Process to follow to nominate an article for DYK
1. Make sure your article fits the requirements for a DYK. (See official rules here). It must be:
- Either a brand new article which was added to article space from user space, or an existing article expanded five-fold, within the past 7 days.
- At least 1,500 characters long. To verify this, use "DYK check" in Tools section of the left panel on the article's page.
- Free of general problems.
2. Create the nomination using the (convoluted, multi-step process) here, OR alternately, use the DYK-helper Wizard.
- To use the wizard, you must first install the DYK-helper script to your account as follows:
- Go here and select INSTALL in the infobox.
- If this works, the script will be added to your script page at User:(Your ID)/common.js.
- Go to the article you wish to nominate, and select More (next to View history), then select DYK.
- The DYK-helper window appears and looks like this:
- Fill in all required fields, and select Submit to complete the process.
Whichever process you use, follow hook rules and advice here. Note that you should suggest at least two.
- This is an example of one of the hooks I used, and the accompanying info for the associated Source field:
- Hook: ...that the goal of the Science Moms documentary is to fight the anti-GMO, anti-vax, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents?
- Note that the article name should be bolded (and italicized if applicable).
- Source: Producer/director Newell said: 'The goal of the movie is to provide a counter-narrative to the anti-GMO, anti-vax, pro-alternative medicine culture that has popped up in the world of parenting.' From: https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/addressing_the_fear-based_narrative_around_gmos_with_natalie_newell
3. Verify that your article was nominated by searching for the article name here.
4. Your nomination will also have its own page, named Template:Did you know nominations/(Article name). Verify this, and add that page to your Watchlist so you can quickly resolve any issues by responding on this page if necessary once the review begins. An archived example from one of my DYKs is here.
5. Once the article passes the DYK review, the hook will be moved to the Approved page, here.
6. Eventually the hook will be moved to the Queue page here when it is being processed for use.
- First it will be placed in one of Prep tables, and then be moved to a Queue. (See the table here for expected time of use of the Queue with your hook.)
7. And finally, it will appear on the Wikipedia home page (hooray!) in the Did you know ... section, here.