improved to Good Article status by Handsome Ellis (talk) and AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Handsome Ellis (talk) 11:45, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

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• IMO, i think the "Anger" can link to Inside Out film. In solidarity, ROY is WAR Talk! 01:25, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Done, thanks Handsome Ellis (talk) 01:51, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

Mountbatten MRT station

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• ... that Mountbatten station's artwork was intended to commemorate the British naval commander Lord Mountbatten and make fun of his lifestyle? Source: Zhuang, Mead, and Koh 2013. "There is one other aspect of the work that is not immediately obvious to commuters too. The pinkness of the images is also a metaphor for the flamboyant lifestyle of Lord Mountbatten, who loved pomp, elaborate uniforms, and had a series of colourful affairs even though he was married. These "hidden" aspects of the work is what the artist hopes commuters will eventually discover when they look beyond the pink-coloured work. 'I hope they get the humour. I hope they understand I'm paying homage to someone but I'm also making fun of the person,' [Wee] says. 'I also hope they understand the pinkness of it, not just as a colour, but a metaphor in relation to 'Mountbatten Pink.'"
  • ALT1: ... that a newspaper thought Mountbatten station's public artwork was a tourism advertisement? Source: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20100430-1.2.81.1?qt=marymount,%20superstring&q=%22marymount%22%20%22superstring%22
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Washington Library
  • Comment: Feel free to suggest other hooks

Improved to Good Article status by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 04:26, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

Pistol Grip (painting)

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• ... that Pistol Grip has been described as showing "how we create the nation through the stories we tell ourselves, and how dynamic that narrative can be"? Source: https://theconversation.com/what-should-the-australian-war-memorial-do-with-its-heroic-portraits-of-ben-roberts-smith-206934
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Callam Offices
  • Comment: I'll add my QPQ later on.

Improved to Good Article status by TarnishedPath (talk) and Aesurias (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

TarnishedPath^talk 03:46, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

• I've removed myself as a co-nominator because my edits were limited to minor fixes (I was the GA reviewer), but I appreciate the thought and I wish you both luck with the nomination! Dylan620 (please ping • talk • edits) 04:27, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Great work with this article TarnishedPath, some other potential hooks I thought of:

ALT1: ... that despite its title, Pistol Grip depicts a soldier posing without a weapon? Source

ALT2: ... that Michael Zavros described Ben Roberts-Smith as becoming "a whole other creature" when posing for Pistol Grip? Source

SnowyRiver28 (talk) 00:20, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Prehistoric human impacts on the environment

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• ... that as Polynesians migrated to new islands across the Pacific, they caused 2,000 bird species to become extinct?

• Source: Steadman, David W. (1995). "Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology". Science. 267 (5201): 1123, 1127–1130. doi:10.1126/science.267.5201.1123. ISSN 1095-9203. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

• ALT1: ... that the first Europeans to visit the Amazon mistakenly thought the forest was untouched by humans – but most was second-growth forest that had been altered by Indigenous peoples?

• Source: Clement, Charles R.; et al. (2010). "Between a Pristine Myth and an Impoverished Future". Biotropica. 42 (5): 534–536. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00674.x. ISSN 0006-3606. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
• Loughlin; et al. (2018). "Ecological Consequences of Post-Columbian Indigenous Depopulation in the Andean–Amazonian Corridor". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2 (8): 1235. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0602-7. ISSN 2397-334X. Retrieved 23 September 2026.

• ALT2: ... that scientists have proposed moving the start date of the Anthropocene era back to 10,000 years ago, based on recent discoveries that prehistoric humans significantly altered the environment?

• Source: Rick, Torben C.; et al. (2013). "Archeology, Deep History, And the Human Transformation of Island Ecosystems". Anthropocene. 4: 33. doi:10.1016/j.ancene.2013.08.002. ISSN 2213-3054. Retrieved 1 October 2026. Quote: "...the Anthropocene is an extension of the Holocene, which began about 10,000 years ago when domestication and the origins of agriculture ushered in millennia of human environmental impacts that have continued to the present day."
• Doughty, Christopher E. (2013). "Preindustrial Human Impacts on Global and Regional Environment". Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 38 (1): 504–505, 516–517. doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-032012-095147. ISSN 1543-5938. Retrieved 15 September 2026.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tupper's self-referential formula

• Improved to Good Article status by Noleander (talk).

• The Earwig CopyVio tool will report several false positives. The reports are either (a) Quotes from sources; (b) source titles; or (c) commonly used phrases that must be used when discussing the topic of the article, such as: "played a role", "lack of evidence", "homo sapiens", "the late Quaternary megafauna extinctions", "tens of thousands of years", etc. Noleander (talk) 23:37, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Noleander (talk) 23:29, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

• As a drive-by comment, I think ALT0 is strongest (largely because it's the most concise). Sdkb ^talk 18:17, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Note that the article was renamed to Prehistoric human impacts on the environment. The DYK hooks (above) were updated to use links to the new name. Noleander (talk) 14:13, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Dudley Laufman

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Dudley Laufman calling a contra dance in the 1960s

• ... that the gravesite of dance caller Dudley Laufman (video shown) is marked by a tuft of grass? Source: "A bouquet of timothy grass marks his grave, little more than a few flaxen wisps bundled on a dirt mound." Concord Monitor
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Global Convenience
  • Comment: A rare opportunity for a video hook! (which I would strongly prefer be included) The language "video shown" comes from this discussion, although I'm open to alternatives; it hasn't been standardized to my knowledge.

Improved to Good Article status by Sdkb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

Sdkb ^talk 21:17, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

Proposition

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• ... that philosophers discuss whether propositions, or the meanings of declarative sentences, exist outside space and time?

• Source: McGrath, Matthew; Frank, Devin (2024). "Propositions". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. § 1. Brief History, § 3.2 Meanings of Sentences, § 7.1 Easy Arguments: Mind-Independence and Abstractness. Retrieved 7 November 2025.; Gaskin, Richard (2010). "Précis of The Unity of the Proposition". Dialectica. 64 (2): 259. doi:10.1111/j.1746-8361.2009.01208.x.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amarilli, mia bella

Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

Phlsph7 (talk) 18:51, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

• If we can expect readers to know what proposition means in this context, we could also use a simplified version of the hook:

  ALT1: ... that philosophers discuss whether propositions exist outside space and time?

Flip Flappers

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• ... that composers for the anime series Flip Flappers brought on throat singers and a didgeridoo while recording the soundtrack?

• Source: "たまたまホーメイの人が知り合いでして、そのふたりを呼びました。押山清高監督が [...] 自分で口琴を入れたりとか「これにはディジュリドゥ（オーストラリア大陸の先住民・アボリジニの管楽器）を入れてほしい」とお願いされたりしましたね。"

"I happened to know some people who did khoomei throat singing, so I called the two of them over. Director Oshiyama [...] personally added a jaw harp, and asked us to include a didgeridoo (a wind instrument used by Aboriginal Australians) at a certain point."

Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations. Kamakou (talk) 15:53, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

Malay National Union of Sarawak

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• ... that in the first meeting of the Malay National Union of Sarawak, more than half of attendees left due to opposition from traditional leaders? Source: "Dikatakan 40 pemimpin Melayu meninggalkan mesyuarat pertama PKMS daripada 72 yang hadir kerana takut kepada pembesar Melayu." pg. 6 (download link)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aihole Jain cave
  • Comment: Other hook suggestions welcome!

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 11:29, 28 October 2026 (UTC).

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Articles created/expanded on October 29

Justin Bieber

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Bieber in 2026

• ... that in 2014, over 270,000 people signed a petition to deport Justin Bieber (pictured)?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-27091342

• • ALT1: ... that Justin Bieber's hair sold for over 40,000 dollars on eBay in 2011? Source: https://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134222026/Justin-BIEbers-Hair-Raising-Funds-For-Charity
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Improved to Good Article status by NRP (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NRP (talk) 03:29, 5 November 2026 (UTC).

Charles Harrington

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Winchelsea, watercolour, 1925

• ... that the watercolour artist Charles Harrington (example illustrated) was killed in a WW2 bombing raid in his late 70s?

• Source: Mallalieu, Huon, The Dictionary of British watercolour artists up to 1920, Volume I A-L, 3rd edition, 2002, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, ISBN 185149426X, 2nd edition on the Internet Archive

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mihr Chand

Created by Johnbod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 251 past nominations.

Johnbod (talk) 17:38, 4 November 2026 (UTC).

Apollophanes Cave

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Apollophanes Cave

• ... that a Greek verse graffito scratched in Apollophanes Cave (pictured), an ancient rock-cut tomb, is thought to be a woman telling her former lover she's with someone else and asking him not to bang on the wall?

• Source: Ameling, Walter; Cotton, Hannah M.; Eck, Werner; Ecker, Avner; Isaac, Benjamin; Kushnir-Stein, Alla, eds. (2018). Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae. Vol. IV. Part 2: 3325–3978. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-054364-3. pp. 996–997

• • ALT1: ... that the painted giraffe in Apollophanes Cave (pictured) is labelled "camel-leopard", one of the earliest known Greek uses of the word, and suggests the animal was unfamiliar locally? Source: Aitken, James K. (2015). "Why is the Giraffe Kosher? Exoticism in Dietary Laws of the Second Temple Period". Biblische Notizen. 164: 21–34.
  • ALT2: ... that when archaeologists came to record Apollophanes Cave (pictured) in 1902, an imam reportedly cursed their guide for showing it to "infidels and strangers", while an Ottoman policeman kept opposition at bay? Source: Peters, John Punnett; Thiersch, Hermann (1905). Painted Tombs in the Necropolis of Marissa (Marêshah). London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. pp. 2–3
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Samuel Solomon
  • Comment: Image: In case ALT1 is chosen, a photo of the giraffe painting is available here:

Improved to Good Article status by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 09:25, 2 November 2026 (UTC).

Iryna Terekh

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• ... that Iryna Terekh trained as an architect before heading a defense contractor?

• Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-fire-point-ballistic-missile-will-put-moscow-in-range/

• • ALT1: ... that Iryna Terekh has stated her missiles eat Russian oil? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dz6wgn2w9o
  • ALT2: ... that Iryna Terekh escaped under Russian fire before becoming the CEO of a defense contractor? Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-fire-point-ceo-iryna-terekh-drones-d93ec97b
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Green Brae Brick Yard

Improved to Good Article status by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

D'Wäschfra

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D'Wäschfra, 16 May 1868

• ... that D'Wäschfra (first issue cover pictured) was the first satirical newspaper published in Luxembourg?

• Source: Thiel, Marc (1993). D'Wäschfra : histoire d'un journal satirique (in French). Luxembourg City: Éditions Forum. p. 157. L'entreprise du premier journal satirique illustré luxembourgeois est étroitement liée à l'allemand Charles Becker, créateur et rédacteur en chef du "D'Wäschfra".

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  • Comment: Co-suggested by user Procrastinateur49, to help promote WikiProject Luxembourg.

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

RevAndroid (talk) 12:31, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín

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• ... that Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín officiated the first same-sex marriage by members of the Spanish military following its legalisation in Spain in 2005?

• Source: Woolls, Daniel (15 September 2006). "2 Male Spanish Air Force Privates Wed". NBC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ganghwasanseong Fortress

5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 03:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

Brianna LaPaglia

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• ... that podcaster and influencer Brianna Chickenfry nicknamed herself after a viral video where she compared her legs to Burger King's Chicken Fries?

• Source: https://pagesix.com/celebrity-news/who-is-brianna-chickenfry/

• • ALT1: ... that influencer Brianna LaPaglia claimed that her DMs were popping off after she was featured as the digital cover model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit? Source: https://people.com/brianna-lapaglia-dms-popping-off-after-her-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-shoot-dropped-exclusive-11740490
  • ALT2: ... that influencer Brianna LaPaglia described her feature for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit as a "fuck you" to her ex? Source: https://people.com/brianna-lapaglia-makes-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-debut-following-zach-bryan-split-8774823
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ediémou Blin Jacob

Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords(talk) 17:40, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

Josh Horowitz

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• ... that Josh Horowitz influenced Ryan Gosling's casting in the MCU Ghost Rider film by discussing it in several interviews and taking part in the announcement at San Diego Comic-Con?

• Source: Dinsdale, Ryan (July 25, 2022). "Ryan Gosling Reportedly Wants to Play Ghost Rider, and Kevin Feige Would Love Him in the MCU". IGN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2026.

Harris, Raquel (March 20, 2026). "Ryan Gosling Hints at Ghost Rider Talks With Marvel, Calls Situation 'Complicated' | Video". TheWrap. Archived from the original on July 28, 2026. Retrieved September 9, 2026.

Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (July 25, 2026). "Ryan Gosling to Star in Ghost Rider Movie for Marvel Studios, Director Shawn Levy". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 30, 2026. Retrieved September 9, 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Savages (Doctor Who)

Improved to Good Article status by BarntToust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

BarntToust 05:06, 29 October 2026 (UTC).

• Date, size, other spotchecks all good (recent GA). QPQ done. However, I feel the hook fails WP:DYKINTEREST, as it concerns a minor detail related to a minor actor and movie, and I don't think it would be of interest to most readers (outside die hard MCU fans). A new hook is needed. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:50, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I disagree. The thing that baffles me here is that you are referring to Ryan Gosling as a "minor actor" and an MCU film as a "[minor] movie". It's a hook about one of the most popular actors today in a very anticipated movie in the biggest cinematic universe in existence. How could anyone look at any hook involving an MCU movie, one that stars Ryan Gosling nonetheless, and think it won't resonate with readers? I personally think it's an enthrallingly subversive concept that such a big casting move in such a prominent film could be owed in no small part to a popular podcaster badgering the actor and studio executives enough to actually manifest the fancast directly at Hall H. And they don't even have to care about Josh Horowitz or entertainment podcasting because a lot of the heavy lifting in the interest of the hook is about Ryan freaking Gosling and the MCU, two subjects specifically so popular. That's one of the tricks with DYK that I am so sad reviewers seem to just not get; when you have a particular subject that you're worried people won't know or care about—like Horowitz himself—if they have any connections to any more popular subject, you might consider writing a hook about the connection to the very popular thing. But I suppose this just falls on deaf ears. Again, baffled at why this could be declined. BarntToust 17:00, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 30

France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup

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• ... that at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, France only included tournament top goalscorer Just Fontaine in their squad because of an injury to another player?

• Source: Avant la demi-finale de Ligue des nations, retour sur les cinq France-Belgique les plus marquants, L'Equipe (in French) - Héros de la rencontre, « l'irrésistible Ciso » sera l'un des artisans de la qualification des Bleus pour la Coupe du monde 1958, mais une blessure l'empêchera d'y participer. Il sera remplacé en attaque par un certain Just Fontaine, qui était réserviste ce jour-là contre la Belgique. [Hero of the encounter, " the irresistible Ciso " will be one of the architects of the Blues' qualification for the 1958 World Cup, but an injury will prevent him from participating. He will be replaced in attack by a certain Just Fontaine, who was a reserve that day against Belgium.]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Atlanta Thrashers relocation to Winnipeg
  • Comment: The France v Spain section of the article previously ran on DYK as its own seperate article on 22 May (see nom page here, ALT1 was the hook that ran), before it was BLARed by another editor a month afterwards for apparently not being notable enough for its own page.

Moved to mainspace by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 20:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC).

Florida Park Service

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• ... that in 1957, the Florida Senate urged the board overseeing the Florida Park Service to lease part of Little Talbot Island State Park to a mining company? Source: Florida Senate (1957). Journal of the Senate, State of Florida: Regular Session 1957, May 28, 1957, p. 1172 (Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1284): the Senate "requests that the Board of Parks and Historic Memorials ... reconsider its earlier decisions and forthwith enter into such lease agreement". PDF
  • ALT1: ... that the bill creating the Florida Park Service was drafted under pressure from Franklin D. Roosevelt so that Florida would share the cost of Civilian Conservation Corps work? Source: Nelson, David J. (2019). How the New Deal Built Florida Tourism: The Civilian Conservation Corps and State Parks. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-8130-5631-9. Roosevelt's January 1935 telegram to Governor Sholtz (p. 63); "Finally Sholtz instructed the Board of Forestry to create the Florida Park Service" (p. 64).
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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) 13:52, 2 November 2026 (UTC).

Elizaveta Levkovich

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• ... that Elizaveta Levkovich's research into tick-borne encephalitis virus lost researchers not just to the disease, but also to the Gulag?

• Source: https://academic.oup.com/jhmas/article/79/3/254/7264135?login=false

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  • Comment: Stumbled upon this article while I was looking for something to copyedit, seems like a good opportunity to highlight some women in medicine! It was only moved from draftspace a few days ago.

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

orangesclub 🍊 14:56, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

The Night of the Hunter

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• ... that a film now considered one of the greatest of all time was critically panned and a financial failure when it first released?

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• • ALT1: ... that Charles Laughton directed only one film, and that film is considered one of the greatest of all time? Source:
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Improved to Good Article status by RamónSalamander (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RamónSalamander (talk) 00:58, 31 October 2026 (UTC).

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Non-human agriculture

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• ... that certain species of African ants farm other insects for direct consumption?

• Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/1961451-zoologger-the-first-non-human-meat-farmers/

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

Starman Torsten (talk) 20:30, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

Resignation of Raeesah Khan

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• ... that Singaporean politician Pritam Singh said to another MP from his party, "I will not judge you", after she lied in Parliament?

• Source: "'They already made up their minds': Key points from Raeesah Khan's evidence on day 2 of WP chief's trial", The Straits Times

• • ALT1: ... that Singaporean politician Raeesah Khan twice presented another woman's account of police misconduct as her own in Parliament before admitting that she had lied and resigning from her party? Source: Hariz Baharudin (30 November 2021). "Sengkang MP Raeesah Khan resigns from WP following probe over admission of lying in Parliament". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026.
  • ALT2: ... that the parliamentary seat of Singaporean politician Raeesah Khan was left vacant after her resignation? Source: Kurohi, Rei (2 December 2021). "No by-election in Sengkang after Raeesah Khan's exit, 3 remaining MPs will stay on: Sylvia Lim". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/New Karakorum

Improved to Good Article status by Whyiseverythingalreadyused (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:28, 30 October 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing – robertsky (talk) 02:04, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

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• Other problems: - The hook is 129 characters, within the limit. However, I consider its juxtaposition of the quotation and her lying unduly negative about identifiable living people, with insufficient context about the remark's meaning. Please propose a different angle under DYK's hook requirements surrounding BLP or related articles.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Minor quibbling about the lead: Lead lacks information on the actual fact that Raeesh heard the account in a support group. It only has the allegations but not the outcome of investigation. GA promotion and nomination were both on 30 October 2026, satisfying newness. The article comfortably exceeds 1,500 prose characters. Each substantive paragraph has inline sourcing. No copyright violations or close paraphrasing were found in source spot-checks. The completed New Karakorum review supplies the required QPQ. Please propose an alternative hook. – robertsky (talk) 02:37, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• @Robertsky: does ALT1 work? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 14:51, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
  • @Whyiseverythingalreadyused: The hook still has the part on her dishonesty which may still be a concern with HOOKBLP. Can we instead turn attention to the consequences of her resignation, such as why a lack of by-election? – robertsky (talk) 06:39, 4 November 2026 (UTC)
    • @Robertsky: you just pulled out the most mundane thing in the whole article. Fine, I guess... Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 07:38, 4 November 2026 (UTC)
      • Better mundane (but still interesting) than something shocking. Wikipedia isn't a tabloid.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:38, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 31

FuwaMoco

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• ... that FuwaMoco held a memorial service for a Mister Donut location?

• Source: "そんな中で迎えた閉店直前の16時、2人は「【GOODBYE AKIBA MISDO 秋葉原ミスドありがとう】goodbye to our favorite place」というタイトルで配信を開始。3月に投稿した写真と同じ窓際の席に座った2人がドーナツを食べながら、約1時間にわたり秋葉原ミスドの思い出を語りました。" trans. "　At 4 PM, just before the store closed, the two began streaming under the title "【GOODBYE AKIBA MISDO Thank you Akihabara Missed】 goodbye to our favorite place." The two sat in the same window seat as the photo posted in March, eating donuts and reminiscing about Akihabara Misudo for about an hour."

• • ALT1: ... that FuwaMoco held a memorial service for a Mister Donut location that had become a site of pilgrimage for their fans? Source: same as above + "As a result, people have been sharing photos on social media of the increased traffic, particularly at the Akihabara location, because of FUWAMOCO fans stopping by." "これをきっかけに、FUWAMOCOファンの間でミスタードーナツ秋葉原店が聖地化。多くのファンが訪れ、グッズと一緒に写真を撮るなどしているようです。" trans. "Following this, the Mister Donut Akihabara branch has become a "sacred site" among FUWAMOCO fans. Many fans have been visiting the location, often taking photos of their merchandise there."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Krispy_Kream_Drive-In
  • Comment: not sure which is more interesting. also very amusing that the oldest QPQ in my stash is so poignant, I wasn't even trying to do that (also insane that the QPQ is from 11 months and 27 days ago, I forgot my stash ran so deep!)!

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 09:30, 2 November 2026 (UTC).

Luc-André Godbout

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• ... that anti-poverty activist Luc-André Godbout refused the Order of Canada because he believed accepting it would compromise his solidarity with the poor?

• Source: "Accepting would have meant agreeing with unemployment, factory closures, and pollution. That would have undermined solidarity" Godbout pousse toujours sa charrette

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lee J. Rountree
  • Comment: Sources are mostly in French. An alternative hook could also be the fact that he was placed into a mental institution at the age of 2 which would be a good DYK but I wasn't 100% sure if that would be tasteful.

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

Dr vulpes (Talk) 07:22, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

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Van Allen Building

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The Van Allen Building

• ... that when the Van Allen Building (pictured) was being built, its architect reportedly directed construction while sitting on a keg of nails across the street? Source: Eager, Harry (December 24, 1978). "Louis Sullivan: The architect who got no respect—until now". The Des Moines Register. pp. 4, 5, 6.
  • ALT1: ... that the Van Allen Building (pictured), despite being only four stories high, shares structural features with its architect's skyscraper designs? Source: Siry, Joseph (1990). "Louis Sullivan's Building for John D. Van Allen and Son". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 49 (1). [Society of Architectural Historians, University of California Press]: 67–89. doi:10.2307/990499. p. 67.
  • ALT2: ... that decorations on the Van Allen Building (pictured) were criticized for not serving a functional purpose? Source: Siry, Joseph (1990). "Louis Sullivan's Building for John D. Van Allen and Son". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 49 (1). [Society of Architectural Historians, University of California Press]: 67–89. doi:10.2307/990499. p. 67.
  • ALT3: ... that after an Iowa department store (pictured) became an apartment building, it attracted visitors from around the world? Source: Luna, Kay (March 4, 2005). "From Tokyo to Clinton, for architecture". Quad-City Times. p. 1.
  • ALT4: ... that an Iowa department store (pictured) attracted visitors from around the world? Source: Luna, Kay (March 4, 2005). "From Tokyo to Clinton, for architecture". Quad-City Times. p. 1.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Warriors (musical)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 854 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:24, 5 November 2026 (UTC).

Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda

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• ... that gymnast Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda resumed training a week after having her second child and brought both of them to training camps?

• Source: Chugoku Shimbun: "産後１週間くらいで練習に復帰したかな。合宿に２人の息子を連れて行きました。" [I returned to training a week or so after giving birth. I took both sons with me to training camps.]

• • ALT1: ... that when gymnast Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda was criticized for being pregnant the year before the 1964 Summer Olympics, she said she would both have her child and win a medal? Source: Chugoku Shimbun: "「翌年に東京五輪があるのに出産とは何事か」と協会に怒鳴られ、私も「産みます。五輪でも勝ちます」と返すと「そんなことできるわけない」と大げんか。" ["How can you give birth when the Tokyo Olympics are next year?" the Association berated me, and when I replied, "I'll give birth. I'll also win at the Olympics," they said "There's no way you can do that," and we had a huge fight.]
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5x expanded by FloweringDagwood (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FloweringDagwood (talk) 22:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC).

Footpath encroachment

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• ... that India's constitution guarantees a right to unblocked footpaths?

• Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/ensure-encroachment-free-walking-space-on-every-road-supreme-court-tells-centre-4097209

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

Einsof (talk) 00:12, 2 November 2026 (UTC).

Bugger (advertising campaign)

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• ... that a 1999 Toyota ad was pulled from airing in New Zealand for swearing but only received one complaint for it in Australia?

• Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bugger-campaign-star-dies/C6YPQQQJ6DDDCV4Q7V76U4443I/

• • ALT1: ... that a 1999 Toyota ad received 120 complaints for swearing? Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bugger-campaign-star-dies/C6YPQQQJ6DDDCV4Q7V76U4443I/
  • ALT2: ... that a 1999 Toyota ad received 145 signatures on a petition to ban it? Source: https://thespinoff.co.nz/culture/21-03-2024/it-was-just-the-right-word-when-the-bugger-ad-took-new-zealand-by-storm
  • ALT3: ... that a 1999 Toyota ad received the most complaints of any television advertisement in New Zealand as of 2024? Source: https://thespinoff.co.nz/culture/31-05-2024/from-boy-scouts-to-the-bugger-dog-a-brief-history-of-ad-complaints-in-new-zealand
  • ALT4: ... that a 1999 Toyota ad was controversial for using a historical term for sodomy? Source: https://thespinoff.co.nz/culture/21-03-2024/it-was-just-the-right-word-when-the-bugger-ad-took-new-zealand-by-storm
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Magnolia Petroleum Building (Oklahoma City)

Created by Not stuart60 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Not stuart60 (talk) 23:11, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

Ming Ming (giant panda)

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• ... that Ming Ming was sent back to China after she got into a fight with another giant panda, Bao Bao?

• Sources: "世界最高龄大熊猫明明在广东去世". BBC中文网. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-05-18., "World's oldest panda Ming Ming 'dies aged 34' in China". BBC News. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ichaicha Mushi

5x expanded by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 19:17, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: QPQ is coming some time this week after my final is done :) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 19:22, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Noël Eadie

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• ... that Noël Eadie's performance as the Queen of the Night at the Royal Opera House was recorded for the first radio broadcast of an opera transmitted from Europe to America?

• Source: *"New Singer". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1931. p. 21.
• "First Transatlantic Opera Broadcast Will Be Made From Royal Opera House in London". Wichita Falls Times. May 10, 1931. p. 22.
• "Radio New and Programs. London Opera to Be Relayed Over WABC-Net". The Morning Union. May 13, 1931. p. 23.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Clover Moon

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 194 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 18:25, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

Mujer chimenea

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• ... that Mujer chimenea was installed on a repurposed industrial chimney?

• Source: * "Esta impresionante escultura, considerada la más grande de América y hasta el momento la segunda más alta del mundo, utilizó como soporte la única chimenea que quedó de dicha cementera."

• ALT1: ... that despite the Mexico City's government contributed public funds to erect the Mujer chimenea monument, general public access is restricted?

• Source: Access: "El condominio es privado y no se puede entrar, a menos que vivas ahí o conozcas a alguno de los vecinos."
• Payment: "El costo de esta obra artística fue de 22 millones de pesos, 10 fueron aportados por el Grupo Copri, empresa privada dueña del terreno; 10, por el Gobierno del Distrito Federal..."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sing Along with Connie Francis

Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 18:16, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this, but @Tbhotch: I mistook the name for a genus. Maybe if ALT0's approved, the linked name should be replaced with "a memorial to a poet"? (Bringing it up early since I gotta leave now.) ミラP@Miraclepine 16:01, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

Martinho de Araújo

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• ... that Olympic weightlifter Martinho de Araújo trained with paint cans filled with cement?

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• • ALT1: ... that Olympic weightlifter Martinho de Araújo trained with scrap metal, pipes, metal bars, cog wheels, and paint cans filled with cement? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tsunomaki Watame

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 15:54, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

Charles J. Beerstecher

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Beerstecher c. 1879

• ... that Charles J. Beerstecher (pictured), one of the first three members of the California Railroad Commission, was a socialist?

• Source:

• • ALT1: ... that Charles J. Beerstecher (pictured), one of the first three members of the California Railroad Commission, was the target of an attempted assassination? Source:
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Improved to Good Article status by PequodOnStationAtLZ (talk) and Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

PequodOnStationAtLZ (talk) 07:16, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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Overall: Johnson524 17:26, 5 November 2026 (UTC) I'll pick up this nom! Reviewing the article now, cheers! Johnson524 17:30, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

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Lucky Sibiya

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• ... that Lucky Sibiya made fifteen woodcuts based on uMabatha, a Zulu adaptation of Macbeth?

• Source: PELMAMA, "Lucky Sibiya (1942-1999) The UMABATHA Portfolio of 15 woodcuts" https://www.pelmama.org/UMABATHA-Background_Synopsis.htm ; Le Roux, S. (2020), A technical survey of Lucky Madlo Sibiya's (1942–1999) materials and techniques…, MSocSci dissertation, University of Pretoria, p. 10: "Sibiya then created 15 prints and a series of woodcuts", after seeing Msomi's play, in which Macbeth's intrigues "are, in Umabatha, cleverly allied to those that occurred in the development of the Zulu nation" (quoting Basson 1976).

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  • Comment: Written collaboratively by third-year Visual Studies students in VKK 321 Curatorial Studies at the University of Pretoria as a course project, drafted in user space and moved to mainspace on 1 November 2026. This is my first DYK nomination.

Moved to mainspace by Gzm.core (talk), Khenso99 (talk), Problemchild41 (talk), MKL55855 (talk), Toen05 (talk), and LolaRose001! (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Adele Adendorff (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2026 (UTC).

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Moonlight Special Micromouse

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• ... that Moonlight Special Micromouse successfully explored unknown mazes in 1978–1979 using a navigation algorithm originally published by French mathematician Gaston Tarry in 1895?

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  • Comment: An image of the mouse body design is pending VRT permission from Battelle and will be added to the hook once cleared. Also, I was involved with this project.

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

MoonlightDoubleE (talk) 16:03, 4 November 2026 (UTC).

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Levi M. Vilas

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Levi M. Vilas

• ... that Levi M. Vilas (pictured) became judge of the District Court of Minnesota while he was away from home and possibly without his knowledge?

• Source: History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota, p. 109

the esteem which his [Vilas] character and ability had so quickly won. While absent from the city and without his knowledge, or a single effort. direct or indirect, on his part, his brethren of the bar joined in recommending him to the governor of Minnesota for the appointment, and disregarding his political opposition, perhaps even more willingly for it, Governor [William Rush] Merriam ratified their choice.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Khirbet Beit Sila
  • Comment: 14th time here after a long period, check if interesting. Thanks!

Moved to mainspace by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 04:24, 4 November 2026 (UTC).

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