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He Fucked the Girl Out of Me

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  • Comment: Not sure if this is the best hook, so feel free to make suggestions
Created by Vrxces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Iostn (talk) 19:18, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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Overall:   (t · c) buidhe 23:46, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Someone added the tag since I nominated this, despite it being in the lede and for material which is discussed further and cited in the same article. Iostn (talk) 22:44, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Buidhe: Are your concerns resolved, and is this approved? If not, what else needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 23:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looks like the citation needed tag is no longer there, so sure   (t · c) buidhe 03:15, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

KTSF

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 716 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:17, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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Overall:   Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:49, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Tea production in Indonesia

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Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 232 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 06:57, 16 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Overall:   Per WP:DYKCOMPLETE please expand the section Impact to more than a one sentence paragraph RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 02:16, 17 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Easier to merge it to Statistics. That better? Juxlos (talk) 02:41, 17 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Juxlos:  works for me. Thanks for the efforts to create this article.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 03:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

James Smart (police officer)

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James Smart
  • ... that Keir Starmer described Chief Constable James Smart (pictured) as "one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Police"?
Created by Sahaib (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Sahaib (talk) 09:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hi Sahaib, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 16 October and is of good length; article is well written and cited inline throughout; I hadn't heard of the publisher used for the citaiton for the hook but the author looks like they are reliable, holding a PhD and having written on the history of Scottish police elsewher (and being a former police superintendent); hook fact is mentioned in the article and supported by the source; image is OK and looks to be public domain by virtue of age; I didn't pick up any issues with overly-close paraphrasing from the online sources; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks OK to me - Dumelow (talk) 10:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

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  1. ^ McGowan, John (30 November 2022). Policing the Metropolis of Scotland: A History of Police in The City & County of Edinburgh, 1833-1901 (Volume I). Turlough Publishers. p. 1554. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

Derrick Harden

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  • ... that working at a post office was how Derrick Harden became an NFL player?
  • Source: Capital Times ("Another Wisconsin native is wide receiver Derrick Harden, a former Milwaukee South standout. Former Green Bay Packer Lionel Aldridge, who worked with Harden at a Milwaukee post office, recommended him to the Packers." - i.e. he became a Packer because he worked with Aldridge at a post office, since the latter was able to get him a tryout in the league)
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 265 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Fishing cat

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  • ... that in Bangladesh, fishing cats are often confused for tiger cubs and are killed whenever they come into contact with humans?
  • ALT3: ...that the fishing cat diverged from its sister species at least 20,000 years ago?
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Improved to Good Article status by Wolverine XI (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wolverine XI (talk to me) 09:06, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • @Wolverine XI and BhagyaMani: A common ancestor of just the fishing cat or of the Fishing cat and the hybridized Leopard cat, or of the fishing and both leopard cat species? Also, the conflicting divergence estimates shouldn't be an "and" connector, they should be an "or", as they are in conflict with each other.--Kevmin § 21:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • The fisher is not part of this scenario AT ALL, but is not even a cat. The fishing cat and the leopard cat are members of the same genus, hence had a common ancestor. Estimation of genetic divergence time from this last common ancestor was performed by two different author teams and derived from two different sets of genetic material + analysis. The 1st estimate for this divergence time of 4.31–1.74 million years ago (mya) was based on mitochondrial gene segments, and the 2nd of 4.25–0.02 mya on SNP genotyping. – BhagyaMani (talk) 01:10, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
The snark is NOT appropriate, we're both aware the taxa in question here. Are you saying that the estimates are for the full genus then its also including the flat face cat and I get that two divergence dates are present, but it doesn't change that the wording "between 4.31 to 1.74 million years ago and 4.25 to 0.02 million years ago" is fallacious. The two dating results are mildly contradictory so saying "and" between them is not correct unless we are explicit about the genes involved, which the article does not do at this point. The clarification of mitochondrial and SNP genotyping is needed. I also feel that alt1 will run afowl of being to specialized for a broad audience as its currently worded.
There are also close paraphrase issues in the distribution and Behavior sections that should be dealt with. Full sections of sentences are pulled directly from the source material with no attempt at reqording.--Kevmin § 16:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Kevmin: @Wolverine XI: What would you both think about this hook:ALT3 "... that the fishing cat is threatened by the destruction of wetlands in Southeast Asia?"
.. in Southeast Asiais erroneous, because destruction -- and conversion -- of wetlands is a threat EVERYWHERE in fishing cat range. – BhagyaMani (talk) 17:48, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
And how about amending ALT1 to ALT4 "... that the fishing cat diverged from the genus Prionailurus at least 20,000 years ago?" ? – BhagyaMani (talk) 14:43, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

  The close paraphrasing is dealt with, and ALT3 ALT4 hooks are sourced and more hooky for general audiences. GA is new enough and article is very well cited to neutral sourcing. For hook Alt4 @BhagyaMani: we could go with "... that the fishing cat diverged from its sister species at least 20,000 years ago?"--Kevmin § 16:47, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

I think using Prionailurus is more appropriate, as the words 'sister species' are not in the text. And I once learned that words in DYK phrasing needs to be in text. I also suggest to discard ALT1 with the details and source, the more so as this source is not the same as referenced in text. – BhagyaMani (talk) 17:42, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thats an easy fix, add the words "sister species" into the molecular dating section of the article, the term is uncontroversial. I agree that ALT1 should be discarded.--Kevmin §
Since Wolverine XI proposed ALT1, shouldn't we wait with discarding this for them to comment and agree ? Though I proposed this to them initially, before I added ALT2. – BhagyaMani (talk) 19:42, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I didn't receive those pings, because I had changed my username (quite surprised you guys didn't notice). Rest assured, nevertheless, that I should continue using this username throughout my tenure. So I've been keeping an eye on this DYK but recently I've been dealing with the worst kind of stress you can ever imagine, so I advise you all to choose something appropriate for this DYK without my involvement. I need some much needed time to heal 😞. Wolverine X-eye (talk to me) 04:34, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Kevmin and BhagyaMani: Better? Green flag, yellow flag or red flag? Just let me know. Wolverine X-eye (talk to me) 20:18, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Alt2 approved, with AGF on paywalled sourcing. no article or policy issues identified now and article appears stable. ook cited and sourced to references 11 and 44 respectively for first and second sections. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 01:28, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Kevmin: Not trying to bikeshed here, but wasn't the Alt2 part about "strongly associated with wetlands" found to be a component of the original concern over copyvio? The phrase "Fishing cats are strongly associated with wetlands" is present verbatim in the IUCN report. I was also thinking that "and preys foremost on fish" reads a little weird and might be replaced with something like "and has a diet which is about 75% fish" (substantiated by paragraph 2 of 'Behaviour and ecology') or "preys mostly on fish". Your guys' call since this has already been approved. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 06:19, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Johnny Fripp

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  • ... that Johnny Fripp was "a bundle of football-toting dynamite"?
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 264 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:21, 24 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hi BeanieFan11, review follows: article promoted to GA on 17 October and (just!) nominated within 7 days; article is well written and sources look to be reliable; I didn't pick up on any concerns over paraphrasing (note that the Earwig score is thrown off by proper nouns and attributed quotes); hook fact is simple and effective and checks out to source cited; QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 21:56, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Rich Romer

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5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 23:24, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Verified that the article is long enough, that there are no plagiarism concerns through the Copyvios tool and spotchecking, and that the hook is sourced in the article. Cunard (talk) 07:38, 28 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • Great work on the article! Both hooks are interesting and verified as being sourced in the article. ALT0 relies on this source to say he worked as an engineer. According to the About Us page for the East Greenbush Education Foundation, "The East Greenbush Education Foundation, Inc. is an audited 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to support student achievement. Founded in 1985 and located in East Greenbush, NY, the Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors." I think this is a marginally reliable source. If there are concerns that this source is insufficiently reliable, I recommend using ALT1 instead. Cunard (talk) 07:38, 28 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Tyromancy

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  • Source: Eater: "There wasn’t any sort of central repository of tyromancy information; I had to go back into antique spell manuals, dream interpretation book transcripts, and more."
Culture: "Holes made from gas, like those found in Swiss cheese, could draw upon numerology, whereas the veins in blue cheese often formed images."
Created by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 09:33, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Waltiea Rolle

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  • ... that Bahamian basketball player Waltiea Rolle moved to the United States at the age of 13 after being discovered by a talent scout while walking home from school?
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Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 03:23, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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QPQ: None required.

Overall:   Would it be quirkier to replace "talent scout" for Rutherford with "Olympic track and field medalist" i.e. different sport, cachet of Olympics?[3] For ALT2, this is a bit better source that she became the first instead of relying on one anticipating that she "will" be be the first. —Bagumba (talk) 18:26, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Which of the alts should I revise? Do I just edit them directly or do I add an ALT3? Thanks, ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:40, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm OK with the ALT0 format, which I assume was also your preferred one? Typically, in the spirit of WP:TALK#REPLIED, it's best to just create a new ALT, to avoid anyone looking at the discussion getting confused.—Bagumba (talk) 18:50, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@WikiOriginal-9: The new ALTs needs to have Rutherford's medal background mentioned and sourced in the WP page as well (WP:DYKHOOK).—Bagumba (talk) 12:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Ref added to Rutherford. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:34, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@WikiOriginal-9: Sorry if it wasn't clear. Everything in the hook must be mentioned in prose and sourced in the bolded link i.e. Rolle's page, not Rutherford's page (though you can improve that too, it's just not required for DYK). The focus is on the bolded target.—Bagumba (talk) 17:58, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  ALT3 seems more interesting as it mentions Rutherford's background being in a different sport. If a backup is somehow needed, ALT2 also checked out.—Bagumba (talk) 05:36, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
 
The rent strike in Independence, Missouri

2024 Kansas City metropolitan area rent strike

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

💽 LunaEclipse 💽 ⚧ 【=◈︿◈=】 00:15, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Article is new and long enough. Article is well-sourced, neutral, and only pings on Earwigs for some long proper titles. Hook is cited, short enough, and interesting. QPQ has been completed. Image is freely licensed, clear at a diminished size, and used in the article. Morgan695 (talk) 15:43, 1 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Checheyigen

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  • Source: Broadbridge 2018, pp. 240–241
5x expanded by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:37, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Zooming in on the Andromeda Galaxy

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Zooming in on the Andromeda Galaxy
Created by Sir MemeGod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 694 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   Looks good. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Panhandle Gap

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Trail crosses the gap in the center
Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 253 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 04:49, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Beautiful photos here! It is new enough, long enough, the QPQ is good, the article is well-written and reliably sourced, and the photo is clear and attractive at this size. But I don't think there's anything unusual or interesting about this fact—that a hike is popular, long, and elevated is not that remarkable. I also tagged an issue with "Summerland" being referred to without introduction.   ꧁Zanahary꧂ 07:37, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

StoneToss

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

TarnishedPathtalk 23:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   I remember when this happened. I saw everything in real time; it was simulaneously sad and hilarious (I don't use Twitter that much anymore, I'm more active on Bluesky). Anyways, this is GTG, nice job! 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 ⚧ 【=◈︿◈=】 14:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Lockheed Martin FB-22

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  • ... that a bomber version of the F-22 Raptor called the FB-22 was once considered by the U.S. Air Force in the mid-2000s?
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Improved to Good Article status by Steve7c8 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Steve7c8 (talk) 02:31, 21 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

John Green (basketball)

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  • Source: "John Green, All American senior guard, was the team's high scorer with 559 points in 29 games, a 19.3 average." (The California Eagle) "At 6 feet 3, he started for the first of Wooden’s 12 NCAA Final Four teams." (Pioneer Press)
Created by Bagumba (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

—Bagumba (talk) 20:02, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • 1. New enough -  Y Article created on the day of the nomination
  • 2. Long enough -  Y 4451 Readable prose size, not a stub
  • 3. External policy compliance -  Y. Well-sourced, neutral, and BLP-compliant. Spot checked sources 11, 19, 21, and 26 (11% of sources used) shows no copyvio or close paraphrasing
  • 4. Presentable -  Y No article improvement or citation needed tags.
  • 5. Sourced -  Y. Verified both sources provided, meets RS.
  • 6. Hook short enough -  Y Brief and to the point.
  • 7. Hook interesting -  Y
  • 8. Images -  Y - No image included for main page publication
  • 9. QPQ -  Y - Done.
  • 10. Other  Y - No problems.

Kaunas Carillon

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  • Source: 1) "Nuo 1940 08 01, iškilmingai nuleidus Lietuvos valstybinę vėliavą, varpais nebeskambinta" (English: From 1940 08 01, after the solemn lowering of the national flag of Lithuania, the bells were no longer rung; first source);
    2) "Trumpam varpai suskambo 1941 metų birželio 23-iąją, per Kauno radiofoną paskelbus, jog Raudonoji armija išvyta iš miesto" (English: The bells rang briefly on 23 June 1941, when the Kaunas radio station announced that the Red Army had been driven out of the city; second source);
    3) "Kariljonas vėl suskambo 1956 pradėjus koncertuoti (nuo 1957 reguliariai) kompozitoriams V. Kuprevičiui ir jo sūnui G. A. Kuprevičiui" (English: The carillon rang again in 1956 when the composers V. Kuprevičius and his son G. A. Kuprevičius started performing (since 1957 regularly); again first source).
Created by Pofka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

-- Pofka (talk) 19:02, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • I repeat the comment I've made elsewhere that "Nazi German" is redundant and doesn't make for good English; as an adjective, it is found almost exclusively in works by Eastern European authors. (t · c) buidhe 23:25, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Buidhe: Thanks for pointing this out. I have updated the DYK hook by removing word "Nazi" to harmonize it with article German occupation of Lithuania during World War II. -- Pofka (talk) 20:48, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply


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

Overall:   Pofka put in a lot of work on this article translating Lithuanian-language sources. The article is sufficiently long and fact-based. At their request, I copyedited the article. This effort is worthy for a DYK. I'd also offer to copyedit the hook: (ALT1) "that the Kaunas Carillon stopped playing music for sixteen years (except for one day in 1941) due to the Soviet and German occupations of Lithuania?" I think this is a bit more naturally worded and not too detailed. Thrakkx (talk) 03:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Thrakkx: Thanks for copyediting the article and for reviewing this DYK nomination. I agree that your suggested ALT1 version is better and is easier to read, thus this updated version should be preferred when adding a DYK hook about the Kaunas Carillon to the main page of Wikipedia. -- Pofka (talk) 18:06, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Pofka: Approved ALT1 hook.

The Empire Brunei

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Atrium of The Empire Brunei hotel
Moved to mainspace by Chipmunkdavis (talk), Pangalau (talk), and Azuru79 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 08:20, 21 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:36, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Shadia Abu Ghazaleh

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Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 14:43, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   All three hooks were verified, but I prefer ALT1 as I believe it to be the most unique hook of the three. Yue🌙 19:00, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Feelie

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Badge from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 693 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:17, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Looks good to me. Expansion is fine (this has nothing in common with the earlier collection of unverified trivia), the first hook is verified, I don't see any plagiarism, paragraphs are sourced, the image is properly licensed, etc. I like the first hook best. Drmies (talk) 01:25, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Qian Jin Bao

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January 22, 1926, issue of Qian Jin Bao
  • Source: Alexander V. Pantsov, Steven I. Levine. Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life. Oxford University Press, 2015. pp. 34-35
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 407 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 21:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   New enough and long enough. Earwig is showing me 0%, which may be an error, but spotchecking I haven't found any issues. Image is sufficiently clear for what it is – one doesn't expect newspapers to show up well at 100px. Looks good to go!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Eternity in Flames

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 692 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:49, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Length, date, hook, QPQ, close paraphrase check ok. Article says pulled from circulation, not banned, but in this context this is a very narrow semantic difference, so ok. --Soman (talk) 21:54, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Harvey Tuckett

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  • ... that cavalry officer Harvey Tuckett retired from the British Army to become an actor, but was shot in a duel by his former commanding officer?
  • Source: Siddons, J. H. "Thespic Reminiscences". Demorest's Illustrated Monthly. Vol. 15, no. 1. p. 143. [4]
Created by AntientNestor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

AntientNestor (talk) 14:19, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Overall:   The source used is quite difficult to read but appears to put together the events of Tuckett's life at this point as described. Just need to address the access dates issue (corrected): There are access dates in the article that predate the publishing of the article on Oct 20, was this copied from a sandbox, draft or external document? Reconrabbit 21:35, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Kere (famine)

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Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

꧁Zanahary꧂ 17:35, 27 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hi @Zanahary: this article was a really interesting read. It is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, copyvio-free, presentable. Hook is short, interesting, and cited. I have made some minor edits, but I have a couple more major things I want to address before I give it a good to go:
First, with regards to the table of Kere events, in the lede it says that there has not been a year without a Kere event in several decades, but the table would imply that there are some years (e.g. 2018-2019) where there have not been Keres. Is this only a table of notable (or named) Keres? Secondly, since there is already an article on the 2021–2022 famine, is it possible to make the two sections on it in the article briefer? The current state of these sections is that they list a lot of individual reports, without much summarizing. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 01:13, 1 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Hi Tenpop421! Thanks for the review. Weirdly, the discrepancy you note comes from the same source. I'll just remove the claim about them happening annually lately, absent further clarity. I'll cut down the 2021–2022 section, too. Thanks again! ꧁Zanahary꧂ 01:41, 1 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Dog

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Various types of dogs.
Improved to Good Article status by Wolverine XI (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wolverine XI (talk to me) 09:14, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  All the better for views if you ask me, but technically that hook would be about dog meat and thus it would fail WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE, so with regret I've struck it. ALT0 is available for review; might have a rummage for hooks myself. (Also, that image of 'a female dog nursing' is adorable.)--Launchballer 19:28, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

  I'm doing a tick to make clear that this comment is not an objection, but just excerpts from the two sources verifying the hook fact. The earlier article says, "The researchers determined that dogs were probably domesticated from now-extinct wolves between 11,000 and 16,000 years ago — before humans began farming around 10,000 years ago."[5] and the more recent article pushes this timeline back further,[6] "Dogs were the first domesticated species and the only animal known to enter into a domestic relationship with people during the Pleistocene [...] dogs were domesticated in Siberia by 23,000 years ago, possibly while both people and wolves were isolated during the harsh climate of the Last Glacial Maximum. Dogs then accompanied the first people into the Americas and traveled with them as humans rapidly dispersed into the continent beginning 15,000 years ago [...] The earliest generally accepted dog dates to 15 ka (from the site of Bonn-Oberkassel, discussed below). However, claims for the existence of domestic dogs as early as 40 ka (22–28) have been made on the basis of morphological (22, 24–27), isotopic (22, 29), genetic (22, 28, 30), and contextual assessments (24, 31) of ancient canid remains. Yet, none of these potential domestication markers is fail-safe, owing to the fact that wolves and early domesticated dogs can be difficult to distinguish from each other." Rjjiii (talk) 00:49, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Feelie (Brave New World)

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Created by Zxcvbnm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 695 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:05, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   Epicgenius (talk) 14:55, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Marcia Moore (actress)

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Created by Silver seren (talk), FloridaArmy (talk), and THEFlint Shrubwood (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 132 past nominations.

SilverserenC 18:28, 24 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   Very interesting! Good to go. Skyshiftertalk 20:09, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Xu Xinfu

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  • ... that Xu Xinfu adapted the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan for Chinese audiences?
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 696 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:53, 21 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   The article is interesting and well-sourced, but I highly recommend the promoter change the hook to "... that Xu Xinfu adapted the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan for Chinese audiences?" I think most readers will be unfamiliar with the character, as I myself was until I read both articles. Yue🌙 04:07, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Georgina Sutton

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  • ... that Georgina Sutton was the first woman to be appointed as chief pilot of an Australian airline?
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Created by MaxnaCarta (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

— MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:03, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Just waiting on the QPQ for final approval @MaxnaCarta: this is a straightforward hook, that checks out. The article is new enough and long enough, it is well sourced (reliable and accessible) and there are no copy-vio issues. The hook is referenced in the lede and the body of the page, and is the obvious story-line to use. Chaiten1 (talk) 07:37, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@MaxnaCarta: Please provide a QPQ as soon as possible: DYK rules now require a QPQ at the time of the nomination, and a nomination can be rejected without further warning if a QPQ is not provided. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:32, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5:, my fault, sorry for the delay. Done now. Thank you. Ditto @Chaiten1:. — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 12:11, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

The Gust of Wind (Renoir)

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

Viriditas (talk) 01:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Approve, a well-done and well-sourced page. My only concern is that the image is too small and should be enlarged in order to highlight both the page topic and a good example of Renoir's unique style. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:55, 25 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

240 Centre Street

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New York City's former police headquarters at 240 Centre Street
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 681 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:52, 21 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Al-Shaykh Badr

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5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 177 past nominations.

Al Ameer (talk) 17:06, 29 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hi Al Ameer, review follows: article more than 5x expanded from 22 October; largely from a single, reliable source; other sources used look to be reliable also; hook fact is interesting, mentioned in article and checks out (as far as I can tell from my rudimentary French) to the source (albeit the online preview gave me a different page number, I am assuming you may be working from a printed copy?); happy to AGF there are no copyright violations (principal source is in French, others offline, Earwig check is fine); a QPQ has been carried out. My only query is with the "Climate" section, I wasn't sure how I verify the information in it, a search for "Al-Shaykh Badr" at the cited source of "Climate-data.org" doesn't yield anything - Dumelow (talk) 07:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  That's fine - Dumelow (talk) 19:41, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Shunten

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  • Source: Smits, Gregory (2019). Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 154–155
  • Source: Itō, Yūshi (2011). "The Legend of Minamoto no Tametomo: Controversy and Connections Between Ryūkyūan/Okinawan and Japanese Histories". In Edmond, Jacob; Johnson, Henry; Leckie, Jacqueline (eds.). Recentering Asia: Histories, Encounters, Identities. Leiden: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004212619_006. ISBN 9781906876258., pp. 90–100.
Improved to Good Article status by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:57, 30 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hi Generalissima, this article was an interesting read! Article long enough, well-sourced, copyvio-free, and presentable. This nomination is just within the 7 day deadline. QPQ done. Hook is interesting and sourced (offline accepted in good faith).
I can't help but think a hook along the lines of: "... that the myth of Shunten, the legendary first king of Chūzan, was used to justify the 1872 annexation of Okinawa?" would be more interesting, if just because it shows how late this myth still had currency (I also suspect front page readers would be more familiar with Okinawa than Ryukyu). I'll leave it up to your judgement if you want to include such an alt. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 18:02, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Tenpop421: That's actually a good point. I'll use the recommended alt hook, with Itō, Yūshi (2011). "The Legend of Minamoto no Tametomo: Controversy and Connections Between Ryūkyūan/Okinawan and Japanese Histories". In Edmond, Jacob; Johnson, Henry; Leckie, Jacqueline (eds.). Recentering Asia: Histories, Encounters, Identities. Leiden: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004212619_006. ISBN 9781906876258., pp. 90–100 as the source. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 18:09, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Nice, I've added the alt. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 18:34, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Oun Yao-ling

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  • ... that the weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was swiftly rescinded once the organisers found out he was Chinese?
  • Source: Blutstein, Harry (2021). Games of Discontent: Protests, Boycotts, and Politics at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Montreal: McGill–Queen's University Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-2280-0675-6. Retrieved 2024-10-26 – via Google Books.

    This source verifies that Oun Yao-ling is also known as Günter Wu. The book notes: "To assure the white population that South Africa was held in high regard by the sporting world, it was important to have a large contingent of international competitors at the Bloemfontein Games. To this end, nearly 100 invitations went out to foreign athletes; white athletes. There were, however, some embarrassing slip-ups. Inadvertently, the organisers invited German weightlifter Günter Wu, who was Chinese, and New Zealand runner Kevin Ross, who was Maori. Both invitations were promptly withdrawn when this unforgivable mistake was discovered. In the months running up to the South Africa Games, Brutus lobbied athletes, asking them not to participate."

  • ALT1: ... that the weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was swiftly rescinded once the organisers found out he was Chinese, not white? Source: Same source as the first hook.
  • ALT2: ... that Oun Yao-ling, who did not speak Mandarin Chinese, represented Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics? Source: Ji, Cheng-jin 吉承進 (1964-10-12). "項耀林 惡補國語 拜師鐵人" [Oun Yao-ling Intensifies Mandarin Studies with the Help of a Mentor]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 3.

    This source verifies that he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The article notes: "不會說國語的我國舉重選手項耀林，最近幾天困擾極了，因為每當隊伍集合時，他無法聽懂口令，常常有不知適從的感覺。"

    From Google Translate: "Oun Yao-ling, a Taiwanese weightlifter who cannot speak Mandarin, has been extremely troubled in recent days because whenever the team gathers, he cannot understand the commands and often feels at a loss."

  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rich Romer
Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 87 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 07:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Recently expanded, long enough, solidly written. Verified by source, QPQ done. The article is good. I think ALT0 is the best, but ALT1 is perhaps clearer on why it was rescinded so maybe we should go with that. ALT2 is also very interesting, but I think slightly less than the first 2.
Unrelated to DYK eligibility, but does any source say what language he spoke if it wasn't Mandarin? I am curious. PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:31, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the review, PARAKANYAA (talk · contribs)! I didn't find any sources that directly confirmed what language he spoke. But he was born in Germany in 1940, his mother is from Germany, he studied at the German university Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences, and he was living in Germany in 1963 right before the 1964 Summer Olympics. So it is high likely that his native language is German. Cunard (talk) 09:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

2024 Talerddig train collision

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

JuniperChill (talk) 20:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited:  
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  • Other problems:  
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   The merge issue will need to be resolved before this can be approved — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 12:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@MaxnaCarta: that merge template is about history merging, not the one you would expect. JuniperChill (talk) 12:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@JuniperChill: ah, I see. Is that template not a barrier to passing? I wouldn’t have thought it’s okay for an article to appear on the main page while it has some sort of call to action template. Also, is your username referencing the Juniper Inn from Hotel Hell? — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 13:25, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@MaxnaCarta: The reason why a history merge is being presented is because this page was (possibly) cut and pasted from Draft:Talerddig rail accident. And that will be accepted/declined well before it hits the main page anyway. And with regards where my username came from, I got it from my favourite plant. I also wanted to add a little chill to my username. I never watched Hotel Hell or even heard of it, but heard Gordon Ramsay. JuniperChill (talk) 16:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@JuniperChill: Consider the antepenultimate version of the draft, i.e. that before it was blanked and redirected, and also consider the version of the article as it stood at the same moment. There are significant differences; it is clear to me that there was no cut-and-paste. They were started independently, both in mainspace, although the one that is presently in draftspace was moved there by Discospinster (talk · contribs). I don't think that a histmerge would be useful. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 17:35, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Redrose64 is correct. There was no cut and paste involved, therefore there is no need for a history merge. I've removed the template. Mjroots (talk) 09:43, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
That's good to hear. Now we'll have to wait for the original reviewer to approve this. I would also note (as seen from my comment at the top) that I also created my own version of this crash, but since I realised one was already made, I redirected that. That's why I normally do DYKs on articles I created and don't really do drive-by nominations (in fact, most DYKs are self-noms). JuniperChill (talk) 11:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
We are all good to go, merge issue resolved   — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@MaxnaCarta: You're using the wrong checkmark for DYK. Its supposed to be {{subst:DYKtick}} JuniperChill (talk) 22:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Gilbert Wilson (geologist)

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  • ... that geologist Gilbert Wilson declared his favourite expression was “I’m in love” in his McGill yearbook in 1924?
  • ALT1: ... that when geologist Gilbert Wilson went to school he was the fifth Wilson, so was known as "Quintus"? Source: Source – offline obituary '[he] went to school in Windermere where as one of five attending Wilsons he was known as Quintus' - source (ref 1) JGR and JC (1986). "Dr G Wilson (1899–1986)". Annual Report, Geological Society of London: 34–35
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Georgina Sutton
Created by Chaiten1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Chaiten1 (talk) 20:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Thank you - fixed! Chaiten1 (talk) 17:54, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

General eligibility:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall:   Thanks for the adjustment. The article was created on 22 October 2024. It has a readable prose size of 6461 characters. Every paragraph is sourced. WP:EARWIG shows no copyvios. QPQ was done. The language of the article is neutral.

I'm not sure that the article should include the sentence with the quotes from the McGill yearbook since this sounds to me like trivia. Do comparable articles do that or do secondary sources discuss them? If the sentence is removed then we could not use the ALT0, which would leave us with ALT1. ALT1 is cited and interesting. I would make a slight grammatical adjustment:

ALT1a: ... that when geologist Gilbert Wilson went to school he was the fifth Wilson, so he was known as "Quintus"?

I think it would be better to move the section "Family" before the section "Awards and recognition" but this is optional. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:42, 25 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you; good point about trivia, I will edit this and am very happy with ALT1a Chaiten1 (talk) 17:55, 27 October 2024 (UTC) All fixed now! Phlsph7 Chaiten1 (talk) 18:19, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Looks good, approve ALT1a. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Helliwells Ltd

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1939 advertisement
  • ... that British aerospace engineering firm Helliwells Ltd (advertisement pictured) began as a maker of fireplace accessories?
  • ALT1: ... that Helliwells Ltd (advertisement pictured) produced a motor scooter that was used by British police? Source: "Swallow 'Gadabout' motor scooter, 1948. The Swallow Coachbuilding Co. Ltd was bought in 1945 by the Helliwell Group, an aircraft servicing and repair company. They started to produce the Gadabout in 1946 ... was confirmed successful when adopted by public bodies including the Staffordshire Constabulary." from "Gadabout Motor Scooter". Science Museum Group Collection. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/James Smart (police officer)
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 892 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 20:37, 22 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Article moved to mainspace on same date as nomination. No issues with article writing, earwig & citations, and it is long enough. AGF on both hook sources. QPQ done. Good to go, nice work! B3251(talk) 03:10, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Henry Smith (moneylender)

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Smith depicted on his memorial
  • ... that a charity founded by Henry Smith (memorial pictured) in 1628 now has assets of over £1 billion?
  • Source: "The Charity was founded in 1628 by Henry Smith, a businessman working in the City of London." from: "About Us". Henry Smith Charity. Retrieved 16 October 2024. and: net assets listed at Charity Commission for 2023 are £1.26 billion see: "The Henry Smith Charity - Charity 230102". Charity Commission. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 891 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 11:54, 22 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Fascinating article. Long enough, well-written and recent enough. Hook is very nice and properly supported by an inline citation to a reliable source. QPQ is done and the image has the correct license tag. Should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 20:25, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Abortion in Equatorial Guinea

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  • Source: [7] The 10 other countries that require spousal consent are Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Equatorial Guinea, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Indonesia, Turkey and Morocco, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 20:09, 22 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Sack of Delhi (1757)

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  • ... that during the Afghan sacking of Delhi, over 30 to as high as 300 million rupees worth of goods were plundered?
  • Source: Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan - Gandha Singh pg. 186
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Improved to Good Article status by Noorullah21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Noorullah (talk) 16:20, 22 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited:   - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting:  
  • Other problems:   - Can we say something like "between 30 and 300 million rupees"? The grammar is a little weird here.
QPQ: None required.

Overall:   Let's clean up the hook, but otherwise good to go. Congrats on the GA.. ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:31, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@ThaesOfereode: So, something like this; "that during the Afghan sacking of Delhi, between 30 and 300 million rupees worth of goods were plundered?" Noorullah (talk) 01:44, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Noorullah21:   Yep, that works for me. Approved. ThaesOfereode (talk) 02:02, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
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