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This page holds approved nominations that are waiting to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. Following DYK approval, nominations are processed and moved into a Prep area, and from there, prep sets are promoted to a queue, and then to the main page.

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Count of DYK nominations
Section	Unapproved	Approved	Total
August 28	1		1
August 29	1		1
September 1	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	2	1	3
September 18	2	2	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	3	8	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	11	14	25
October 21	3	8	11
October 22	6	3	9
October 23	9	7	16
October 24	8	3	11
October 25	6	4	10
October 26	12	4	16
October 27	4	5	9
October 28	13	1	14
October 29	7	3	10
October 30	7	4	11
October 31	3	1	4
November 1	9	2	11
November 2	10	2	12
November 3	9		9
November 4	2		2
November 5	1		1
Total	188	293	481
Last updated 00:18, 5 November 2026 UTC Current time is 01:06, 5 November 2026 UTC [refresh]

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Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section on the regular nominations page, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began, or it was listed as a Good Article; be sure to indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.

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Note for promoters: please be sure to add an "invisible" comment after a hook when you've placed it in prep, noting that it's a special occasion hook and including the date it is supposed to run. This should keep the hook from being moved after promotion, as sometimes happens to hooks when a queue needs a slot filled or a prep set needs to be made more balanced by swapping hooks between preps.

November 28

Hakui Koyori

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• ... that VTuber Hakui Koyori called "play ball" at the World Baseball Classic?

• Source: "Youtubeのチャンネル登録者数135万、Xのフォロワー97・4万人を誇る超人気Vチューバー・博衣こよりが、プレーボールコールを行った。", trans. "Hakui Koyori, a hugely popular VTuber boasting 1.35 million YouTube subscribers and 974,000 X followers, made the play ball call."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Krispy_Kream_Drive-In
  • Comment: SOHA request for November 28, the fifth anniversary of her debut. see wikt:play ball for context.

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

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

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: Wow. It is amazing for a VTuber of this extent to enter a baseball game (especially one at the World Baseball Classic) scale, not just as a fan, but also as the start caller! I can read and understand some Kanji, and I verified the nomination using a checklist accordingly. Furthermore, you caught eye of this special occasion and brought this interesting fact to attention, which it certainly deserves at the Main Page. You certainly have my green flag! QPQ complete, article (which mentions and cites the hook) doesn't flag WP:COPYVIO (4.8% according to Earwig), and her "play ball" call does not directly discredit/undermine anyone else, so congratulations on your 22nd nomination! :) Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 01:15, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

• The hook can be reworded as - ALT0a: ... that VTuber Hakui Koyori made the "play ball" call at the World Baseball Classic? Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 01:23, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

  Thank you for the review. That rephrasing is fine with me. 1brianm7 (talk) 06:27, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

• My pleasure! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 12:56, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

December 13

Cleveland!

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• ... that The Guardian described Taylor Swift's "Cleveland!" as "dogshit"?
  • ALT1: ... that The Guardian described Taylor Swift's "Cleveland!" as a "cut-and-shut of two of her worst songs ever"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
  • Comment: Driveby nom, suggest running this on 13 December, her birthday.

Moved to mainspace by Ronherry (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 439 past nominations.

Launchballer 20:12, 2 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work. Both rather negative hooks, I'd opt for ALT1 to avoid antagonising the Swifties while encouraging readers to find out which two songs it refers to. 13 December is within two months so I'll put this into the SOHA. Max263 (talk) 18:07, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I don't see how such negative hooks will be of much interest to readers. Why not opt for something about the song's lyrics instead? SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 00:56, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

The approved hooks beg the question 'what was so badly wrong with it to be rated that harshly' (see also User:Theleekycauldron/Why some hooks are interesting), but feel free to propose ALTs.--Launchballer 01:25, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

I do think it is a very interesting hook and readers (myself included) will be very interested to find out why? (and it is The Guardian saying it, and not some low-grade RS, which makes it even more interesting). Aszx5000 (talk) 10:15, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

December 25 (Christmas Day)

Canticle of the Turning

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• ... that the Advent hymn "Canticle of the Turning" was composed to subvert docile musical depictions of the Virgin Mary?

• Source: "Though usable throughout the church year, Cooney wrote the “Canticle” as an Advent composition... He wanted to compose something contrasting the docile Marian songs he grew up with, specifically citing a hymn popularized in the 1950s, 'Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue'... UM Discipleship

• • ALT1: ... that the Advent hymn "Canticle of the Turning" is commonly sung at the University of Notre Dame's "milkshake Mass"? Source: "Though usable throughout the church year, Cooney wrote the 'Canticle' as an Advent composition" UM Discipleship "After the final blessing, Zinkan once again called everyone to action. 'Our closing song is number 772, "Canticle of the Turning!"' The announcement elicited a cheer for what Zinkan calls 'a Milkshake Mass classic.' 'Dillon guys always take over that song,' Corpora says." Notre Dame Magazine
  • ALT2: ... that the Advent hymn "Canticle of the Turning" has been sung as a protest anthem? Source: "Though usable throughout the church year, Cooney wrote the 'Canticle' as an Advent composition" UM Discipleship "In our action, South African freedom songs and African American spirituals proved to have a cappella harmonies that work well spontaneously, and also, you can substitute a word or two and just keep adding verses. 'My soul cries out with a joyful shout' [aka Canticle of the Turning] is another spirited folk tune that got picked up by the media." Fellowship Magazine
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Blair Gordon
  • Comment: Requesting this for the 25 December Christmas Day set. (Christmas marks the conclusion of the Advent season.)

Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:59, 25 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: Nice article on a lovely song. All looks good to approve at least ALT0 and ALT2; I'm less sure about ALT1 because it is intriguing, but it feels to me like it'd intrigue people wanting to know what Milkshake Mass is (which the article doesn't go into, though the source does) rather than about the song. Minor quibble - should "docile" in ALT0 be in quotes, as it's direct from the source?

Not about DYK criteria: I was struck by the quotes in source 1 of the Westermeyer book in turn quoting Cooney about his choice of tune - they're very lively. If it'd been my article I'd've happily stuck in one of those and built the hook from it (e.g. DYK ... that a popular Catholic hymn borrows the tune of "a quasi-nationalistic song [...] about a plot to win over a beautiful girl"?, or the quote about "joie de vivre in the midst of penury and oppression"). Is there a reason you opted not to include those - is it because it's a quote at two removes? Obleronet (talk) 17:44, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on September 12

Singapore Comic Con

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• ... that Singapore Comic Con hosted Marvel Comics' first official convention appearance in Asia in 2010? Source: "We are therefore very honored and delighted that Marvel has decided to exhibit in Asia for the first time at STGCC." "This is Marvel's first official convention appearance in East Asia… ever"
  • ALT0a: ... that Singapore Comic Con hosted Marvel Comics first convention exhibition in Asia in 2010? Source: "We are therefore very honored and delighted that Marvel has decided to exhibit in Asia for the first time at STGCC." "This is Marvel's first official convention appearance in East Asia… ever"
  • ALT1: ... that Asia's first Loki wax figure was unveiled at Singapore Comic Con in 2022? Source: "It is the character's first wax figure in Asia courtesy of the wax museum."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: If possible, I would like to schedule this for 5 December queue as the convention will start on that date. (there is a preview on the 4th, but it is just a couple of hours).

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

– robertsky (talk) 07:25, 13 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 12:29, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
• New enough, long enough and within policy. Earwig is clean, with no neutrality or copyvio concerns. No QPQ is required. Both hooks are interesting and appear in the article. ALT1 is supported as written. ALT0 is basically supported, but the two cited sources use different geographic wording: one supports Marvel’s first convention exhibition in Asia, while the other says its first official convention appearance in East Asia. If you want to keep “Asia”, I’d suggest something like: “... that Singapore Comic Con hosted Marvel Comics first convention exhibition in Asia in 2010?” Please also add citations to the Conventions table. HerBauhaus · talk 13:35, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

• @HerBauhaus: Please use what you have suggested for the hook. East Asia is definitely the wrong region for Singapore. Geographically, Singapore is in Southeast Asia. Just Asia would do in this case. I have added the references for the convention table. – robertsky (talk) 21:30, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Robertsky: Thanks, the table citations look good now. Just two small housekeeping points remain: could you please strike ALT0 and add the revised wording as ALT0a, and add “in Asia” to the Loki sentence in the article so that ALT1 is explicitly supported in the text? After that, everything should be good to go. HerBauhaus · talk 05:58, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• @HerBauhaus: done. – robertsky (talk) 11:10, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• Both hooks are good to go!

Articles created/expanded on September 14

Mukawir

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Performance of Handel's Messiah in Mukawir, 2026

• ... that Handel's Messiah was performed (pictured) in the Jordanian village of Mukawir, with a background view of the ancient fortress where John the Baptist was beheaded?

• Source: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/jordan/handels-messiah-brings-more-3000-people-historic-mukawir-machaerus-evening-music-and-heritage_en

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2026 Mumbai Indians season + Template:Did you know nominations/Rancho San Rafael Regional Park

5x expanded by Makeandtoss (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 56 past nominations.

Makeandtoss (talk) 15:37, 14 September 2026 (UTC).

• Before I do a full review, I have a few preliminary points/ questions. 1) This article is generally a good addition to Wikipedia's coverage of Jordan's geography. 2) The Messiah concert, which is just one recent event, is given far too much weight in the article as a whole. There do not to be two separate paragraphs, spelling out what was performed and how it was funded, for this one event. Are you okay with cutting down that part of the article, while keeping the basic fact given in the DYK hook? 3) For the 2020 event I could not find in the source anything to support "attended by approximately 500 people". Do you have a source for that number? 4) The article mentioned Claude Reignier Conder as a foreign visitor to the village but I found no mention of him in the source. do you have a source that connects him to the topic? MartinPoulter (talk) 16:41, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@MartinPoulter: Thanks. I've trimmed the two paragraphs regarding the concert. Can no longer remember or find the sources where I read "500 people" and "visited by Conder" so they have been dropped from the article. Makeandtoss (talk) 08:20, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Very grateful for User:Makeandtoss's prompt and helpful response to my questions. There were some small improvements needed to grammar and to citations, but they were simple enough that I've made them myself. This is new enough, easily long enough, and a good example of neutral Wikipedia style, with careful inline sourcing. Earwig finds no copyright problem; I'm happy this is original text. The required two QPQs have been done.

The hook is appropriately formatted, stated in the article, and supported by inline citations. Given that Mukawir is such a small village, its hosting of a big orchestral performance is surprising, and the John the Baptist connection is something not every village can boast. All articles linked in the hook are well-developed.

I don't pass the image. Kudos to the nominator for sharing free pictures of this cultural event, but almost all of this image is taken up with the audience and with the night sky. The performance itself and the view of Machaerus are a little patch of pixels. It's very hard to see from the thumbnail what the image is of. The article and the hook (minus "(pictured)" ) are good to go. MartinPoulter (talk) 11:28, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

@MartinPoulter: Thanks for the detailed review. Please find some other options for the picture: cropped, , lit up for the performance specifically. Makeandtoss (talk) 11:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

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Performance of Handel's Messiah in Mukawir, 2026

I'm trying the cropped version with the main page template. I still don't think it will be clear on the front page. The photo itself adds a lot to the article and you've done a very good thing by sharing it. I just think in this main page thumbnail rendering, it's not going to be clear to the reader what two significant things are in the image. I think the second image makes the problem of visibility worse, and then the third one of the mountain does not illustrate the concert. MartinPoulter (talk) 15:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 15

Great Chinese Football Dream

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• ... that despite the Xi Jinping–promoted Great Chinese Football Dream pledging to make China PR win a FIFA World Cup by 2050, the team has not qualified for the tournament since 2002?

• Source: 1

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bimillenary of the baptism of Jesus

Created by Wikipediæ philosophia (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 14:57, 16 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review later per QPQ! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 16:48, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

@OpalYosutebito:, QPQ  Done. Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 23:13, 16 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: - The hook isn't in the article (I looked up "China cannot spend its way to soccer greatness" into the original article but I couldn't find the source or a sentence resembling the hook... Edit: I also looked up "2002" and the closest I could find to the hook was China eventually qualified for the 2002 World Cup, but it didn't say that they only qualified for the World Cup that one time, if that makes sense)

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The hook isn't in the article - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:28, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

@OpalYosutebito:, the article seems to disagree with you. Since taking office in 2013, Xi has put soccer squarely at the center of his ambitious plan to turn China into a wealthy superpower. Xi has a “World Cup dream.” He wants China to qualify for, host and eventually win the World Cup by 2050. To date, China has qualified for this global soccer tournament just once, in 2002, and it has never scored a goal in the World Cup. Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 23:36, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

@Wikipediæ philosophia: I was referring to the hook not being in the Wikipedia article, if that makes more sense - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 17:16, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

@OpalYosutebito:  Done. Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 19:23, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

good to know! - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 13:30, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Hong Du-sik

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Chief Hong's boat in Pohang

• ... that the Chief Hong's boat (pictured) placed atop Mugeunbong Peak in Pohang—prop of Korean drama Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha—continues to draw international visitors who hike up 780-meter-long (2,560 ft) steep trail?

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• • ALT1: ... that Chief Hong's wooden boat (pictured) that was used as a set prop for the Korean drama has become a permanent tourist attraction atop Mugeunbong Peak, Sabang Memorial Park, in Pohang, South Korea? Source: 1 2
  • Reviewed:

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

Preferwiki (talk) 10:45, 16 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:

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: The sources used are Korean primary sources (as seen by their name or searching them up). They are definitely reliable, though if over-reliance on primary sources is a problem, please change my values on this template. Unsurprising (talk) 22:03, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

1972 Mead wildcat strike

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Strike leader Sherman Miller being arrested

• ... that during a 1972 wildcat strike (leader pictured), a judge ruled that only one picketer at a time could cross the driveway to the Mead plant?

• Source: Wood, Augustus, Class Warfare in Black Atlanta (2025), pages 81-82: "Unsurprisingly, Fulton County Superior Court judge Elmo Holt ruled in favor of Mead and issued the following proclamations ... one person was allowed to move back and forth on the driveway;"

• • ALT1: ... that opponents of the 1972 Mead wildcat strike unsuccessfully tried to "red-bait" the communist strikers (leader pictured)? Source: Wood, Augustus, Class Warfare in Black Atlanta (2025), page 82: "Mead also attempted to red-bait strikers to 'get rid of their commie leadership.'" Also, Sherman Miller, in an interview for The Call newspaper : "There have been considerable attempts by the ruling class, in there paper here, THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, to red-bait the strike as well as attempts by the company to isolate the communists ... The workers didn’t succumb to red-baiting and defended the right of communists to work in the strike. "

• • ALT2: ... that after the Mead company dismissed the demands of the workers during the 1972 wildcat strike (leader pictured), even more workers joined the picketers? Source: Wood, Augustus, Class Warfare in Black Atlanta (2025), page 80: "Mead also argued that all demands in the Black Manifesto fell under the authority of the collective bargaining agreement, which contained a no-strike clause. In other words, Mead attempted to avoid conflict with MCRFW on the legal basis that they would violate a labor agreement by negotiating with a splinter group. Management’s passive-aggressive tiptoeing around the issue inflamed Mead workers. As a result, an estimated 75 percent of the workforce joined the picket lines."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Evie Pig, Template:Did you know nominations/Charlotte Jordan

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 22:12, 16 September 2026 (UTC).

• Hello! I love organized labor topics; thank you for putting in the hard work for this subject! Also, thank you for completing two QPQs. Article is both new enough (only created two days ago) and long enough (5052 characters).
  
  Sourcing seems excellent: the bibliography contains one academic work and one book from a subject matter expert. Neutrality-wise, the article focuses mostly on the experience of the striking workers, which is typical for modern organized labor scholarship. Management and other anti-strike powers are given a decent amount of voice considering this.
  
  EARWIG showed no copyvios, but since most of the sources in the article are offline, I will take extra care to check for copyvios during my spotcheck. I obtained Wood's work from my university library, and I found a preview of Elbaum's work on Google Books. Verifiability/copyvio spot-checks: 2 ✓, 5 ✓, 3c ✓, 6d ✓, 9d ✓, 15b ✓, 16 ✓.
  
  Article is well-organized and presentable. The images and the infobox look great as well. However, I don't think the image shown on this nomination is great for the DYK page, simply because it's a little difficult to tell he's being arrested at a glance. It's a good image, just not right for DYK I think.
  
  Out of all the hooks, ALT1 is my pick. It is succinct, directly backed by the source and the article, and it is intriguing. "Red-baiting" is an eye-catching term, and is likely to attract unfamiliar readers.
  
  I am accepting ALT1 for this nomination. 296cherry (talk) 00:29, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 16

Walter Johnson (defensive tackle, born 1965)

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• ... that football players Walter Johnson and Rickey Jackson lived in the same city, played at the same high school and college, and both played in the NFL on defense?

• Source: Palm Beach Post (verifies everything but Johnson playing in NFL, but that can be verified here)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Misery (Maryland)
  • Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two. If you don't think its interesting enough then I can withdraw, since it was the best I came up with.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 484 past nominations.

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

• Not a nom, but we recently had a similar DYK hook rejected in part due to being too much of a double nom for a single nom. @BeanieFan11: I think it would be more airtight if Rickey Jackson was nominated as a GA.
  • @BeanieFan11: fixed ping since I forgot to sign. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:30, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
    • Well, I don't think I have the time to get Jackson to GA... (as one of the greats at his position it would take a ton of effort to write a complete bio for him) – do you see any alternative options here? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:44, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Template:Did you know nominations/T. J. Watt passed and it was a "double nom for a single nom". ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:28, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @BeanieFan11: Reading that nom, I think we might be cool from a DYKINT standpoint. I'll leave this to someone else since I already did a similar hook from you. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:34, 5 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: Newly expanded, long enough. Sourced, neutral, plagiarism free. Hook cited and interesting. No image, QPQ done. Good to go. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:31, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Ekhof-Theater

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Interior of Ekhof-Theater

• ... that from 1775, when Conrad Ekhof directed the court theatre (pictured) in Gotha, one of the oldest Baroque theatres with working stage machinery, citizens became access to performances? Source:
  • Reviewed: Madyina Ngulube
  • Comment: Quite unique theatre in several respects. The admission of people who didn't belong to the Court was pioneering, so was the stage machinery, and that it still (or again) works seems a miracle.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2191 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Gerda Arendt: It was created on 16 September and submitted seven days later (2 minutes before deadline). No copyright issues, Earwig's Copyvio Detector gives 0%. Long enough. The hook is interesting, but I have a little trouble with it. The hook has one of the oldest Baroque theatres is mentioned in the lead but not in the main body (the "oldest" part). Could you please incorporate this information in the main body along with the relevant citation. Thank you. A.Cython(talk) 20:42, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review! I copied the sentence to the body and added references. One actually claims "the oldest in the world" in the header but has "one of the oldest" below, so let's leave it that way. I don't know any other ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. This is good enough for me. Nice work! A.Cython(talk) 21:17, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Giovanni Simonetti

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• ... that Swiss architect and stucco plasterer Giovanni Simonetti was a bricklayer before becoming royal stucco plasterer at the Berlin-Brandenburg court?

• Source: Original text (Artists and Migration 1400–1850: Britain, Europe and Beyond, p. 14): "...he is first recorded in 1668 as a journeyman bricklayer in Prague [...] He was then appointed as Royal Stucco Plasterer at the court in Berlin-Brandenburg."

Source: https://cspcontents.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/master/samples/978-1-4438-9974-1-sample.pdf

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eugene Tapahe and Template:Did you know nominations/Anne Chow
  • Comment: I will add a second QPQ shortly. Second QPQ provided.

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 09:29, 16 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article expansion was done on September 15 and nominated a day later well within the time frame. More than 5x expanded. Article is based on fine sourcing, and is policy compliant. No copyright violations detected, or other issues found. Hook is verifiable, but not interesting. It was common for stucco artisans to begin as masons or bricklayers, so the progression here is not surprising or interesting. You would find this a common thread through the history of stucco artists. We need to find something hookier than this to pass WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE. Please propose new hooks below.4meter4 (talk) 21:13, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

• @4meter4: I see ALT0's appeal somewhat differently. The point is not simply that Simonetti moved between trades, but that he progressed from a bricklayer to a royal court appointment. For readers without specialist knowledge of seventeenth-century building trades, I think that contrast in status is intriguing. I appreciate that masonry and stucco work were closely related, but this does not necessarily make appointment to a royal court commonplace. While hook interest is subjective, I believe ALT0 has genuine appeal for general readers. I have nevertheless prepared ALT1 below, which I believe also offers an interesting angle for a general audience.
• ALT1: ... that the Simonettihaus, named after Swiss stucco artist Giovanni Simonetti, was saved from demolition more than 300 years after it was built?

Original text: "Zwischen 1699 und 1705 wurde der zweigeschossige Fachwerkbau mit hohem Walmdach vor den Toren der Stadt für den Berliner Adeligen Friedrich von Meder errichtet. [...] dass Simonetti und seiner Werkstatt auch die Stuckdecken im Wohnhaus des Freiherrn von Meder zugeschrieben werden. Zudem sind die hochbarocken Decken so gut erhalten, dass sie heute dem Fachwerkhaus den Namen geben. Auch der Verein Schloss Coswig (Anhalt) e. V., der das Gebäude 2007 in letzter Sekunde vor dem Abriss rettete"

Translation: "Between 1699 and 1705, the two-storey half-timbered building with a high hipped roof was built outside the town for the Berlin nobleman Friedrich von Meder. [...] The stucco ceilings in Baron von Meder's residence are also attributed to Simonetti and his workshop. The High Baroque ceilings are so well preserved that they now give the half-timbered building its name. The Schloss Coswig (Anhalt) association also saved the building from demolition at the last moment in 2007."

Source: Monumente Online, February 2011. HerBauhaus · talk 12:14, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

@HerBauhaus: I understand what you are saying but again the system of artist patronage is relatively common fact when writing on artists and musicians from this period. We literally have thousands of articles on opera singers, painters, sculptors, instrumentalists, etc. that were all employed by nobility and supported by the various court systems. I write quite a lot on singers from 16th to 18th centuries, and most of them were attached to one of the courts. Basically the normal progression for anyone who did anything notable in the arts was to get training, start at the bottom, gain notice for their talent by a duke/ king/ prince, or pope/ cardinal /archbishop, get a court or church appointment, and then work for the patron. This was the system of making great art and music. It was all tied back to the courts or the church for the most part.

At some point we have to consider what's typical when approving hooks, otherwise we would be running very similar resume hooks for 15th to 18th century artists and musicians at DYK. That said, perhaps my knowledge of the time period is coloring my take on the hook, so I will go ahead and approve it for consideration by the promoter. It may be that someone who doesn't spend their time reading and writing on artists during this time period would find the fact interesting. For me it just reads as typical.4meter4 (talk) 14:30, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

• Approving both hooks which are verified to the cited sources. The promoter can decide which they prefer. @HerBauhaus: I might suggest creating an article on Simonettihaus which could then easily be made a double nom. If you decide to do that ping me, so I can re-review. It would certainly strengthen the case for using Alt1. Best,4meter4 (talk) 14:30, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Le Pas Saladin

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• ... that a medieval ivory chest showing a fictional battle between Richard I and Saladin was found in a Brighton junk shop in 1945?

• Source: "The subject of this article is an ivory casket which came to light in a Brighton junk shop three years ago" Ross 1948 Ross didn't know what the carving showed but it's the same chest identified as showing the Pas Saladin story in Loomis 1954

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mlle_Saint-Christophle
  • Comment: My major source for this (Leson et al 2026) isn't available open access or through TWL or from a lot of institutional libraries, but I can email you a copy if you ping me.

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

Obleronet (talk) 22:11, 16 September 2026 (UTC).

• This article is in good shape, eligible, and without evidence of copyvio. You should consider nominating the article for GAN! The hook checks out with the sources, and the QPQ is good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:53, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 17

1843 Lachine Canal strike

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• ... that Irish workers during the 1843 Lachine Canal strike marched into the heart of Montreal, led by fife players?

• Source: Horner, Dan (2010). "Solemn Processions and Terrifying Violence: Spectacle, Authority, and Citizenship during the Lachine Canal Strike of 1843". Urban History Review [Revue d'histoire urbaine]. 38 (2): 42. JSTOR 43560272. ...a crowd of several hundred canal workers, assembled in orderly columns, marched in procession from the shantytowns lining the Lachine Canal into the heart of the commercial district. Led by a band of fife players, the procession entered the city along Notre Dame Street before congregating peacefully infront of the imposing head offices ofthe Bank of Montreal

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Rowe (musician)
  • Comment: I'll add my 2nd QPQ tomorrow Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Child of the Sun

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 22 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 10:04, 19 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: I don't have much else to say! One source used, though it is reliable. Nominator is the main and original author of the article. Unsurprising (talk) 20:30, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 18

List of Polier albums

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• ... that a single folio from a Polier album fetched more than £2,400,000 at auction in 2025? Source: Christies
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Albert Ham

Created by WatkynBassett (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

WatkynBassett (talk) 07:10, 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:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - na
• Used in article: - NA
• Clear at 100px: - NA

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Happy with article and provided hook.earwig returns 49% similarity to one source, but it's mostly from work titles. approved EmergentAnarchy (talk) 15:56, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Beth Brower

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• ... that after eight volumes in the self-published The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion sold a million copies in the U.S., author Beth Brower sold the rights to major publishers?

• Source: "Allison Dobson, president of Penguin Publishing Group, acquired U.S. rights to 13 novels in Beth Brower’s initially self-published series The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion... Volumes one through eight will be available as Penguin trade paperbacks in November; volume nine is slated for publication in February 2027... According to the publisher, the series has so far sold more than 1 million print and e-book copies in the U.S." (Publishers Weekly) "...it’s propelled her to self-publishing fame and, recently, more traditional deals with Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain and 17 other international publishers." (New York Times)

• • ALT1: ... that Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion was one of the first historical fiction series to go viral on BookTok? Source: "If you’ve been on BookTok in the last couple of months, chances are good you’ve either seen or heard about the series The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by American author Beth Brower. Not only is it taking the internet by storm, but it’s also become one of the first viral historical fiction series in BookTok history." (Woman's World)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alex Sanders (politician), Template:Did you know nominations/Jaime Callica, and Template:Did you know nominations/Han Ji-pyeong

Created by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 73 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:00, 18 September 2026 (UTC).

• I like the ALT1 best, and it checks out in the source - however, I'd link BookTok as that is a somewhat obscure term. Otherwise, both articles are in good shape, eligible, and without evidence of copyvio. QPQs are all good. The linking isn't an eligibility concern though, so I'll give this a check. Thank you for covering women's lit - awfully undercovered on wiki. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:08, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 19

VAT's The Problem

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• ... that VAT's The Problem was launched by celebrity chef Tom Kerridge?

• Source: https://startups.co.uk/news/summer-scheme-is-vat-the-problem/

• • ALT1: ... that the VAT's The Problem petition was signed by over 100,000 people in its first three days? Source: https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/news
  • ALT2: ... that the VAT's The Problem petition received 100,000 signatures in its first three days? Source: https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/news
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Trying to keep WP:NPOV with this topic

Created by Edlectro28 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Edlectro28 (talk) 12:49, 23 September 2026 (UTC).

• * Created on 19th September, interesting hook under 200 characters, appropriately sourced, neutral, over 2000 characters. Blethering Scot 15:02, 25 September 2026 (UTC) *

• * Second review as requested on my nominated hook. Interesting, properly formatted hook under 200 characters. Feel main hook most likely to draw attention. It is well sourced within article, but a quick google search shows more notable sources available for main hook such as this one. I don't feel that this stops this article being nominated though. Article reads neutrally and is sitting at 1747 characters for readable prose and over 2000 overall. Article was created on 19th September and nominated on 23 September so new enough. It is not closely paraphrased eitherBlethering Scot 07:11, 12 October 2026 (UTC) *

Articles created/expanded on September 20

Bennett–Lapid alliance

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

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

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

• Comment: I began to review this but noticed some potential copyvio issues: the phrasing too early to discuss posts until the structure and philosophy of the coalition were clear is almost identical to the LA Times source. The rest of the sources are in Hebrew, so someone who knows Hebrew should review this nomination and check for copyvio. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 21:32, 13 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Fixed — that sentence and one other are rewritten, and what the article still shares with the LA Times is quoted phrasing and proper names. The Hebrew-language sources are paraphrased the same way; a Hebrew reader is welcome to confirm it. Tomer T (talk) 20:43, 14 October 2026 (UTC)
• Well researched article. New enough, long enough, NPOV, no QPQ needed. Acknowledging VCP's copyright concerns but at the moment I cannot assess due to the Toolforge outage, so this may be subject to revision later if copyvio is detected. I am approving trimmed versions of ALT1 and ALT2:
  • ALT1a: ... that the Los Angeles Times called Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid "a new odd couple in Israeli politics"?
  • ALT2a: ... that the Bennett–Lapid alliance kept Israel's Haredi parties out of the government after the 2013 election?

Out of an abundance of caution under WP:DYKELECT this should not appear on the main page until after the 27 October Israeli election. Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:57, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Bwabwa, Anita Chitaya, The Ants and the Grasshopper

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"Jesus Loves Bwabwa"

• ... that Anita Chitaya (pictured) farmed one acre in Bwabwa and she was filmed on her quest to explain climate change in America?

• Source: Anita Chitaya, a small farmer and local leader in the village of Bwabwa,....On her one-acre farm...the film-makers arrange for Chitaya ...to travel to America to talk with farmers and... tell them what is happening to us here”

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Chernaik (double), Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Senn
  • Comment: Happy to see other alts, if you see an error then please be bold and fix it.

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

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

• Will review in the next few days, but for your information I recommend omitting the first [[ and last ]] when filling out the QPQ field.--Launchballer 20:09, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Victuallers: Apologies for keeping you waiting. All three are long and new enough. QPQs are fine; Earwig picks up on phrase but I think it comes under WP:LIMITED. The hook rather implies that she farmed one acre and was then filmed, when Ants includes the footage of her farming said acre. What else have you got?--Launchballer 16:51, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks - I can see that the "before" could be misconstrued to mean that 'a' caused 'b' (because 'a' was before 'b'). OK. She may still be farming that one acre! I'm told that her moment of fame is unknown in Malawi, but I have no source for that, and anyway we're hopefully fixing that. I have removed the "before" which I hope addresses your point. Are you OK with the image? We have a Facebook message from the film's people. If its an issue then we'll have to drop the image. Cheers. Victuallers (talk) 17:06, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

* alt1... that Anita Chitaya (pictured) was filmed farming her one acre in a village in Northern Malawi and on her quest to explain climate change in America?

@Launchballer: ? Victuallers (talk) 10:15, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: ?? Victuallers (talk) 15:30, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

Apologies, I went back and forth as to whether this met WP:DYKINT, but I think the contrast between Malawi and America should take it over the line?--Launchballer 11:00, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Park Chung-seop

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• ... that Ariana Grande herself noticed the viral TikTok trend pairing her song Supernatural with Kim Seon-ho Smile Challenge, going as far as posting the trend on her instagram reels?

• Source: "'When Life Gives You Tangerines' goes global as Ariana Grande shares clips". The Times of India. May 11, 2025. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.

• • ALT1: ... that a Korean drama actor's smile sparked viral challenge in Chinese social media? Source: Kim, Min-joo (April 10, 2025). 中 Z세대, '폭싹 속았수다' 김선호 챌린지에 빠졌다 [Generation Z in China is addicted to the When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Seon-ho Challenge]. Hankyung Business (in Korean (South Korea)). Archived from the original on July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  • Reviewed:

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

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

• Date, size, spotchecks, QPQ (not needed), GA status, all fine. I prefer ALT1 as it is shorter, ALT0 seems too long and not easy to read. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:45, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Na Atanga

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• ... that according to oral tradition, Na Atanga became the ruler of two islands because his brother was so out of control, their mother sent him off to conquer other islands to stop him from killing them?

• Source: Cited in article

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fada (social group)

Created by Vortex3427 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

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

• New enough in mainspace (20 September — willing to waive a day or two for this). QPQ present. Long enough with no textual issues or missing citations. Hook fact checks out to both included sources (Autio and Grimble). Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 23:45, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Rada (newspaper)

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• ... that circulation numbers of the only Ukrainian-language daily newspaper in the Russian Empire depended on the amount of harvest collected by its owner?

• Source: "Yevhen Chykalenko acknowledged in his letters [...], that the Ukrainian newspaper was supported [...] by his harvest..." (Євген Чикаленко зізнавався у листах до однодумців, що українська газета трималася не передплатником, а його врожаєм, https://tyzhden.ua/rada-iedyna-shchodenna-ukrainska-hazeta-naddniprianshchyny-u-tsikavykh-faktakh-svoiei-vydavnychoi-istorii/)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1918 Provisional Jewish National Assembly election in Ukraine

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

Skoropadsky (talk) 00:29, 21 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. Yakikaki (talk) 08:29, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

The article is new enough, long enough and within policy. QPQ has been done, there is no image. The hook is nicely formulated, but slightly problematic. The part about the newspaper being supported by the income from the harvest is fine, it is verified (using Google translate) from the online source, which seems reliable. However, the part quoting it as the "only Ukrainian-language daily newspaper in the Russian Empire" is not verifiable to me, as it is cited to an off-line source in Ukrainian. It is also a problematic statement: it could be understood as the only Ukrainian-language daily newspaper ever, but the article tells us it was preceded by another Ukrainian-language newspaper. In any case, this statement borders on WP:EXCEPTIONAL and should ideally be supported by at least more than one source. Alternatively, I would suggest a tweaked hook: ALT 1 "... that circulation numbers of a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper in the Russian Empire depended on the amount of harvest collected by its owner?" which is still captivating. What do you think, Skoropadsky? Yakikaki (talk) 09:02, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• • Thanks for your review, Yakikaki. I have no problem with your version of the hook. Alternatively, for more clarity the original one could be reformulated as "the only Ukrainian-language newspaper in the Russian Empire to be published after the 1905 Revolution", but that would probably be too long and too specific. Skoropadsky (talk) 12:37, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

All right, I'm giving this the go-ahead for ALT 1, then. Thanks for the quick reply. Yakikaki (talk) 11:44, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Bohemond V of Antioch

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• ... that Bohemond V's attempts to avenge his brother's murder threatened the Catholic Church?

• Source: "The union was maintained peacefully for the next eleven years , and was only put in jeopardy by the machinations of Bohemond V of Antioch who had a blood - feud with the Hetoumids because of the death of his brother Philip..." (Hamilton 1980, p. 341.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lauren Aston, Template:Did you know nominations/Clint Reilly

5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 292 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 16:37, 20 September 2026 (UTC).

Taking a look... — VPP (t/c) 16:55, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 3.8% earwig, all good. Is that the wrong image/coin? Too early for your subject by several generations? I think you got typos there on 1124/1125, should be 1224/1225? Suggest ALT1: ... that Bohemond V's attempts to avenge his brother's murder threatened Catholic Church interests? — VPP (t/c) 17:51, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

I did not even check the image. I just left what I found there. Embarrassing. Thanks for finding the typos too. Your hook wording suggestion is better than mine. Surtsicna (talk) 18:32, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Loudoun County Courthouse

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The Loudoun County Courthouse in 2021

• ... that the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) hosted Commonwealth of Virginia v. Crawford, the first case in the Southern United States with an all-black legal team?

• Source: https://www.loudoun.gov/5937/Charles-Hamilton-Houston-Courthouse

• • ALT1: ... that the names on a World War I memorial at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) were desegregated on a new plaque installed in 2021? Source: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/loudoun-county-reveals-new-wwi-plaque-to-correct-names-that-were-racially-segregated/
  • ALT2: ... that when the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) was renamed for a lawyer who defended a case there, an observer said that "We are giving justice a name in Loudoun County"? Source: https://www.loudountimes.com/townnews/legislation/charles-hamilton-houston-courthouse-gives-justice-a-name-in-loudoun/article_aaaba15c-6fa0-11ef-a4e2-1b3790dacb96.html
  • ALT3: ... that in 1967, land at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) was given to the Leesburg town government for a market that no longer existed? Source: "153-Year-Old Deed Is Finally Official". The Washington Post, Times Herald. September 6, 1967. p. B4.
  • ALT4: ... that in 1967, a 153-year-old deed at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured), predating the courthouse itself, was ratified? Source: "153-Year-Old Deed Is Finally Official". The Washington Post, Times Herald. September 6, 1967. p. B4. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicgenius (talk • contribs) 14:53, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
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Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ItsMeGabeProductions (talk) 08:45, 20 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:

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: New enough (moved to the mainspace on 9/20); Long enough (14094 characters). It is well-sourced (all claims are sourced no later than the end of the paragraph). It is neutral in tone. I didn't find any copyright violations, close paraphrasing, or plagiarism. Earwig returns a value of 6.5%, with the comment "Violation unlikely". Hooks are cited. I think the first hook is more interesting than the others. The image is free, clear, and used within the article. No QPQ required. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 17:48, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

• Just to clarify, the original nominator has been blocked, but as page creator I would still like to proceed with this nomination. Epicgenius (talk) 13:57, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 21

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

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• ... that in his book Nexus, historian Yuval Noah Harari states that the truth of information does not correlate with its persuasive ability?

• Source: Review | Yuval Noah Harari takes on AI - The Washington Post

"In the book’s opening section, Harari sets out to refute what he calls the “naive view of information.” This is the idea that when humans gather more information, they have a greater share of truth, which will in turn bring them greater wisdom and greater power. To the contrary, Harari argues, there is no correlation at all between information, truth and the ability to hold sway over other people. What binds human information networks together is not primarily the truth but stories. "

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  • Comment: I believe this is 5x from the July 31st revision. Please let me know and quickfail if 5x cannot apply from that.

5x expanded by Anonymous1261 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• No QPQ required. Article was expanded on 20 September and nominated three days later in the time frame allowed. Prose text was at 393 characters and is now over 2400 characters, so expansion checks out. Hook is interesting and verified to the Washington Post with an inline citation. A minor quibble, "famous" is listed at MOS:PUFFERY as a word to avoid, and the the fame of the writer/historian isn't mentioned in the article. We generally try to avoid that word without attribution, and at present its not supported by the sources/text in the article. We'll need to remove that word in order for me to approve the hook which will still be interesting even without calling the author famous.

4meter4 (talk) 14:40, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

I have removed it. Thank you. Who am I? / Talk to me! / What have I done? 04:55, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Tick yes now that the issue is solved. I did a minor copy edit to the hook for readability.4meter4 (talk) 17:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Sissy That Walk

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RuPaul

• ... that RuPaul mocked music pirating by releasing a decoy album containing "Sissy That Walk" on torrent websites?

• Source: "This time, the queen of drag turned the table on pirates by putting out a decoy album on several popular Torrent sites that traffic in bootleg music. While this trick has been done before, few have gotten the viral online buzz that the RuPaul’s decoy has received, largely because of the stream-of-conscious monologues it contains (check-out two tracks from the “Born Naked” decoy album below)." Billboard

• • ALT1: ... that RuPaul's song "Sissy That Walk" was inspired by a phrase used by a child pageant coach? Source: "You might know ‘sissy that walk’ best from RuPaul’s latest single, but he actually began using it on episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race after hearing a writer say it while working on a story about child pageants." Queerty
    "Sissy That Walk" was born from a term I heard Rich Juzwiak, a writer and columnist. He was doing a story on child pageants. He had gone to a rehearsal where the coach (a flamboyant gentleman) was telling the little girl, probably 8 or 10. He said, "Girl, you better sissy that walk," and I thought, "Oh my God, that is brilliant." YouTube
  • ALT2: ... that RuPaul's song "Sissy That Walk" has been performed on two versions of Dancing with the Stars? Source: "Ever since their first cha-cha dance to RuPaul's iconic club song "Sissy That Walk," Adam RIppon and Jenna Johnson were the favorites to win the Mirrorball trophy on Dancing With the Stars: Athletes" Billboard
    "On the latest Dancing With The Stars Ireland episode, Blu Hydrangea dedicated their performance to RuPaul, with a Paso Doble to the drag legend's hit song 'Sissy That Walk'." GCN
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Created by Glitzae (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• @Glitzae The first fact really appears to be interesting and quite funny at the same time; definitely recommend. I will provide the QPQ for you. - RTSthestardust (talk) 02:58, 8 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: None required.

Overall: RTSthestardust

• @Glitzae: Very well done! You should really clean it up then nominate the article for GA status. - RTSthestardust (talk) 03:01, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Risa Nakamura

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• ... that Japanese fashion model Risa Nakamura also created two girl groups?

• Source: The Television (link): 人気モデル・中村里砂がプロデュースするアイドルグループ・EDEN（水瀬ひめ、らん、のあ、萌衣、猫桃みゆ、葉月ことは）が5月29日にデジタルEP『Starry Eyes』をリリースした。EDENは約3000人が参加したオーディションを勝ち抜いたモデル級の“最強ビジュアル”メンバーにより2025年7月25日に姉妹グループのMEOWMEWと共にデビュー。[Eden (Hime Minase, Ran, Noa, Moe, Miyu Nekomomo, and Kotoha Hazuki), an idol group produced by popular model Risa Nakamura, released their digital EP Starry Eyes on May 29. Eden, consisting of members of the caliber of models with the "strongest visuals" who were chosen from an audition of around 3,000 people, will debut with their sister group Meowmew on July 25, 2025.]

• • ALT1: ... that Risa Nakamura wore a bra made from Pikachu plushies in promotional media for a collaboration between Pokémon and a lingerie brand? Source: Model Press (link): ビジュアル撮影のため、ピカチュウのぬいぐるみを数十体デコレーションした「ピカチュウぬいぐるみブラ」（非売品）が作成された。 ビジュアル撮影のため、ピカチュウのぬいぐるみを数十体デコレーションした「ピカチュウぬいぐるみブラ」（非売品）が作成された。 [For the visual photoshoot, the "Pikachu plushie bra" (not for sale), which is decorated with tons of Pikachu plushies, was created.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbie Storymaker, Template:Did you know nominations/Sun Pictures

Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 82 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 08:55, 21 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: Article is new enough, long enough. Hook facts are interesting, cited. Copyvio tool finds no issues, and neither does a spotcheck. No image included in the nomination. Looks good to go!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:15, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

What Is a Woman?

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Matt Walsh

• ... that a film about transgender issues (presenter pictured) invited transgender people under false pretenses?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251204184747/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/what-is-a-woman-stream-matt-walsh-movie-daily-wire-rcna91359

• • ALT1: ... that political commentator Matt Walsh (pictured) created a group called the "Gender Unity Project", to lure transgender people and activists into participating into an anti-trans film? Source: https://www.insider.com/miss-nevada-usa-also-targeted-by-anti-trans-documentary-crew-2022-2
  • ALT2: ... that at the end of What Is a Woman?, Walsh's wife (husband pictured) answers the question of the film before then asking her husband to help her open a jar of pickles? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251218231219/https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/06/what-is-a-woman-is-a-feature-length-exploration-of-conservative-ignorance-and-prejudice
  • ALT3: ... that according to an anti-trans film, (presenter pictured) a woman is an "adult human female" who needs help opening jar of pickles? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251218231219/https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/06/what-is-a-woman-is-a-feature-length-exploration-of-conservative-ignorance-and-prejudice
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rise (zero gravity indicator)

Improved to Good Article status by 1timeuse75 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

1timeuse75 (talk) 12:05, 22 September 2026 (UTC).

• , though I don't think an image of Walsh should be used - doesn't really add anything, and including a BLP subject next to a negative claim on the front page is generally inadvisable. I like the first hook best. It checks out with the cite, and the article is eligible and in decent shape, without evidence of copyvio. QPQ is good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:15, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 22

Jimmy Jerome

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• ... that Jimmy Jerome died in a head-on car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway the year after breaking North Carolina football receiving records?

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  :* here: "Jimmy Jerome, a star wide receiver at the University of North Carolina last season, has been killed in a headon collision on Pacific Coast Highway."

• here: "Wingback Jimmy Jerome became the leading receiver in Carolina history, breaking Art Weiner's 25-year old record of 762 yards with 828 yards."

• • Reviewed: Sea balls

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 402 past nominations.

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

• The last line of the article isn't cited to any sources. Otherwise it seems fine, but that needs fixing. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:33, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review, User:Zxcvbnm. The page on the lounge (which is linked here) is not currently working. Accordingly, I deleted the sentence for now. If the page is restored, I will add the sentence back. Cbl62 (talk) 12:05, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Understood, if you do get the source or maybe it appears in the Internet Archive somehow you can add it back in. Otherwise I can say it seems fine. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:07, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Eva Davis

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• ... that Eva Davis led a wildcat strike against Church's Chicken in Atlanta in 1972?

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• Wood, Augustus (2025). Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression Under Gentrification. ISBN 9781469685694 – via Perlego. Davis channeled East Lake Meadows' anger in early May 1972, when she gathered a dozen Black East Lake Meadows women to picket a Church's Chicken restaurant on Second Avenue. [...] the Church's wildcat strike became a Black working-class symbol for citywide resistance and class solidarity

• Candy (May 8, 1972). "Chickenshit". The Great Speckled Bird. Vol. 5, no. 18. p. 7. JSTOR community.28037762. Don't buy your picnic, snack, lunch, or dinner from Church's Friend Chicken. Black women from East Lake Meadows led by Eva Davis are picketing the fried chicken stores.

• The picketing spread to different locations in Atlanta, forcing some locations to close: "Church's closes stores, negotiations under way". The Atlanta Voice. Vol. 7, no. 20. May 13, 1972. p. 1.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andreas von Velven

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

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 21:17, 23 September 2026 (UTC).

• – Everything checks out. Chao Garden, please, take a look at the birth year in the lede and the birth year in the categories. Just that. ;-) GTG. CoryGlee 00:04, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• @CoryGlee: Oh whoa, thank you for pointing that out. I'm not sure how I messed that up so badly! Fixed now. (She died in 2012 at age 76.) — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 00:21, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Augustin Meinrad Bächtiger

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• ... that church patrons found Swiss painter Augustin Meinrad Bächtiger too modern, while art critics saw him as from a past era?

• Source: Original text (SIKART): “Den kirchlichen Auftraggebern war er oft zu modern, die Kunstkritiker sahen in ihm einen Repräsentanten vergangener Epochen.”

Translation: “Church patrons often considered him too modern, while art critics saw him as a representative of bygone eras.”

Source: SIKART (2015)

• ALT1: ... that Swiss painter Augustin Meinrad Bächtiger depicted biblical figures in modern clothes amid local mountains?

• Source: Original text (SIKART): “Seine biblischen Gestalten stellte er in zeitgenössischer Kleidung vor örtlich bekannte Bergkulissen.”

Translation: “He portrayed his biblical figures in contemporary clothing against locally recognisable mountain backdrops.”

Source: SIKART (2015)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Woman of Peiting (2nd nomination) and Template:Did you know nominations/Earthquake light
• Comment: I will add a second QPQ shortly. Provided second review.

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 23 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 12:07, 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: - Pending
Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 20:17, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

@HerBauhaus: Oops, I forgot a courtesy ping. Nice work on the page. Just the QPQ is pending. Accessedgrant (Epicgenius mobile alt) (talk) 01:40, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Second QPQ added. Really appreciate the speedy review. HerBauhaus · talk 08:02, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

No problem. Looks good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 15:05, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

1976 Aegean Crisis

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• ... that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger remarked that he needed a psychiatrist during the 1976 Aegean Crisis?

• Source: Katsoulas, Spyros (2021). The United States and Greek-Turkish Relations, The Guardian's Dilemma p. 166 The Greek–Turkish conundrum was a hard one to resolve, even for an experienced and knowledgeable statesman like Kissinger. After a long session of hard bargaining with the two foreign ministers, Kissinger said: “I will now go to Bitsios and see him alone. I’ll come back to see you then and then I will see my psychiatrist. You guys have so complicated the Cyprus problem that no one can understand it and now you’re doing it to the Aegean.”

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Puti Guntur Soekarno and Template:Did you know nominations/Joséphine Pencalet
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Created by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 45 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 23:28, 22 September 2026 (UTC).

• Great job with this article! Hook checks out with the source, and both QPQs are good. Article is eligible and in good shape, withotu evidence of copyvio. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:17, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 23

Charles Blair Gordon

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Bank of Montreal $10 note of 1935, with Gordon's portrait at right

• ... that Ernest Hemingway, reporting from the 1922 Genoa Conference, described the head of Canada's delegation, Sir Charles Blair Gordon, as "blond, ruddy-faced and a little ill at ease"?

• Source: Ernest Hemingway, "Two Russian Girls the Best-Looking at Genoa Parley", Toronto Daily Star, 24 April 1922 (reprinted as "Russian Girls at Genoa" in By-Line: Ernest Hemingway, 1967): "They are the best dressed delegation. Sir Charles Blair Gordon, head of the Canadian delegation, is blond, ruddy-faced and a little ill at ease."

• • ALT1: ... that the portrait of Sir Charles Blair Gordon, president of the Bank of Montreal, appeared on the bank's own $10 notes (pictured), which also carried his signature? Source: The note itself, Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection scan at File:CAN-S559-Bank of Montreal-10 Dollars (1935).jpg ("Portraits of J. Dodds and C.B. Gordon with signatures of the same"); Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Gordon entry, image gallery: "Charles Blair Gordon depicted on the first 1935 Bank of Montreal, 10 dollar note printed".
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  • Comment: Fivefold expansion: 968 characters of prose in the last pre-expansion revision (17 July 2025) to about 19,000 characters as of 23 September 2026. First nomination, so no QPQ required. The image is a public-domain Smithsonian scan and an English Wikipedia featured picture.

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

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

• Good job expanding this article. Nominated within 7-day window following a significant expansion. Reliably sourced, well-written, neutral point of view. No QPQ required. Image would be good to go but see comment below. ALT0 is interesting, although I would trim it as follows for hookiness: ALT0a: * ... that Ernest Hemingway, reporting from the 1922 Genoa Conference, described the head of Canada's delegation as "a little ill at ease"? ALT1 does not pass the test of WP:DYKINT. The fact that his portrait and signature appeared on the notes of his own bank seems unremarkable. But ALT0a is approved, and I'm happy to look at any other ALTs if you want to submit them. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:47, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Khalili astrolabe

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Engraving on the Khalili astrolabe

• ... that an engraving on the Khalili astrolabe uses hoopoe birds (pictured) to represent the sultans of small kingdoms?

• Source: "Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a medium sized bird with extravagant black and white plumage and a distinctive feathery crest on its head. As Fischel explains, the ornithological allusion implies that the Sulṭān of Bijapur and other rulers of the Deccan call themselves kings and wear crowns like hoopoes, but do not have the strength to be independent rulers; [...] Thus, the image on the kursī, of a mighty falcon swooping down on hoopoes is a clear allusion to Shāh Jahān’s attempts to subjugate the rulers of the small kingdoms of the Deccan." Sarma (2017) page 211

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

Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

MartinPoulter (talk) 14:39, 29 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new, of good length, neutrally written, and uses reliable/expert sources (Sarma, BBC, King, etc). The photos are PD and a great addition to the article. No detectable copyvio or other issues. The hook is good, the cropped photo provided is of decently high quality and the filigree would likely be of interest to readers. Great work! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 17:15, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 24

Nathan's parable

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Nathan rebukes David (James Tissot, c. 1896–1902)

• ... that in Nathan's parable, the prophet (pictured) got King David to sentence himself by telling him about a rich man who stole a poor man's only lamb?

• Source: Simon, Uriel (1967). "The Poor Man's Ewe-Lamb: An Example of a Juridical Parable". Biblica 48 (2): 207–242, pp. 220–221.

• • ALT1: ... that Edgar Allan Poe's detective story "Thou Art the Man" takes its title from the words Nathan (pictured) used to accuse King David at the end of Nathan's parable? Source: Sova, Dawn B. (2001). Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z. New York: Checkmark Books, p. 236.
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Created by Balabush (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

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: None required.

Overall: Great work, as both the nominator and article creator! Congratulations on your fifth nomination! Earwig identifies Copyvio as unlikely (11.5% similarity). ALT0 is certainly funny... Unsurprising (talk) 14:52, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Jotham's fable

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• ... that Jotham's fable, in which the olive, fig and vine all turn down the crown, has been read as a warning against societies that settle for unworthy leaders instead of persuading the best to serve?

• Source: Egara Kabaji, "Jotham's fable and the mistake of electing the wrong leaders", The Standard

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

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

• New enough, long enough, no QPQ required, no evidence of copyvio. Hook is interesting but the source used is not in the article, and the sources for the claim in the article are not easily machine translatable, and I'm not sure that a single op-ed that reads this parable this way is suitable for the claim made. A couple of source problems; the claim "It is often described as the earliest parable in the Bible" is sourced to a Wikipedia article, and there are two areas where citations are needed. Balabush, let me know when you've been able to address these. Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:26, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Dclemens1971 Thanks! I replaced the Wikipedia citation with Easton's and Smith's Bible dictionaries, sourced one {{cn}} and removed the other unsourced section, and added the Standard piece to the article. Balabush (talk) 16:27, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

  Balabush can you provide a translation of the relevant passage in this source that supports the hook claim? As I mentioned above, I'd like to see more than a single op-ed used as a source for this claim. Thanks. Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:47, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

  Dclemens1971 Thanks for the patience. Here's what I did:

• Replaced the Wikipedia citation with Easton's and Smith's Bible dictionaries.
• Sourced one {{cn}} and removed the other section, which I couldn't source.
• Added the Standard piece to the article, plus more support for the hook: the Encyclopaedia Judaica (the good trees "evaded their duty"), a 2025 essay by Justin Hawkins comparing the fable to Plato's Republic, and two Hebrew pieces (Maariv 1974, Tzipi Livni 2015). Hebrew quotes and translations are now in the citations.
• The Maariv passage you asked about, translated: We have not understood who the truly condemned are in the drama of the trees. Three are condemned: the olive, the fig and the vine. Not the crowd of trees: they turned to the bramble only for lack of choice. Not the bramble: it did not push itself forward, but was invited by the public.

Let me know if anything else needs fixing.

Also, a side question: do you think this article has a realistic shot at GA down the line? If so, what would you see as the main gaps? Balabush (talk) 06:09, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Good to go. And while I don't see any big gaps for GA, I'm not an expert in this area so can't be sure of the gaps. Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:28, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Balabush (talk) 02:57, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Arnold Brügger

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• ... that Swiss painter Arnold Brügger, born with one arm, was an active mountaineer who undertook winter tours in the high Alps?

• Source: Original text (SIKART): “Brügger, der von Geburt an nur einen Arm hat ...”

Translation: “Brügger, who had only one arm from birth ...”

Source: SIKART

Original text (SAC): “er ist selbst ein aktiver Bergsteiger” [...] “Als Bergsteiger hat Arnold Brügger die meisten Gipfel des Berner Oberlandes betreten, manche von ihnen zu wiederholten Malen. Er ist ein ausdauernder Gänger, und er unternahm schon winterliche Fahrten ins Hochgebirge ...”

Translation: “he was himself an active mountaineer” [...] “As a mountaineer, Arnold Brügger climbed most of the peaks of the Bernese Oberland, some of them repeatedly. He was an enduring walker and undertook winter tours in the high Alps ...”

Source: SAC

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Springbrook Creek (Washington)

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

HerBauhaus · talk 18:50, 24 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article was recently expanded 5x (623 chars of prose to 4455), and long enough as shown. Article is BLP-compliant, neutral, has a 0.0% score on Earwig (lol), presentable, none of the sources strike me as unreliable. Hook is cited and verified in the sources given. Hook is clearly short enough, and is interesting. No images, QPQ done. Good to go! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beta Beta Beta (talk • contribs) 01:18, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 25

Verity (meme)

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Verity

• ... that a character resembling a smiley face has become a popular internet meme?
• ALT1 ... that according to USA Today, Verity (pictured) "could be the new '6-7'"?
• ALT2 ... that USA Today compared a Gen Alpha meme (pictured) to a Lovecraftian monster used as a metaphor for AI?
• ALT3 ... that Anne Hathaway referenced Verity (pictured) while promoting an unrelated film with the same name?

• Source: ALT0, ALT1, and ALT2: , ALT3:

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  • Comment: quite sorry if the formatting is off, never done a DYK nomination before

Created by Walking-sea-cat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• I have rewritten the article and added ALT1. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 20:21, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: The article is at AfD, but is likely to survive (as a disclosure of involvement in the AfD discussion, I have voted for the article to be kept). Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:07, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: I have closed the discussion as WP:SNOW. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 18:51, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: Barring the AfD/RM discussions, there's multiple obvious issues here: the term "Verity" is ambiguous & could refer to Verity, which the article even references. The smiley face's neither "Verity" itself or necessary to understand what it is. The hook(s) just aren't interesting either. "Basic image becomes meme." "Meme is popular and compared to other meme." The only interesting hook I can think of here is some word play like "... that Anne Hathaway made reference to "Verity (web series)" while promoting "Verity (film)"?" Anne Hathaway is a good attention grabber. Other than that, I don't think there's anything here. Travis Mulch (talk) 00:36, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
  • "Verity" is unambiguous here because of the picture. Also, I personally think 6-7 is much more click-attractive than Anne Hathaway. People will see "Verity" and "6-7" and lose their minds. The picture contributes to this. I am of course biased though because I'm Gen Z and don't watch many films. But I'm pretty sure ALT1 would blow up. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 02:28, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @CopperyMarrow15: That's not how DYK works. "Verity" is indistinguishable from Harvey Ball's smiley aside from eye size/placement. People will see this image and think it's about one of the far more common uses of a yellow smiley. When's the last time you saw a non-yellow smiling emoji? Walmart's used the design everywhere for decades. Hooks are decided on factual accuracy and inherent interest in those facts, not whether or not people will "lose their minds", or if the hook will "blow up". The hooks aren't interesting/appropriate for Main page viewers that aren't very young, and not familiar with Minecraft, horror series, or internet memes. Verity is the meme of the week we'll forget by next month. Anne Hathaway is an award-winning, multi-billion-dollar grossing actress who's been subject to media coverage for two decades. Travis Mulch (talk) 05:02, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
      • Even for someone who's out of the loop, ALT1 is intriguing. The familiarity of the bright yellow smiley face would catch their eye, and the unfamiliarity of the terms "Verity" and "6-7" would make them think "What on earth am I looking at? I should click to find out." Also, I do think that the goal of DYK is, at least partially, to write hooks that "blow up". We want people to click on links and read our newest content; that's the whole point. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 05:39, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
        • You're right that people would think "What on earth am I looking at?", and that's it. You're missing the entire point of wide appeal. Travis Mulch (talk) 06:30, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
          • Anne Hathaway's name is mentioned in the article now, so you're free to write your own hook about her if you want. I doubt I'll let go of ALT1 though, and I still think the picture is a good attention-grabber. I'll let the reviewer decide. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 00:36, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
            • Still not how DYK works, because both nominators and reviewers must abide by the same criteria. Travis Mulch (talk) 01:44, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
              • You're talking about criterion 7, right? I already explained that I personally think criterion 7 is met. You are welcome to disagree. But because we disagree, we need a third opinion. That's what I mean. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 01:53, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: I've just closed an RM from Verity (meme) to Verity (web series), I am unsure of the effects of that on this DYK, perhaps a differently focused hook is desired. Also I'm not sure of the process, should this DYK subpage be moved as well? Best, squawk7700 (talk) 20:10, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• full review still needed here Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 07:17, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Reviewing for my QPQ.

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: None required.

Overall: @Walking-sea-cat: Article is new enough and long enough. It is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems (Earwig shows an impressive 2.9% similarity). Both hooks are cited; however, I'm not too sure if they are interesting enough. No QPQ is required as the nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations. RedShellMomentum^{talk that talk to me} 17:25, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

• User:RedShellMomentum, I have added ALT2 and ALT3. What do you think? I'm open to tweaking the wording. Also remember that you should add {{subst:DYKproblem|Verity (meme)|header=yes|sig=yes}} to the nominator's talk page. You probably should have notified me too since I added ALT1. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 21:20, 14 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @CopperyMarrow15: Approving ALT3. RedShellMomentum^{talk that talk to me} 21:31, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States

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• ... that the 2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States marked the first time since 1962 that a U.S. president had personally welcomed a foreign leader at Joint Base Andrews?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqgmrk7187lzo

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  • Comment: The visit is currently making headlines, and the article has expanded significantly over the past few days. It also seems historically notable that this was the first time since 1962 that a US president had personally welcomed a foreign leader at Joint Base Andrews. This could make for an interesting DYK hook.

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

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

• Article seems well-done and fully-referenced. Hook makes sense, though "Joint Base Andrews" should probably be linked. "Marked" is also a bit overdoing it, "was" would work better. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:42, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Hans Henkes

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• ... that when no available treatment worked, Hans Henkes co-developed a new technique to treat strokes which CIRSE says "saved thousands of lives"?

• Source: Page 2 "In 2004, Prof. Henkes invented the Solitaire ™ revascularisation device, which was initially designed for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Incidentally, he found out that it could also be applied for the removal of intracranial thrombi and performed the first successful intracranial stent thrombectomy in Europe in 2008. This stent retriever represented a considerable improvement in acute ischaemic stroke management compared to other thrombectomy devices available at the time. The Solitaire TM stent became an international patent in 2004, followed by the US patent in 2014. It has since saved thousands of lives and prevented countless cases of stroke-related handicap."

• • ALT1: ... that Hans Henkes treated a stroke in 2008 with a stent retriever he had co-invented for aneurysms? Source: Page 2 "In 2004, Prof. Henkes invented the Solitaire ™ revascularisation device, which was initially designed for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Incidentally, he found out that it could also be applied for the removal of intracranial thrombi and performed the first successful intracranial stent thrombectomy in Europe in 2008. This stent retriever represented a considerable improvement in acute ischaemic stroke management compared to other thrombectomy devices available at the time. The Solitaire TM stent became an international patent in 2004, followed by the US patent in 2014. It has since saved thousands of lives and prevented countless cases of stroke-related handicap."
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  • Comment: I have a COl for this article. Hooks are inspired by Tymewalk on the discord hook workshop, with gratitude. OVs for credit: ...that, when no other treatments worked, Hans Henkes successfully treated a stroke in 2008 by creating a new technique?; ...that, when no other treatments worked, Hans Henkes helped create a new technique to treat strokes that "has since saved thousands of lives"? Very open to other hook ideas :)

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

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

• New enough (accepted at AfC on 25 Sep), long enough, reliably sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, copyvio-free and presentable. The hook is interesting, reliably sourced and < 200 characters. Noting the COI, I think this fact is interesting and DUE. No QPQs required. I'm not quite sure what "Dendron was sold in 2002 to MTI, phenox and femtos in 2022 to Wallaby Medical." means, but in general I'm happy to approve. Whonting (talk) 02:43, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Perfect, thank you very much. I have tried to clean up the sentence a bit, please let me know what you think! HelixUnwinding (talk) 13:28, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

SB19

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SB19

• ... that SB19 (pictured) is the first Filipino artist to perform at Lollapalooza?

• Source: Veloso, Lea (August 11, 2026). "SB19 Has No Plans to Stop Breaking Barriers: 'It Feels Like We're Unstoppable'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 26, 2026. Retrieved September 26, 2026.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rewind (2023 film)

Improved to Good Article status by Relayed (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

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

• I will review this :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 21:13, 7 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: Promoted to GA on 25 September 2026. Good work :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 22:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Ben! Thanks for reviewing the hook! Regards, Relayed (talk • contribs) 11:41, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

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Eames House

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Facade of the Eames House

• ... that when the Los Angeles government approved plans for the Eames House (pictured), a building inspector said, "We decided it isn't a house. We don't know what it is"? Source: Neuhart, Marilyn; Neuhart, John (May 25, 1994). Eames House. Wiley. p. 56.
  • ALT1: ... that after the Eames House (pictured) received a construction permit, their architects completely redesigned it? Source: Burke, Sheridan; Somerville, Jyoti; Ostergren, Gail; Matarese, Laura; McCoy, Chandler (January 1, 2018). Eames House Conservation Management Plan (Report). p. 23
  • ALT2: ... that one account has it that designer Charles Eames, in response to a question about how his house (pictured) was heated, pointed to his sweater? Source: Burke, Sheridan; Somerville, Jyoti; Ostergren, Gail; Matarese, Laura; McCoy, Chandler (January 1, 2018). Eames House Conservation Management Plan (Report). p. 27
  • ALT3: ... that in their house (pictured), designers Charles and Ray Eames hung paintings face-down from the ceiling? Source: Keeps, David A. (June 28, 2007). "Forever Eames". Los Angeles Times. p. F.1
  • ALT4: ... that a house of mass-produced parts in Los Angeles (pictured) later inspired many British architects? Source: MacMasters, Dan (November 21, 1976). "The Multidimensional World of Ray & Charles Eames". Los Angeles Times. p. O16.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Florida State Road 370
  • Comment: I can provide quotes later.

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

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

• Article was 5x+ expanded within seven days of nomination (7596b to 53 kB). Article is cited to reliable sources, neutral, and copyvio-free; Earwigs mostly pings for some long proper titles. QPQ has been completed. Hooks are cited, interesting, and short enough for DYK; AGF on offline sources. Image is properly licensed but IMO doesn't reproduce especially well at thumbnail size. Morgan695 (talk) 13:56, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Mount Misery (Maryland)

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• ... that Donald Rumsfeld once owned Mount Misery, a plantation where Frederick Douglass was once enslaved?

• Source: https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/donald-rumsfeld-selling-maryland-home-mount-misery

• • ALT1: ... that the beatings teen-aged Frederick Douglass received while at Mount Misery motivated him to escape bondage and become a free man?
  • ALT1a: ... that an altercation involving the teen-aged Frederick Douglass while at Mount Misery motivated him to escape bondage and become a free man? Source: Douglass, Frederick (1845). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Boston: Anti-Slavery Office. pp. 65–66.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Square

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

Graywhales (talk) 17:43, 26 September 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:51, 26 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: Nice work. A few minor things that could use work. First, could you add citations for the sentences It sits on a cliff overlooking the Broad Creek portion of the Chesapeake Bay., Both the plantation, and its owner Covey, are described by Douglass in My Bondage and My Freedom., and It enabled him to get his farm tilled with much less expense to himself than he could have had it done without such a reputation". Also, could you provide a quote for me here from the book source verifying the ALT1 hook? Also, in the article, you state, During his servitude at Mount Misery, Douglass and Covey had a physical altercation. – was it a physical altercation or several? If the latter, it should be reflected in the article as it is in the hook. My preference is for ALT1 over ALT0 as I'm not sure if everyone is familiar with Donald Rumsfield. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:58, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

• @BeanieFan11: done. One thing, I can't an exact citation for the Broad Creek description. However, you can see it on the map. Feel free to edit the sentence.Graywhales (talk) 18:40, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Sorry for delay. I think this is good now. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:22, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Lego Creator (video game)

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• ... that Lego Creator was one of three Lego-themed video games released at the same time?

• Source: See sources in Development and release section as well as source 17.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cedar Rock State Park

Improved to Good Article status by Vrxces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

NewAccount7295 (talk) 20:42, 28 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article was promoted to GA status on 26th September. It is long long enough at 7090 characters, it is well sourced and neutral. Hook is also interesting enough.Blethering Scot 23:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC) *

Real Sound (website)

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• ... that Real Sound publishes up to 100 articles per day?

• Source: Chunichi Shimbun [リアルサウンドは2013年に誕生した。今では音楽に加え、映画、本、テクノロジーのページもある。1日当たり、ニュースやインタビュー、コラムなど計80～100本の記事を配信。Real Sound was launched in 2013. In addition to music, it now features sections dedicated to movies, books, and technology. The site publishes a total of 80 to 100 articles daily, including news, interviews, and columns.]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shakespeare's Head (Providence, Rhode Island)

Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 69 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:38, 26 September 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, well-sourced, hook interesting and sourced, QPQ done. Good to go. BTW I cite this website quite often myself. PetéWarrior (talk) 14:47, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Bomberman (1985 video game)

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• ... that Bomberman is a prequel to Lode Runner?

• Source: "In the NES version at least, its revealed right at the end that not only are both 80s classics set in the same universe, but Bomberman himself actually is Lode Runner. [...] Cementing the connection in the games end sequence, Bombermans human form turn be Lode Runner himself, adding a deft plot twist as well as a cheeky advertisement for the other game."

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  • Comment: Bomberman transforms into Lode Runner at the end of Bomberman.

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

Emiya Mulzomdao (talk) 04:44, 26 September 2026 (UTC).

• Nominated shortly after GA promotion, interesting and sourced hook, no QPQ needed yet. Looks good to go. PetéWarrior (talk) 14:35, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Marcelle Bunlet

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Marcelle Bunlet

• ... that opera singer Marcelle Bunlet (pictured) has been described as one of the most prominent French high dramatic sopranos of her era?

• Source: Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2003). "Bunlet, Marcelle". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.). Grosses Sängerlexikon. K. G. Saur Verlag. p. 646. ISBN 9783598440885. Neben Germaine Lubin die bedeutendste französische hochdramatische und Wagner-Sängerin ihrer Epoche." Translatation: "Alongside Germaine Lubin, she was the most prominent French dramatic and Wagnerian soprano of her era.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Purple Rain (song)

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 181 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 14:31, 26 September 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (created 9/25). Long enough (4100 characters of narrative text). Neutrally written. Well sourced. Earwig tool does not detect issues. Hook is short enough, sourced, and interesting enough. Image is high quality, shows well at 100x100, and is has public domain license. QPQ satsified. Cbl62 (talk) 16:58, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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Eustorge of Montaigu

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• ... that Archbishop Eustorge of Nicosia excommunicated his nephew's widow and her new husband, who "were happy to fester in their own excrement"?

• Source: "Eustorge had excommunicated Balian over the marriage, and the pope's letter of March 1231 instructing him to do so graphically illustrates his anger..." (Coureas 2016, p. 36.)

• • ALT1: ... that Eustorge of Montaigu witnessed crusader defeats at Damietta 33 years apart, first as a newly elected archbishop and then shortly before his death?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fortescue Cuming

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 293 past nominations.

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

• I'll review this (probably later today or tomorrow) Obleronet (talk) 10:14, 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 eligibility:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I think ALT0 needs tweaking, and ALT1 might benefit from it. For ALT0 the quote needs attribution but I think just "who the Pope said 'were happy'..." would do it. On ALT1, two thoughts: I think it'd be fine and punchier to cut it off at "33 years apart"; also, "witnessed" does get used figuratively in historical works (as in "X year witnessed Y things happening ..."); if the intriguing thing is that he was personally there for both of them despite not being a soldier, maybe a phrasing like "... was present for two crusader defeats at Damietta 33 years apart"?

Surtsicna (talk · contribs), I haven't completely finished - I want to look it over again for sourcing and copyvio once the Wikipedia Library and the Earwig detector are working again - but pinging you in case you have thoughts on alternative hook wording in the meantime. Obleronet (talk) 20:42, 22 October 2026 (UTC)

Have now had a look at sourcing and copyvio, all looks OK to me. What do you think hook-wise? Obleronet (talk) 11:27, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Obleronet. I do not mind attributing the quote to the pope, but I do not think that it improves the hook. I would say it is probably more appealing when it is shorter. Brevity is a virtue here. For ALT1, I'd say the intriguing thing is that his pontificate started with a crusader defeat at Damietta and ended with another. But since that is not evident, I would prefer to focus on the original hook. Surtsicna (talk) 15:21, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

No argument that shorter is better. To my reading of WP:DYKHOOKCITE though, the quote at least has to be marked as a quote to satisfy "the wording of the article, hook, and source should all agree with each other with respect to who is providing the information". But we could leave out the Pope. What do you think of

• ALT0a: ... that Archbishop Eustorge of Nicosia excommunicated his nephew's widow and her new husband, who were said to be "happy to fester in their own excrement"? Obleronet (talk) 15:48, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

That's an improvement indeed. Thanks, Obleronet. Surtsicna (talk) 21:32, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Approved with ALT0a. Thanks Surtsicna! Obleronet (talk) 10:15, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Florence Choe

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Florence Choe

• ... that while in Afghanistan, Florence Choe (pictured) recorded herself reading books to her daughter?

• Source: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/57022577/readers-digest-usa-march-2017/81

• • ALT1: ... that before she was killed in Afghanistan, Florence Choe (pictured) got to work in the same place where she was born? Source: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/57022577/readers-digest-usa-march-2017/81
  • ALT2: ... that Florence Choe (pictured) continued a tradition of service in the United States Navy given to her by her father? Source: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/57022577/readers-digest-usa-march-2017/81
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jomana Alrashid
  • Comment: Article was created from work done in a user sandbox, and moved to the mainspace during a Wikimedia affiliate event in the subject's listed hometown. Article is over 1500 characters, and every sentence is provided with a reliable source. Hooks provided are verifiable, and under 200 characters. YMMV whether the hooks are interesting or not. Image was taken by myself last week at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Please hold until either Veterans Day (11 November) or until subject's birthday (26 November); if those dates are too far out, any date in October will suffice as it would be appropriate for Filipino American History Month.

Created by RightCowLeftCoast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

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

• New enough, long enough, NPOV and otherwise policy compliant. Assuming good faith on copyvio due to Toolforge outage, so this may be subject to change. ALT1 and ALT2 are not particularly interesting (lots of people work in the place where they were born, indeed probably most people around the world, and ALT2 is composed in a non-encyclopedic tone and it is again not unusual for children of military personnel to serve). I do this ALT0 is somewhat interesting, and I am tweaking it as follows: ALT0a: ... that while deployed in Afghanistan, Florence Choe (pictured) recorded DVDs of herself reading books to her young daughter in California? However, since I've added facts here, I will need another reviewer to sign off on the hook only. Once signed off on, this will be approved for US Veterans Day at the discretion of promoters. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:54, 21 October 2026 (UTC)
• The added facts are "DVDs of" and "in California". Both are verified by the provided source, Yumpu. The main effect is the addition of interesting facts, so this nomination's green light is on! 🟢 Unsurprising... 📝 👥 23:10, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

2018 visit by Catherine Connolly to Ba'athist Syria

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• ... that a 2018 trip to Syria by future Irish president Catherine Connolly resurfaced as a point of controversy and scrutiny in the 2025 Irish presidential election?

• Source: Source 1;"Irish pro-Palestine frontrunner for presidency Catherine Connolly faces Assad row". New Arab. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  Source2; Bray, Jennifer (25 October 2025). "Who is Catherine Connolly, Ireland's next president?". The Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wile E. Coyote

Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

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

• I'll review to avoid further delay! :D Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 14:25, 19 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: Nomination approved, GTG! 🟢 Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 21:35, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Conformity Gate

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• ... that Netflix faced an outage because numerous fans of Stranger Things checked whether a secret episode of the series had been released?

• Source: "More than 1,200 users reported Netflix outages on DownDetector [...] as fans rushed to check if a secret episode had been released." Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes

• • ALT1: ... that an event on Polymarket raised more than $30 million over the possibility of an unreleased Stranger Things episode? Source: Polymarket
  • ALT2: ... that fans of Stranger Things sent spam texts to starring actor Noah Schnapp to ask if a secret episode of the series would premiere? Source: "Schnapp told The Hollywood Reporter how he was being spammed with texts from people asking about the secret finale..." Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter
  • ALT3: ... that a fan cancelled her date over a secret episode of Stranger Things that never aired? Source: "It turns out that they had canceled their date with a guy that night because they thought the ninth episode was coming out. So I pleaded with her: 'Please just call him back. Don't miss out on your date for this.'" Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter
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Improved to Good Article status by Brynn Who Likes Editing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• Comment: I thought you'd be going ahead with the romantic date cancellation episode as one of your noms. It could be something like ALT3: ... a fan cancelled her romantic date over a secret episode of Stranger Things that never aired? Sddarealone (talk) 17:22, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Also, who says it was romantic? People have dates for non-romantic reasons. Cited source just says "date". DS (talk) 19:40, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

 Done In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 21:07, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

@Brynn Who Likes Editing: I've got a few notes here. First of all, I'd say the first hook is pretty good. It does make me question the order of events presented in the article, though: you write "The surge of Netflix users on January 7, checking if the theorized episode had premiered, were attributed to a technical outage from the streaming service that day" - wouldn't the outage be attributed to (caused by) a surge of users, not the other way around? I also added a maintenance template, namely to where it says "certain fans". Something regarding the opening paragraphs: "sparked debates around fandom mentality and the season more broadly" - I don't know if this is really reflected in the body? My last note is that it's kind of hard to interpret the last image in the article. There are no other notes I have here but please take note of the above, as it's not ready for promotion right now. -- Reconrabbit (talk) 20:27, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

I did a few changes based on your notes, thanks. These include me changing "debates" to "dialogue", and I believe this is now appropriate, since in the Impact section, we cover how fans thought it was "so bad" it could not be real, how they discussed elements they saw as weak, and also the parallels between TJLC and the articles from The Irish News and the University of Kent. Regarding the last image, it's meant to be an abstract representation of herd mentality and conformity, factors that Sophie Clarke from The Irish News believed played a part. In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 08:13, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

@Reconrabbit: Can you recheck the article to see if it passes DYKCRIT? In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 07:31, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Yes, this looks better. Thank you for continuing to improve this article. -- Reconrabbit (talk) 14:40, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Nyírmártonfalva canopy walkway

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Nyírmártonfalva canopy walkway in March 2023

• ... that there is an EU-funded canopy walkway (pictured) in Hungary, around which the forest was cut down?

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  • Comment: This doesn't have to be a lead hook, but if it is, the image can be cropped for a better view at small size.

Created by Kovcszaln6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• New enough, long enough, reliably sourced, copyvio free. Some points - You quote "soon" as if the mayor said it, which I don't think he did, and either way such quoting reads as mockery. "Claiming" should also be changed per MOS:CLAIM. The corruption in Hungary link in see also isn't amazing, but will probably be fine. With those addressed, this will be on the right side of neutral and BLP IMO. Hook is very intriguing, under 200 characters, and the image is great, very striking, clear at a small size, used in the article and appropriately licensed. No QPQ required. Kovcszaln6, once you action the above this can be approved Whonting (talk) 03:02, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Whonting: Done. Thank you for your feedback. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 15:19, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks Kovcszaln6. Approving. Whonting (talk) 16:39, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park

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Mound 1 at Letchworth-Love Mounds

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

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

• Article was recently promoted to GA, is long enough, and within policy. Hook is short enough and interesting. Source is offline, AGF based on the overall article and quality. QPQ is not required because nominator has less than 5 DYKs. Image appears to be freely license and of good enough quality to be used. I prefer ALT0. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:52, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

La Casa de los Mañosos

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• ... that La Casa de los Mañosos features fictionalized versions of politicians as contestants in a reality-show parody?

• Source: * El Sol de México

• • ALT1: ... that La Casa de los Mañosos includes fictionalized versions of politicians who are depicted as competing for lifelong political immunity? Source: * Same as above
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Punta Peñas

Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:15, 27 September 2026 (UTC).

• Date, size, QPQ, copyvio, all fine. Hook seems to go beyond plot to mention analysis, and is interesting for me. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:55, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Ruth Ellen Gruber

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Gruber in 2008

• ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland three decades after its communist authorities expelled her? Source: The second-of-fith paragraphs of this ref; they compose more than half the page, too much to copy here under fair use
  • ALT0a: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit from a country that expelled her three decades before? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0b: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit from the same country that expelled her three decades back? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0d: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland three decades after its communist government expelled her? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0e: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland almost three decades after its communist government expelled her? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0f: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit from a country that expelled her almost three decades before? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0g: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit from the same country that expelled her almost three decades back? Source: Same as ALT0
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani

Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 183 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 03:20, 28 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 13:20, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
• Article created 27 September 2026 and nominated 28 September 2026, so new enough and at 3378 B/541 words, long enough. The article is neutral and free of copyright concerns. The image is freely licensed. QPQ is valid. The hook is interesting and verified by the cited USA Today source, and the hook facts are present in the article. I suggest tightening the hook wording to be closer to the source: “its communist authorities” is ambiguous, and “almost three decades” better reflects the source’s 28-year timeframe. An ALT0c wording could be: ... that Ruth Ellen Gruber (pictured) was awarded the Order of Merit almost three decades after Poland's communist authorities expelled her? HerBauhaus · talk 14:46, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @HerBauhaus: Not sure about ALT0c; unlike with the other hooks, the connection isn't made between the Order of Merit, Poland, and its communist regime, which I felt was needed for DYKINT. And "communist authorities" is an unambiguously broad term, not ambiguous; in the meantime I've added an ALT0d in case that's not enough (as well as a few ALTs addressing the "almost three decades" part). ミラP@Miraclepine 17:10, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for providing the alternatives. Approving ALT0e. HerBauhaus · talk 08:23, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 28

Kanagawa Shimbun

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• ... that Kanagawa Shimbun was criticized for sponsoring a concert at a US military base on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki?

• Source: See sources 6 (available at Sci-Hub) and 7 (can be accessed through WP:TWL)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Callinicum
  • Comment: (Version before expansion). I will not quote the sources, as almost all of the text (especially the book chapter) is relevant, a good summary is the newspaper.

5x expanded by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

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

• Length, history and references verified. Daniel Case (talk) 04:38, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Martin Disteli

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Martin Disteli

• ... that a publication featuring caricatures and satirical verse by Martin Disteli (pictured) was banned in Lucerne?

• Source: Original text: “Der «Disteli-Kalender» mit Hunderten von Karikaturen und Spottgedichten [...] Mit den Behörden der konservativen Hochburg Luzern, wo der Kalender selbstverständlich verboten war, lag Disteli im politischen und juristischen Dauerclinch.”

Translation: “The ‘Disteli Calendar’, with hundreds of caricatures and satirical poems [...] Disteli was in constant political and legal conflict with the authorities in the conservative stronghold of Lucerne, where the calendar was banned.”

Source: Schweizer Monat

• ALT1: ... that Martin Disteli (pictured) was expelled from university after taking part in a public insult directed at Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

• Source: Original text: “Als Mitglied einer illegalen Burschenschaft nimmt er an einer Pereat-Schmähung gegen Staatsminister Johann Wolfgang von Goethe teil, wird von der Universität gewiesen und muss fliehen.”

Translation: “As a member of an illegal student fraternity, he took part in a Pereat insult directed at State Minister Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was expelled from the university and had to flee.”

Source: SIKART

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anne Chisholm

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

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

• 5x expansion recently enough, long enough, reliably sourced, neutral, BLP-irrelevant, no copyvio. Both hooks are interesting, reliably sourced and under 200 characters. The image is clear at a small size, freely licensed and used in the article, although not that compelling. QPQ done. Approving. Whonting (talk) 03:24, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Clarembald of Broies

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• ... that Archbishop Clarembald of Tyre drew up a marriage contract for a princess and her stepbrother with her sister as a built-in replacement bride?

• Source: "On 5 December 1207 Archbishop Clarembald of Tyre issued an actum confirming that, if Alice, the elder of the two daughters, were to die before her marriage to the king of Cyprus, then her younger sister, Philippa, would marry him instead." (Perry 2013, p. 41.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Solomon S. Fleming

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 295 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 20:25, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, reliably sourced, neutral, copyvio free. "whom they probably considered impartial because he had only recently arrived from France" is cited to "who may have been asked to arbitrate because, as a newcomer, he was thought to be impartial." I don't believe this quite matches up, do you use "probably" to express doubt in the text's claim that he was considered neutral? The hook is interesting, under 200 characters if a bit wordy. QPQ done. The above notwithstanding, I am happy to approve, with the suggestion to create a navbox for the Latin archbishops of Tyre. Whonting (talk) 03:16, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Lahore family of astrolabists

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Astrolabe by Hamid of the Lahore family"}">

Astrolabe by Hamid of the Lahore family

• ... that the production of scientific instruments in the 16th- and 17th-century Mughal Empire (example pictured) was dominated by seven members of one family?

• Source: "During the second half of the sixteenth century and in the seventeenth century, the master craftsman (ustād) Allāhdād of Lahore and his descendants of four generations dominated the production of astronomical instruments in Mughal India." - S.R. Sarma (2017) "A Monumental Astrolabe Made for Shāh Jahān and Later Reworked with Sanskrit Legends" p.203

"[A]s against nearly 130 instruments produced by the Lahorë family in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, those made by others do not even reach the number 30. Surely the Lahore family was not granted a monopoly and others were prohibited from making instruments? The only possible explanation is that the ouvrage of the Lahore family overshadowed the work of others." - S. R. Sarma (1994) "The Lahore Family of Astrolabists and their Ouvrage" p. 294

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

Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

MartinPoulter (talk) 11:46, 5 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: Great and concise article on a fascinating period of scientific innovation. No Swan So Fine (talk) 11:41, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue

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• ... that critics praised the surrealism of the early Japanese computer animation Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue, in which the Milky Way is literally represented as a river of stars? Source: see https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2011/09/ursa-minor-blue-1993.html and https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/blue_little_bear_ursa_minor_blue
  • ALT1: ... that critics praised the surrealism of the early Japanese computer animation Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue, which features talking trees, a walking tower block and a robot lighthouse? Source: same as above
  • ALT2: ... that colour blue dominates an early Japanese computer animation Ginga no Uo Ursa Minor Blue, whose use of saturated colour has been compared to the work of Oscar-winning animator Kunio Katō? Source: https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2011/09/ursa-minor-blue-1993.html
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/La Casa de los Mañosos

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

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

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Mobygames is briefly cited, an unreliable source
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - "talking trees, flying primates and a walking tower block. The tower tells them that the number of stars in the Milky Way has been diminishing." is a little too close to the source for me, could you try rephrasing it
• Other problems:

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

QPQ: Done.

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

@1brianm7: Thank you. I removed MG which I added just as a supplementary source, and I reworded the sentence you identified. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:35, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. We're good to go! 1brianm7 (talk) 08:26, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

fixed symbol to get this to DYKNA. ミラP@Miraclepine 12:57, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Nannie Washburn

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Washburn (right) and her sister after they were freed in 1934

• ... that Nannie Washburn and her sister (both pictured) faced the death penalty for handing out leaflets?

• Source: (NOTE: "Leah Young" is Washburn's married name from her first marriage) "During the great textile strike last September, Annie Mae and Leah distributed leaflets on the picket line. For this crime, the threat of a death sentence hands over their heads. They are charged under Georgia's own sedition law, with 'inciting to insurrection.' To be exact, they are charged with the fact that they 'did circulate papers and writings with the intent and purpose of inciting to insurrection,' for which the penalty is death under this slave law passed before the Civil War..."

• • ALT1: ... that Nannie Washburn and her sister (both pictured) were charged under a slavery-era insurrection statute for handing out leaflets? Source: Same as ALT0
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Katsaridaphobia

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 18:21, 30 September 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, neutral, plagiarism-free, interesting hook, picture is licensed correctly though I'm not sure it needs a picture, article is correctly referenced, hook is sourced, no subjective problems. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:12, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Flag of East Turkestan

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Flag of East Turkestan

• ... that Uyghur activists praised Fatih Arda İpcioğlu for wearing light-blue skis at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because they believed the skis depicted the flag of East Turkestan (pictured)?

• Source: Grohmann, Karolos; Phillips, Mitch (6 February 2022). "Athlete hailed by Uyghur advocates for 'East Turkestan' flag". Reuters. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

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

Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

Yue🌙 (talk) 18:17, 28 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: Epicgenius (talk) 16:00, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 29

Arapaho Containerized Aircraft Handling System

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• ... that the United States Navy once tried operating anti-submarine helicopters from modified container ships?

• Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0106/010636.html

• • Reviewed:

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

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

• Very interesting, new enough and long enough. Hook is punchy and intriguing, and it's backed up by the (reliable) source. No QPQ necessary. Assuming good faith on copyvio due to the Earwig/Toolforge outage. Some light copyediting and the addition of {{convert}} templates would be desirable before this hits the mainpage, Starman Torsten, but that shouldn't stand in the way of approval at this time. Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:30, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

RoosevElvis, The TEAM

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• ... that the Theater of the Emerging American Moment drew inspiration for RoosevElvis from Thelma & Louise, Elvis impersonators, and Theodore Roosevelt's "grandmotherly" voice?

• Source: Pp. 16-17 of

Thelma & Louise "And then there’s Thelma & Louise. [. . .] its aesthetics inform much of the play." "Elvis impersonators": I encountered [Elvis in Las Vegas] on a daily basis and became specifically curious about Elvis Impersonators. I wanted to understand what brought them to Elvis and why they needed him, carefully approaching it without judgment. , "grandmotherly voice": The voice I created for [Teddy] came mainly from written accounts of how he sounded (shrill, loud, grandmotherly, effete) rather than from recordings that are available.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/A Tale of Two Nations; Template:Did you know nominations/Ravenswood Tunnel

Created by Dizzycheekchewer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 02:58, 6 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: Wow... also slightly under one week old at time of nomination. GTG! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 22:27, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

1966 New York Giants–Washington Redskins game

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• ... that the highest scoring game in NFL history saw the Washington Redskins and New York Giants score a combined 113 points?

• Source: Katzowitz, Josh (September 24, 2014). "Remember When: Redskins, Giants Score Record 113 Points in 1966". CBS Sports.

• • ALT1: ... that Sam Huff claims that he called for a last-second field goal at the end of a 72–41 blowout NFL game because he had not forgiven the opposing head coach for trading him? Source: Werner, Barry (December 29, 2016). "50 Years Ago, Giants vs. Redskins Set a Record that Still Stands". Fox Sports.
  • ALT2: ... that Charlie Gogolak's head coach sent him to score a last-second field goal at the end of the highest scoring game in NFL history to practice his kicking despite scoring 9 extra points that game? Source: Katzowitz, Josh (September 24, 2014). "Remember When: Redskins, Giants Score Record 113 Points in 1966". CBS Sports.
  • ALT3: ... that the Washington Redskins lost 14 footballs worth a total of $315 during the the highest scoring game in NFL history? Source: "Highest Scoring Game". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011.
  • ALT4: ... that the highest scoring game in NFL history, where 113 points were scored, was "a great defensive battle"? Source: Allen, Scott (December 2, 2014). "The Time the Redskins Scored 10 Touchdowns and Kicked a Field Goal in the Final Seconds of a 72–41 Win". The Washington Post.
  • ALT5a: ... that the Battle of the Little Bighorn saw less survivors than a 1966 American football game? Source: Allen, Scott (December 2, 2014). "The Time the Redskins Scored 10 Touchdowns and Kicked a Field Goal in the Final Seconds of a 72–41 Win". The Washington Post.
    • ALT5b: ... that a 1966 American football game had more survivors than the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Source: Allen, Scott (December 2, 2014). "The Time the Redskins Scored 10 Touchdowns and Kicked a Field Goal in the Final Seconds of a 72–41 Win". The Washington Post.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Concerns and controversies at the 46th Chess Olympiad
  • Comment: ALT4 and ALT5a and ALT5b (latter two my preferred) are my April Fool's hooks.

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

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

• This is an interesting game. Article was created on September 29 and nominated for DYK on the same day (wow that's a lot of text in one revision; that's definitely long enough lol). Each paragraph and statement is cited with reliable sources, and the article itself is definitely presentable. No close paraphrasing in Copyvio detector. No hook image, and QPQ done. Now for the hooks: The 7 hooks are verified by the citation, located inside the article, and is interesting. I'm approving all hooks; for my preferences, I like alt1 and alt3 and for the April Fools' hook I prefer the arrangement of alt5a over alt5b. You're good to go! (Feel free to move this to the April Fools' queue if you want) EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 01:13, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

Consideration (song)

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• ... that "Consideration" by Rihanna was originally meant to be included on featured artist SZA's debut album? Source: Harris, Hunter (June 14, 2017). "SZA Is Finally in Ctrl: On the Long Road to Her Debut Album". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WAR (newspaper)
  • Comment: Open to any other hook suggestions.

Improved to Good Article status by RedShellMomentum (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

RedShellMomentum 21:31, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

• @RedShellMomentum: I'll take this review. - RTSthestardust (talk) 22:38, 14 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @RedShellMomentum: Ok, good job on the DYK review based on WAR (newspaper). I will give you QPQ insight on the Rihanna and SZA song soon. - RTSthestardust (talk) 03:16, 15 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: RTSthestardust

• @RedShellMomentum: Good DYK hook, but would you want to revise "for inclusion" --> "to be included"? Other than that, the DYK should be complete. - RTSthestardust (talk) 03:19, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @RTSthestardust: Sure idc. - RSM logged out ~2026-55315-89 (talk) 05:35, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
    • @RTSthestardust: Edited the hook (yes, the TA really is me). RedShellMomentum^{talk that talk to me} 18:59, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Sharp Objects

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• ... that over 200,000 sharp objects made of paper were sold in 2013?

• Source:

• • ALT1: ... that the film Gone Girl led to more sharp objects being sold? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that after the publication of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl in 2012, sales of her 2006 debut novel tripled within five months? Source: (WP:CALC, I think)
  • ALT3: ... that Gillian Flynn intended for the protagonist of Sharp Objects to be the opposite of characters in Bridget Jones's Diary? Source:
  • ALT4: ... that Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn wanted the protagonist of her first novel to be the opposite of characters in Bridget Jones's Diary? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Old Skies
  • Comment: ALT0 and ALT1 would be for AFD

Improved to Good Article status by Pamzeis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

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

• Amazon.com is unsuitable as a source and needs to be replaced in all usages. It's possible the publisher's site could be cited instead, some review site that contains the info, or even the book itself as a primary source. The first two hooks are unsuitably WP:SURPRISE. ALT3 seems fine, but I'd add "to be dark, damaged, and troubled, unlike books such as Bridget Jones's Diary", or something along those lines, as what it means isn't obvious. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 17:17, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

  Hi, Zxcvbnm. Thanks for the review! ALT0 and ALT1 are intended for WP:DYKAFD, which states that hooks may be presented in a manner that is possibly unbelievable to the reader. This can be done through words or names that mean two different things, shortened names, unbelievable facts, unrelated facts, etc. ... Proper capitalization, title formatting, and linking standards may be disregarded only if adhering to them will tend to give away the joke. I've never made an AFD nomination before, but I believe what I've proposed would be acceptable for that (though I will admit, my sense of humour is pretty bad, so maybe these hooks aren't very good.........). I'm not sure WP:SURPRISE applies here, since these are hooks, not articles. I've removed Amazon. Pamzeis (talk) 06:44, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

  • I figured as much, I just wasn't really sure when applications for that started being accepted, but it seems they are, so belay what I said. It seems to be ready for DYK. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 10:17, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Axel Wrede Sparre

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• ... that when Axel Wrede Sparre was appointed Governor of Stockholm in 1770, Daniel Tilas remarked that "no more incompetent man" could have been appointed?

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

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

• Date, length, hook, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. Notably, File:Axel_Wrede_Sparre.jpg could be added as image. --Soman (talk) 21:06, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

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Marie Wreschner

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• ... that Marie Wreschner patented a method for treating cancer using radioactive materials in 1925?

• Source: "in 1925...patented a treatment for cancer...The special feature of their invention was the adsorption of electron-emitting uranyl compounds in a suspension of ferric hydroxide. This approach of encapsulation of drugs in attachments or cages of benign molecules has become common in modern medical applications, and the patent of Wreschner and Loeb was perhaps nearly 100 years ahead of its time." (pp. 45-47)

• • ALT1: ... that Marie Wreschner received a patent in 1930 for a radioactive liquid that killed tumors in animals? Source: "Patent published by Marie Wreschner and Laurence Loeb in 1930 describing a new treatment for cancer...This research led on to an investigation, which she carried out in collaboration with Dr. Farmer Loeb, using suspensions of iron oxide particles with adsorbed Uranium for the treatment of cancer. By careful and untiring work Dr. Wreschner succeeded in producing suspensions of this kind which in animal experiments were markedly successful in destroying malignant tumours, though perfectly harmless in other respects. Although she tried with great energy and patience to induce medical circles to test this method on a larger scale on man this has not so far been done..." (pp. 45; 49)
  • ALT2: ... that Marie Wreschner was unable to find asylum in Britain before the Holocaust because she was aged 51? Source: ...asking if they [British charities] could find assistance [asylum]. She said on 28 February 1939, “The various institutions and laboratories are now getting so full that I think they prefer to give what facilities they can to younger people who have a chance of getting off their hands within a limited period.” In a letter on 9 March 1939, to the Emergency Sub-Committee for Refugees, British Federation of University Women, Tess Simpson also stated, “It seems to me that the chief difficulty in Dr. Wreschner’s case is her age.” By 1939, Wreschner was aged 51 and... her age was still counting strongly against her." (p. 50)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hanna–Honeycomb House

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 21:33, 29 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this today. Yue🌙 (talk) 20:26, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

  @RabidTuberculosis: I see the cited passages in the article, but they do not explicitly mention Britain or the Holocaust. Some hook promoters are quite picky about this, but I also think it might be confusing for some readers who do not have knowledge of the International Federation of University Women or (less likely) the Holocaust. Yue🌙 (talk) 20:59, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Yue: Thanks for reviewing! The book is about scientists killed during the Holocaust. I provided quotes most relevant to the hooks, although surrounding passages explicitly mention Nazi racial laws, her attempts to find a position at Oxford, correspondence with British organizations, and ultimate death to avoid deportation. The page numbers I cited are a good guide, please let me know if you have trouble finding anything in particular! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 21:22, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

  @RabidTuberculosis: I think a strict interpretation of DYK rules would conclude that ALT2 would be fine if it said "World War II" instead of "the Holocaust", but common sense tells me that it doesn't matter because 1939 is, in fact, before the Holocaust. However, neither the source provided nor the article explicitly mentions the Holocaust (aside from the category), so technically ALT2 isn't verified in the article even if the conclusion is obvious to most readers. However, again I personally wouldn't care about that technicality. I will approve without question ALT0 and ALT1, and leave ALT2 to the judgement of the promoter. Yue🌙 (talk) 22:00, 1 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: Spot-checked citations 12, 13, 14, 17, and 18. Remedied some minor issues. Yue🌙 (talk) 22:00, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Samara (house)

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Samara (John E. Christian House)

• ... that when Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Samara house (pictured), he also designed specific patterns for its porcelains to hide lipstick stains? Source: Matter, Kathy (April 24, 1993). "`Samara' still casts Wright shadow". Chicago Tribune. p. 21.
  • ALT1: ... that the owner of an Indiana house (pictured) was so proud of the design, he wore neckties with patterns inspired by its architect? Source: Reeder, Suzanne (June 22, 1997). "The Wright stuff". The Indianapolis Star. pp. J1, J10.
  • ALT2: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house (pictured) for Indiana professor John Christian after the architect, rather than his secretaries, happened to answer Christian's phone call? Source: Harris, Jeana (August 13, 2025). "Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara House Begins Tours". Indianapolis Monthly.
  • ALT3: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house (pictured) because his secretaries didn't answer a phone call? Source: Harris, Jeana (August 13, 2025). "Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara House Begins Tours". Indianapolis Monthly.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dalystown House

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 838 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:58, 29 September 2026 (UTC).

• - Looks good. All of these are very interesting. Bneu2013 (talk) 18:21, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

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Emma Waters

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Emma Waters

• ... that a 28-year-old policy analyst (pictured) was described as the "mastermind" of a plan to undermine Donald Trump's pro–in vitro fertilization agenda?

• Source: "She’s 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can’t Have Kids... Waters pitched Heritage that she would cover emerging fertility tech as an analyst... As a kind of backroom wheeler-dealer and political strategist, she is the mastermind behind Florida’s recent ban on international surrogacy, the Texas GOP’s souring on IVF, and the squashing of Trump’s “fertilization president” initiatives." Emi Nietfeld, Wired magazine

• • ALT1: ... that in a 2026 book, Emma Waters (pictured) argues that women should pursue a middle path between tradwife and girlboss archetypes? Source: "'It is a mistake to treat the tradwife as the antidote to the girl boss,' Waters writes. 'The temptation to curate a life rather than live it is strong.' Her proposal is something of a middle path: women should recognize that there are seasons of life with different demands, and see their roles as wives and mothers not as a retreat from work but as a chance to build a foundation." Emma Green, The New Yorker
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Stenaelurillus hirsutus

Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

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

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: I spotchecked the refs 7, 10, and 13 of Special:Permalink/1382916987: YYY. Earwig gives "Violation unlikely, 31%" which is just cos of the quotes. My preference would be for the first hook, but happy to defer to others. Btw is to promote traditional family life and mores. a typo? Apologies in advance as I haven't much experience with image copyright, but it was uploaded as "own work" with the only description being "Nina Power", it also appears to be a still from a video? It implies the copyright is held by Nina Power (who's obv not the uploader), are stills of a video not copyrighted? (would be good to identify the origin) Otherwise this is good to go Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 00:37, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Kowal2701, See Mores; it refers to social customs. As for the image, it appears to be a close-up shot at an event at which Emma Waters and Nina Power both spoke. (See here for a shot taken farther out.) The photographer takes lots of pictures from events in Budapest. Probably the photographer got the wrong name on the photo while uploading, or perhaps cropped a different image. Based on the existence of a separate photo I have no doubt this is a valid "own work" claim, and it does not look like a video still to me. Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:57, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Approved Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 11:41, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica

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• ... that the root of Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica is an ingredient of a botanical drug approved for osteoarthritis treatment in South Korea?

• Source: "Joins is an extracted mixture of 3 medical herbs (dried root of Clematis mandshurica, [...]). It is the first Korea Food and Drug Administration-approved botanical drug developed in Korea.", under section "Botanical Drugs for OA in Korea" Medical treatment of osteoarthritis: botanical pharmacologic aspect (doi: 10.4078/jrd.2023.0084).

• • ALT1: ... that two new species of mite were discovered on the leaves of Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica? Source: "Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica, namely Aculops jilinensis sp. n. and Phyllocoptes terniflores sp. n., are described. Both species infest the tender leaves of host plants" Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica in China (Acari, Eriophyidae) (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.621.9443)
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5x expanded by Kagedori (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Kagedori (talk) 20:33, 5 October 2026 (UTC).

• Date, size, spotcheks, DYK (interesting enough), QPQ (not needed) - no problems found. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:14, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Agra Fort

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Agra Fort in March 2016"}">

The Agra Fort in March 2016

• ... that much of the current Agra Fort (pictured) interior is from the 17th century reign of Shah Jahan, who added white marble palaces and mosques within the fort?

• Source: "Lal Qil'a Agra". Archnet. MIT. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2026. (as for the fort)

"Agra Fort". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026. (as for the fort)

Shujauddin, Mohammad; Shujauddik, Razia (1967). The Life and Times of Noor Jahan. Lahore: Caravan Book House. p. 121. OCLC 638031657. (as for Shah Jahan's rule

• ALT1: ... that Shah Jahan was placed under house arrest in Agra Fort (pictured), where he added white marble palaces and mosques during his reign, after falling ill, by his son and successor by war, Aurangzeb?

• Source: "Lal Qil'a Agra". Archnet. MIT. Archived from the original on 17 October 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

"Agra Fort". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.

• ALT2: ... that according to legend, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan spent his final years under house arrest in Agra Fort (pictured) gazing out at the Taj Mahal from the Musamman Burj tower?

• Source: Hii Stories, Backpack and Snorkel, Wanderwiles, and Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC)

• Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Favre-Leuba
• Comment: For promoters: please promote ALT2, this hook is the one approved by the reviewer. The Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ruled from January 19th, 1628, until July 31st, 1658, source (which is referenced in this nomination): Shujauddin, Mohammad; Shujauddik, Razia (1967). The Life and Times of Noor Jahan. Lahore: Caravan Book House. p. 121. OCLC 638031657.

Improved to Good Article status by SilkTork (talk) and Noukayami (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

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

• This is amazing work, elegantly written, meticulously referenced, and educational not just about the fort but about the whole context of the Mughal Empire, its leaders, and its architecture. It was nominated in time, and easily meets the formal requirements as an article. QPQ done. The phrases picked up by Earwig are just location names. The image is freely licensed by its creator and is nicely framed.

I think DYK hooks need to be grammatically simple, not overloaded with clauses, so they can be grasped easily by a lay reader spotting them in a list of facts. I think the original hook and ALT1 are slightly too complex and much prefer ALT2. The mental image of an emperor imprisoned, gazing out at his most famous creation, is a striking one. However, the Brittanica citation given in the nomination and in the article seems not to completely support the statement, unless I'm missing something. The citation mentions Shah Jahan being imprisoned in the fort at the end of his life, but I don't see a mention of him "gazing out at the Taj Mahal from the Musamman Burj tower". I've checked the live and archived versions of the Britannica article. Could a better citation be found that more completely backs up this hook? MartinPoulter (talk) 11:16, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you, I updated the sources for ALT2, alongside adding "Mughal emperor" (the linked article isn't necessary and can be taken off) and listed it as the preferred hook by you, the reviewer! Also, thank you for your effort in this exquisite review, and congratulations on your upcoming 21st anniversary on Wikipedia! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 14:10, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Nice work Unsurprising: the final step is to put the relevant citations (the first and last, not the two travel blogs) in the article itself, on the paragraph that starts "Shah Jahan spent the final eight years of his life..." because presently that para is sourced just to the Britannica article. We're nearly there! MartinPoulter (talk)

• @MartinPoulter: Done, thank you! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 22:03, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks. I'm now passing ALT2. Well done to the authors and nominator MartinPoulter (talk) 08:57, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you very much! Pinging @SilkTork: he is the Wikipedia Administrator (and former Bureaucrat) who wrote over half the article and nominated it for GA, freeing up the DYK eligibility! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 14:48, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Sorry folks, going by the review here I expect this article is indeed GA level, but I've had to vacate the GA review because it was LLM-created. Can you put this one on hold? Cheers, and sorry again. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 21:38, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @Asilvering: Sure, why not? I certainly have no doubt in SilkTork's work on this now-GA candidate, though! In solidarity, ☯️🐉🐼 Unsurprising 🐼🐉☯️: nice to meet you! 📝 👥 14:27, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
    • A ton of LLM-generated GA reviews lately... In solidarity, ☯️🐉🐼 Unsurprising 🐼🐉☯️: nice to meet you! 📝 👥 14:27, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Proto-Tungusic language

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Approximate original location of Proto-Tungusic in orange

• ... that vowels in Proto-Tungusic (location pictured) are traditionally categorized as "male" or "female"?

• Source: All Proto-Tungusic vowel qualities were present also in non-initial syllables, but in this position their distribution was governed by vowel harmony. The members of the vowel paradigm were divided into two classes, traditionally known as the "male" (陽 yang) vs. "female" (陰 yin) vowels

• • ALT1: ... that the original location of the Proto-Tungusic language (pictured) was partially determined by ancient pine nuts? Source: In contrast to the wide distribution of the 'creeping pine', that of the 'Korean pine (Pínus koraiénsis)' is limited to the area around Lake Khanka. In addition, it is the only plant for which we have archaeobotanical evidence. The nutshells of this pine were found in pit-dwelling deposits in the Southern Primorye, from 1300 BC onwards (Sergusheva and Vostretsov 2009: 213). Therefore the reconstruction of the word for Korean pine strongly supports a homeland around Lake Khanka.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pizzaiolo

Converted from a redirect by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

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

• Fun to see some more linguistics DYKs! The ALT0 hook is interesting and checks out in the source quote. Article is eligible from conversion from redirect (good job with that), and the hook is cited in-article. No evidence of copyvio (32% similarity on Earwig is mostly due to shared citations). QPQ is good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 12:44, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Generalissima: Thanks for the review and kind words! I'd say best of luck with your nomination at WT:FAC, but you hardly needed it at all it seems. ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:22, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Mushaka

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Statue of Mushika depicted with one hand cupped around its ear, as worshippers whisper their wishes to it.

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

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

• @ManoiCMU: Solid article, well-written, readable, sourced and interesting hook, all the standard things are good. However, the hook is a bit hard to understand - could you simplify a bit? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:23, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

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

@ManoiCMU: almost, but I think that'll not necessarily have people look at the Mushaka article because a lot of people also don't know who Ganesha is - maybe add a word of context on that? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 10:51, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

@Jishara: fixed...ALT1a: *... that worshippers sometimes whisper their wishes into the ears of statues of Mushaka (pictured), believing that the rat will carry their prayers to Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom? ...ManoiCMU (talk) 12:32, 2 October 2026 (UTC) Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 16:15, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Request to promoter: I would like to kindly request that this DYK be considered for the image slot if possible. I think the image would help make the hook more interesting and give readers a better visual introduction to the topic. I would really appreciate your kind consideration and support. Thank you very much for taking the time to review my request! ManoiCMU (talk) 19:24, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Jeju Fortress

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Remains of Jeju Fortress in 1990

• ... that the walls of Jeju Fortress were destroyed (remains pictured) to create a port? Source: "일제는 침탈 물자 등을 실어나르기 위한 연락선과 군함 등이 오가는 데 필요한 항구를 조성하는 제주항 축항공사를 진행했는데, 공사를 위해 제주성을 헐어 바다를 매립하는 골재로 사용했던 것이다."
  • ALT1: ... that streets in Jeju City retain references to a fortress that is no longer there? Source: "이와 같이 제주성 주변의 마을 이름과 옛길 이름에는 일제강점기에 도로개설로 인해 해체되기 전까지의제주의 역사와 문화를 내다볼 수 있는 특징을 포함하고 있다." pg. 13
  • ALT2: ... that although Jeju Fortress was destroyed (remains pictured), 23 of the 24 statues once at its gates survived? Source: "[https://www.jejunews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2142134 제주읍성(濟州邑城) 돌하르방은 24기 가운데 1기가 분실돼 현재 23기만 남아있고"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ana Grozdanović

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 78 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 13:21, 30 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this shortly. Yue🌙 (talk) 19:50, 30 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Spot-checked citations 7ab, 10cd, 16, 23, and 38. No issues arose. Yue🌙 (talk) 20:09, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

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Flag of Tuvalu

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Flag of Tuvalu

• ... that the arrangement of the nine stars on the flag of Tuvalu (pictured) corresponds to the location of the nation's nine islands?

• Source: Hesmer, Karl-Heinz (2008). Flaggen und Wappen der Welt [Flags and Coat of Arms of the World] (in German). Wissen Media Verlag. p. 268. ISBN 978-3-577-14537-4. Retrieved 12 September 2026. Die Anordnung der Sterne entspricht der exakten Lage der Inseln, wenn die Mastseite den Norden und die Oberkante den Osten anzeigt.

• • ALT1: ... that in response to a change to the flag of Tuvalu (pictured) in 1995, residents of the island of Niutao chopped down a flagpole immediately after the new flag was raised? Source: Keith-Reid, Robert (10 February 1997). "Tide of loyalty to Queen submerges atoll republicans". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Flags of the World. ... Kamuta Lautasi, whose introduction of a new flag with a complex design of stars and stripes in red, blue, white and yellow, and minus the Union flag, led to uproar among the atolls' 9,000 people. Mr Lautasi saw the move as a prelude to Tuvalu becoming a republic, but protests grew. In one notable incident, the people of Niutao, one of Tuvalu's nine atolls, chopped down the flagpole as soon as the new banner was raised.
  • ALT2: ... that the flag of Tuvalu (pictured) was changed three times in under two years? Source: 1: Whyte, Brendan (September 2007). "On Cartographic Vexillology". Cartographica. 42 (3). University of Toronto Press: 253–254. doi:10.3138/carto.42.3.251. ISSN 0317-7173. Retrieved 30 September 2026. 2: "Tuvalu National Flag Act (Act No. 4 of 1995)". Government of Tuvalu. 1995. Retrieved 14 August 2026. 3: Keith-Reid, Robert (10 February 1997). "Tide of loyalty to Queen submerges atoll republicans". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Flags of the World.
  • ALT3: ... that the flag of Tuvalu (pictured) was changed three times in sixteen months? Source: Same as ALT2.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marie Wreschner
  • Comment: The image of the flag is not absolutely necessary, especially since it was on the front page on 1 October (Tuvalu's independence day). However, I strongly feel that running ALT0 without the image of the flag would be a disservice. ALT2 and ALT3 were written by Unsurprising and although the hooks are not explicitly stated in the article, it is reasonably deducible from the prose and sources. Their validity is ultimately left to be determined by the reviewer and promoter.
    Specific sourcing by Unsurprising for ALT2 and ALT3:

Source for start of flag period (22 December 1995): Whyte, Brendan (September 2007). "On Cartographic Vexillology". Cartographica. 42 (3). University of Toronto Press: 251–262. doi:10.3138/carto.42.3.251. ISSN 0317-7173. Retrieved 30 September 2026.

Source #1 for end of flag period (11 April 1997): Keith-Reid, Robert (10 February 1997). "Tide of loyalty to Queen submerges atoll republicans". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Flags of the World.

Source #2 for end of flag period (11 April 1997): Taafaki, Tauaasa (1998). "Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 – Tuvalu". The Contemporary Pacific: 240–243. ISSN 1043-898X. Retrieved 14 August 2026.

Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Yue🌙 (talk) 04:42, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• P.S. the Electronic Telegraph source is coming up as generally unreliable for me because the link is Flags of the World, but all the content on the webpage is from the Electronic Telegraph (the early online version of the Daily Telegraph) so it should be fine? aesurias (she/her) (talk) 04:53, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, the source is The Electronic Telegraph through the Flags of the World website, not Flags of the World. Yue🌙 (talk) 04:58, 3 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: New and long enough. Sourced, neutral, no plagiarism. Hooks cited and interesting; I prefer ALT0. Image free, used, and clear. QPQ done. All good. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:09, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

Raoul Barouch

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• ... that Raoul Barouch was the only Jew to ever be an Olympic flag bearer for an Arab country?

• Source: Day by Day in Jewish Sports History / Jews in Sports

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tomato soup cake
  • Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk).

• • ALT1: ... that Jewish fencer Raoul Barouch was an Olympic flag bearer for an Arab country? Source: Day by Day in Jewish Sports History / Jews in Sports

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 487 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:18, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

• Hello. I will be reviewing this. Pangalau (talk) 15:30, 11 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: @BeanieFan11: I have completed my review. I am happy to pass ALT1. Pangalau (talk) 05:35, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Pangalau: Thanks for the review. Those were the only two sources I located mentioning the fact (rather surprising given the significance of it). What would you think of dropping the "only" aspect? ALT1 ... that Jewish fencer Raoul Barouch was an Olympic flag bearer for an Arab country? I'm not sure of other good options... BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:26, 13 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @BeanieFan11: Thanks, ALT1 works for me. Removing "only" resolves my concern about the superlative sourcing requirement. The revised hook remains interesting, is supported by the cited sources, and is under 200 characters. All other checks passed in my earlier review, including QPQ. ALT1 approved. Thank you, for your time! Pangalau (talk) 05:35, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Casa Madrona

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• ... that a California house was once called a "French country inn with a Spanish accent"? Source: Hulse, Jerry (November 10, 1970). "...And Sausalito--'The Poor Man's Riviera'". The Herald Statesman. p. 61.
  • ALT1: ... that the oldest house in Sausalito, California, was variously a hotel and an alleged brothel? Source: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William G. Barrett House (Report). National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved September 10, 2026. p. 3
  • ALT2: ... that after a mudslide threatened a California hotel, its owner refused to repair the damage, so local residents raised money for it instead? Source: Liberatore, Paul (December 7, 1973). "Casa Madrona Hotel Facing End". Daily Independent Journal. p. 10; Hollis, Robert (July 6, 1976). "Sausalito works to save hotel built 91 years ago". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 34.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dundalk Railway Works

Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 841 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:52, 6 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:09, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Did not find the word "beatnik" in ref 8. Ref 7 implies there are three small hotels with only two of them B&Bs (instead of three B&Bs). Ref 10 doesn't say the Alexandrite Suite started in 2014, just that there was renovation; it could have existed in 2013. Ref 11 appears to be an iffy amateur site with their editor in chief being... a pet dog?, though it has one Google Books citation. Two fv tags.
• Neutral: - Refs 14 and 19 imply that the wife was a co-owner, may have to acknowledge something like that (partly in the spirit of making women visible)
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Moved to mainspace five days before nom; length 7471 B. Prefer ALT0 over ALT2 over ALT1. Some of the ProQuest refs I can't access on TWL, but I found them all on Newspapers.com. Not much to add except the above. @Epicgenius: address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Thanks, I've resolved these. Regarding the first of the failed verification tags, I have no idea how 1906 came in there. For the other tag (and the neutrality issue), the intended source was this. For OurSausalito, I highly doubt that the dog is actually the editor in chief, as they do have (who I presume are) humans listed there. For the others, I'm going to slightly disagree that these are problems (for example, the 3 B&B thing is debatable based on how you interpret the text), but nonetheless I've reworded accordingly. I don't doubt the wife was the co-owner, but Robert was the main proprietor. Epicgenius (talk) 19:59, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: The issues with ref 7 and ref 11 are left (still not sure the latter meets RS). ミラP@Miraclepine 20:06, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: 7 has been reworded, though like I said, the wording there is more up to interpretation. I was going to say that I didn't quite think that there's a problem with using 11 for uncontroversial statements. However, to expedite the review process, I replaced 11 with three sources. One of those is a press release, since unfortunately the locale we're talking about has relatively poor news coverage. Epicgenius (talk) 20:24, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: I'll approve the sources re ABOUTSELF, but I'm confused: the article says "11 rooms were renovated in the Barrett House, becoming the Alexandrite Suite" (which implies all of them became the suite), but this source says there was an Alexandrite Suite of two bedrooms separate from the other nine. ミラP@Miraclepine 20:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: The LTM website mentions that the "two-bedroom Alexandrite suite" covers 3,500 sq ft inside and 1,500 sq ft outside, which is consistent with what the article says. I would be very, very surprised indeed if two bedrooms cover 3,500 sq ft together, as that is more equivalent to the size of a NYC apartment. Presumably, many of the nine other rooms are part of the suite as well and are just not counted as bedrooms. Epicgenius (talk) 20:59, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

So, the suite's the entire building... Okay, then... I'll approve this, and thanks for the clarity. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Earl Elser, Earl Elsey

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• ... that Earl Elser, who played 13 top-level professional football games, is not to be confused with Earl Elsey, who played 13 top-level professional football games?

• Source: Elser / Elsey

• • ALT1: ... that Earl Elser reportedly fractured his nose at least 14 times in his football career? Source: Cincinnati Post
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hunting by cheetah / Template:Did you know nominations/Chester Marcol Game
  • Comment: To do QPQs within two days. ALT1 for just Elser in case ALT0 doesn't work.

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 486 past nominations.

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

I added a QPQ that I haven't used yet. I created Earl Elsey. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:25, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Oops sorry I forgot to add you in credits. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:51, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:37, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Only few issues. Ref 10 only unambiguously says he was an end in 1931. As it's not clear from the ref how many games Elsey played for the 1940 Bulldogs, "helping them win the PCPFL title in 1940" should be changed to something like "who win the PCPFL title in 1940". Team numbers for Elser should be sourced.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: - Only one left.
Overall: Elser moved to mainspace yesterday; Elsey created seven days before nom. Sizes 3967 B and 2401 B respectively. Regarding the hook's discrepancy on Elser's NFL games data, Pro-Football-Reference is more reliable and comprehensive for 1930s NFL data than Pro Football Archives, so we should be in the clear. @BeanieFan11: address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:14, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Sorry for delay, will have all addressed by tomorrow (October 4). BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:41, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks for review, completed second QPQ. I changed Elsey to say "Elsey played for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCPFL) from 1940 to 1942, winning the PCPFL title with them in 1940." In Elser, I added a reference for his jersey numbers. As for end, I can look tomorrow to see if I can find any 1930 sources about him playing end. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:32, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
    • Both changes check out. Ping me when that last one is dealt with. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:28, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
      • Added a source mentioning he was an end in 1930. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:05, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
        • @Miraclepine: BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:08, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
          • That last one finally checks out! ミラP@Miraclepine 22:17, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

DJ Lottie

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• ... that in 2002 Muzik magazine named DJ Lottie as "Queen of Ibiza"?

• Source: Pattenden, Sian (July 2002). "National Lottie". Muzik. pp. 62–66.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Pargeter

Created by ResonantDistortion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

ResonantDis_tortion 11:28, 2 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: Note to promoter: the cover of the Muzik magazine calls DJ Lottie "Queen of Ibiza". KimYubin (talk) 03:10, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Alexis Nikole Nelson

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• ... that Alexis Nikole Nelson won the inaugural James Beard Award for Social Media Account?

• Source: https://www.eater.com/2022/6/11/23164075/james-beard-foundation-awards-2022-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nannie Washburn

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

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

• Passed GA recently enough Y, long enough Y, hook and article are reliably sourced. I can't really tell if a spotcheck for text-source integrity and copyvio took place at GA (Carnival of Lights?), but a brief look doesn't turn up anything Y. Hook is short enough and interesting, though I'm sure some won't be happy (someone has to be the first to win in a category afterall). Maybe a gloss that the James Beard Award is for food would make the interest of social media more apparent? Y QPQ done Y. Approving -

Il bacio (Arditi and Aldighieri)

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Adelina Patti in 1905"}">

"Il Bacio" recorded by Adelina Patti in 1905

• ... that recordings released of the song "Il bacio" extend from as early as 1898 to as late as 2016, and include uses in several Hollywood films?

• Source: *"Luigi Arditi". Discography of Historical American Recordings. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 30, 2026. - verifies the 1898 recording
• "Vocal Recital (Soprano): Gruberova, Edita - ARDITI, L. / GLIÈRE, R. / RACHMANINOV, S. / PROCH, H. / ADAM, A. / DELIBES, L. (The Art of Coloratura)". Naxos Records. Retrieved October 1, 2026. - verifies the 2016 recording
• Noblet, Agnès de (2004). "Bacio (il)". Un univers d'artistes: Autour de Théophile et de Judith Gautier. Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782296340695. - names three Hollywood films that include recordings of the song on page 18.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dyckman House

Moved to mainspace by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 182 past nominations.

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

• Well-sourced, interesting hook, well-written article that's well-sourced, no signs of copyvio, image is public domain, neutral tone, no more subjective stuff. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 16:16, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Dyckman House

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Dyckman House

• ... that an 18th-century farmhouse (pictured) remains intact in Manhattan? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 575
  • ALT1: ... that the Dyckman House (pictured) is the oldest remaining 18th-century farmhouse in Manhattan? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 575
  • ALT2: ... that a game board is carved into the wall of the Dyckman House (pictured)? Source: Dunlap, David W. (February 23, 1989). "Out of the Faint Past, a Trace of Fun". The New York Times.
  • ALT3: ... that when the Dyckman House (pictured) in New York City opened as a museum, its backyard had a military hut? Source: "Old Dyckman House Now City Museum; Farmhouse, Restored, Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean and Mrs. A. McM. Welch". The New York Times. July 12, 1916.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/District No. 2 Schoolhouse (Charlton, Massachusetts)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 840 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 13:16, 1 October 2026 (UTC).

• Article was more than 5x expanded on September 30 and nominated a day later. QPQ is done. No copyright violations or other issues detected. All of the hooks are reasonably interesting and verified to the cited materials. My preference is for Alt0 or Alt1, but no objections to the promoter picking any of these hooks at their discretion. This is good to go. Nice work.4meter4 (talk) 23:16, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

iCloud Private Relay

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• ... that a 2023 study found that iCloud Private Relay made speed-test downloads up to ten times slower, but improved network performance in some cases?

• Source: Trevisan et al. (2023), "Measuring the Performance of iCloud Private Relay", Passive and Active Measurement (PAM 2023), abstract and p. 2. The authors report up to a tenfold decrease in speed-test performance, while noting that overlay routing can improve performance in some cases.

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This article was accepted through AfC and moved from draftspace to mainspace on 1 October 2026.

It is a translation of the Japanese Wikipedia article ja:iCloudプライベートリレー, which I originally wrote myself.

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

鈴音雨 (talk) 06:26, 1 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:
Overall: Recently created article by translating it from the original in Japanese Wikipedia.. Hook is cited too and I find it interesting. No plagiarism issues and overall, good to go. QPQ not needed as its user's first DYK nom. Toadboy123 (talk) 02:36, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

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Swinomish Channel

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• ... that the construction of Swinomish Channel destroyed large areas of seagrass habitat?

• Source: Hinton, Steve R.; Hood, W. Gregory; Kammer, Nora E.; Mickelson, Eric; Yang, Zhaoqing; Khangaonkar, Tarang; Grossman, Eric E.; Stevens, Andrew; Gelfenbaum, Guy (2008). McGlinn Island Causeway & Jetty: Habitat Restoration Feasibility Phase 1: Establishing the Viability of Hydraulic Connectivity between Skagit & Padilla Bays (PDF) (Report). Skagit River System Cooperative. pg. 2-3. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/38389 (pg. 28-29 on pdf)

• • ALT1: ... that over 1,000,000 cubic yards (760,000 m³) of sediment was dumped on the Swinomish Reservation during the construction of Swinomish Channel? Source: Hinton, Steve R.; Hood, W. Gregory; Kammer, Nora E.; Mickelson, Eric; Yang, Zhaoqing; Khangaonkar, Tarang; Grossman, Eric E.; Stevens, Andrew; Gelfenbaum, Guy (2008). McGlinn Island Causeway & Jetty: Habitat Restoration Feasibility Phase 1: Establishing the Viability of Hydraulic Connectivity between Skagit & Padilla Bays (PDF) (Report). Skagit River System Cooperative. pg. 2-3 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/38389 (pg. 28-29 on pdf)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Voice of freedom (radio station)

5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 170 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 12:38, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take this. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 13:10, 16 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: Looks good. Aside from being 5x expanded it's also a GA now. While there is a high score on Earwig for Copyvio, this can be attributed to the name of a source that has been properly cited. On the third entry in the Earwig list, there seemed to be a possible issue of CLOP, but the similar sections are so far apart, and are often place names. So, there are no real issues on that front. Both hooks are interesting but I like ALT1 better. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 13:27, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Merdeka Lions

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Replicas of the Merdeka Lions

• ... that the Merdeka Lions (replica pictured) was moved around three times in nearly 40 years?

• Source: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19950824-1.1.2, https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=505bba5c-8731-48cb-b857-fa2917cc1665

• • ALT1: ... that the Merdeka Lions (replica pictured) was initially displayed at a bridge, then at a park before being moved to a military institute? Source: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19950824-1.1.2, https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=505bba5c-8731-48cb-b857-fa2917cc1665
  • ALT2: ... that Merdeka Lions (replica pictured) was initially created for a bridge before ultimately being moved to a military institute? Source: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19950824-1.1.2, https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=505bba5c-8731-48cb-b857-fa2917cc1665
  • ALT3: ... that the lions depicted in the Merdeka Lions (replica pictured) have realistic-styled bodies and abstract-styled manes? Source: https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/places/surveyed-sites/merdeka-lions-base-of-the-safti-military-institute-tower
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flamy Grant
  • Comment: Feel free to suggest other hooks. I don't think we can take a photo of the actual sculptures since it's not clear whether FoP would apply, but I can take a better photo of the replicas if needed.

Created by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 02:56, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• QPQ has been done. Page is newly created. The proposed hooks are supported by the sources. I think ALT2 is most interesting for me. I actually want to propose a hook that the lions were moved to SAFTI after demands treat the sculptures with "due respect", but the lead is kind of missing information that in context, similarities were pointed out between the new lion head logo and the sculptures. I might revamp the lead a little to reflect that.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 01:42, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Revised the lead to include the context. I tried coming up with a hook around that matter, but I think it might be too long. Let's see if you can give it a shot. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 04:34, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Think would simply go with ALT2 for now.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 04:36, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Alois Lichtsteiner

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• ... that Swiss painter Alois Lichtsteiner signs his works OHMSTAL because he finds it a beautiful word?

• Source: Original text: "Wenn er seine Werke seit jeher mit OHMSTAL signiert, [...] «OHMSTAL wählte ich, weil es ein schönes Wort ist.»"

Translation: "He has long signed his works OHMSTAL [...] 'I chose OHMSTAL because I find it a beautiful word.'"

Source: "Die Bilder werden beim Sehen neu geschaffen", Heimatkunde Wiggertal, vol. 74 (2017), pp. 188–195

Comment: Please use source [4] in the main article directly for verification as the link in this nomination returns a 404, and I've tried unsuccessfully to restore it.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Martyropolis (531)

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 11:54, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take a look at this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:25, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• New enough; I didn't need to do any caluclation for the expansion! Long enough.
• A rare 0% score from Earwig's Copyvio Detector.
• Sources look fine.
• I found the hook interesting enough.
• Hook supported by the source, according to the translation tool I used. I checked a couple of bio refs and they were fine.
• I was wondering whether the association with it being his birthplace should be mentioned, but I think that would probably reduce the hookiness.
• QPQ done. No other issues.

All looks fine. Approving. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:51, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

BennyOnTheLoose, are you aware of the WP:AIN § User:HerBauhaus thread? ‑‑gurkubondinn 18:59, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

I was't. Unapproving while the AIN thread continues. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:06, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

as the AIN thread has come to a conclusion. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:51, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Faiyaz Shaikh

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• ... that Faiyaz Shaikh was unanimously elected the president of the 95th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan, which was held in 2015?

• Source: नाट्यसंमेलनाच्या अध्यक्षपदी ज्येष्ठ रंगकर्मी फैयाज - Lokmat (in Marathi)

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: My first DYK nom. The hook may need a little wordsmithing.

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

JavaHurricane 20:19, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, spot check revealed no close paraphrasing. However, the Acting credits section has too many blank fields and is hard to verify to the three cited sources; it might be better to trim it to only her most notable roles which have reliable sourcing. The hook also doesn't mention why her election is interesting or unexpected. Since she apparently originally wanted to become an academic and was compelled to enter acting due to her family's financial situation, it might make for a better hook. PetéWarrior (talk) 13:42, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Petewarrior: thank you for your review. I've trimmed some of the filmography to remove the blank spaces. As for the hook: what I thought made it interesting to a general reader was that a Muslim woman was elected as the president of a conference on Marathi arts, going against Islamophobic stereotypes prevalent in Maharashtra (as well as elsewhere) that Muslims are not good speakers of Marathi (which many right-wing politicians and activists have frequently portrayed as a "Hindu language" - compare Hindi-Urdu controversy for instance). I don't find the lecturer-to-actor shift an interesting hook myself since that is actually a pretty common course for actors in India. If ALT0 doesn't work for you, I can instead think of a hook about her number of performances:

ALT1: ...that Faiyaz Shaikh has acted in over 4,500 play performances in her career?

which can be sourced to this Loksatta article (ref 2 in the article). JavaHurricane 14:31, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

If you could find references clarifying that a Muslim woman being elected is an unexpected development, then the first hook would be good. As it is, ALT1 is more suitable. PetéWarrior (talk) 14:44, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

@Petewarrior: there's no sources explicitly saying that, so I think we should go ahead with ALT1. JavaHurricane 15:12, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Chester Marcol Game

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• ... that despite using cocaine at half-time, Green Bay Packers kicker Chester Marcol scored a walk-off touchdown after having his own field goal kick blocked in a 1980 game against the Chicago Bears?

• Source: Source

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park

Converted from a redirect by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:53, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:40, 4 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: Article looks good. Nice work. Hooks works, but I think the number of links before the boldlink as well as the length will lessen the number of views (also, while amazing to football fans, to someone who doesn't know about the sport, will they understand how unusual it is for a kicker to score a touchdown on a blocked kick?). @Gonzo fan2007: What do you think about an alt something like ALT1 ... that NFL kicker Chester Marcol used cocaine before scoring the winning touchdown in a 1980 game against the Chicago Bears? (or could be "scored a walk-off touchdown" instead of "winning touchdown", same with ALT2) or ALT2 ... that in a 1980 game against the Chicago Bears, NFL kicker Chester Marcol scored the winning touchdown despite using cocaine at half-time? BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:00, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• BeanieFan11, ALT1 works for me. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:25, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
  • BeanieFan11 what about ALT3: ... that Green Bay Packers kicker Chester Marcol used cocaine before scoring the winning touchdown in a 1980 game against the Chicago Bears? I was thinking of doing a special request to run this the day the Packers and Bears play each other on Oct 11, so adding Packers would be nice. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:49, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
    • ALT3 approved (given you proposed it I don't think there will be an issue with me approving, whereas I think we'd have needed another reviewer to signoff on the others I proposed). I think it might be a bit close for a special occasion but I will ask about it at WT:DYK when I get up tomorrow (Oct 6). BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:13, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Julian Aguon

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• ... that Julian Aguon, a human rights attorney, became a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize?

• Source: https://www.guampdn.com/lifestyle/julian-aguons-intimate-lens-on-climate-change-earns-him-pulitzer-prize-nod/article_455024c4-d29d-11ec-9272-176078fc73bd.html

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Il bacio (Arditi and Aldighieri)

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 16:18, 2 October 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough, long enough. 18% on Earwig. GTG Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 16:21, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 3

Please (Sondre Lerche album)

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• ... that despite focusing on a breakup, the album Please by Sondre Lerche was described as containing "a manic joy to the whole affair where one might expect sober reflection"?

• Source: https://poptheology.com/goodbye-pleasure-must-getting-review-sondre-lerches-pleasure/ - "Unlike Sondre Lerche, with its nostalgic ruminations on the theoretical end of a relationship, Please was focused entirely on the wound left when it all came to a head. But, no matter how sad the record is (and trust me, it’s a sad one), there’s a manic joy to the whole affair where one might expect sober reflection."

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

Engineeringest (talk) 14:31, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

The boldlinked article is new enough, long enough, presentable, cited to reliable sources, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free. The is verified to a reliable source, under 200 characters, and kind of interesting. I would recommend making the hook shorter but that's just my opinion. The hook fact appears in the boldlinked article. A QPQ does not need to be submitted. Florence and Normandy (talk) 17:37, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun

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• ... that The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun once launched noodles printed with edible ink?

• Source: Nippon.com [信濃毎日新聞社は10月18日、創刊150周年を記念して、地元特産の信州そば（乾麺）に、食用インクで長野県の魅力を印字した「そば新聞」を発売した On October 18, to commemorate its 150th anniversary, the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun launched "Soba Newspaper"—locally produced Shinshu soba (dried noodles) featuring images and text highlighting the charms of Nagano Prefecture printed directly onto the noodles using edible ink.]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Julian Aguon

Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 71 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 16:21, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• Date, size, QPQ, copyvio and other spotchecks, all fine. But I think the hook is grammatically misleading/incorrect. The noodles weren't printed with the ink, they had ink printed on them. Ping to User:Nihil novi, my copyeditor friend, just in case. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:37, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• I'd propose something like:

... that on 10 October 2023 the Japanese newspaper Shinano Mainichi Shimbun published its 150th-anniversary commemorative issue on soba-noodle paper printed with edible ink.

Regards,

Nihil novi (talk) 04:16, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Please disregard my above suggestion, which reflected a misunderstanding of the article. Nihil novi (talk) 02:42, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

@Nihil novi: No need to apologize, and thank you for stopping by, but I think your confusion reinforces the point that the original hook is not crystal clear. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:08, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

@Piotrus: How about this?:

• ALT 1: ... that a newspaper in Japan once launched a noodle as a product?

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 18:10, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

That will work. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:13, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

Riding the Bus with My Sister (book)

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• ... that author Rachel Simon documented her year riding buses in a Pennsylvania city with her stubborn mentally handicapped sister in the 2002 book Riding the Bus with My Sister?

• Source: the book, throughout

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Moved to mainspace by 781h (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

781h (talk) 18:27, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (expanded nearly 10x in week before nomination), long enough. No evidence of copyvio, no QPQ required. Reliably sourced (although a question about WP:ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM, where it's unclear what the underlying sources for the claims are. I'd suggest replacing that source, 781h). Neutral point of view throughout, well-written, balanced. Hook is interesting and sourced; since the book title restates the hook I'd trim it a bit to ALT0a: ... that Rachel Simon documented her year of riding buses in a Pennsylvania city with her stubborn mentally handicapped sister in a 2002 book? Otherwise good to go. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:55, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Dclemens1971: I've cut encyclopedia.com for a more reliable reference. 781h (talk) 21:37, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Tanita Tikaram

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Tikaram in 2019

• ... that a Spotify playlist became Tanita Tikaram's (pictured) anthology album To Drink the Rainbow?

• Source: Love Record Stores: Pete Paphides

• • ALT1: ... that Tanita Tikaram (pictured) responded to criticism of her "sixth-form" lyrics by pointing out that she was in fact a sixth-former when she wrote them? Source: Sandall, Robert (February 1990). "Do Not Disturb". Q. No. 41. p.61 . Fuller quote than in the current Wikipedia article is "It was such an obvious thing for journalists to say that my lyrics were just sixth-form poetry. I used to say that myself. After all, I was only a sixth-former when I wrote them.". It's available on Rock's Backpages.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Grant Park (Milwaukee)
  • Comment: I'm always open to ALT hook suggestions.

Improved to Good Article status by BennyOnTheLoose (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:56, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• Recent GA, new enough, long enough, well-sourced, no copyvio, catchy hook. Other subjective stuff looks fine too. Not sure we need an image, and I think ALT1 is stronger. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 23:55, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

Shruthi L

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Shruthi L with championship trophies in 2025

• ... that Shruthi L won the 2024 World Women's Billiards Championship as the lowest-seeded player in the tournament?

• Source: Shruthi L Wins Women's World Championship (World Billiards)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alois Lichtsteiner
  • Comment: I'm open to any suggestions for ALT hooks. This year's World Womens's Billiards Championship is on 21 October; Shruthi L is defending champion so that would be a nice day to run this if it makes the cut.

Improved to Good Article status by BennyOnTheLoose (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:57, 3 October 2026 (UTC).

• You should probably fix your typos and grammar issues in the hook. The article seems good; Perhaps an alternate could be that she is the back to back world champion? This hook is good enough if it's fixed: "that that" and "as its the lowest-seeded player."
• ALT1: ... that Shruthi L won the 2024 World Women's Billiards Championship as the lowest-ranked player in the tournament?
• ALT2: ... that Shruthi L is the reigning back-to-back World Women's Billiards Champion? Sxchen1110 (talk) 17:42, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oops. thanks Sxchen1110. I edited the original. I think that ALT1 is more interesting than ALT2. Do you know how to add an image in here? (It's been a while since I've been at DYK). Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:59, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
  • I added the lead image of the article. Feel free to change the source code for a different photo. Sxchen1110 (talk) 21:23, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
    • Thank you, Sxchen1110. Anything else from you? Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:42, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
      • No, all good for ALT1. Sxchen1110 (talk) 00:37, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 4

OpenFlexure Microscope

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OpenFlexure Microscope V7-beta4

• ... that the lowest-cost version of the OpenFlexure Microscope (pictured) can be built for about US$15 if hardware is purchased in bulk?

• Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7249832/#sec6 (see summed costs under "Low-cost version" in appendix A1)

• • ALT1: ... that the OpenFlexure Microscope (pictured), presented by researchers in the UK and Tanzania, is open-source and 3D-printed? Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7249832/ (namely author information & abstract)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kokona Nonaka

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

paul2520 💬 18:56, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, hooks sourced and mentioned and interesting, Earwig at 13.8% for quoting the product specs. I prefer ALT1. PetéWarrior (talk) 14:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Ripped Pants (SpongeBob SquarePants)

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• ... that the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Ripped Pants" was based on an embarrassing incident that happened to creator Stephen Hillenburg when he was a kid?

• Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewfirriolo/mr-lawrence-spongebob-interview

• • Other info: Requesting one-day extension to the seven-day newness requirement, as it was moved into mainspace on September 26, and nominated on October 4. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tung³Sahur (talk • contribs) 22:24, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
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Moved to mainspace by Tung³Sahur (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Tung Tung? (talk) 18:04, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• @Tung³Sahur I'll take your review. - RTSthestardust (talk) 04:20, 24 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: None required.

Overall: RTSthestardust - RTSthestardust (talk)

• Good job @Tung³Sahur. Very fun DYK fact. The article is generally in decent quality right now, though it could help that you keep improving as you have an active GA nomination for the article. Good props to you. - RTSthestardust (talk) 04:25, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

Peter (bishop of Bethlehem)

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• ... that Bishop Peter of Bethlehem stayed in Thrace to secure the spoils of war for his church, only to be killed in battle by the Bulgarian army?

• Source: "Byzantium and its spoils acted like a magnet to the impoverished Franks in Syria and churchmen were not above taking part in this scramble for temporal goods ... the bishops of Acre and Bethlehem stayed with the crusaders instead of returning to their dioceses ... the bishop of Bethlehem was killed at the battle of Adrianople in 1205 when the Frankish army suffered a crushing defeat at the hand of the Bulgars." (Hamilton 1980, p. 249.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ursula K. Abbott

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 297 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 23:02, 4 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:  :( Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 17:51, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Kokona Nonaka, Kona Tsukine, Kanna Kan

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• ... that a Kona, a Kokona, and Kanna Kan starred in Link! Like! Love Live!? Source: 「ラブライブ！」シリーズの新規プロジェクトとして展開する、バーチャルスクールアイドル『蓮ノ空女学院スクールアイドルクラブ』（はすのそらじょがくいん）のメンバー＆キャスト情報が発表された。... 本プロジェクトは、2023年4月にリリース予定のスマートフォン向けアプリ「Link！Like(リンクライク)！/Information regarding the members and cast of "Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club"—a virtual school idol group launched as a new project in the Love Live! series—has been announced. ... This project centers on the smartphone app Link! Like!, scheduled for release in April 2023; the three subjects are listed in the cast
  • ALT0a: ... that a Kokona, a Kona, and Kanna Kan starred in Link! Like! Love Live!? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0b: ... that a Kona, a Kokona, and Kanna Kan were in Link! Like! Love Live!? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT0c: ... that a Kokona, a Kona, and Kanna Kan were in Link! Like! Love Live!? Source: Same as ALT0
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Earl Elser (duo) and Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
  • Comment: Only once in a lifetime does this ever happen. Tried my best to distance the alliteration from a certain hate group, even adding the "a" like with that Viking DYK in case someone mistakes them for siblings, though that K comes right before L (and that there are four of each letter) might mitigate this, as does the frequent alliteration of N. (FWIW Kan's name reminds me of Homer's Chaka Khan scene.)

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 185 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 23:30, 4 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: Looks good to me; for source review, it was a mix of AGF & searching Japanese names (野中ここな, 月音こな, and 菅叶和) in citation. I prefer ALT0. paul2520 💬 19:07, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

1969 Copa Interamericana

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• ... that Toluca were unable to host an international tournament at their stadium because it lacked floodlights?

• Source: [Spanish]: La falta de alumbrado en la Bombonera provocó que el Toluca jugara la Copa Interamericana ante Estudiantes de la Plata de Argentina en el Estadio Azteca el 13 de febrero de 1969, en lo que fue el primer encuentro internacional de carácter oficial. / [English]: The lack of lighting at La Bombonera meant that Toluca played the Interamerican Cup against Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina at the Azteca Stadium on February 13, 1969, in what was the first official international match. (Mediotiempo)

• ALT1 ... that the first official international match at Estadio Azteca was played during the 1969 Copa Interamericana?

• Source: [Spanish]: La falta de alumbrado en la Bombonera provocó que el Toluca jugara la Copa Interamericana ante Estudiantes de la Plata de Argentina en el Estadio Azteca el 13 de febrero de 1969, en lo que fue el primer encuentro internacional de carácter oficial. / [English]: The lack of lighting at La Bombonera meant that Toluca played the Interamerican Cup against Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina at the Azteca Stadium on February 13, 1969, in what was the first official international match. (Mediotiempo)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Martin Lehmann

5x expanded by Morogris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 125 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 00:52, 6 October 2026 (UTC).

• Looks interesting and the source backs up the claim. However, I am on the fence as to whether or not this qualifies as having been expanded 5 times (WP:5X). I'll leave it for others to weigh in on that. If they believe it meets the criteria, I am OK with passing this. In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 16:03, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh: On October 3, the article contained 865 bytes (137 words) of readable prose. The day before its nomination, it had grown to 10,192 bytes (1,560 words), an increase of more than 5×. I'm not sure how you concluded that it wasn't expanded at least 5×, so please help me understand your reasoning. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 17:42, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

@Morogris: Sheepishly, I was looking at the wrong number... This is all good to go. In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 17:51, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

@Gommeh:. No worries at all. I use Wikipedia:Prosesize, in case you want to take a look at that for future reference. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 17:54, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Sullivan Center

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Carson Pirie Scott Building (Sullivan Center)

• ... that a labor strike may have changed the facade of Sullivan Center (pictured)? Source: Siry, Joseph (1988). Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store. University of Chicago Press. p. 97
  • ALT1: ... that Sullivan Center (pictured) may have gotten a terracotta facade because of a stonecutters' strike? Source: Siry, Joseph (1988). Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store. University of Chicago Press. p. 97
  • ALT2: ... that the cast-iron lower stories of Sullivan Center (pictured) led to its tenant being nicknamed the Goth Target? Source: Krupp, Emma (October 27, 2021). "A History of Goth Target, TikTok's Favorite Chicago Building". Time Out Chicago
  • ALT3: ... that a Chicago department store (pictured) was "venerated like a shrine" among architects and preservationists? Source: Prose, Francine (November 9, 1997). "Chicago's Modernist Beauty". The New York Times.
  • ALT4: ... that after moving nearly a dozen times in a half-century, Carson's occupied Sullivan Center (pictured) for another century? Source: Vinci, John (Summer 1979). "Carson Pirie Scott: 125 Years in Business". Chicago History. Vol. 8, no. 2. pp. 92–97. "Carson Pirie Scott on State Street Closing". Chicago Tribune. August 28, 2006
  • ALT5: ... that to avoid interfering with business, some foundations for Sullivan Center (pictured) were excavated underneath the previous building on the site? Source: "Builders Work Under Shoppers". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 4, 1903. p. 6.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tennessee Bicentennial Rap

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 842 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:44, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take a look at this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:31, 8 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: BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:10, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• ALT0/ALT1: Source says "The decision to face the upper stories with terra cotta in place of marble may have resulted from a stonecutters strike in Chicago..." - the "may have" is not reflected in the hooks.
• ALT2 looks fine, assuming we are allowed to keep Target unlinked.
• ALT3: I'm not a fan of unattributed quotes in hooks but it seems they are OK, and the source is good.
• ALT4 source is geoblocked for me but I AGF. the least interesting of the hooks IMO.
• ALT5: I have no idea how common this was or is, but am guessing that as it was a news article it's hook-worthy.

• Epicgenius: Great work. Do you think ALTs 0&1 need to be tweaked? Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:29, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @BennyOnTheLoose: Thanks for the review. I've modified ALT0/1 respectively. For ALT4, the Tribune quote is "Carson Pirie Scott will close its historic flagship store on State Street in the Loop, where it has been selling goods for more than a century, a victim of industry consolidation and changing shopping habits." Epicgenius (talk) 13:56, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Prabhu Narayan Chaudhury

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• ... that in 2006 communist Land Minister Prabhu Narayan Chaudhury announced moves to seize lands of the former king of Nepal?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/07/nepal1 , https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/8/5/nepals-poor-may-get-kings-land , https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nepal-s-landless-farmers-to-get-king-s-land-minister/story-6KYGdFk0QSOrKBV33oqcpL.html

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Axel Wrede Sparre

Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 462 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 21:08, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• Fresh and long enough. Sources are cited. (To my surprise, they are even all in English.) QPQ is done. The article appears to be neutral and free of copyright issues. I am left wondering whether Chaudhury followed through with the land seizure. Have we got any information on that? Surtsicna (talk) 18:19, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
  • I cannot find any article indicating what happened after August 2006. There are articles on issues over ex-royal family property in later years, but without mentions of Chaudhury's role. --Soman (talk) 22:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Alright then. This is interesting already. Surtsicna (talk) 21:00, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

A Piece of Phantasmagoria

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• ... that A Piece of Phantasmagoria, a collection of fifteen Japanese animated shorts, has been described as absurdist science fiction that ranges from whimsy to melancholy and surrealism? Source: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/piece_of_phantasmagoria_a
  • ALT1: ... that the surreal collection of Japanese animated shorts, A Piece of Phantasmagoria, features running telegraph poles, a giant buried light bulb and a bar frequented by an ancient star? Source: same as above
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
  • Comment: ALT1 is more visually interesting, but is plot-heavy

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 609 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:51, 4 October 2026 (UTC).

• Expansion, date, hook, qpq, close paraphrase check ok. --Soman (talk) 23:57, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 5

The Fallen Crimson

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• ... that a song on Envy's album The Fallen Crimson features screaming over quiet music? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20221012142953/https://www.stereogum.com/2072329/envy-the-fallen-crimson-review/reviews/album-of-the-week/ (archive URL to get around the paywall)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charlotte Arren

Moved to mainspace by Dylan620 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 19:19, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: 17.4% on Earwig. GTG, no noteworthy issue and comments. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 17:41, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Louis Erlo

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• ... that Louis Erlo, director of the Opéra de Lyon from 1969 to 1995 and director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, staged Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges at both places? Source: several
  • Reviewed: Pomuch
  • Comment: You can watch the Lyon production on YouTube, a funny version of a rarely played piece with an interest title.

Created by Jmanlucas (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2192 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 10 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: Nice job! Copyvio is unlikely, according to Earwig (12.3% similarity). Translation from French Wikipedia article is attributed in the edit summary of page creation. The several sources refer to those in the article. You have my green light! :) Unsurprising (talk) 13:36, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

Triple Triad

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• ... that fans of the fictional Triple Triad minigame create their own decks to play it and trade cards in real life?

• Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-challenged-final-fantasy-xiv-fans-to-real-life-triple-triad-matches-to-celebrate-10-years-of-the-mmo

• • ALT1: ... that , years after appearing in Final Fantasy VIII, the digital card game Triple Triad was added to Final Fantasy XIV, where it became a "fully-fledged phenomenon"? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-challenged-final-fantasy-xiv-fans-to-real-life-triple-triad-matches-to-celebrate-10-years-of-the-mmo
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jimmy Jerome

Improved to Good Article status by Zxcvbnm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:51, 5 October 2026 (UTC).

• Article achieved GA status the day it was nominated. No issues of copyvio or of plagiarism. All cited sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. Hooks are cited and main hook is fine, although the language could be simplified to "...create their own decks to play it in real life?". Good to go. Aszx5000 (talk) 11:58, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

Hana Monogatari

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• ... that the short story series Hana Monogatari was originally planned to end after seven entries, but overwhelmingly positive reader response led to a decade-long serialization?

• Source: Maser, Verena (2013). Beautiful and Innocent: Female Same-Sex Intimacy in the Japanese Yuri Genre (PDF) (PhD). University of Trier Department of Linguistics, Literature and Media Studies, p 37

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eames House

Created by Morgan695 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 172 past nominations.

Morgan695 (talk) 14:14, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, hook interesting enough and well-sourced, Earwig detected no copyvio. Good to go. PetéWarrior (talk) 10:54, 12 October 2026 (UTC)

Auditorium Building

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Auditorium Building

• ... that the Auditorium Building (pictured) hosted the 1888 Republican National Convention before it was even completed? Source: Gregersen, Charles E. (1980). Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL (PDF) (Report). Historic American Buildings Survey. pp. 26, 27
  • ALT1: ... that US president Grover Cleveland declined to lay the cornerstone for the Auditorium Building (pictured) because laborers complained he wasn't a union worker? Source: Gregersen, Charles E. (1980). Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL (PDF) (Report). Historic American Buildings Survey. p. 26
  • ALT2: ... that in 1941, the Auditorium Building (pictured) was closed because the owners of a neighboring building cut off its utilities? Source: "Auditorium Will Ring Down Final Curtain June 30". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 30, 1941. p. 14
  • ALT3: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright said the Auditorium Building (pictured) was "famous before it was completed"? Source: "Roosevelt College to Occupy Chicago Auditorium Hotel: Cavalcade of Celebrities Civic Center Proposed". The Christian Science Monitor. August 14, 1947. p. 17.
  • ALT4: ... that at the Auditorium Building (pictured), a hotel and offices became classrooms? Source: Kerch, Steve (October 13, 1985). "Restoration Recapturing Era of Adler-Sullivan at Roosevelt U". Chicago Tribune.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WKAR-TV
  • Comment: This article last appeared on DYK 22 years ago, and expansion began on October 5 (when it was 8.5 kB) even though I made some minor edits in the preceding days; I nominated this page on October 10 (when it was 52 kB). I'm still working on expanding the article, but for now I'm submitting it for DYK since it still falls within the 7-day window for expansion. I can propose more hooks later.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 843 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 01:31, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

• No copyright issues or other problems found. QPQ has been done. Article was at 8,553 characters. Article is now over 50,000 characters so it has been 5x expanded. Was nominated in the proper time. Hook facts all check out. I like all of them but alt4 which is the least interesting of the choices, so the promoter can select at their discretion from the others. Epicgenius feel free to express a preference if you have one. Great work!4meter4 (talk) 16:19, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the review. The hooks are more or less in order of preference (that is to say, I put ALT0 and ALT1 first because I preferred these). Epicgenius (talk) 21:41, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Agnès Adjaho

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• ... that an ambassador to Vatican City reflected fondly on her time being a "Catholic and Marxist revolutionary"?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180622193301/https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Agnes-Adjaho-femme-lettres-Vatican-2017-01-18-1200818070 - Quote: « Nous étions catholiques et révolutionnaires marxistes ! », sourit-elle aujourd’hui.

• • ALT1: ... that Agnès Adjaho ran a bookstore before becoming Benin's ambassador to Vatican City? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180622193301/https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Agnes-Adjaho-femme-lettres-Vatican-2017-01-18-1200818070
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/ISRO
  • Comment: Translated quote, hope that's fine

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 21:32, 5 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: Article was created on 5 October 2026 and is 559 words (3,467 characters) in length. It is fully sourced, neutrally-worded and presented, and seems to be free from plagiarism (based on spot checks of two French-language sources). The hooks are cited and interesting, although I think ALT0 is more interesting. QPQ is done. Approved. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:36, 11 October 2026 (UTC) Grnrchst (talk) 09:36, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Toluca FC

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• ... that football club Toluca is sometimes nicknamed after chorizo?

• Source: [Spanish]: El Toluca cuenta además con otros apodos utilizados con menor frecuencia para referirse al equipo tales como: los escarlatas por el color del uniforme o los choriceros, al ser el chorizo uno de los alimentos característicos de la ciudad de Toluca. / [English] Toluca also has other nicknames used less frequently to refer to the team such as: the scarlets because of the color of the uniform or the chorizo ​​makers, since chorizo ​​is one of the characteristic foods of the city of Toluca. (El Futbolero)

• • ALT1: ... that Toluca is the only major Mexican football club without a rival derby? Source: [Spanish]: A pesar de ser uno de los clubes más grandes y ganadores dentro del futbol mexicano, la realidad es que Toluca no tiene un Clásico o Derby dentro de la Liga MX. Un tema que ha inundado las redes sociales por las controversias que se han suscitado. Equipos como América, Chivas, Pumas y Cruz Azul tienen sus propias rivalidades y clásicos. Incluso Rayados de Monterrey y Tigres UANL... / [English]: Despite being one of the biggest and most successful clubs in Mexican soccer, the reality is that Toluca doesn't have a Clásico or Derby in Liga MX. This issue has flooded social media due to the controversies it has generated. Teams like América, Chivas, Pumas, and Cruz Azul have their own rivalries and classic matches. Even Rayados de Monterrey and Tigres UANL.(Futbol Total)
  • ALT2: ... that a Mexican President once personally asked a businessman to run football club Toluca? Source: [Spanish]: Esas fueron las circunstancias por las que, el entonces presidente de la república, Adolfo López Mateos, llamó a Don Nemesio Diez Riega para presentarle una petición muy especial: que hiciera todo lo que estuviera en sus manos para rescatar al equipo. / [English]: These were the circumstances under which the then-President of the Republic, Adolfo López Mateos, called Don Nemesio Diez Riega to make a very special request: that he do everything in his power to rescue the team. (Excelsior)
  • ALT3: ... that Toluca won their first international title without playing a final? Source: [Spanish]: El primer título internacional llegó el 19 de diciembre de 1968 con la Copa de Campeones de la Concacaf. Ese título nos dio el boleto a la primera Copa Interamericana de la historia ante Estudiantes de la Plata. Los Diablos venían de ganar sus primeras dos Ligas y se consolidó tras vencer en la segunda fase del torneo al Greek American de Estados Unidos. El Transvaal de Surinam y el Aurora de Guatemala fueron descalificados por conflictos, por lo cual el título se le dio en automático a nuestro equipo. / [English]: The first international title came on December 19, 1968, with the CONCACAF Champions Cup. That title earned us a spot in the first-ever Interamerican Cup against Estudiantes de La Plata. The Red Devils had already won their first two league titles and solidified their position after defeating Greek American of the United States in the second round of the tournament. Transvaal of Suriname and Aurora of Guatemala were disqualified due to internal conflicts, so the title was automatically awarded to our team. (Toluca FC)
  • ALT4: ... that a Toluca fan group strips off their shirts to celebrate goals, no matter the weather? Source: [Spanish]: Ni el frío del invierno, ni la baja temperatura nocturna privó a la porra del Toluca conocida como La Perra Brava de llevar a cabo su tradición luego de que su equipo anotara en el Estadio Azul.Apenas 14 minutos bastaron para que el zaguero de los Diablos, Paulo Da Silva, con un cabezazo colocado abriera el marcador y entonces sí, los integrantes de La Perra Brava se despojaron de sus chamarras rojas, de sus playeras rojas o de cualquier prenda que trajeran en la parte posterior para quedar con la mitad del cuerpo desnudo. / [English]: Neither the winter chill nor the low nighttime temperatures deterred the Toluca supporters' group known as La Perra Brava from carrying out their tradition after their team scored at Estadio Azul. Just 14 minutes were enough for the Diablos' defender, Paulo Da Silva, to open the scoring with a well-placed header, and then the members of La Perra Brava stripped off their red jackets, their red shirts, or any other garment they were wearing on their backs, leaving half their bodies bare. (Mediotiempo)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/William Hartnell

Improved to Good Article status by Morogris (talk) and Nihoniumaluminum (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 16:17, 5 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take a look at this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:29, 9 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: Pic parameters marked as y because na gives an error. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:00, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

• Original hook: The source says the term is used less frequently than the club's main nickname, so I don't think this really works without the actual nickname being included. There's a potential hook here but I think the wording needs to be tweaked.
• ALT1: what part of the source verifies that it is the only major Mexican football club without a rival derby?
• ALT2: seems fine.
• ALT3: seems fine, I like this one.
• ALT4: seems fine but is less interesting than the other options IMO.

@BennyOnTheLoose: Thank you. What wording would you suggest for the original hook? I've added the word "sometimes" so that we don't suggest this is a major nickname.

Regarding the major Mexican club without a derby, I've expanded the quote for Futbol Total to include the first 2 paragraphs mentions the other major Mexican clubs -- America, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara (Chivas), and Pumas, part of the Big Four (Mexico). Even other clubs beyond these have derbies but not Toluca. If you still don't think this satisfies the hook then let me know or we can just choose another hook that does. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 14:27, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Morogris. I think the amended original hook is OK (co-ordinators might want to tweak it slightly). I don't think the new sources quite support the "only" on ALT1, so unless you're really keen on it, maybe that one can be struck out. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:34, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Struck it, thank you for the suggestion BennyOnTheLoose. I've also tweaked the wording in the article so it no longer says "only". Feel free to review the other hooks and decide which one is good for the main page. Cheers, Morogris (✉ • ✎) 19:55, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

A Housekeeper's Diary

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• ... that Charles III was awarded any profits of A Housekeeper's Diary but was unable to claim them?

• Source: [In October 1995, a second court ruling entitled the prince to all profits from the book, but he was unable to claim them because Ms Berry was out of the country. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2484863.stm, Charles gags Scottish paper, 16 November 2002, BBC News]

• • ALT1: ... that the author of A Housekeeper's Diary was forced into exile? Source: ["And Miss Berry, 70, risked arrest by flouting the order and selling 100,000 copies in the US. She spent five years in exile, living in Canada and Ireland." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2484863.stm, Charles gags Scottish paper, 16 November 2002, BBC News]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lahore family of astrolabists

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 138 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:00, 6 October 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, reliably sourced, BLP-compliant, neutral, no issues with COPYVIO. The hook is reliably sourced and in the article, is under 200 characters, and interesting. I prefer the first hook. QPQ done, . Whonting (talk) 17:31, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Luther Draffen Bridge

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• ... that the Luther Draffen Bridge was the first bridge where prefabricated tied-arches were slid horizontally into place during construction? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jeffrey Gildenhorn

Created by Bneu2013 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Bneu2013 (talk) 15:55, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• Date, length, hook, qpq, close paraphrase check all ok. --Soman (talk) 10:11, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

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Malagasy naming customs

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• ... that many people from Madagascar change their names multiple times during their lives?

• Source: "In the first pages of his ethnography of the Betsileo (Kottak 1980), Conrad Kottak explains that he has changed personal and village names to preserve anonymity. This practice of name changing, he writes, “would no doubt be acceptable to the Betsileo themselves, since most change their names two or three times during their lives... It should be clear by now that Sahondry’s decision to change her name to escape the police took place in a cultural context where changes of name and group affiliation are frequent and important for the construction of a person." Denis Regnier in Pacific Studies

• • ALT1: ... that at 36 characters, Andrianampoinimerinatompokoindrindra may be the longest known Malagasy name? Source: "Possibly the longest known example is that of a 19th century king recognised by many as the father of the Madagascan people. His name was Andrianatompokoindrindra, but rumour has it that this is a shorter version of his full name which was Andrianampoinimerinatompokoindrindra - 36 letters - meaning the prince who was given birth by Imerina and who is my real lord." BBC News
  • ALT2: ... that when people from Madagascar change their names, their communities may choose not to use the new name? Source: "After the naming ritual described earlier, it is not always the case that a new name sticks and easily replaces a former usage name...Franklin’s difficulties in attributing himself a new name illustrate the difference between the various usage names under which the Betsileo can be known throughout their life and the conditions in which these names are acquired" Denis Regnier in Pacific Studies
  • ALT3: ... that people from Madagascar usually have two names, but that neither of these is a surname? Source: "Today the binomial name is probably the most widespread name structure in Madagascar, even though there still are people who have only one name (e.g., Ratsoja) or others who have more than two names. This binomial structure, however, significantly differs from that of European names because none of the two names is a patronymic or family name that is transmitted to children." Denis Regnier in Pacific Studies
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Copilot (film)

Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 77 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:34, 5 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take a look at this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:01, 5 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: No pic, but "NA" doesn't work so I put ticks.

Doesn't look like there are any big issues, but:

• the link to Binomial nomenclature seems wrong.
• I don't see "because women in some regions add their husbands' names to their own" (lead) in the body, so it appears to be uncited.
• "a unique personal name given in childhood birth." looks like there is a typo
• "Christian Malagasy also bear baptismal names, usually French, in addition to their Malagasy-language names, which together with the personal name forms the two names most Malagasy bear." didn't read well to me
• "Joanina or Jaona" - source has "Jaonina or Jaona"

• ALT0: is this just for the Betsileo people, or more generally? If the former, should that be added into the hook?
• ALT1: "may be the longest known" feels a bit weak for a DYK; I'm not sure this is a good one.
• ALT2: same question as for ALT0.
• ALT3: "probably the most widespread name structure" is another that seems a bit weak for a DYK to me. ("probably")

• Thanks, Dclemens1971. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:46, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• BennyOnTheLoose Issues in the article have been fixed, thanks for flagging. Re: ALT0/ALT2, the source is a case study of the Betsileo (one of Madagascar's largest ethnic groups) but it seems widespread throughout the country. The same source refers to the Malagasy habit of name changing, as does the Kus and Raharijaona book chapter. Re: ALT1, just trying to go with the source here and avoid making a definitive claim that the source doesn't make. On the one hand, yes, it weakens the hook. On the other hand, I think it's a strong hook on interest because the long name is so very long. Re: ALT3, the source is the source, but if you want we could try ALT3a: ... that when people from Madagascar have two names, neither of these is a surname? Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• I think all hooks are fine; I prefer 0 or 2 over 1 or 3. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:10, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

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Khirbet Beit Sila

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Ambo from Khirbet Beit Sila

• ... that the dedicatory inscription of a 6th-century Byzantine church at Khirbet Beit Sila, which names 10 November as the day its relics were deposited, was uncovered on the same date in 1997?

• Source: Batz, Shahar (2004). "כנסיית תיאודורוס הקדוש בחורבת בית סילה" [The Church of St. Theodore at Ḥ. Beit Sila]. Qadmoniot (in Hebrew). 37 (128): 113–119. JSTOR 23682827 – via JSTOR. (translated): "For the salvation and succor of Peter the priest; from what Saint Theodore granted him, he made the main body of the church and the apse; and the deposition of relics is done in the month of November, on the tenth (day)." An interesting detail is that on that very same day, nearly 1,500 years later, in 1997, the inscription on the apse of the Church of St Theodore, which had stood there in ruins until then, was uncovered.

• • ALT1: ... that a reliquary found beneath the altar of a 6th-century Byzantine church at Khirbet Beit Sila was still fastened with clasps and contained a single brown hair, possibly a relic of Saint Theodore? Source: Batz, Shahar (2012). "A Byzantine Church at Khirbet Beit Sila". In Carmin, Noga (ed.). Christians and Christianity: Churches and Monasteries in Samaria and Northern Judea. Vol. III. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority; Staff Officer of Archaeology – Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria. p. 396. JSTOR j.ctt1x76gvs.21. Marble Reliquary: This reliquary was found in situ underneath the altar... Bronze clasps found in situ on the reliquary indicate that holy relics were sealed and locked inside. A brown hair, 19 cm long, was found inside the reliquary. The hair apparently belonged to a saint, perhaps even to the one to whom the church was dedicated.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tai Shan (giant panda)

Created by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 10:30, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough (Made in October 6, DYKNOM in October 7), long enough, low percent of copyvio, and both hooks are interesting, even if they're too long. Overall, great work! Although one minor issue, the image you given to the DYNOM seemingly doesn't appear in the article. Is there something wrong? If you fix the issue, I'll approve the NOM. ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 03:45, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

@DoNothingEveryday: Thank you for the review! I had used a different image showing the ambo from another perspective, and I completely forgot about the requirement that the nominated image must appear in the article. I've now added the nominated image to the article as well. Hope we're good now. Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 07:45, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Mariamnei:, we're now all good, approving nom. Cheers! ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 08:31, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Girls' Generation-HRS

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The members of Girls' Generation-HRS in 2015

• ... that South Korean girl group Girls' Generation-HRS (pictured) originated from a joke made in a YouTube video?

• Source: https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/1277521.html - "유튜브에서 장난처럼 시작한 일이 실제 데뷔로 이어졌다... 지난해 9월 유튜브 채널 ‘효연의 레벨업’에 올라온 영상에서 효연이 던진 말 한마디가 시발점이 됐다. 티파니와 만난 효연이 “소녀시대 데뷔 20주년을 맞아 소녀시대의 유닛 태티서처럼 효리수를 결성하고 싶다”고 말하면서다." ("What started as a joke on YouTube led to an actual debut... The starting point was a single remark made by Hyoyeon in a video uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Hyoyeon's Level Up' last September.")

• • ALT1: ... that the debut single of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation-HRS (pictured) is named after the internet meme "skibidi"? Source: https://www.atstar1.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6038253
  • ALT2: ... that after nineteen years of being part of Girls' Generation, three vocally overshadowed members formed their own girl group (pictured)? Source: https://www.khan.co.kr/article/202609231111001 - "또한 소녀시대의 댄스 담당으로서 가사 파트가 별로 없고 그 이유로 원샷 역시 적었던 경험적 맥락 안에서 이 상황극엔 일종의 핍진함이 담긴다." (Furthermore, within the experiential context of being Girls' Generation's dance leaders with few lyric parts and consequently few solo shots, this skit contains a kind of verisimilitude.)
    "2007년 지상파 음악방송에 데뷔했던 시절과 현재가 교차하며 19년을 거슬러 올라가는 서사가 효리수의 무대에 덧씌워진다." (A narrative that goes back 19 years, intersecting the time when they debuted on a terrestrial music show in 2007 with the present, is overlaid on HyoRiSoo's stage.)
    https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260911/girls-generations-hrs-unit-silences-critics-with-skibidi-success - "Girls' Generation historically faced uneven vocal distribution, and members known primarily for dance received less attention for their vocals."
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  • Comment: ALT0 and ALT2 are my preferences, but ALT2 might need some rewording? Image is taken from 2015 (as members of Girls' Generation) rather than 2026 (the official debut of Girls' Generation-HRS), so I understand if it isn't used.

Created by Tt2460 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Tt2460 (talk) 17:45, 6 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:27, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Where do refs support "behaving as divas because of their 19 years of experience as members of Girls' Generation"? Only source I had reservations on was mydaily.co.kr, but that's only because WP:KO/RS says it "needs discussion", and according to a GB search it's used frequently in academic books. No other issues.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Clear at 100px: - Not sure if this fits, but there's no "other" for images unlike with hooks, so see below. Image is freely licensed as confirmed by a license reviewer, though I'll approve this only if it's stated as "pictured prior to formation in 2026" and the caption is "The members of Girls' Generation-HRS in 2015", and even then only as a final choice per the principles of DYKDIVERT.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Moved to mainspace on nom day and size 3328 B. No need for QPQ since it's the nom's second DYK. Approving ALT0 over ALT2; both are verified. I don't think ALT1 meets DYKINT since I strongly doubt "skibidi" is well-known outside the younger demographic; also to a lesser extent it says it was named after the meme even though the ref and article say it refers to the slang term. The soundtrack song should be meta-verified by the soundtrack itself; otherwise, no other issues overall. @Tt2460: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:29, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

BTW I fixed the WP:KO/RS link. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:13, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Thanks for the review! I cited the digital soundtrack single and cut the line about divas; I think it was veering too much towards WP:SYNTH, but it was based on this line: "MBC ‘쇼! 음악중심’과의 미팅을 소재로 헬기와 스카이다이빙 촬영, 30분 분량의 오프닝 또는 엔딩 무대 등을 요구하는 황당한 설정을 내세웠고" (Using a meeting with MBC’s "Show! Music Core" as the subject matter, absurd scenarios were presented such as demanding helicopter- and skydiving-filming, as well as a 30-minute opening or ending stage).
I believe all of the content from the mydaily.co.kr reference is already covered by other references, so it could be removed, but I was thinking it could potentially be used to expand the Impact section. Tt2460 (talk) 15:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Tt2460: The point I made on mydaily is covered by WP:UBO, so that ref should be fine for now. Have you addressed the issue with the image? (If not I'm open to approving without the image.) ミラP@Miraclepine 16:17, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Sorry, missed that one. I have edited the caption both here and on the original page! Not sure if it's proper to directly edit the DYKs, so I will just put them here instead; they are all still under 200 prose characters:

• ALT0a: ... that South Korean girl group Girls' Generation-HRS (pictured prior to formation in 2026) originated from a joke made in a YouTube video?
• ALT2a: ... that after nineteen years of being part of Girls' Generation, three vocally overshadowed members formed their own girl group (pictured prior to formation in 2026)?
• ALT2b: ... that after nineteen years of being part of Girls' Generation, three vocally overshadowed members (pictured) formed their own girl group?

I've approved the new alts accordingly (though the point about the pic being a second option still stands). BTW per WP:DYKMOS media markers aren't counted towards the hook length. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:56, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Ancient Heart

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• ... that her record label expected Tanita Tikaram's Ancient Heart to sell about 40,000 copies, but its worldwide sales reached approximately four million?

• Source: Sullivan, Caroline (2 June 2005). "'I was an odd kid'". The Guardian. "Her label predicted sales of 40,000 for her first album, Ancient Heart; it impertinently ended up selling 4m copies and spending a year in the charts."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Malagasy naming customs
  • Comment: Happy for ALT suggestions, but I'd rather leave anything about "Good Tradition" or "Twist in My Sobriety" for if I ever get round to getting them to GA status.

Improved to Good Article status by BennyOnTheLoose (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:26, 9 October 2026 (UTC).

Substantial interesting GA, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The hook - just numbers - is not exactly what I'd like to know, but her name and the album title alone are interesting already. Good luck with more GAs for the details! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Ms. Rachel

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• ... that Ms. Rachel curated an exhibition of artwork made by children from Gaza?

• Source: https://hyperallergic.com/ms-rachel-sells-artworks-by-children-from-gaza/

• • ALT1: ... that Ms. Rachel recorded five hundred personalized videos to fundraise for a nonprofit that supports children in dangerous locations? Source: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/us/ms-rachel-gaza-social-media-cec/index.html
  • ALT2: ... that Ms. Rachel, an infant education youtuber, released an album that charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 Albums? Source: https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2026-10-10/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Orlando Gill
  • Comment: Thanks to User:Unsurprising for helping me brainstorm hook ideas!

Improved to Good Article status by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 01:46, 10 October 2026 (UTC).

• Thanks for nominating this! I am currently on vacation and unfortunately locked out of main. At the meanwhile, I am (co-)working on updates for PSHAW, so I wouldn't mind giving the credits once the hook reaches a queue! (a good way to test our new update/fix to the creditor/"Give credits" feature...) Unsurprising (vacation account)  📝 🗣️💬 👥 (main)

• Full review needed, as I am ineligible to review this. Unsurprising (vacation account)  📝 🗣️💬 👥 (main) 21:41, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

This is an easy pass. The article has been recently promoted to GA. Obviously, it is long enough. Like the GAN reviewer, I see no neutrality or copyright problems. The hooks check out easily too. The first two seem more interesting than the third. OT: I wonder if any attempt has been made to procure a photograph. Surtsicna (talk) 08:34, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Gumlands

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• ... that the Gumlands, a wetland vegetation zone in New Zealand, harbours over 160 lepidoptera species, with undescribed species found nowhere else?

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

Emmanbotan🌹 (talk) 03:08, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Article is new enough, (just about) long enough, and mostly in good shape. No QPQ is required. Hook is interesting and supported by the source. No signs of copyvio or plagiarism. There are a couple of statements not supported by a source, including Gumland ecosystems are critically endangered.: remember that, per MOS:LEAD, it's fine to leave sources out of the lead, but only if the same statements are found in the body (as they should be) with a source there. One image, appropriately licensed.

For grammar and DYK requirements, the hook needs a slight rephrase, and I'd suggest avoiding the scientific name Lepidoptera as likely to be unfamiliar to most readers. How about...

* ALT0: ... that the Gumlands, a wetland vegetation zone in New Zealand, harbours over 160 species of butterflies and moths, including undescribed species found nowhere else?

UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 17:05, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• Hello @UndercoverClassicist:, I just added a threat section. I think the one you did is better. Emmanbotan🌹 (talk) 18:46, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• • Looks good to me: Approved for ALT0. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 19:19, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Blade (Honkai)

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• ... that the Honkai character Blade was believed by fans to be in a romantic relationship with Dan Feng, who reincarnated as the character Dan Heng? Source: https://gamerant.com/honkai-star-rail-high-cloud-quintet-controversy-lunae-crime-misogyny-explained/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1969 Copa Interamericana
  • Comment: Not sure about the wording of ALT0, as it is quite long but still interesting in my opinion, and it is the best way I could think of wording it. miHoYo never actually confirmed the romance though (see sources).

Improved to Good Article status by Gommeh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 16:04, 9 October 2026 (UTC).

• The article is fine (recent GA, spotchecks ok). QPQ done. But the hook has problems. First, it may be too close to WP:DYKPLOT, second, yes, it does not seem that interesting, although it could become so if it was made clear we are talking about a male homosexual ship. I think the hook has potential, but needs to rewritten to make this clear, although this should also be clarified in the article - if sources allow. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 00:55, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT1: ... that the Honkai character Blade was believed by fans to be in a gay romantic relationship? Source: https://gamerant.com/honkai-star-rail-high-cloud-quintet-controversy-lunae-crime-misogyny-explained/ In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 00:57, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Gommeh: Ok for me now. Maybe add Chinese game franchise before Honkai? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:44, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
  • No, I don't think that's needed here. In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 03:09, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Mary Carson

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Mary Carson

• ... that Texas soprano Mary Carson (pictured) sued Thomas Edison for his refusal to pay her for recordings she made for his company?

• Source: *Jasinski, Laurie E. "Mary Carson: A Celebrated Soprano from Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 4, 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Blacker the Berry (song)

Moved to mainspace by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 183 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 05:04, 6 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: New enough, plenty long enough and well-sourced. Earwig score of 14.5 is mostly hitting people's names and venue names. The pic was taken 1915 so I understand it to be out of copyright. I like the hook. DrThneed (talk) 07:16, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

The Life of Pope John Paul II

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• ... that Pope John Paul II is a Marvel Comics superhero?
  • ALT1: ... that Marvel Comics created The Life of Pope John Paul II?
  • ALT2: ... that The Life of Pope John Paul II was conceived in Japan? Source: "John Paul II was the first pontiff to visit the country. The pope arrived in Japan in February 1981 to a small but enthusiastic welcome. The pope’s visit galvanized Pelc, who was still riding high on the success of the St. Francis comic. He began looking into the possibility of producing another religious-themed comic for Marvel."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/iPhone_18_Pro
  • Comment: within the two day grace period of the seven-day period. I ask for time to complete this article because... there is too much sourcing in this article. I did not plan for it to receive such extensive and detailed reception. So many sources are still missing from the article, or barely incorporated. I am confident that any DYKFICTION concerns will be IARed and think it is fairly likely that this ends up in WP:DYKAPRIL

Created by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 05:12, 15 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 is short and concise. The article, which indeed is eligible under the grace period, self-explains the first two hooks, so I would personally promote ALT2. As for WP:DYKFICTION, because the hooks do not reference the plot, but rather the comic and its value/effect in the real-world, any such concerns should be WP:IARed. Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 18:39, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

• So ironic, certainly deserves WP:DYKAPRIL! :) Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 18:41, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

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Horvat Berachot

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Byzantine mosaics from Horvat Berachot

• ... that a possible cave chapel, a Byzantine basilica, and a Muslim inscription written in the Kufic script have been documented at Horvat Berachot?

• Source: Magen, Yitzhak; Kagan, Evgeni D. (2012). Malka, Ayelet Hashahar (ed.). Christians and Christianity. Vol. II: Corpus of Christian Sites in Judea. Jerusalem: Staff Officer of Archaeology, Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria, Israel Antiquities Authority. pp. 141–145. ISBN 978-965-406-253-4. A basilical church, probably attached to a monastery, was excavated in 1976; its erection is dated to the middle of the sixth century CE... A Muslim inscription in Kufic script is engraved on the crypt's southern wall. The cave contains a tomb predating the erection of the church, with the bones of 11 individuals. The excavators believe that the cave was transformed into a chapel towards the end of the fourth century CE, i.e., before the church was built.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jo Myong Ae

Created by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 14:56, 12 October 2026 (UTC).

• This is a very well-written article that adds to Wikipedia's coverage of Middle Eastern cultures and ancient history. It is easily long enough and nominated in time. QPQ done. The article is in good Wikipedia style with careful inline citations to scholarly sources. Earwig confirms that it's original text. The only thing that stood out as odd was the phrase "a Muslim inscription"; normally I'd expect an inscription to be labelled by language or by time period (Arabic/ Muslim-era). However, seeing that the exact phrase is used in the scholarly source, I can't complain.

The image is present in the article, works at thumbnail size, and is freely licensed by its uploader. The hook is interesting and sourced (assuming good faith on a printed source). It does not appear as a whole in the article, but the different parts of it appear in the article cited to this source. There should be a connection between the text hook and the image. The "the" before "Kufic" isn't needed. So I propose this slightly altered hook, which is still well within 200 characters:

• ALT1: ... that a possible cave chapel, a Byzantine basilica (mosiac pictured), and a Muslim inscription written in Kufic script have been documented at Horvat Berachot?

With these slight changes, I think this hook is good to go and am passing this DYK. MartinPoulter (talk) 14:14, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Tavibo

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• ... that the origin of a Native American shaman's name was attributed to his people's word for White people? Source: Descendants today recall his name as “Numuraivo,” or Northern Paiute–White man. ... Numuraivo, no doubt, is a composite from the Northern Paiute word for themselves, Numu, or “humans,” and taivo, “whites.”
  • ALT1: ... that a Native American shaman is now known by a name combining his ethnicity with "White man"? Source: The name Tavibo, as Mooney observed, derives from taivo, the Northern Paiute word for “whites,”
  • ALT1a: ... that a Native American shaman is also known by a name combining his ethnicity with "White man"? Source: The name Tavibo, as Mooney observed, derives from taivo, the Northern Paiute word for “whites,”
  • ALT2: ... that Tavibo prophesized about disasters that would purge White settlers while sparing the Native Americans? He prophesied that the intruders would be swallowed up in an earthquake but the Native people would be saved. Native Americans would then be able to enjoy the fruits of the earth, including pos-sessions left by the offending invaders. A second prophecy revealed that the disaster would engulf everyone but that the Indians would be resurrected within a few days, forever enjoying the earth and an abundance of game, fish, and piñon nuts.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cornell University pumpkin prank
  • Comment: The subject's ethnicity is verified by this quote from the ANB ref: "Tavibo (1830–1915), Northern Paiute (Numu) shaman".

Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 187 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 03:04, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

• Interesting article. I will review it.

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: Most of them looks fine to me. Some minor questions before passing:

1. Would you mind to explain why you choose "Numu-tibo'o" while the ANB use "Numuraivo"? For comparsion, 'He is nowadays remembered by local settlers' descendants as Numu-tibo'o, meaning "[Northern Paiute] people-White man"' (WP) verses "Descendants today recall his name as “Numuraivo,” or Northern Paiute–White man." (ANB). Is the name from Hoyer's thesis?
2. Book sources would benefit from adding ISBN and sections, particularly the Encyclopedia of Native American Religions.
3. Per the previous tip, I am interested in Dancing Ghosts: Mary Austin's Synthesis of Native American and Biblical Mythologies - Is the source this book? Any differences between them? While I perfer a book with an ISBN over a thesis, I believe you have a reason on it.

Oh, by the way, if you are interested on creating hooks, I think you may want to add hooks about how he resisted white settlers. I am bad at creating interesting hooks so I won't add suggest them then. Saimmx (talk) 18:37, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

@Saimmx: The name comes from the Hoyer ref, and I was checking if Numuraivo was a typo exclusive to the ANB, but several Google Books use "Numuraivo'o", so I added them (I'll use "Numu-tibo'o" first since, skimming at the Lynch ref, that's the more accurate Native American name and Numuraivo('o) appears to be outdated) and added an ALT1a accordingly. I have replaced the thesis with the book version and fixed the book refs; same for adding a ALT2. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:55, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Pretty good. Looks like we have different spellings between sources. While I can't access offline sources over new added transliteration, I don't see issues from given ISBN info. Nice work, I think I can give a pass. If other reviewers see issues, let me know. --Saimmx (talk) 23:02, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Harry W. Low (Judge)

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• ... that Harry W. Low, the first Chinese American judge in Northern California, also won an Emmy Award?

• Source: https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/365374-justice-harry-low-first-chinese-american-judge-in-the-bay-area-was-a-bridge-across-communities

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

Graygraybear (talk) 19:23, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• @Graygraybear: please swap it over to past tense as he's dead. Also, do you have a more snappy hook? Other than that it's fine - well-sourced, lengthy, new enough, etc. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 01:24, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
  • @Jishara - ALT0a: ... that Harry W. Low, the first Chinese American judge in Northern California, and also won an Emmy Award?
    • Signing for clarity and ping. Sorry Jishara! Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 15:11, 21 October 2026 (UTC)
      • @Graygraybear: are you good with that? Grammar-fixed version: ALT0b ... that Harry W. Low, the first Chinese American judge in Northern California, also won an Emmy Award? Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 15:15, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

• • • • • @Jishara: Yes, ALT0b looks great to me. Thanks! Graygraybear (talk) 18:42, 21 October 2026 (UTC)
          • Great. Jishara (please ping upon response) (talk) 18:44, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Kol Israel in Arabic

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• ... that Kol Israel in Arabic played the song "Marhabtayn Marhabtayn" to tell an Iraqi pilot that his defection to Israel with a MiG-21 was a go?

• Source: Kramer, Oded; Shasho, Itzik (21 August 2026). "How Mossad stole the world's most advanced fighter jet". Ynetnews. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/sy4y9b8pme

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

Balabush (talk) 07:54, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• Will review later if nobody else does! :) Unsurprising (talk) 14:01, 15 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: None required.

Overall: 🧠💡! The hook is verified by the "Intelligence use" section of the article. You have my green light! :D 🟢 Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 12:57, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Till the Bells Ring

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Graham Moffat

• ... that a newly-discovered Scottish film by Graham Moffat (pictured) might be the first feature-length film with sound? Source: Livingston, Eve (2026-10-07). "Scottish film could steal The Jazz Singer's crown as 'world's first talkie'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Carson
  • Comment: There are probably many ways to frame a good hook for this article, very open to other ideas/phrasings, just getting the nomination in so I don't accidentally miss the window!

Created by DrThneed (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

DrThneed (talk) 10:04, 12 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. Obleronet (talk) 08:55, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - According to Earwig, the part on the 1933 re-release and the lawsuit is quite a close paraphrase of the sources, and has a couple of turns of phrase that are verbatim - nothing huge but maybe worth another look over.

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: Nice article on a v interesting topic I did not know about; thank you! As well as the phrasing noted above, I have one v minor and one slightly bigger hesitation over the hook. Super minor: would 'newly-rediscovered' be more accurate than 'newly-discovered' given it was forgotten/under-studied, rather than totally lost? Slightly bigger: I'm aware that DYK is often leery of "first"-type hooks, and I'm not sure about the current phrasing. It reads at first glance like the "might be the first" is about uncertainty of date, but the date is definite, and the actual uncertainty is about whether it should be counted as a feature film or not. Do you reckon you could rearrange the hook to dodge that somehow? I'm not entirely happy with the below but for an idea of what I mean:

• • ALT1: ... that playwright Graham Moffat (pictured) released a 45-minute film with Scots dialogue a year before the first Hollywood talkie came out?

Obleronet (talk) 17:29, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review @Obleronet. I think I've dealt with the Earwig concerns but if there are remaining issues do let me know.

I don't think we can say for sure that uncertainty revolves around whether it qualifies as a feature film or not. That was a view expressed on the article talk page here, but I haven't seen it reflected widely in sources. I have only found comment by one film historian (on the BBC podcast, mentioned in the article) who said uncertainty might be because of length or because it might feel more like a filmed play than a film (which isn't something likely to be settled until it is digitised, if ever). But that is just one historian's opinion, and I haven't seen any other reactions from other experts yet. My own interpretation of the hesitation by news outlets in straight-out calling it the first feature-length talkie is that this is a discovery by an amateur historian, with as yet no confirmatory (or otherwise) statements by what might be called an authoritative voice on film history.

As to hook wording, I'm going to ping @Cl3phact0: and @Masato.harada: for opinions on wording the hook, as they have both helped with the article. I will note whatever hook we settle on I'd prefer we didn't wikilink any other articles as they tend to distract from the new one. DrThneed (talk) 01:55, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

I've not seen it, but I expect it will be a filmed play, but that doesn't affect its date or its being a film. Re the hook: I like Obleronet's wording, except for the link to talkie. Could we say:

• • ALT2: … that playwright Graham Moffat (pictured) released a 45-minute film with Scots dialogue a year before The Jazz Singer came out?

Or would that beg the question "What's The Jazz Singer? Masato.harada (talk) 07:51, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Simple enough to find out if the question were to stump someone. On another note, the date seems more important than the running time. Two additional variants to consider:

Graham and Maggie Moffat

• ALT3 ... that a newly-rediscovered 1926 sound film by Graham Moffat (pictured) was first screened a year before Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer?
• ALT4 ... that the newly-rediscovered sound film Till the Bells Ring (pictured) was first screened in 1926?

I'm also fairly certain that we can use this photo (in either instance). Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 12:03, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

So many options! I'm tending towards ALT3 with the new image (the image of Graham Moffatt no longer being in the article). Dropping the image into the front page template, do we think this image is good enough quality for the front page? DrThneed (talk) 23:58, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

Oh dear, I hadn't intended to preclude the possibility of using the first image of Moffat. If you prefer that one, it could easily be re-introduced somewhere (as he's both the playwright and one of the players). That said, I see no real issue publishing the 1923 photo on the main page—good enough for the Beeb, good enough for enwiki). I've seen plenty of old, not so crisp photos there over the years—although we might also be able to use a cleaner version of this one, or even a different shot of the larger cast, if either of those options are preferable. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 05:09, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Hello - apologies for writing the review and vanishing, unexpectedly busy weekend. @Masato.harada:, @Cl3phact0:, thank you for the other hook variants and for the alternative photo. @DrThneed: the bit on the shady re-release looks fine now, thank you. It occurred to me belatedly that you could also frame a hook around its centenary rather than its status as a possible first, e.g.

(if there was space to get it out within October): ALT5a ... that a newly-rediscovered Scottish sound film was first publicly shown 100 years ago this month? Source: "And then on 11 October in Poole's Synod Hall in Edinburgh, where it was billed as "a super talking picture of Victorian Scottish life"." BBC article

(or if it was held until 28 Jan 2027): ALT5b... that a newly-rediscovered Scottish sound film had its first, private screening 101 years ago today? Source: "The film was made in 1926 and shown in a private showing of "Perfectly Synchronised Talking Motion Pictures" on 28-01-1926 at Holborn Empire." BFI record

Regardless of that I think there's plenty for a promoter to work with here. I approve ALT2, ALT3 and ALT4, with either picture; my personal preference would be 2>3>4. If another reviewer wants to weigh in re the centenary ideas please do. Obleronet (talk) 21:47, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

@Obleronet: thanks for even more options! I'm not in favour of holding it back in general as the point of DYK is highlighting new content, so probably would go with one of the earlier variants of our hook. Anyway, I wanted to say that either of the suggested images could go with the hook depending on the promoter's preference, and I'd be happy to place the original image back in the article if that was wanted instead. DrThneed (talk) 21:54, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

I am available to work on the photo/image/layout aspects (both here or in Commons—if additional photo uploads are needed there). Also agree that it would be preferable not to withhold this one. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 07:32, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Kiryū Yūyū

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• ... that Kiryū Yūyū was described as a "rebellious journalist"?

• Source: The Tokyo Shimbun [「反骨のジャーナリスト」の名を歴史に刻んだ掲載から、今月11日で90年となる。This coming 11th marks 90 years since the publication of the article that cemented the author's reputation as a "rebellious journalist."]

• • ALT1: ... that 27 issues of a magazine by Kiryū Yūyū was banned? Source: The Tokyo Shimbun [当局の検閲は厳しく、発行禁止や削除の処分を度々受けました。悠々の研究者、太田雅夫さんの著書によると、他山の石の発禁・削除処分は27回に上ります。Government censorship was severe, frequently resulting in bans on publication and orders to delete content. According to the writings of researcher Masao Ota, the publication faced a total of 27 such bans or deletion orders.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Terrell Creek (Washington)

Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 72 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:39, 8 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: Hehe! Very interesting fact. WP:COPYVIO unlikely per Earwig (2.9%, the lowest non-zero percentage I've seen so far). QPQ completed. Both hooks are very short and certainly easy-to-read (clear). Congratulations on your 73rd nomination! 🟢 Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 13:15, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Charlotte Arren

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• ... that Charlotte Arren parodied operatic sopranos in a vaudeville act performed while wearing roller skates?

• Source: *Kelly, Patrick (March 17, 1963). "Comedy Routine Still Clicks After 31 Years". The Tampa Tribune. p. 4H.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 184 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 14:50, 10 October 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing during the next day or so. Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 19:00, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• ...or during the next 20 minutes. Article is new enough and long enough; there are no copyright violations; the hook fact is cited in the article; the hook itself is interesting; and the QPQ is done. I did some minor copyediting for MOS compliance. Nice work! Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 19:16, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

Emily Stonington

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• ... that a horseback ride through Montana inspired Emily Stonington to run for public office?

• Source: Source, Swanson organized and joined Bradley on a three-week campaign horseback ride [...] That helped lead Swanson to run for Bradley's open house seat

• • ALT1: ... that while her house was being built, Montana politician Emily Stonington lived in a tepee which she sewed together herself? Source: Source 1, ...and lived in a tepee for eight months while the house was built; Source 2, she sewed an 18' tipi [...] where she lived for 18 months while overseeing the construction of her home
  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: I personally prefer ALT0, but I also included ALT1 as that seemed like it would make a good hook while I was writing the article. ALT1 does rely on details from her obituary (Source 2), but the fact she lived in a tepee is backed up by another source (Source 1).

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

Tymewalk (talk) 20:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough: - Created the day of nomination.
• Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Cited.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Yes it is.
• Interesting: - Quite interesting.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Good to go! Not sure how to remove those pesky red "X"s, apologies. Phoenix ‣ _Talk // ^{Contributions} 17:10, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

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The Synarchy of Molten Bones

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• ... that a black metal EP was compared to Frank Zappa? Source: https://www.metalsucks.net/2016/12/07/max-franks-15-mostly-not-metal-albums-of-2016/
  • ALT1: ... that a reviewer of The Synarchy of Molten Bones likened one of its passages to "someone playing a record backwards and forwards simultaneously"? Source: https://www.invisibleoranges.com/the-mystery-of-molten-identity-on-deathspell-omega
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pumpkin scone

Created by Dylan620 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 23:29, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. - RTSthestardust (talk) 22:01, 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: RTSthestardust - RTSthestardust (talk)

• Congrats @Dylan620! That's a well-done GA article. I particularly love the ALT0 one and this will be my preference, but feel free to reply on which one you refer. - RTSthestardust (talk) 22:05, 27 October 2026 (UTC)

Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis

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• ... that one of the artists in the duo Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis kissed future Chilean president Ricardo Lagos on the mouth during a performance?

• Source: "Al bajar del escenario, Francisco Casas se precipitó sobre el entonces candidato a senador Ricardo Lagos, plantándole un beso en la boca." translated: "After coming down the stage, Francisco Casas rushed to the then-candidate for Senate Ricardo Lagos, kissing him on the mouth." Tiempo de Yeguas, La Tercera

“Cuando Ricardo Lagos va pasando, yo lo agarro y Pedro Lemebel lo besa en la boca. Todos los flashes se dispararon, pero no hay ninguna fotografía de eso”. translated: "When Ricardo Lagos was walking by, I grab him and Pedro Lemebel kisses him on the mouth. All the [camera] flashes went off, but there is no photo of that." 2016 interview to Francisco Casas

• • ALT1: ... that the transgressive artist duo Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis had their short film censored during an anti-censorship exhibition? Source: Yeguas del Apocalipsis: cultura loca y neoliberalismo en el Chile de Casa Particular, p. 74: (Translated) "So, as the title of the exhibition suggested ["Open Museum"], the museum installed itself as an autonomous place without censorship [...] a few days after the inauguration of the exhibition, an art piece was censored for showing the penis of a travesti while she was showering in a lumpenproletariat brothel in Santiago. It was a fragment of Casa Particular, a documentary film made by the Yeguas del Apocalipsis [...] in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Gloria Camiruaga."
  • Reviewed: -
  • Comment: First DYK nomination! I hope it is alright. :-)

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

smallest red boy (talk • contribs) 01:53, 12 October 2026 (UTC).

• Hi Smallestredboy, thanks for your nomination! Overall, I think this article is good to go.

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: None required.

Overall: The article is new enough, sufficiently long, and generally well sourced and neutral. The main hook is interesting and supported by a strong source. The second would also be good though I wonder if "anti-censorship exhibition" is misrepresenting the purpose of the event a bit. — Fox 23:27, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

@Fox: - thank you for the review! Now that you say it, ALT1 may be misrepresenting it a bit - while a lack of censorship was a focus of Museo Abierto, it was more about the "openness" of the museum after the dictatorship. So perhaps ALT1 could work best as something like "...that the transgressive artist duo Las Yeguas del Apocalipsis had their short film censored during a museum exhibition that claimed to lack censorship?" or something of the sort. But since the first one was accepted we can just go with that, I think! Thank you again, I'm excited to have my first DYK! smallest red boy (talk • contribs) 00:35, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Planned Tarnak Farm raid

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• ... that a rehearsal for a 1998 planned raid to capture Osama bin Laden lasted four days and stretched across three time zones?

• Source: 9/11 Commission report https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch4.pdf - "From May 20 to 24, the CIA ran a final, graded rehearsal of the operation, spread over three time zones..."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Stonington

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

Phoenix ‣ _Talk // ^{Contributions} 17:11, 8 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: Slightly over three years before 9/11, this (planned raid) could have done it... certainly interesting! WP:COPYVIO unlikely (19.4% similarity), according to Earwig, plus many of those flags are generic terms/wording (like "paid for the training of"). QPQ completed. 🟢 Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 12:50, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Space Boy (webcomic)

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• ... that the webcomic Space Boy won WEBTOON's first global talent search contest?

• Source: "Space Boy was the winner of WEBTOON's first global contest" - Dark Horse Comics and Graphic Policy, 14 March 2025. https://www.darkhorse.com/newsfeed/celebrating-ten-years-of-stephen-mccranies-space-b/ https://graphicpolicy.com/2025/03/14/celebrating-10-years-of-stephen-mccranies-space-boy/

• • Reviewed:

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

Riverskysun (talk) 13:51, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

• A nice article on a good topic. New enough and long enough. No apparent copyvio, no QPQ required, no other policy issues. Appropriately sourced. Hook is somewhat interesting but it's even more interesting that the series was picked up after winning the contest, which is perhaps implied but not made clear in the hook. Riverskysun, I'd suggest ALT0a: ... that the webcomic Space Boy debuted on Webtoon after winning its first global talent search contest? Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:12, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

• ALT0a: ... that the webcomic Space Boy debuted on Webtoon after winning its first global talent search contest?
• The alternate text is much better, thank you! Riverskysun (talk) 11:04, 10 October 2026 (UTC)
• Note that I accidentally edited in the above two replies whilst I was logged out, lol Riverskysun (talk) 11:10, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Approving, I believe ALT0a does not introduce new facts but simply clarifies facts already in ALT0. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:58, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

Surveying career of George Washington

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George Washington, Surveyor, a 1948 Henry Hintermeister painting

• ... that George Washington's first profession as a land surveyor (painting pictured) gave him skills that later helped his military career?

• Source: https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/01/george-washington-land-surveyor/

• • Reviewed:

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

ReelCosmix (talk) 00:40, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take a look at this. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:53, 8 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: None required.

Overall: BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:48, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• Realcosmixyt: I'm not seeing the support for the hook in the given text, or even explicitly in the other sources for the statement in the article. What part of the source(s) are you relying on for the hook? Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:08, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

BennyOnTheLoose: I don't think the "helped his military career" part is sourced, but the "first job" has to be. I could change the hook if you would like to something sourced? And I think saying that was his first job is just as interesting as who knows that? I know I didn't before I wrote this article, and I don't wanna make guesses, but I'm sure you didn't either.

Something like: "Did you know that George Washington worked as a professional land surveyor? It was also his first profession."

Source that supports this claim: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/washingtons-youth/surveying ReelCosmix (talk) 15:31, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Something like "Did you know that George Washington's worked as a professional land surveyor?" could work, Realcosmixyt, but just have another look at the article again and see if you can think of anything that is more "likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest in the topic" (WP:DYKINT) first. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:39, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

BennyOnTheLoose: I actually found a source that supports the claim of it aiding his military career.

Source: https://www.nps.gov/people/georgewashington.htm ReelCosmix (talk) 19:47, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Nice, Realcosmixyt. Once that's in the article this should be OK to go. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 19:58, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

BennyOnTheLoose: Done! ReelCosmix (talk) 20:01, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

BennyOnTheLoose has this passed, and if so how do I know when it will appear on the main page? ReelCosmix (talk) 16:27, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

I have approved it, Realcosmixyt. Keep an eye on Template:Did_you_know/Queue. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:19, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

Ivan Abadzhiev (born 1930)

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• ... that as a young candidate member of the Politburo Ivan Abadzhiev was seen as a potential 'heir apparent' to lead socialist Bulgaria, but was abruptly removed from office in July 1974?

• Source: Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University., 1975. pp. 13-14, Brown, James F.. Eastern Europe and communist rule. Duke University Press, 1988. p. 462

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Luther Draffen Bridge

Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 464 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 10:40, 8 October 2026 (UTC).

• Date, size, QPQ, hook, spotchecks - all fine, GTG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:54, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Bringing Up Buster

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• ... that in an episode of Arrested Development, a character screams a bleeped-out alphabet?

• Source: https://www.avclub.com/heres-what-buster-was-saying-in-that-classic-bleeped-o-1826421173

• • Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Edlectro28 (talk) and Wikipedian12512 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Cheers, In solidarity Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 02:20, 8 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: None required.

Overall: GTG Vestrian24Bio 10:23, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

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Light Square

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The William Light monument in 2026.

• ... that Light Square (pictured) contains Adelaide's only marked grave outside a cemetery?

• Source: "Colonel William Light's Grave and Monument, Light Square". SA Heritage Places Database. Retrieved 11 October 2026.

• • ALT1: ... that a bronze surveying instrument tops William Light's grave monument in Light Square (pictured)? Source: Elton, Jude. "Colonel William Light Grave and Monument". SA History Hub. History Trust of South Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  • ALT2: ... that Wauwi, the Kaurna name of Light Square (pictured), means "female grey kangaroo"? Source: "Kaurna Placename Meanings within the City of Adelaide". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ileana Cotrubaș
  • Comment: Looking forward to make this work.

Improved to Good Article status by Pangalau (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Pangalau (talk) 14:52, 11 October 2026 (UTC).

• Will review later if nobody else does! :) Unsurprising (talk) 14:46, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

• Taking over the review for this DYK. Review as follows: Article length suffice, new enough (promoted to GA 2 days before being nominated for DYK), and all other formalities fulfilled. Approving ALT0 for mainpage display. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:45, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Blizzard World

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• ... that a journalist was surprised the fictional theme park Blizzard World had not yet been built, calling it a "money maker"?

• Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/blizzard/blizzard-world-could-be-real

• • ALT1: ... that when Blizzard added Blizzard World, a theme park map, to Overwatch, it included a shark, to reference the studio jumping the shark? Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2018/01/09/jeff-kaplan-on-how-the-blizzard-world-map-was-built-overwatch-league/
  • ALT2: ... that a real-life version of the fictional theme park Blizzard World was proposed by journalists as a less wasteful alternative to BlizzCon, which only just breaks even? Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/blizzard/blizzard-world-could-be-real https://www.engadget.com/2018-02-03-overwatch-blizzard-world-real-world-theme-park.html
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States

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

• Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio, and meets the length and newness criteria (created on the same day as this nomination). QPQ is done. The hooks are neutral, verifiable, and interesting—however, I think they could be a little more succinct:
  • ALT0a: ... that a journalist was surprised that an Overwatch map had not been built in real life?
  • ALT1a: ... that a fictional theme park includes a reference to the developers jumping the shark?
  • ALT2a: ... that journalists proposed that BlizzCon be replaced by a recreation of Blizzard World?

That being said, they're all still suitable (preference for ALT0a and 2a), so this is good to go! – Rhain ☔ ^he
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