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ALT1: ... that the black stars on the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe(pictured) represent the African populations of the two islands that make up the country? Source: Same as ALT0.
Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Approving the initial hook; the second is probably too close to when it was last featured in 2015, while the third doesn't seem like a guaranteed fact (from the article: American vexillologist Whitney Smith attributes additional meaning to the flag; according to him, green represents the islands' lush vegetation, yellow represents the tropical sun ... Meanwhile, the US Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook states that yellow represents cocoa, a major agricultural export of the country.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:57, 18 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi Cambalachero! Overall, I think the article is well-written. Earwig showed no copyright violations, and the article was moved to mainspace on 16 August, so it is new enough. However, I have some concerns about the plot section. Although there are no specific standard for its length and the current plot summary is sourced, I think it is a bit too lengthy, as it is longer than the lead, editorial history, and reception sections combined. Trimming it down to around 400 to 700 words would be more suitable for the article, so it does not overly focus on in-universe content. —Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul)13:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Done, just made it significantly shorter. Articles about comics tend to be magnets for people compelled to add every detail of the plots, you get distracted for a couple of days and the plot section grows exponentially. Cambalachero (talk) 15:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi Llewee Yes, I regard it as a usually reliable source. For this article they cite contemporary accounts from two local newspapers and include an image from the National Archives. The evidence is supported by contemporary photographs. Papamac (talk) 19:40, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
New enough, long enough. Article is in a decent condition. I would suggest changing "local citizens" to " local people" as the former could indicate British citizens which presumably they weren't. The quote is interested and the reliability has been discussed. QPQ done. Llewee (talk) 22:48, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Overall: Looks good. Nice work. It might be better with some modifications, such as clarifying that he's a football player, (e.g. ALT1 ... that in college, football player Cooper Mays was a member of the same offensive line as his brother?) but I think either way it should work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:19, 21 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Overall: References were spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. Copyvio warnings were false positives, merely quoted material. I prefer ALT2 because it describes the vehicle in a manner that is interesting to general audiences. Yue🌙20:50, 18 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Comment: I am not a native English speaker, so if there are any unnatural expressions in the text or hooks, I will appreciate it if you could improve them. this is my first recommendation to DYK, so please advise me if there are any mistakes.
Created by 狄の用務員 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
Article is new enough and long enough. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". QPQ is not necessary. I'm going to AGF on the Japanese sourcing. Personally, I prefer ALT2, but ALT1 is also good. Overall, seems good to go! Di (they-them) (talk) 19:14, 18 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Shouldn't it be "was regarded"? "is regarded" make it sound like a general consensus, when it was one writer's opinion. Even then, it appears to present the source's praise more unquestioningly than the source itself. It looks like the (only) source is being over the top intentionally. They admit their overenthusiasm and the inadequacy of the comparison when they say いやいや、流石にこの2つを並べるのは五輪側に失礼じゃあないか in the same article. Will the ALT2's wording convey the tone? --2001:240:2428:D68C:A88A:93:AE50:2C3F (talk) 00:59, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
The article is newly expanded, and of high quality. There are no copyvio issues in the English language. The hook is short, to the point and interesting, and is cited in a reliable source (in Hungarian, but confirmed by online translation). I don't see any need to change anything. The author has recently completed two QPQ reviews. Nice job! Chaiten1 (talk) 16:47, 18 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Source: [1]Banjul, Gambia's capital city, is positioned on St. Mary's Island at the mouth of the River Gambia and long ago reached its residential carrying capacity. Adjacent Serekunda has accommodated the overflow.
Overall: I don't see the article as new, needs an explanation. The hook is a book source so AGF. I see multiple un-broad sentences, like about the dictator's rule, which isn't related to the city (only a tiny bit).🍗TheNuggeteer🍗23:42, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT0 looks interesting, and both hooks are verified from the sources. The article is eligible size-wise, with no copyvios, and the nomination is timely. Would it be a good idea to mention the artist's name in the hook though as that sounds like basic information readers would be interested in.--NØ04:43, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
QPQ: - Not done Overall: New enough, long enough, sourced and neutral, Earwig detects no issues with the article. The photo is used, clear, and free. QPQ is needed, but also Panamitsu I'm very curious if we would be able to workshop the hook. In my opinion, there's some aspects of this meteorite that could make for something potentially more hook-ier. Namely:
The sofa that was damaged by the meteorite being auctioned (same source mentions it's the only one that hit a house in NZ) [2]
The meteorite being named as such because the street and post office names were already taken [4]
Perfectly fine if these angles are not interesting to you, but there are plenty to work with in this DYK and I felt eager to share my two cents. Ornithoptera (talk) 23:30, 19 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'll be honest with you, I disagree (the couch one is fairly easy to understand), but I won't dispute it. Seems like everything checks out then. Ornithoptera (talk) 00:33, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT2: ... that Samuel Barber said he could not adequately play his own Piano Sonata? Source: Sherman, Robert; Barber, Samuel (2010) [1978]. "Samuel Barber Interviewed by Robert Sherman (1978)". Samuel Barber Remembered: A Centenary Tribute. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN978-1-58046-350-8. JSTOR10.7722/j.ctt7zsv91.11., "I played [the sonata] for [Horowitz] at his house and I fell on the floor at the end of the third movement—that was really just a joke, but they were a little worried about me. It was awfully hard!" and Tocco, James (1977). "Happy Birthday, Samuel Barber!". Camera Three. CBS., Barber: "My sonata? No, no, no. I can't [play it]."
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Alt2 is the best out of the three. Alt0 could be interesting, but too vague - "this period" needs clarification, might be helpful if the year that the NYT made the comment was added. Alt1 I don't find interesting at all and would not recommend. All three hooks are properly sourced. Please ping me once the QPQ is complete so that I may approve the nomination.QPQ complete. Prefer alt3 to alt2 but both can be used.
Earwig doesn't flag any copyvio. The article is of good quality and in my opinion could pass a Good Article nomination if the nominator is interested in that. Jaguarnik (talk) 21:46, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Jaguarnik:, hello and thank you for the review. I also agree that Alt2 is probably going to be the most interesting to a broad audience. Maybe I could revise it a bit:
ALT3: ... that Samuel Barber, himself an accomplished, conservatory-trained pianist, said he could not adequately play his own Piano Sonata? Source: Sherman, Robert; Barber, Samuel (2010) [1978]. "Samuel Barber Interviewed by Robert Sherman (1978)". Samuel Barber Remembered: A Centenary Tribute. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN978-1-58046-350-8. JSTOR10.7722/j.ctt7zsv91.11., "I played [the sonata] for [Horowitz] at his house and I fell on the floor at the end of the third movement—that was really just a joke, but they were a little worried about me. It was awfully hard!", Tocco, James (1977). "Happy Birthday, Samuel Barber!". Camera Three. CBS., Barber: "My sonata? No, no, no. I can't [play it]." and Heyman, Barbara B. (2001). "Barber, Samuel (Osmond)". In Stanley Sadie; John Tyrrell (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan.
Personally I think alt 3 works a bit better than alt2, since it gives more context to why it's so surprising that Samuel Barber could not play his own sonata. I would remove "accomplished", not because he wasn't accomplished, but to avoid MOS:PUFFERY and because I don't think it's super necessary.Jaguarnik (talk) 20:48, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT1: ... that the second part of Ivan the Terrible was banned one month after the first part was awarded a Stalin Prize? Source: Neuberger, Joan (2019). This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible in Soviet Russia. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. doi:10.7591/9781501732775. ISBN 9781501732775. pg 305. Quote: "Understanding the reception of Ivan the Terrible has been further complicated by the fact that Part I received the Stalin Prize a year after it was completed, and a month later Part II was banned by the Central Committee." Accessed through De Gruyter.
ALT2: ... that the makeup artist for the film Ivan the Terrible was tasked with making Ivan resemble Nebuchadnezzar, Judas Iscariot, Uriel Acosta, Mephistopheles, and Jesus Christ throughout the film? Source: Tsivian, Yuri (2001). "What is wrong with the beard : Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible as an eccentric tragedy" (PDF). Cinémas. 11 (2–3): 255–270. doi:10.7202/024855ar. ISSN 1705-6500. pgs 262-263. Quote: "Recall Ivan's make-up. In Non-Indifferent Nature Eisenstein describes the formidable task he had given the make-up artist Vasilii Goriunov: to make of Cherkasov's face a kaleidoscope of fleeting resemblances without ever letting the viewer pin down any of them — from the biblical villain Nebuchadnezzar to the righteous Jew, Uriel Acosta (of the eponymous tragedy by Karl Gutzkov), from (Leonardo's?) Judas and the conventional stage-Mephistopheles to the Jesus Christ of Christian iconography."
ALT3: ... that the costume designer for the film Ivan the Terrible sewed cotton "muscles" for the actors in order to hide their malnutrition? Source: Usuvaliev, Sultan (2 September 2014). "The godfathers of Mikhail Kuznetsov". Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema. 8 (3): 184–199. pg 188-189. Quote: "This was exacerbated not just by the complexity of the concept but by their half-starved existence. ‘Sometimes,’ Kuznetsov recalled, ‘you simply didn’t have enough muscle – not to move, but to look as you had to. And the celebrated Iakov Il'ich Raizman, the outstanding artist-tailor, sewed these muscles for us out of cotton wool – we were all fat…’" Accessed through Taylor and Francis Online.
ALT4: ... that director Sergei Eisenstein filled over a hundred notebooks with ideas for his film Ivan the Terrible? Source: Neuberger, Joan (2014). "Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible as History". The Journal of Modern History. 86 (2): 295–334. doi:10.1086/675483. ISSN 0022-2801. JSTOR 10.1086/675483. S2CID 147797492. pg 297. Quote: "While making Ivan the Terrible, he filled more than one hundred notebooks with ideas on everything from staging and acting to music and lighting to character and history. They contain various kinds of entries: reading notes, long passages in response to reading, records of conversations, slips of paper with marginalia, and personal reflections on events, as well as drawings." Accessed through JSTOR.
ALT5: ... that for his role in Ivan the Terrible, actor Nikolay Cherkasov had the flesh on his face glued back to give the appearance of a younger man? Source: Oeler, Karla (2018). "Nikolai Cherkasov in Ivan the Terrible". In Pomerance, Murray; Steven, Kyle (eds.). Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances. International Film Stars. Vol. 2. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474417044. pg 50. Quote: ""Particularly in the coronation scene, where Cherkasov’s Ivan is at his youngest, the makeup, while it helped create the “outer form,” impeded the actor’s ability to move his face. Goriunov used adhesive to pull back the looser, more creased flesh of middle age, transforming the forty-year-old actor into a smooth-cheeked teen." Accessed through De Gruyter.
Yup, I've removed it. Too bad we can't use the film's screenshots either. The films first shown before 1943 are in the public domain in Russia, I believe. BorgQueen (talk) 22:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm wondering if I should rename the article to Ivan the Terrible (Eisenstein)? The first part was released in 1945, but there are two parts (second of which was completed in 1946 and released in 1958) and the film covers both films, so calling it "1945 film" might not be entirely correct.Jaguarnik (talk) 22:44, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hello BorgQueen. I just want to point out that the stills from the first film are in the public domain, or at least that WikiCommons lists them all as such. I believe this is due to the condition This work is a film (a video fragment or a single shot from it) ... which was created by legal entity between January 1, 1929 and January 1, 1946, provided that it was first shown in the stated period. Kind regards, Pagliaccious (talk)23:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
There are two stills in the article; one is of three of the main actors that I would like to use since it has nice composition, but I'm not certain that it was created before January 1946 (a still from the second film, despite what the wikicommons says). The other one is of Ivan the Terrible and Basmanov, from the first part, but it's not terribly interesting. Jaguarnik (talk) 00:06, 21 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looks like it's good to use (Russian public domain laws say that it enters public domain 70 years after the death of the author; it's a still from the film, I presume Eisenstein would be considered the author and 70 years has passed since his death. @Pagliaccious:@BorgQueen: How does the image look? Please let me know if there's any issue with the image/licensing.Jaguarnik (talk) 05:38, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
@BorgQueen:: So sorry to ping once again, but Pagliaccious has added an image to the article which I like much better for illustrating the film. Just wanted to get your approval for that image instead. Should be the final ping.Jaguarnik (talk) 20:41, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT2: ... that an office building on New York City's Times Square had no advertisements until the late 1990s? Source: Levin, Jay (October 19, 1998). "Signs of prosperity in Times Square". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 14, no. 42. p. 52.
ALT3: ... that 1500 Broadway on New York City's Times Square was sold in 1995 in part because the new owner wanted to add advertisements? Source: Levin, Jay (October 19, 1998). "Signs of prosperity in Times Square". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 14, no. 42. p. 52.
QPQ done, Earwig's is clear, article looks good. Looking at ALT0, the hook is interesting, the hook is verified by the source, and the hook is in the article. Looks good. Image is freely licensed. ―Panamitsu(talk)07:14, 23 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT1: ... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but was rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China? Source: [3]
Overall: The main hook is approved, and the check reflects this – the sources seem to indicate it may have been for political reasons (which would make the hook a bit more interesting IMO, but it's fine as is). I'd propose removing the word "the" for ALT1 before "project markets" to make it grammatically correct for ALT1 – make that change, and it's approved as well. Great work on this! Nomader (talk) 18:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi Nomader, thanks for reviewing and providing feedback! I have removed the extra "the" in the alternate hook. I had considered mentioning the political reasons for To quitting filming in the initial draft of the article, but it seemed a bit digressive from the focus on the film's production, so I did not include it. I am open to adding it in both the article and hook if you think that would make things better. —Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul)12:41, 23 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
References
^Chambers, Isaac (14 March 2019). "Chapman To quits acting in movies". Far East Films. Retrieved 22 August 2024. Hong Kong actor Chapman To ('Infernal Affairs', 'The Mobfathers', 'Isabella', 'Vulgaria') has announced in an interview that he will stop acting in movies. Instead, he will focus on working on his online TV channel, 'Chapman To's Late Show'... His latest movie, 'G Affairs' (pictured below), may therefore be his last film appearance.
^鍾志均 (28 March 2019). "狂嗆演員低能 杜汶澤臉書提醒18禁" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Retrieved 21 August 2024. 日前受訪表示該片將是他最後一部電影作品,讓他也十分關注在台上映的觀眾反響 [In a recent interview, he [Chapman To] stated that this film (G Affairs) will be his last film appearance, therefore he expressed great interest in the audience's response during its release in Taiwan.]
^王誦賢 (16 November 2018). "【G殺‧專訪】純港產片無人肯投資? 導演:無大陸市場搞唔到!" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 20 August 2024. 當時他們到處找不同投資者,當中包括金馬創投會及富川電影節的創投會,可是通通換來一句,「套戲無可能在大陸拍到,無大陸市場」,之後李導與編劇回去改劇本,創造一個較富香港元素的故事。兩年後,當李導以為成功加入香港電影節投資會時,卻再次換來一句︰「你哋無大陸市場,搞唔到」。 [At that time, they (the filmmakers) sought various investors, including the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival's project markets, but encountered repeated responses stating, "This film cannot be filmed in mainland China, it is unmarketable there." Subsequently, Lee and the writer (Kurt Chiang) returned to revise the script to create a story with more Hong Kong elements. Two years later, when Lee thought he had successfully joined the Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum, he was met with the response, "You guys cannot make it into the mainland Chinese market, it won't work."]
Source: *Muñoz Encinar, Laura; Palomo Guijarro, Gonzalo; Recio Cuesta, José Antonio (2010). "Comunismo libertario y autonomía indígena" [Libertarian communism and indigenous autonomy]. Historia Actual Online (in Spanish) (21): 119. ISSN1696-2060. Retrieved 2024-08-22. el anarcosindicalismo español puede vanagloriarse de haber dado [...] la primera secretaria general de un sindicato español: Ana Sigüenza, máximo representante de la CNT entre octubre de 2000 y marzo de 2003. [Spanish anarcho-syndicalism can boast of having given the first female general secretary of a Spanish trade union: Ana Sigüenza, the highest representative of the CNT between October 2000 and March 2003.]
Pascual, Alfredo (2018-03-26). "Del 8M a Amazon: CNT y CGT resucitan a costa de los dinosaurios sindicales" [From 8M to Amazon: The CNT and CGT resuscitate at the expense of the union dinosaurs]. El Confidencial. ISSN2695-8848. Retrieved 2024-08-21. Ana Sigüenza [...] fue la primera secretaria general de un sindicato en España, entre 2000 y 2003 [Ana Sigüenza [...] was also the first female general secretary of a trade union in Spain between 2000 and 2003.]
Vadillo Muñoz, Julián (2019). "De la larga noche de la dictadura franquista a la transición democrática" [From the long night of Franco's dictatorship to the transition to democracy]. Historia de la CNT: utopía, pragmatismo y revolución [History of the CNT: Utopia, Pragmatism and Revolution] (in Spanish). Los Libros de la Catarata. p. 277. ISBN978-84-9097-567-1. en este tiempo la CNT eligió por primera vez en la historia del sindicalismo español a una mujer como secretaria general en la persona de Ana Sigüenza. [at this time the CNT elected for the first time in the history of Spanish trade unionism a woman as general secretary in the person of Ana Sigüenza.]
Comment: I understand that DYK is sceptical of hooks about firsts, so I have endeavoured to show multiple reliable sources that attest to this fact (one from a journal, another from a newspaper, another from a book) and provided original and translated quotes. I have also checked it against lists of secretaries-general of other major Spanish trade union centers, including the UGT, CCOO and CGT, none of which have ever had a woman as secretary general. I'm happy to provide further proofs of this if necessary. If reviewers still aren't convinced, I have provided an alt.
5x expanded by Grnrchst (talk); created by AnarchistHistory (talk)
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Nice work. I prefer ALT0 (although I can see why some people might be leery about it). I doubt if the general public might find ALT1 interesting though. Epicgenius (talk) 15:04, 22 August 2024 (UTC)Reply