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How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

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Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For more information on the DYK rules and review processes, see the DYK guidelines and the reviewer instructions.

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Advanced procedures

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How to promote an accepted hook

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How to remove a rejected nomination

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  • Open the DYK nomination subpage of the nomination you would like to remove.
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  • Alternatively, you can use PSHAW, which automates the process.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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  • Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
  • Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
    • View the edit history for that page
    • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
    • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
  • Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
  • If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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  • Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

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Older nominations

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Articles created/expanded on January 4

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Am-progressive

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  • Source: Every source on the page, but 1 and 2 are the most useful sources for easy verification.
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Created by JacobTheRox (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 20:23, 4 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: No - see above
QPQ: None required.

Overall: (t · c) buIdhe 18:28, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Buidhe and JacobTheRox: I agree that the hook as currently written is too specialist or technical. However, there does seem to be something that could be used instead. What about:
ALT1 ... that there is dispute on how to capitalize verb components in a recent form of German progressive aspect?
While it is still technical (especially with the term "progressive aspect", which to be honest I'd never even heard of before, even as a fluent speaker of English!), it should at least be slightly easier to understand, and there is an aspect about controversy, which might at least be eye-catching. If there is a better way to word the subject in the hook, that would be good too. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:31, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 ... that how to capitalise a colloquial German progressive form is the subject of much dispute?
Is that any better? JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 18:24, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Given that it's a much shorter and simpler hook, yes it is better. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:17, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT3 ... that despite being "somewhat viewed as standard speech already", the German am-progressive is still considered ungrammatical in schools?
  • ALT4 ... that the spread of a German colloquial aspect has been described as 'biphasic'?
  • ALT5 ... that a colloquial German progressive form has been described as an entirely new verb form?
Those are all the others I can think of right now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JacobTheRox (talk • contribs) 12:07, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Article is long enough, uses reliable sources, is stable, has no obvious copyright violations (from what I was able to compare with my non-existent Germany so accepting in good faith), hook is cited and interesting (ALT2 is the best of all). No image to review, its written in a neutral tone, QBQ not needed, no image to review. Flagging a few concerns below before promoting:
  • Tags - I've added several tags that need to be addressed. Mostly because of standalone pargraphs without a ref or because the information was uncited. Could you please take a look?
  • Sources: Source #2 needs a page and Source #15 (Dudengrammatik 8. Auflage 2009, Rz. 594 S. 427) isn't linking to a ref at the bottom (not sure if you missed adding the ref Cited sources).
This should be it, article is ripe for promotion. Ping me when this is done! Morogris (✉ • ✎) 03:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Hone

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

FrizzBTalk 17:52, 5 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 11

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Lan Yu (general)

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  • ... that approximately 20,000 people were executed in the purges which followed Lan Yu's downfall?
  • Source: Langlois (1988), p. 172.
Improved to Good Article status by Min968 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: Yes
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - I've noticed some potentially close paraphrasing, particularly of Goodrich & Fang 1976, which is relied on quite heavily for this article. Specifically, the article fairly closely matches this book's bio of Lan on a line-by-line basis. Perhaps additional sources could be used to break up those passages and make it less paraphrasy.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I made a few minor edits as I was verifying the sources in the article. Axem Titanium (talk) 22:49, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29: dropping a quick ping to the nominator since it has been a month. Axem Titanium (talk) 00:13, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Min968, do you think you can address the above concern? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:41, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Axem Titanium: I am not sure whether you could identify which sections contain close paraphrasing. Min968 (talk) 11:46, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, of course. It's primarily the paragraphs which have Goodrich & Fang as the only citation. For example, in the two paragraphs starting with "In November 1378" and ending with "Prince of Shu", the article discusses the same events in the same order with the same diversions as the first paragraph on page 789 of Goodrich & Fang. This continues further into the next paragraph of the article, which parallels the next two paragraphs of Goodrich & Fang p. 789, except for the citation to History of Ming in the last sentence.
I understand that this is a biographical article documenting events that happened chronologically and you can't change that. The thing that raises warning bells to me is when the editorializing also appears in the same place, for example, "but most of them were later executed as members of Lan's conspiracy" appears in the article in the exact same place as where Goodrich & Fang refer to the future event within their telling. This is where multiple sources would benefit the article: different historians will highlight different events as key to this person's life and going back-and-forth between them will naturally break up the proseline effect that comes with citing one source repeatedly. Axem Titanium (talk) 22:59, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 13

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Taiwan Love Story⁵

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  • ... that a visual novel set in Taiwan in 2024 is produced by a Hong Konger?
  • Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "特別我是香港人，從外地人的眼光來看待台灣，可以找到很多本地人已經習慣，但外地人覺得有趣的地方。", translation: "Especially since I'm from Hong Kong, looking at Taiwan from an outsider's perspective, I can find many things that locals are used to but outsiders find interesting."
  • ALT1: ... that a visual novel released in 2024 has its own theme song? Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "聽說這次還特地製作主題曲，也是受到台灣文化影響嗎？蕭：是的。", translation: "Q: I heard that a theme song was specially created for this project. Was it influenced by Taiwanese culture? A: Yes."
  • ALT2: ... that an adult visual novel released in 2024 is set in Taiwan? Source: https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=271382 , quotation: "本作正如其名，是以台灣為背景，借鏡 90 年代偶像劇風格的環島尋愛故事。", translation: "As its name suggests, this work is set in Taiwan and is a love story that takes inspiration from 1990s idol dramas."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: I have thought of some other hooks, but I'm not very sure.
Created by Saimmx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Saimmx (talk) 18:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

@Saimmx: Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:30, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I have wondered once, but the "stylistic" part of Fifth power (⁵) appeared almost everywhere when mentioning the game, including reliable sources - not only the official website and Steam, but also UDN, gamer.com and vndb. I can't find any reason to change the fifth power mark in terms of reliable sources. I will say that in Chinese Wikipedia, where the original article comes from, stylistic characters are preferable (条目名称应尽可能使用拉丁字母，对于非拉丁字母的语言应使用拉丁字母转写...如有充足的中文来源描述条目主题，应使用这些来源中的写法；即使这种写法不符合上述关于罗马化的规定，也应采用。, see also zh:WP:COMMONNAME), but I am not sure if MOS:TITLE here is more preferable than reliable sources' coverage. --Saimmx (talk) 05:14, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It might be worth bringing up at the relevant talk page, or perhaps you can start a requested move discussion and see where it goes. For what it's worth, the Chinese and English Wikipedias have different guidelines and standards, so what applies there may not necessarily apply here (and vice-versa). I do remember though that one of the MOSes outright included superscript and subscript titles as examples of stylizations to avoid. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:25, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Saimmx: MOS:TE mentions the similar case of Alien 3 (which is stylized as ALIEN³), where the title and all mentions of it outside the lede use the non-stylized name. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:13, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I have a question - By your understanding of MOS:TE, do you believe that Ranma ½ should be "Ranma 1/2" (or "Ranma half", rather)? And how about DNA²? Should the work be "DNA 2" or "DNA2" as well? I wonder the reason why no one mentioned those names. --Saimmx (talk) 15:28, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Saimmx: I'm not sure about those specific cases, I'm just going by what MOS says. My suggestion is to start an RM discussion and see where consensus ends up going. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:31, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

new enough and long enough. however, the first and second hook are not interesting; and the third hook is a WP:DYKFICTION violation. additionally, the article is in need of copyediting. i'll quote some sentences from the article:

there is no harem ending.

He works as an assistant to a renowned professor conducting research on relationship development between couples in a gaming context.

Their relationship began to blossom again.

Siupong released four heroines character design at sirst, and Amanda Zhang in May 2024.

In an interview, Siupong mentioned that as a Hongkonger who lives in Taiwan, he will usually discover some aspects foreigners may find it interesting but not so to Taiwanese locals. He indicated that local culture can be exported to the world when taking the aspects from a different perspective. The development team has there do some cultural research, such as finding what aspects can fit the game. Siupong also said the game is designed for foreigners who are unfamiliar to Taiwan and get them to know Taiwan.

The theme song of the game, I want to say I love you at loud (我要大聲說喜歡你), is one of the examples based on Taiwanese television drama.

Y-li on 4gamers expressed that while the game's sense is too beautiful compared to Taiwanese cities in real life, it can raise a player's interest in Taiwan. While describing the story's plot as "simple", he praised that plot twists can successfully build players' emotions. He also expressed his regret for its short length.

Yajyu Senpai on Murax2 commented that while the game's adult content is not so much, their styling is actually very exquisite and arosing with provoking lines.

ltbdl (pull) 13:57, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. If you think my hooks are not interesting, I have no idea about them for now, then. But I will copyedit the sentences you cited. --Saimmx (talk) 14:45, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Done copyediting. I hope the article is easier to read for you. --Saimmx (talk) 15:56, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Saimmx: thanks very much for the copyedit, but this nomination cannot progress without an alternative hook. do you have any suggestions? ltbdl (write) 16:20, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 15

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Annie Stainer

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  • ... that during her solo shows, Annie Stainer "would appear to fly, by delicately and continuously undulating her arms as if they were remarkable wings"?
  • Source: "At childhood ballet classes, Annie had been reprimanded for her “broken arms” – this physical attribute would later become a feature of her celebrated solo shows. She would appear to fly, by delicately and continuously undulating her arms as if they were remarkable wings. This skill for physical shapeshifting was strengthened by her studies in dance in 1968 at the London School of Contemporary Dance and in mime with Etienne Decroux in Paris (1970-71), and complemented by an innate talent for storytelling, which helped establish her as a spellbinding performer" The Guardian
5x expanded by Thriley (talk), Victuallers (talk), and Altenmann (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 205 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 21:54, 23 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ=Pany Yathotou
  • The article is long enough and was expanded 8 days before the nomination. We can probably accept that as a sufficiently recent expansion. It looks good and seems to cover the subject's career well enough. I see no copyright or neutrality issues. QPQ is done. I believe the hook would be much more interesting if, instead of quoting the Guardian journalist, it explained how her "broken arms" or ability to undulate her arms became her signature move or something like that. Surtsicna (talk) 09:30, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Surtsicna: Thanks for the review so far. If you want to add an alt hook then that's fine. I avoided "broken arms" as I felt that someone would want to argue that her arms were not broken. Are you insisting that we create this alt hook? Victuallers (talk) 09:25, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I am not insisting on "broken arms", Victuallers. Something about the ability to undulate her arms becoming her signature move should do just fine. Surtsicna (talk) 19:21, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I have one or two more hooks in mind. Will add them soon. Thriley (talk) 19:47, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Looking forward @Thriley: Victuallers (talk) 20:36, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 17

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Curitiba Pride

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1st Curitiba Diversity Parade in 1995
1st Curitiba Diversity Parade in 1995
  • ... that Curitiba Pride (pictured) was the first in Brazil, marking the foundation of ABGLT? Source: Gomes, José Cleudo; Zenaide, Maria de Nazaré Tavares (July 5, 2019). "A trajetória do movimento social pelo reconhecimento da cidadania LGBT". #Tear: Revista de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia. 8 (1). doi:10.35819/tear.v8.n1.a3402. ISSN 2238-8079.
    • ALT1: ... that the first pride parade in Brazil occurred in Curitiba (pictured)? Source: "Há 20 anos, Curitiba sediou a primeira parada gay do Brasil". Revista Lado A (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: There was Rio one that happened later in that year (July). Despite being more than 168 hours after the article was created, it was "expanded" (final translation) by Questionadora ávida, so I hope this counts.
Created by Questionadora ávida (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Abesca (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article long enough, created within the window (nominated on 24 Jan, which is the seventh day from its creation on 17 Jan -- I don't think we usually split hairs about the hours), fully cited and generally in good shape. QPQ not required. The image is a bit of a problem: it's Public Domain in Brazil, but also needs to be PD in the United States for us to host it on Commons: unless someone has explicitly released the rights to it, it almost certainly isn't. You could upload a local version to Wikipedia to solve this. However, I would suggest running any hook without this particular picture, which doesn't display well at small scale.
I'm not convinced that the current hooks pass WP:DYKINT: surely the first Pride parade in Brazil had to happen somewhere, so why is it interesting that it happened here? I must admit I'm struggling to find good alternatives in the article, but am happy to help workshop them. UndercoverClassicist T·C 15:20, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Looking through the article here, I have to agree. The "first" hooks both need strong sourcing per WP:DYKHOOKCITE, while the article is currently lacking in usable hooky material. Maybe if the article is expanded further, more hooks could be suggested. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:09, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
A curiosity could be that it used the acronym GLT in 1995, which is a uncommon term still currently. And that it was changed to just diversity. There are other pictures from Commons. Abesca (talk) 18:47, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There might be something in the "Diversity" name change -- do we have any idea why they made this change? Does the event now encompass more communities than "just" LGBT+? UndercoverClassicist T·C 19:22, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging article creator Questionadora ávida and nominator Abesca for their input here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
According to the source, it was only changed because of organization organizing it changed in 2005. It's said that the original acronym was GLT in 1995, which is an uncommon initialism. At that time, LGBT wasn't regularly official, until 2008, in which they changed from GLBT to LGBT. Probably because of so many inconsistent acronyms popped up that they changed, but I couldn't find any reported instance/source saying specifically that. ~~
So what about:

Abesca (talk) 03:03, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hands off Greenland protests

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Make America Go Away (MAGA) hat
Make America Go Away (MAGA) hat
  • Source: "Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s Maga hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the US president’s threat to seize the frozen territory."[1]
Created by VitoxxMass (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 278 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 13:55, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

@Rollinginhisgrave: What particular wording would you suggest then? ~2026-32351-0 (talk) 21:50, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe something like: ... that Greenlanders began producing Make America Go Away hats (pictured) in response to Donald Trump's push for the US to annex the island? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:51, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Rollinginhisgrave and Surtsicna: Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:37, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I do not think the readers will get it if we do not spell out MAGA, Narutolovehinata5. But if it is smug to do so, so be it. Surtsicna (talk) 20:47, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the original hook was "smug", but I can see it as being editorializing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:30, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ditto Naruto. Bremps... 22:56, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 18

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Charles Lecomte, Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa

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  • Source: Bernault, Florence. Démocraties ambiguës en Afrique centrale: Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, 1940-1965. Karthala, 1996. pp. 139, 170
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 450 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 09:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

QPQs good. Lecomte is long enough and new enough and its Earwig is clean. I gave it a copyedit and removed some surplus sections but I see no other blockers. I'll take the Grand Council article later, though I'll say now that ALT0 has a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue (I could probably approve ALT0a: ... that Grand Councillor of French Equatorial Africa and Catholic missionary Charles Lecomte renounced priesthood after being asked to leave the Vicariate of Brazzaville? but am all ears for other suggestions) and that I'll probably need a quote from the source if I can't find it in the Grand Council article. Also, why Vicariate rather than Archdiocese?--Launchballer 23:25, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Soman: Very sorry for the delay in reviewing the (long and new enough) Grand Council article. What kept me is that this deserves {{copyedit}} and {{overly detailed}} (and less critically {{lead too short}}), and I've tried several times to sort it out myself but kept giving up towards the end of "First elections...". Please ping me when you've rectified these.--Launchballer 06:18, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

2026 is the new 2016

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

AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 03:37, 18 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - no
  • Interesting: No - no
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Where do I even start here. The hook idea here isn't cited or mentioned in the article whatsoever, which would make this hook misleading for guiding readers to a page that doesn't discuss this at all. As far as I am aware, this is an immediate failure. The article isn't neutrally worded at all; just in the lead alone, we have "It was amplified at the beginning of January 2026 when Grammy nominated Rapper, Fetty Wap’s publicist, Abesi PR posted “2016 is back.” Days later Fetty Wap re-emerged in New York after a three years hiatus. Tik Tok users instantly began posting 2026 is really 2016. TikTok did an instant reset to 2016. Almost overnight, TikTok began to sound and feel like a throwback 2016 reel". Confusing and unencyclopedic, especially that last sentence. The article cites Hello! Magazine, which if my source reliability highlighter script is to be believed, is not a reliable source (though I can't find an entry for it on WP:RSP). The image in the article doesn't seem to be relevant to the text really at all (see WP:IMAGEREL). The phrase "described the year as "golden" in her posts" doesn't have a source at the end of it and is also grammatically incorrect considering that it refers to multiple people. I also don't think that the hook used here, even if it were cited in the article, is that interesting of a fact. This should not appear on the main page. λ NegativeMP1 00:28, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@NegativeMP1: WP:IMAGEREL is a redlink. Finnfrog99 (talk) 15:08, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Slightly harsh to give this an X (you probably mean WP:IMAGERELEVANCE), though I suggest that @AdobongPogi: address the above.--Launchballer 15:17, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: I do apologize if my review was too harsh, but I'm still not fully sure this should be on DYK. There would have to be an article copyedit, new hooks proposed, source revising... at what point does a nomination fail normally? λ NegativeMP1 17:14, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Usually when it times out or a nominator doesn't respond.--Launchballer 01:17, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @NegativeMP1, sorry for the delay. I removed the paragraph about Fetty Wap and TikTok (1) because it did not have a reliable source, and the statement that someone "described the year as golden in her posts" also lacked a reference, which I have now corrected. I verified this here (2) cited Hello! Magazine, a notable source used in other articles. The image I added in the "Origin and spread" section is relevant because it visually illustrate the use of 2016-style. I also included some images to give extra context. There's any fixes or recommendations that need to address? Thank you! AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 02:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That Hello! is used in other articles does not make it usable here, and in fact WP:NPPSG describes it as a "celebrity tabloid with a reputation for fabrication". Very much not a reliable source. (And neither is WP:FORBESCON.)--Launchballer 02:59, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • @NegativeMP1: Please respond to the above concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:05, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Will take a further look when I'm in better conditions. λ NegativeMP1 12:42, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Narutolovehinata5 and Launchballer: I am taking a glance at the article now: the Hello! source is still in use, which I think remains a problem when even after the concerns were brought up. Some of the prose seems cleaned up and more suitable in that regard, but something about the article still seems "off". For example, the Reception section goes between present and active tense. This entire excerpt: "Shane O'Neill and Haben Kelati of The Washington Post, Generation Z appears particularly interested in this year. Kelati, an assistant editor for the paper's advice section, counts herself among those who remember 2016 fondly, while O'Neill, a millennial who writes the Seriously? newsletter, is less enthusiastic. The two talked about why 2016 still matters, why the trend is happening, and what we can learn from that year", feels really off. Some other parts of the article also feel off. Even if my initial concerns were resolved (sort-of), the Hello! source still being used and other parts of the article reading weirdly still suggests to me that this is not suitable for the front page. λ NegativeMP1 17:07, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@AdobongPogi: Please respond to the above. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:22, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@NegativeMP1 The article has been updated based on your feedback. The Hello! source has been removed, the wording is smoothed out, and the "Origin and spread" and "Reception" sections now read consistently. Also thank to @Narutolovehinata5 for pinging me. AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 10:22, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Inklings (book)

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Created by Piotrus (talk).Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 582 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:28, 21 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • Changed earlier pass per below. New enough (submitted within 3 days of creation, long enough (4819 characters). Independent secondary sources are cited in the form of book reviews. The reviewers' opinions are attributed appropriately and presented neutrally. Copyright violation doesn't seem to be a problem, though the summarization of the reviews is rather wordy and excessively long, such that some of the most interesting points get a bit buried and could use some editing so it sounds less mechanical. The hook is cited to a reliable source, although it seems we don't have access to the National Forum through Wikipedia Library so we can't access the continuation page of the journal article. Assuming good faith here. The hook is interested and the QPQ is done. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:39, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • Updating per comment from Launchballer: @Piotrus: Could you please 1) Provide a quote from the source you are citing for the hook, as the full ProQuest article is not accessible through Wikipedia Library (just the preview) per WP:DYKHOOK. And 2) Could you please edit the Review section so it sounds less formulaic and LLM-like? (Just saw that we now have at least one recent DYK nomination landing at the AI Cleanup board and would like to avoid that if at all possible, regardless of whether or not an LLM tool was used.) Thanks. Cielquiparle (talk) 19:47, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • PS. Good catch asking for a double check. The relevant quote, from page 2, is "Carpenter provides a necessarily rather skeletal account of the life and writings of Williams, including some very interesting quotations from previously unpublished letters, as a background to the role which he played in the affairs of the Inklings." Seems like my brain misfired - this refers to unpublished letters by Charles Williams, not Tolkien (whom I was thinking about while working on this book). As such, good save, and here's an ALT1, and an even safer ALT1a, since on third rereading I am not sure if it the review makes it clear who authored the latters (that said, see also this quote: "Carpenter has made effective use of the so-called “Lewis Papers,” the eleven volumes of typescript compiled by W. H. (“Warnie”) Lewis and now in the Wade Collection at Wheaton College, Illinois, as well as other unpublished materials."):
  • ALT1: that The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter draws on previously unpublished letters by Charles Williams?
  • ALT1a: that The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter draws on previously unpublished letters? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Adding another one as ALT1 and ALT1a didn't seem that exciting, many more are possible now with the expansion to the article:

@Cielquiparle: Thanks for your help. I think the hooks you proposed are fine, and I can "adopt" them so you can approve them :) --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:14, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
This DYK needs a new reviewer please. Happy for new reviewer to take credit for this and start over fresh. Thanks. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Alonso Ramírez (pirate)

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

- Caribbean~H.Q. 22:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Review


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - There is much use of quotation marks but it's not clear if these are direct quotes, translations from Spanish, scare quotes or what. There seem to be plenty of citations in general but the nature of the quotes needs some explanation, please.
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - Earwig doesn't indicate any problems. But the article is quite large and draws on numerous Spanish language sources. Please could the author say whether there has been any systematic translation from Spanish.
  • Other problems: No - I looked for an equivalent article in the Spanish language Wikipedia but couldn't find one. is there one? Why not? Why start this in English?

Hook eligibility:

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Unknown
Review is incomplete - please fill in the "status" field

What is in quotes is directly quoted from the source, I did not use scare quotes. There has been no direct translation of anything else except for the letter in Note e, which was translated literally 1:1 so that it could be understood by the reader. The general prose was not translated, nor was it copied from anywhere else. The Spanish Wikipedia is not linked to our WikiProject, but it has less articles overall than the English one, and it was started here because I don't edit there. - Caribbean~H.Q. 19:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is an online copy of the source from where these quotes are taken at the Archive, if verification of provenance is needed. - Caribbean~H.Q. 19:29, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Caribbean H.Q.: Thanks for responding to my initial comments. I'm finding the review to be quite hard work and so some discussion may help. Here some points that occur to me so far:
  1. The article needs some copy-editing. Some words are misspelt - "tough" instead of "though" for example. I might guess at what is meant but I reckon the primary author should do this first. Another thing that seems needed is wikilinks to the many placenames. This may help get them in them in the customary English form, rather than Spanish. For example, Havana rather than Habana.
  2. I started considering the hooks to establish which should be the priority. The first hook about being considered fictional seems tricky because much of it seems to be speculation. And many parts of the narrative are still considered to be fabricated or distortions of the truth. So, it seems difficult to categorise it as 100% one thing or the other.
  3. The second hook about inspiring the novel seems straightforward but not the most interesting
  4. The third hook about being the first person from the Americas to circumnavigate the globe seems the most interesting but claims of a first are often unreliable and have a bad reputation at DYK. The conventional claimant for this title seems to be Robert Gray (sea captain) much later. We'd need quite good sources for this and careful wording.
I need to go to bed now. Please give some thought to the copy-editing and I'll look further at the sources. I don't have good Spanish though and so may need to defer to someone who does.
Andrew🐉(talk) 23:33, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrew Davidson: Hello Andrew and thanks for the review. I will do some copyediting. Re: the hooks, he was regarded as a creation of the novel's author, which is something that has been falsified with contemporary documents. I would say that is separate from how much of his testimony is true, considering that the parts in question are mostly those that would incriminate him if confessed. Regarding Captain Gray, he was definitely the first American (as in citizen of the United States) to do so, but Buscaglia uses the phrase "the first person from the New World known to have circumnavigated the globe" instead. Americas is used as a synonym for New World in the ALT hook. But I can understand the negative perception about "firsts" and still favor the first hook. - Caribbean~H.Q. 00:45, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Caribbean H.Q.: Ok, I'll focus on the first hook. I reckon its wording could be tighter and replacing "intercontinental journey" with "circumnavigation" would bring in that aspect too. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:19, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrew Davidson: I have completed a copy edit and linked the location names to their English form or, otherwise, to the name used as title for their articles here. - Caribbean~H.Q. 05:22, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Caribbean H.Q.: Thanks. I started rereading the article but immediately felt the urge to do more copy-editing -- linking press gang and pieces of eight, for example. Rather than list such issues, I feel it is better for me to make a copy-editing pass. As this will make me an author, I want to withdraw as the main reviewer, especially as I have difficulty with the Spanish sources too. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:58, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I've tried some copy-editing of the lead and am much more comfortable doing that. As this activity will tend to improve my knowledge of the topic, I may comment further here, but leave the option of a new reviewer open to help keep it moving. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:34, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrew Davidson: Thanks for your feedback! - Caribbean~H.Q. 21:44, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A new reviewer is required, please. Some understanding of Spanish would help. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:58, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)

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

RedShellMomentum 03:31, 20 January 2026 (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
QPQ: None required.

Overall: @RedShellMomentum: The article was recently promoted to GA status, is long enough, sourced, and poses no copyvio issues. No QPQ is required as this is the nominators fifth nomination. I am concerned however, that this hook doesn't pass WP:DYKFICTION. Are there any alternative hooks that you can propose in its place. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:13, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@TheDoctorWho: How about "... that music critics were divided on whether Justin Timberlake's "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" was an effective opener for The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2?" This is the only one I can give right now, as I have to go to bed. RedShellMomentum 04:20, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@RedShellMomentum: That's better than the initial one, although I'd still proposing a few more alternatives that may appeal more to a general audience. I'm unsure if people who aren't already fans of Timberlake would find this interesting. TheDoctorWho (talk) 03:08, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
One possible solution is to avoid mentioning the album title by name to make it more general:
ALT1a ... that music critics were divided on whether Justin Timberlake's "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" was an effective album opener?
Other possible hook angles involve the review quotes, but given how their themes, I'm not sure if they would survive WP:DYKGRAT concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:23, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I like that one, but I don't think "album" needs to be linked. RedShellMomentum 03:43, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@TheDoctorWho: Thoughts on the newly proposed hook? RedShellMomentum 19:05, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I was in the middle of replying when you just pinged me 😅. I do feel that ALT1a is much more likely to pique the interest of general audiences (it did mine), so approving it with that hook. Nice work! TheDoctorWho (talk) 19:07, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@RedShellMomentum and Narutolovehinata5: Actually apologies, upon a secondary review of that hook, I unfortunately think that might be a WP:SYNTH issue? There doesn't appear to be a direct source stating that critics were divided on it. Essentially the article is stating that because (A) one critic believed it was a proper opener and (B) another critic didn't that (C) critics were divided (an unsourced statement). Is there a source that directly verifies this? TheDoctorWho (talk) 19:13, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • @TheDoctorWho: The article is lacking in other hooky material, so the only other option I can see is:
ALT2 ... that a reviewer called a Justin Timberlake song a "clunky jungle-as-sex metaphor"?
Given the association with sex, and it being a review quote, I'm not sure if it would meet DYKGRAT or DYKINT, but this is the best I can think of. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:47, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I feel ALT2 works, as a non-Timberlake fan it interests me enough to want to know more. I don't personally know if the mention of sex is a problem, but I'll go ahead and approve this (if it is an issue, I assume we'll get a mention before it makes it to the main page). TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:59, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@RedShellMomentum: Are you okay with ALT2? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:00, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. RedShellMomentum 01:01, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@TheDoctorWho: Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:15, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I pushed this through when I replied yesterday. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:22, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
This might need a retick because it hasn't been moved to WP:DYKNA yet. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:10, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It's been showing up for me there in this section since approval. You might try purging the page. TheDoctorWho (talk) 07:27, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
If there are concerns about notability, then start an AfD discussion instead of keeping this nomination in limbo. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:07, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I started that.--Launchballer 23:21, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 22

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Benjamin Hammar House, Samuel Dyer House

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Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 96 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 16:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

@Pbritti: Long enough, new enough, Earwig's clean. No reason why either would deserve a maintenance template. Two issues: I find the hook rather dull and suggest proposing something else; and the QPQ for KP Permanent Make-Up is not a full review so doesn't count.--Launchballer 15:03, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: If you don't mind giving me about 24 hours to get back to you, I'll offer an alt or two with a new QPQ. Thanks for the review! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:02, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Take your time. Ping me when you've finished the sandbox article and I'll review that.--Launchballer 16:04, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Time was taken. Offering Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander F. Warley as QPQ. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:14, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Just wanted to ping you again to let you know the QPQ has been completed. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:38, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • While both houses are undoubtedly historic (hence their listings), there doesn't seem to be anything else hooky in either article. The only thing that stands out in either article is the mention of the Benjamin Hammar House being the sight of a hanging, but that's probably not a good fit. I was initially going to suggest proposing separate hooks for both houses, but again, the lack of material. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:14, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer and Pbritti: Per the above comment, I will be marking this nomination for closure if a new hook is not proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:06, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: With respect, I don't believe your judgement in the above comment is sound and believe unilaterally closing it pending a response from the reviewer is out of process. If anything, the correct step would be to either perform a new review yourself or mark this for a new review. @Launchballer: do you intend to return to this review? ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:27, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I believe I said "I find the hook rather dull and suggest proposing something else". I don't see any other hooks on this page.--Launchballer 14:40, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: How about ALT1:
Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Does ALT1 address your concerns? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:13, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bayside Blue

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  • Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNqHkK4zuZc&t=327s 5:27乗ってみた感想を言うと、このベイサイドブルー今までいろんな連節バス乗ってきましたけど、ダントツでたぶんカーブを曲がる回数が多い" Caption5:32 圧倒的に右左折が多い
  • ALT1: ... that Yokohama's articulated tourist buses feature a matte metallic blue livery inspired by the city's symbolic blue color and its waterfront setting? Source: https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shikai/kiroku/katsudo/h30/suikoH300517.files/j8-20180928-kt-13.pdf　ア デザインの基本的な考え方横浜のシンボル的な色である青に水面のきらめきを表現する光沢を持たせた「マットメタリックブルー」を用い、景観にアクセントとなり路線バスと差別化できる単色づかいのバスとします。また、利用者からの視認性を高めるために車体にシンボルマークを配置します。イ 名称水際線沿いを疾走する青い連節バスをイメージさせる「BAYSIDEBLUE」とします。　
  • ALT2: ... that Yokohama City adopted articulated sightseeing buses as part of its waterfront regeneration and visitor circulation strategy? Source: https://prtimes.jp/story/detail/yxJepRIVm9B　「横浜市では、2015年に『横浜市都心臨海部再生マスタープラン』を策定しました。その計画に基づき、横浜市の都心臨海部全体の回遊性を高めて街の賑わいづくりに寄与するため、新たなバス路線を導入しようということになったのです」
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  • Comment: Personally, I prefer the first proposal, as articulated buses are generally intended for rapid, high-capacity transport and therefore usually operate on straighter alignments. In that respect, I find this route to be especially unusual and noteworthy. Thank you very much.
Created by Galactic Center Radio Arc (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Galactic Center Radio Arc (talk) 12:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Galactic Center Radio Arc: Very promising first DYK article. My main request is that you go back and vastly simplify the "History" section. At the moment it has excessive background detail about every single twist and turn that went into the planning process, mostly sourced to essentially primary sources. This is probably one of the hardest things to overcome in COI situations – you're so close to it, of course you think it's important but actually maybe not all of it matters for Wikipedia readers – which is unfortunate because it's pushing down and burying all the interesting content about Bayside Blue lower down in the article. If you need a second opinion, you could ask for help at WikiProject Japan or one of the public transportation sub-groups. Cielquiparle (talk) 17:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Cielquiparle: Thank you very much for your thoughtful advice; I sincerely appreciate it. In fact, I also felt that the History section had become somewhat verbose. At the same time, I believe that the route—rather unusual for an articulated bus—is one of the service’s most distinctive features. I was concerned that readers might not reach the route description if the earlier section remained too long, and therefore considered rearranging the structure, such as switching the positions of the History and Route sections.I have attempted to condense the information as much as possible while staying within a range that I believe does not affect the explanations of transport and urban planning. Has the article become easier to read as a result? If you have any further suggestions, I would be most grateful to hear them.Galactic Center Radio Arc (talk) 14:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Serpentina (album)

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  • ... that for her album Serpentina, Banks broke from her usual practice by developing the record without seeking feedback or approval from management?
  • ALT1: ... that for her album Serpentina, Banks broke from her usual practice by developing the record without seeking advice or approval from her record company?
  • ALT2: ... that when making her album Serpentina, Banks worked with only few producers, even though she had been an avid collaborator with producers and other musicians?
  • ALT3: ... that for Serpentina, Banks signed a deal with an independent record label that gave her ownership of her master recordings?
  • ALT4: ... that the music video for Serpentina's lead single, "The Devil", draws visual inspiration from Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Dracula and Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her?
  • Reviewed:
    • 5x expanded by Camilasdandelions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Camilasdandelions (✉️) 08:46, 26 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Camilasdandelions, the Rolling Stone source is paywalled for me. Can you quote the passage that validates the hook fact? Thanks. Dclemens1971 (talk) 05:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Dclemens1971 here. Instead of sending music to her management for approval and advice as she normally would, this time, "I was just like, 'This is what it's gonna be'", she says. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 14:48, 29 January 2026 (KST)
        • Going to do a full review. New enough (5x expansion), long enough, neutral and reliably sourced. Copyvio free; no QPQ required. Article is presentable (and is a GA nominee). On the hook: Camilasdandelions What does management mean here? I assume it means her talent manager based on the source but the hook isn't clear on this; it could mean management of the record company. Also, the source doesn't she didn't receive "feedback"; it says she didn't receive "advice", which is different. (Almost all advice is feedback, but not all feedback is advice.) But I'm also skeptical of this claim because Banks' comment "This is what it's gonna be" is not particularly clear about what's going on -- when did her management hear her music? Did she send finished music directly to the record company? What was the role of her management in selling the album? Is there another source for this claim or more context in the current source? Thanks -- Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Camilasdandelions I tried trimming it down a bit and the angle on ALT2 boils down to "Banks worked with fewer collaborators than usual", which I don't think is particularly interesting. Looking at the Harper's Bazaar source though, I came up with another angle that I think works. What do you think about this alternative? ALT3: ... that for Serpentina, Banks signed a deal with an independent record label that gave her ownership of her master recordings? Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:13, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a review, but maybe because I'm not super familiar with the artist, but I don't really see ALT3 as interesting. Are there other options possible here? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:55, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Narutolovehinata5 What if I adopt content from: Marking her first release as an independent artist after parting way with Harvest Records,[24] its music video draws visual inspiration from the surreal and ornate aesthetics of Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Dracula and the stylized body-horror elements of Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her.? Camilasdandelions (✉️) 23:27, 13 February 2026 (KST)
    Sure, give proposing a hook based on that a shot and let's see how it turns out. My suggestion though is to see if mentioning Coppola or Zemeckis by name is possible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:11, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: Adopted ALT4. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 21:56, 14 February 2026 (KST).

    Flactorophia, Redemption of the Flesh, Factory nightclub fire

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    Created by 3family6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

    3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 17:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @3family6: Both are long enough and new enough. QPQs are both done, though do me a favour and let WT:DYK know you reviewed Smeargle as it's being discussed there as part of a themed set. No reason why either would deserve a maintenance template. Couple of things:
    I saw that discussion, I'll notify them.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • What makes androopylifemetal.blogspot.com a reliable source?
    It's an interview with Gag, and I'm citing Gag for his statements on the creation of 6-Way Sin Decomposition, so it's an WP:ABOUTSELF situation. Even though some of that isn't directly about him, 1) with Barragan there isn't a BLP issue, and 2) he was closely associated with the production of the album and his statements aren't controversial, so there's not a BLP issue where his statements touch on living people (I checked into this at the BLP noticeboard months ago; and before that regarding the Eternal Blue FA where LaPlante made a statement about when a fellow band member joined.)--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • The Flactorophia article is too short to deserve a lead section, without which this would be under 1,500 characters. If you have any further sources, I'd add them.
    I should have added a "style" section, anyway. Multiple reviewers noted the drum machine programming, also.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Will do.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:01, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT1: ... that an eight-track EP lasting less than nine minutes was rereleased ten years after the death of its performer in a fire?

    Launchballer, I'm going ahead with your suggestion of combining this with the Factory nightclub fire. The only reason I didn't was I'd had some reticence of the disparity in importance between that world news event and the obscurity of this artist, but that's a great suggestion and I'll run with it.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The fire article is long and new enough, QPQ-compliant, clean on Earwig, and doesn't need any maintenance templates. I need a reviewer for ALT1 because I introduced 'ten years after'. (I did wonder about ALT2: ... that an eight-track sub-nine-minute EP by 6-Way Sin Decomposition contributor Flactorophia was rereleased ten years after his death in a fire?)--Launchballer 20:40, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    My concerns have been resolved; I still need a reviewer for ALT1.--Launchballer 03:53, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on January 25

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    Kwek Leng Beng

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    5x expanded by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 187 past nominations.

    KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 15:59, 25 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I think the bulk of it has to do with a direct quote from Kwek himself which IMO should stay and it was another bog-standard line that was closely paraphrased. In any case, I have tweaked the wording so hope all is well now. Thanks! KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 13:02, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Tyren Montgomery

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    Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 447 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:19, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Exceptionally rare, probably, but that might not be immediately clear to non-American football fans. Ideally we'd want a hook that doesn't rely on knowledge on the sport. ALT1 is a cute hook, but I'm not sure if it works as a hook either (I imagine many athletes became athletes upon the encouragement of a relative or friend, so it's not inherently interesting). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:17, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Any knowledge of flag football (which apparently is "Played by more than 20 million people in more than 100 countries") would make it clear that a transition from pulling flags to playing in the NFL is an extraordinary leap. Regarding the second hook, it's not just that his brother encouraged him, it's that he had never played the sport at all until two and half years ago. From that to the NFL is unheard of. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:22, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue here is that just because a sport is popular does not necessarily mean that the general context would be understood by people around the world. For example, cricket is one of the world's most popular sports and is pretty much a religion in South Asia, a region of over two billion people. Even then, a cricket-related hook would still need to be written in such a way that readers from places where cricket is not popular, or even a general layperson would understand it. Even association football or soccer, the world's most popular sport, is not popular or widely-understood everywhere: there are plenty of people who are not into sports. I'm not saying that the angles are necessarily unsalvageable, but rather they need to be worked on further. Either that, or something else needs to be proposed here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:25, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    If we had a hook of something like, ... that so-and-so had never played soccer until 2023, but is now going to compete at the 2026 World Cup?, that would certainly be accepted and understandable to non-fans. Even if the flag football option doesn't work, I still think the second option is very interesting. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:28, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Rather than focusing on the brother aspect, I think it might actually be better to focus on the "he never played tackle football before 2023" thing more, especially if he is now being primed for the NFL now. It might be slightly misleading since he played flag football before that, but I think the prospect thing, with contextualized wording focusing on his being a prospect, might be more accessible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:32, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @BeanieFan11: Do you have any additional ALTs to propose? More hook ideas make it more likely that editors will find one or more interesting. Z1720 (talk) 02:33, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Apologies for the delayed review. The article was moved to mainspace within seven days of creation, is long enough, and is free of close paraphrasing. Article is properly sourced. A QPQ has been done. The proposed ALT is not directly supported by the article: it says he never played tackle football before playing for Nicholls State, but when exactly did he first play is ambiguous. He played with them in 2023, but that doesn't discount him possibly playing the sport informally (i.e. outside an actual game) before those eight games. Looking at the article again, I actually wonder if the fact that he was previously a basketball player, and a team captain no less, might be interesting, but I will leave it to you or Z1720 to brainstorm more ideas. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:59, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Cameron Fraser-Monroe

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    • ... that Cameron Fraser-Monroe is the first Indigenous person to choreograph a full-length ballet for a major company?
    Created by Significa liberdade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

    Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 22:15, 28 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article is 1533 characters, which is just above the 1500 character requirement, but is close enough that it still feels too short. I would suggest expanding the article further. The article is properly sourced and is free from close paraphrasing. A QPQ has been done and it is a full review. Both hooks are cited inline and verified in the hook. However, for ALT1, not only is it an exceptional claim, but I'm also not sure if the source is even strong or reliable enough to be used for such a strong claim. ALT0 is better given that the source is the New York Times, but it's still exceptional, so we need more sources and a search for counterexamples. Unfortunately, another issue here is that there is nothing else in the article that works as a hook, so either the article needs to be expanded, we go with ALT0 but only with stronger sourcing and a search for counterexamples, or we let this one go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I've made a request at WT:DYK asking for input here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:30, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    As the nom has chosen to withdraw this nomination if no sources are found, I think its best for me to close this (as withdrawn) after 24 hours. JuniperChill (talk) 23:20, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Significa_liberdade do you want to withdraw completely or take a look at new hooks?

    ALT2 ... that ballet choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe applied to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School on a whim and got a scholarship?

    ALT3 ... that Cameron Fraser-Monroe is the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's first choreographer-in-residence in 20 years?

    By the way, ALT1 is unsubstantiated by the article—which states that Fraser-Monroe is the only First Nations ballet dancer in a professional company, not the only indigenous dancer. The Métis and the Inuit are indigenous but not First Nations. Bremps... 04:09, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for the correction, Bremps! I like ALT2. :) Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 04:38, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I like ALT2 as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:10, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello Naruto, is this fine for the tick? Bremps... 17:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    As much as I like ALT2, it doesn't seem to be supported by the source. The article and hook say that he applied "on a whim", but the source only says that he applied for the scholarship and was surprised that he was accepted on the spot despite only practicing ballet two hours a week. Maybe a further reword is needed here? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:19, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    That can be found in the Vancouver Ballet Society source, not in the CBC Radio source. The citations need to be reordered. Pinging User:Significa_liberdade. Bremps... 03:39, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Refs reorganized. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 03:54, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Naruto? User:Narutolovehinata5 Bremps... 20:16, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. The sourcing issue is addressed; however, when reading that source, his quote about the experience stood out to me: "Ballet was like the broccoli you had to eat to get to the bacon." Would you be okay with suggesting a hook about that quote? Like he said that once but then he became a ballet dancer? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:27, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station

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    • Comment: I would be okay with this being an April Fool's hook. In the source, it was called Mao Ce Dun. This is technically a day late, but I was unable to nominate it yesterday or the day before.
    5x expanded by EasternShah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Sahib-e-Qiran, He Who is Otherwise Known as ‪EasternShah‬ 15:01, 5 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hello, and welcome to DYK. There are two issues with the proposed hook, April Fools' Day or not. The first is that the hook as currently written is "well, duh", since hydroelectric dams area always bigger than people, no matter who they are. The second is that the article does not actually use the term "Mao Zedong" anywhere, and it is not explicitly stated if the Mao Ce Dun plan was named after Mao or not (note that the Mao Ce Dun plant does not currently have an article). The April Fools' Day angle is not unsalvageable, but right now it cannot work without more work done to the article, and even so, it would still be objectionable since the other dam was never called "Mao Zedong".
    As for the article itself: this does not seem to be a 5x expansion within the last seven days, as you said: I will ask Nikkimaria if it is close enough, taking into account the delayed nomination. I found some matches to Mapcarta (I cannot give the exact link because the site is blacklisted, but you can use Earwig to find the link), but I'm not sure if Mapcarta copied from Wikipedia (it probably did, based on an earlier version of the article). No QPQ is needed as this is only your second nomination. The other checks will follow once you address the above, but right now this doesn't seem to be ready for DYK. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:15, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    This version was 597 characters of readable prose, and the present version is only 2325. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:20, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @EasternShah: This does not appear to be a 5x expansion right now: please expand the article further (the magic number is at least 2,985 characters of prose); otherwise, this will be marked for closure as ineligible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:27, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay I will expand it and see if I can find a better hook or confirm that Mao Ce Dun was named after Mao Zedong. Sahib-e-Qiran, He Who is Otherwise Known as ‪EasternShah‬ 18:28, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I have expanded it beyond the 5x that is required; I also looked at the mapcarta source you talk about. I do think that it is copied from Wikipedia, and I never accessed it while writing the article. I also propose Alt 0.5:... that Mao produced less electricity than the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station? The source is the same as above. There seems to be an exciting amount of information about hydroelectricity in Albania (given that it is the main way that the country gets its electricity, I am not suprised). So, I will be trying to create an article on the "Mao ce Dun" HPP before this runs on DYK. Thus, I wonder if I will be able to later amend this DYK to also make Mao a boldlink (given that it meets the DYK criteria ofc)? Thanks for your patience. Sahib-e-Qiran, He Who is Otherwise Known as ‪EasternShah‬ 01:36, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Narutolovehinata5, were you able to review the hook/the article?Sahib-e-Qiran, He Who is Otherwise Known as ‪EasternShah‬ 19:05, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Sources: [2], [3]. Unless there are three different power plants in albania, all suspiciously similar and named after Mao, these are the same. I think a more interesting alt can also be proposed: Alt 1: ...that the Vau i Dejës dethroned Mao Zedong as the largest hydroelectric project in Albania? Sahib-e-Qiran, He Who is Otherwise Known as ‪EasternShah‬ 05:05, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Unless a direct source is provided that explicitly states that all these dams are named after Mao, that would count as original research and thus cannot be used. My suggestion is to simply move away from the Mao angle and try something else. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:17, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: Gkitsa, Dimitra (1 June 2025). "Chimneys and Electric Wires Conquering the Sky: The Great Transformation of Nature in Socialist Albania". ARTMargins. 14 (2): 84–103. doi:10.1162/artm_a_00414. says on pg. 90: "Ismail Lulani’s At Deja’s Ford (Në Vaun i Dejës) from 1969, depicts the large-scale construction of a reservoir accompanying the Mao Zedong Hydropower Plant on the River Drin." ALT 0.5 without the link to mao zedong is fine, since it is not original research if mao zedong isn't linked.Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 05:24, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT2 ... that the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station provided over half of Albania's electricity in 1973?

    ALT3 ... that if construction is completed, Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station will have Europe's largest floating solar panel project?

    ALT4 ... that the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station created a lake?

    ALT5 ... that the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station turned Albania from an energy importer to an exporter? Bremps... 03:13, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    I think these are good second-options, except for alt 4 which is very plain. All hydroelectric power plants, except run-of-the-river ones make reservoirs and it is a matter of semantics whether one is to call it a lake or not. I prefer alt 0.5, Alt 2, alt 3 and alt 5 in that order. Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 05:24, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm okay with ALT2 or ALT5, with a slight preference for ALT2 as being more understandable or eyecatching. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:14, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Please run ALT2 because it is more simple, can this be approved if there are no other concerns? Thank you for your time, @Narutolovehinata5:. Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 16:45, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The article looks better, but I still have some questions. For example, the second paragraph of the "Design and operation" section is quite long, but only has a single footnote at the end. Is the entire paragraph cited to that one source? In addition, ALT2 as written might need to be rewritten to specify that it was completed or became operational in 1973, to better match the article. Since I have no access to the source, I would also like an excerpt from the source supporting ALT2. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:44, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Narutolovehinata5: "...Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station in northeast Albania. Albania initially led the sponsorship of the resolution and was a major socialist ally and recipient of Chinese development finance during 1960s. The station, agreed upon in 1967, was commissioned in 1973 and reportedly provided more than half of Albania’s electricity at the time." from https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/chinese-global-infrastructure/35932BF8AEADDEFF1E96B19B13300FAE, can be accessed if u have wikipedia library. I am OK with adding 'reportedly' in the article and hook, but extra details about its operation date seem trivial and unrelated. As for your first concern, yes, the entire section only has one source. I can shorten it if you like, but I originally added it because the article seems very positive right now; so the paragraph brings it closer to WP:NPOV.
    I still have some English sources left which I did not add, but I think that the article is sufficiently broad for DYK (and GAN). I didn't check Albanian sources either, though I suspect that everything major is already in English. If these are concerns then I will address them.Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 08:58, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The concerns are mainly to prevent scrutiny at WT:DYK or WP:ERRORS if ALT2 is approved as is, so to be on the safe side I suggest making the requested changes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: I shortened the section; we have paragraphs praising it, removing more criticism will decrease neutrality.
    ALT2.1 ... that the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station provided over half of Albania's electricity in 1973, the same year it was opened? -provides context and makes it seem more impressive. Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 17:37, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd copyedit it to something like ALT2.1a ... that the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station provided over half of Albania's electricity when it opened in 1973? but otherwise that sounds good. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:39, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I just realized that the nomination never received a full review, so this is ready for a look. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I have also struck all proposals except for ALT5 and ALT2 and its variants. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:45, 6 March 2026 (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
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: ALTs 2 and 5 (and variants thereof) approved. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:42, 6 March 2026 (UTC) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:42, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Centres of governance in the Roman Empire

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    • Source: Page 151 of Rome and the transformation of the imperial office in the late fourth-mid-fifth centuries AD by Meaghan McEvoy (reference [94])
    • ALT1: ... that Roman emperors used multiple cities for their residence, base of operations, or to issue laws from? Source: Pages 80, 83, 86 of The Cambridge Ancient History: The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337 (references [11] and [12]), pages 15 and 18 of From Mobile Center to Constantinople: The Birth of Byzantine Imperial Government (reference [14] and [15]),
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Farnsworth House
    Moved to mainspace by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 20:09, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article is in a very respectable condition, long enough and earwig was fine. It was moved to mainspace on the 28 January and nominated on 31st so new enough. The hooks are interesting, the first one probably more so to a general audience. Alt 1 is well cited. You need to add a citation for the first hook. Llewee (talk) 14:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Llewee: It is sourced by Page 151 of Rome and the transformation of the imperial office in the late fourth-mid-fifth centuries AD by Meaghan McEvoy. That is reference 94 in the article. Jon698 (talk) 17:51, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Jon698 Source 14 doesn't seem to be supporting the content before it. Llewee (talk) 20:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Llewee: The source states on page 151 that "From the reign of the usurper-emperor Maxentius (306-12) onwards,3 not a single emperor resided at Rome throughout the whole of the fourth century" Jon698 (talk) 07:26, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Jon698 Yes I checked that one and it was fine and then I started checking the ALT1 sources and source 14 doesn't appear to mention all those cities in the text it was supporting. Llewee (talk) 11:05, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Rickrolling

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    • Source: [4] for Apple and White House, [5] for MLB stadium, [6] for Disney film
    Improved to Good Article status by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment: I would like to suggest an alternate hook for WP:DYKAPRIL. I think this alt hook would pair best with this image.
      ALT1: ...that you just got Rickrolled? ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 04:19, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • I like what you're thinking, and I agree that this article would be great for April Fools Day. But I intend to bring this article all the way to FA, eventually, so I'm hoping to wait until then for this to run on the April Fools Main Page. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:25, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • if you're doing an april fool's hook, might as well go all the way with something like "... that you know the rules, and so do I?" ltbdl (taste) 17:19, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
          • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Are you planning to take this to FA, or should I just review this for WP:DYKAPRIL right now anyways (since it's at 16 slots now and the QR code would make a great topper; also it's been open more than a month now)? I think ALT1 would spoil the joke too much, so I'd recommend something as vague as possible in accordance with DYKAPRIL rules for outrageous hooks. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
            • @Miraclepine: It will be a while before I'm ready to bring this to FA; that would be an APRIL TFA for next year. I just think a TFA prank would be funnier than a DYK prank, and it would be less effective if it happened on two consecutive April Fool's Days, which is why I advise against an April Fool's DYK. I would prefer that you review ALT0 as a regular hook—but if enough people want this article for DYKAPRIL, I would accept it. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:55, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
              • To be honest, an authentic TFA prank in the spirit of the Rickroll trolling would be extremely difficult to not give away given the usual size of the TFA blurb (which most viewers are used to), whereas a DYK blurb is short enough to make the blurb vague enough to make the prank authentic. I'm reviewing the GA and ALT0 (though I started last night and forgot to note so at that time), but I'll object to having ALT1 or the "you know the rules" proposal for DYKAPRIL since they also give away the joke. ミラP@Miraclepine 13:58, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Promoted to GA on nom day, size 33 kB. QR code is used in page, is PD, and works at 120px. ALT0 checks out and is verified, but I'll propose ALT0B in case this is approved for DYKAPRIL, provided Rickrolled is approved for such (the WaPo ref verifies the "popular" part by saying it has one billion views); the link is fixed so that it's in line with the prank:

    • ALT0b: ... that a popular video has been used by Apple, the White House, an MLB stadium, and a Disney film?

    @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: What do you think? ミラP@Miraclepine 19:42, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé song)

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

    RedShellMomentum 00:14, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article was nominated for DYK within 7 days of reaching Good Article status. No issues with sourcing and length. Article is neutral. Earwig reports an unlikely copyright violation of 18.7%, which is mostly from the name of the song. QPQ is done. Both ALTs seem kind of promotional. Is there a way you could rewrite ALT0 to expand on the comparison? lullabying (talk) 21:23, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @RedShellMomentum and Lullabying: How does this sound? ALT2 ... that a reviewer called "Until the End of Time" "excessively bland"? I get it's yet another review quote hook, but it's at least one that's catchy. One issue with the article is that there really isn't much else that would be hooky to a general audience. As for ALT2, I've deliberately omitted Justin's name from the hook to avoid possible future complaints about us running too many Justin hooks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:24, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Potocki Palace, Ivano-Frankivsk

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

    Skoropadsky (talk) 11:36, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The bigger concern here, imo, is that there are only three sources. Bremps... 01:58, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Per the guidelines, while it is discouraged for articles to be heavily reliant on one or a few sources, leniency can be given for more obscure topics. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:46, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The article may not meet WP:GNG as currently written. The first source is about the digital museum and only gives passing mention of the palace, so it does not contribute to notability. The second source appears to be "Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies. Dictionary part". More details are needed, such as the title of the article within the encyclopedia. The third source appears reliable and gives in-depth coverage on the palace. Is there anything else which can be added to the article? For example, there appears to be other sources listed on the Ukrainian and Polish wiki versions of this article. Flibirigit (talk) 04:13, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Flibirigit: If you have concerns about notability, you can nominate it for deletion. I could also perhaps ask Piotrus or Soman for help here since they're familiar with Eastern European sources and searching for relevant material. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:51, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I am content for now to wait for the nominator to reply. Please stop stating the obvious. Flibirigit (talk) 13:58, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Aubrey Bowser

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    • ALT1: ... that Aubrey Bowser wrote a serialized novel adapted into a 1921 race film?
    • ALT2: ... that Aubrey Bowser originally wrote his serialized novel The Man Who Would Be White under the pseudonym Jane La Mott?
    • ALT3 ... that prior to becoming a published writer, Aubrey Bowser worked as a porter at the New York Stock Exchange?
    Created by Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

    Cielquiparle (talk) 04:23, 7 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Added an ALT hook, happy to add more. Cielquiparle (talk) 12:06, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    That's not much better. Novels are adapted into films all the time, and other than it being a "race film" (which might count as specialist knowledge since the term is not a common one), it's not clear what makes this particular adaptation any more interesting or different from others. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:17, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Added ALT2. Cielquiparle (talk) 16:26, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Neither is writing under a pseudonym. How do the following sound instead?
    ALT3 ... that prior to becoming a published writer, Aubrey Bowser worked as a porter at the New York Stock Exchange?
    The article may need to be expanded as right now there really isn't much else in it that's hooky. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    OK I have added ALT3 above. Thanks for your input. Cielquiparle (talk) 18:49, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I've struck the other hooks, so ALT3 and the article are ready for a review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:11, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree that the original hook should be struck, but I have unstruck ALT1 and ALT2. I leave it up to the actual reviewer and others to assess those hooks. ALT2 actually has a lot going on, including an androgynous first name, a male possessive pronoun, a man with an ambiguous racial identity in the book title, and a female pseudonym for the author. (ALT1 is a placeholder for an AFC article that could be added to a more interesting hook in future...or not.) Cheers. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:02, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I apologize, but I have restruck both of those hooks. The main issue here is that neither hook meets DYKINT. The points you bring up would easily be missed by a reader, and simply saying that a name being androgynous or the reader mistaking the subject for a woman does not count as hooky. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:20, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes it is clear from your response that it is confusing and my comment probably made it worse. I am striking it as well. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:24, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Jimmy Crystal (28 Days Later)

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

    AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 16:05, 31 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    AdobongPogi masarap 🍛 3:25, 1 February 2026 (UTC).

    I think this one is on the wrong side of WP:DYKGRAT. With Savile taken out, a hook like "that a fictional character's appearance was based on that of a celebrity?" would be compeletely unremarkable and fail WP:DYKINT, so the only interest here comes from using Savile's crimes and reputation to generate shock value or a kind of dark humour. I would be open to alternative hooks which avoided this theme, though note that the nomination has already had one chance to take another run at the criteria. UndercoverClassicist T·C 20:04, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT4: ... that some Americans unknowingly offended Britons by cosplaying a fictional gang?
    The contested info is moved off the main page. Bremps... 01:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Osyp Turiansky

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    • ... that Osyp Turiansky's novel Lost Shadows has been claimed to be the first work of Ukrainian fiction to get published in the United States in English translation?
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    Created by Skoropadsky (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Skoropadsky (talk) 19:40, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    It's written in the article that it was suppressed. Was that a mistake? Bremps... 15:38, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    1918 Massachusetts Question 1

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    • ... that a 1918 referendum to establish an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts passed by fewer than 9,000 votes?
    Created by Delcoan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Delcoan (talk) 06:10, 2 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @DYK admins: Hello, I accidentally selected 1976 Massachusetts Question 1 instead of 1918 Massachusetts Question 1 when I was creating the DYK, so it was created on the 1976 article's talk page and is known under that name on the DYK nominations list. Delcoan (talk) 06:14, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Nomination has been patched accordingly. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you! Delcoan (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Delcoan I moved this page to the correct title, don't think it would cause any issues but anyone can revert me. HurricaneZetaC 01:12, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! Delcoan (talk) 01:59, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, rather than moving it back, I've patched it again. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:56, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not a review, but the correct word for describing a countable quantity is fewer, rather than less. For example, "he had less water" versus "he had fewer gallons of water". Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:41, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for letting me know! I have changed the proposed hook to say fewer rather than say less. Delcoan (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Full review follows:

    • Areas with no issues: Article is new enough, copyvio-free (Copyvio Detector flags only the block quotes) and neutral. Overall, the article is presentable. The hook is backed up by the provided source (noting that the source for the hook is a primary source). QPQ has been done.
    • Length: The article is just barely long enough. I get a count of 1532 characters after removing the two quotations. Of that balance, there are 171 characters in the three short sections that introduce tables or block quotes. That's not much margin, and I would recommend adding some prose to give yourself some more cushion should copyediting remove some text.
    • Sourcing: Most of the article relies on a political advertisement placed by Francis P. Garland. What makes Garland a reliable source here? I would think that a contemporary political advertisement supporting the measure is a primary source, which means the article is based almost entirely on primary sources. Per WP:RSPRIMARY, while primary sources may be used judiciously, Large blocks of material based purely on primary sources should be avoided. Do you have some reliable secondary sources you can sub in for the extensive material for which you use Garland's ad as a source?
    • Hook: I find this angle uninteresting. 9,000 votes is not a interestingly tight margin, and the measure had to pass or fail so I don't see how simply reciting the margin of victory would be perceived as unusual or intriguing. (We've had a number of ballot measure-related hooks in the last month, and with one exception they've all performed below average, suggesting that a different approach is needed for these kinds of hooks.) Can you suggest a different hook?

    I hope these issues aren't insurmountable. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:59, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dclemens1971: Hello! Thank you for your review. Regarding the sourcing- because of it being from so long ago and being pretty niche, sources for this particular data I could not find elsewhere. Well, at least for the voting data in the house and the support. Maybe info on the facts about others states are available elsewhere. Anyway, my question for this is if I add a lot of other information throughout the article that doesn't use that source, would this concern of it being a large block of material from a primary source disappear because of the other content overtaking that concern? In other words, I keep that data, but add a bunch of other info, meaning that source goes from being like 3/5ths of the article to 1/5th or something, but all of it still remains. Let me know! Delcoan (talk) 16:55, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Delcoan: Maybe, but that only addresses the extensive use of primary sources issue and still leaves the question of whether Garland's advertisement is a reliable source for the claims it makes. (I don't know one way or the other.) I would also like to see a different hook; I'm not going to approve this one. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:59, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dclemens1971: By "I'm not going to approve this one," do you mean not going to approve my proposed change, or do you mean you'll fail the review entirely? Delcoan (talk) 17:32, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Delcoan: I mean I'm not going to approve the proposed hook as written, because it fails WP:DYKINT. I don't plan to fail the review entirely if necessary improvements across the other dimensions can be made. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:36, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dclemens1971: Can I actually withdraw this nom for now and then maybe later put it back up when its ready with criteria? Delcoan (talk) 14:23, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I wouldn’t, because it won’t be eligible again unless it’s brought to GA. You have another 7 weeks before this times out, so don’t sweat—come back to this open non when you can. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:52, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Delcoan: I will be on a wikibreak for a few weeks starting 18 February, but will try to check my pings weekly. If my attention is needed more quickly, I have email enabled. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:43, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay! Enjoy your wiki break :) Delcoan (talk) 20:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Tui Hobson

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    • ... that New Zealand artist Tui Hobson completed an international commission for a garden in Northern France commemorating 100 years since WWI and New Zealand soldiers?
    Kohlhase, Marilyn (21 February 2025). "Tui Hobson: Va'ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb-April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase." The Charlotte Museum. Retrieved 31 January 2026. https://www.charlottemuseum.co.nz/post/tui-hobson-va-ine-warrior-retrospective-feb-april-2025-by-marilyn-kohlhase.
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    Moved to mainspace by Avawatson03 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Avawatson03 (talk) 02:38, 9 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Jerry Bird (skydiver)

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    • ... that American skydiver Jerry Bird participated in the world's first 10-man star formation, above Taft, California, on July 2, 1967?
    • Source: "A Galaxy of Stars". Parachutist. October 2022. pp. 42–44. Retrieved 3 February 2026. … on July 2, 1967 - 10 Southern California skydivers exited from a Twin Beech … and made history by building the world's first 10-man star formation … over the Taft School of Sport Parachuting. ... The record-setting jumpers, by exit order, were Gary Young; John Rinard; Clark Fischer; Jim Dann; Jerry Bird; Bill Stage; Terry Ward; Bill Newell; Brian Williams and Paul Gorman.
    Created by Paul W (talk) and Tspooncl65 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

    Paul W (talk) 12:00, 4 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Paul W and Tspooncl65: Super interesting article, and great AFC save, but presentability appears to be the main issue right now. The lead is larger than most of the prose sections, and the "Skydiving accomplishments" is a proseline-formatted-listicle-resume when it should be fully integrated into a biography or sections that explain what we are reading about. The issue here is less about notability than putting together a cohesive bio. Best advice is to look at similar bios and see how they do it and go from there. An easy way to approach it is to group like content with like. When something doesn't work together, either remove it or add it to another section. Look for a narrative continuity. Some people go by chronology, but you want to avoid strictly doing this by proseline. Instead, think about milestones like education, career, entry to the sport, etc. This may sound strange, but write it from the POV of someone who knows nothing about the subject. Put yourself in that weird headspace. Viriditas (talk) 11:15, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, Viriditas. I have made some edits to the article, trimming the lead slightly but expanding the body copy, and breaking the Skydiving section into subsections, with some additional context. I think it reads less like a list now. Tspooncl65, being the skydiving expert, may wish to make further changes, but perhaps you can let us know if it's closer to what you think is needed? Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 19:15, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Much closer, thanks. The missing part is newspapers.com. It has all the necessary articles to put everything into context and to wrap this up. I would like to help, but I'm a bit busy with other things. If you have access to TWL, you'll see what I mean. I would guess that 30 minutes on newspapers.com would completely wrap this up as it would resolve the biography entirely. Viriditas (talk) 23:50, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, Viriditas. Just checked into TWL but NewspaperARCHIVE.com appears to be offline until the end of March. I can access Newspapers.com via another route, but not its premium service. Paul W (talk) 09:48, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior

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    Improved to Good Article status by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

    Johnson524 09:32, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • ALT0 is still as inaccurate as it was last year, because it still was not the entire convent of nuns who participate in dodgeball, because it still was not the entire convent of nuns who teach at the school. Also, how sure are you that the item which was reported in 2006 is still the case? ALT1 is a good example of a dangling modifier. DS (talk) 04:42, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Pokémon Uranium, Pokémon Prism

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    Improved to Good Article status by Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 05:25, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Pokelego999: The trick is to type closing and opening brackets in the QPQ field in that order, so "Template:Did you know nominations/The Missing (2023 film)]], [[Template:Did you know nominations/Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case". Will review in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 05:33, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @PL, I think some words may be missing in your sentence.
    "Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism, after Nintendo contacted them due to copyright concerns?"
    "Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism ceased development, after Nintendo contacted them due to copyright concerns?"
    This may have been what it was supposed to say? 11WB (talk) 06:11, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Pokelego999: Long enough, new enough. QPQs are done and Earwig's clean. No reason why either would deserve a maintenance template, though I removed one factual clanger from the Prism article. I'm on the fence as to whether the hook's interesting; 'firm sues to preserve its copyright' doesn't strike me as terribly unusual?--Launchballer 12:10, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • @Launchballer: Perhaps it would be helpful if the lead were expanded with information that the games gained enough of a following that fans continued updating them after their release? Should be able to keep the hook intact while also providing a more interesting hook. Let me know your thoughts on this. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 02:32, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Pokelego999: That wouldn't help as readers bored by the hook won't get that far. I suggest proposing a hook based on their long development times.--Launchballer 07:31, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Launchballer: What do you think of an alternate DYK proposal that's only Uranium, and focuses on the fact that it was nominated for an award, which was rescinded after a DMCA by Nintendo? - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 07:58, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Nintendo are known for doing this quite often. I agree that this should have something extra to make it that bit more interesting. 11WB (talk) 21:38, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cukie Gherkin: My apologies for dropping this. It would be a shame to drop Prism; you could start a hook starting "that a fan-made video game based on the same series as Pokémon Prism" or suggest a hook based on their long development times.--Launchballer 15:57, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Clinton plan intelligence conspiracy theory

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    • ... that investigators determined the purported "Clinton plan" was baseless and fabricated by Russian spies, while the Trump administration claimed it was real?
      • ALT1: ... that investigators were unable to verify an alleged "Clinton plan" mentioned in a hacked Russian intelligence memo, even as Trump administration officials publicly promoted the claim?
      • ALT2: ... that no evidence was found supporting a purported "Clinton plan" described in a hacked Russian memo, even as Trump administration officials publicly cited the claim?
      • ALT3: ... that a purported "Clinton plan" originated in Russian intelligence material obtained by Dutch intelligence hackers?
      • ALT4: ... that a purported "Clinton plan" cited by Trump officials came from Russian intelligence material later described as likely disinformation?
      • ALT5: ... that no evidence was found for a purported "Clinton plan" in a hacked Russian memo cited by Trump officials, and that Durham's sources included Russian spies discussing creating the material?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Valjean (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Valjean (talk) (PING me) 16:07, 6 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Savage, Charlie (August 1, 2025). "Durham's Debunking of the 'Clinton Plan' Emails, Explained". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
    2. ^ Strobel, Warren P. (July 31, 2025). "FBI investigated, never verified, purported Clinton plan to link Trump with Russia". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 6, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
    3. ^ Bump, Philip (May 15, 2023). "Durham's probe ends as it began: Pointing at trees to obscure the forest". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2026.


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    Climate change in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Created by Chidgk1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

    Chidgk1 (talk) 06:39, 8 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article is long enough, new enough, free of copyvio (only a 7.4% on Earwig). Prose is... rather rough. Far more subsections than are necessary for an article of this length. Sources may be questionable (most appear non-academic, mainly from the UN and advocacy groups). Hook seems interesting and its length is good but I didn't see where the linked source verifies it (a quote would help). Also not sure if an announcement from a specific UN programme is sufficiently reliable here (no author is given). QPQ is done. — An anonymous username, not my real name 20:48, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @An anonymous username, not my real name: I have combined some short subsections. I will look into the hook cite. Please could you tag "better source needed" or "unreliable source" for any other cites you suspect are not good enough to support the text. Chidgk1 (talk) 13:22, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    In this case, the problem isn't necessarily that they are generally unreliable, but that there are better ways to cite the information. UN programmes and climate advocacy groups are likely just reusing more academic studies for their info and it would be better to cite the studies themselves. You can use Google Scholar to find sources of academic quality. — An anonymous username, not my real name 19:40, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    OK I added 4 more scholarly sourcesChidgk1 (talk) 06:36, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT1 ... that tackling its poverty might help to limit climate change in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the world?

    Source: https://cafi.org/country/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ "... in the DRC, forest loss is due to poverty, to a local need for land and forest products (small-scale slash-and-burn agriculture and charcoal) exacerbated by strong population growth."

    Shaea al-Zindani

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    5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Thepharoah17 (talk) 00:36, 8 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I reworded to make it clearer. Thepharoah17 (talk) 09:36, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Anke Gowda

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    Anke Gowda displaying a book from his collection
    Created by Cl3phact0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Cl3phact0 (talk) 10:28, 12 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article created 7 February. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 20:31, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      Pulled from prep due to sourcing concerns, per this discussion. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 02:04, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ​​ Courtesy link to discussion regarding this nom. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 19:04, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ​​​​ Courtesy link re: Pulling doesn't undo the review discussion, which seems to indicate that Thriley's review is in fact still valid. Please clarify "correct" procedure. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:15, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • As long as there's no reason to doubt a review on a given point – the content has not changed and the assessment has not been challenged – it can stay. I think what TechnoSquirrel69 means (and they are, by the way, very correct that all content in a DYK article that could reasonably be challenged needs to be cited to a reliable source – i.e. no unreliable sources should be there) is that the new content in the article, of which there is a lot, has effectively not been reviewed and needs to be checked against the content-specific criteria (sourcing, neutrality, copyright). theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 12:02, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Also – I notice you want to clarify these things a lot, Cl3phact0, and I think that's great, but you should know that, afaik, TechnoSquirrel69 has been here for less time than you have. He doesn't (yet) have Mysterious Secret Insider knowledge of "correct" procedure that is unknown to everyone else. He's just making a common-sense judgment call based off the fact that all content in a DYK article needs to be checked against the DYK criteria. Maybe I've run into this scenario before, maybe not, but the rule I've communicated above is just an amalgamation of judgment calls I've made and have seen other people make, not an excerpt from a hard-and-fast set of rules that all of the DYK regulars agreed upon and forgot to write down. All of this is to say, I think it's great that you're involved with DYK and trying to get a clear expectation of what the rules are. Just know that there's not much we know that you don't; it is just our application of our experience and DYK's general principles, which is a thing you can also do and have an opinion on. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 12:13, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • New review needed as the article has been significantly expanded since being pulled. (I've boldly updated the credits to list Viriditas as a co-author.) For what it's worth, I have no objections to Thriley re-reviewing if they're interested in going so — RSNOI issues can be tricky to spot, so I don't hold anybody at fault for the fact that these weren't brought up during the previous review. I also agree that this can be exempted from timing out under the circumstances, unless further concerns are identified on the re-review. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:28, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    William and Zachary Zulock

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    * ... that some U.S. right-wing political commentators, including Laura Ingraham and Charlie Kirk, baselessly argued against same-sex adoption over the case of two gay men who abused their adoptive sons?

    **ALT1... that the criminal case against two gay men in the U.S. caused a political controversy in Argentina? ***ALT1a... that a criminal case against two gay men in the U.S. prompted anti-fascism demonstrations in Argentina?

        • ALT2...that in early 2025, anti-fascism demonstrations took place in Argentina against President Milei's remarks about gender ideology, pedophilia, and the criminal case against two gay men in the U.S.?
    Created by CoryGlee (talk).
    Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

    CoryGlee 23:40, 8 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    • Adequate sourcing: No - WP:MEDIAMATTERS is heavily relied on, but the source used is clearly an opinion article by Matt Gertz, and consensus at RSN plus the guidance of WP:RSOPINION indicates that statements sourced to it should be attributed. They are not attributed in the "Reactions and aftermath" section. The article's statement The case against the Zulocks prompted a strong homophobic reaction from right-wing conservatives in the United States and abroad. has two citations (one of which is also identified as an opinion piece), neither of which reference a homophobic reaction in the United States. The only other source given to indicate there was any controversy at all is Media Matters, and considering that Media Matters' business is ginning up controversy about right-wing media, I wouldn't take a single Media Matters writer's (unattributed) opinion that there was a controversy as sufficient without further reliable secondary sourcing. The only discussions about Pagina 12 at RSN have raised concerns about its reliability (and that article reads as highly opinionated as well), so I'd love to see a better source than a sole Perfil article for the scale of the controversy in Argentina.
    • Neutral: No - See above; claims of a strong homophobic reaction are not neutral since they are not sourced to a reliable, non-opinionated, secondary source.
    • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
    • Other problems: No - Original research appears to be present. The entire paragraph starting with Empirical evidence discredits... appears to have been constructed as public service announcement; none of its sources reference the Zulock case and in fact predate them significantly. This appears to be an effort at WP:SYNTH. The article's statement He further described the Zulocks's actions as "appalling", but argued that data and statistics indicate that this type of abuse is much more common among heterosexual persons. is not found in the Media Matters article, which instead says It’s an appalling story, but also appallingly familiar — sexual abuse by household members is unnervingly common, particularly for children who pass through the foster care system. This makes no reference to relative prevalence of child sexual abuse among heterosexual versus homosexual parents.

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - The hooks are not neutrally phrased, and MMFA is not sufficiently reliable for statements of fact in wikivoice. Moreover, the term "baselessly", presented in wikivoice as if MMFA weren't an opinionated source, doesn't appear in the MMFA claim. ALT1 is sourced to highly opinionated sources but the Perfil article indicates there was a controversy. However, the article does not claim that the Zulock case caused the controversy as the hook states but rather that Javier Milei generated controversy when he linked homosexual couples to “pedophilia” by citing a U.S. court case (machine translation)
    • Interesting: No - If ALT0 were rephrased to attribute the claim to Media Matters, it would result in something that boiled down to "did you know that Media Matters criticized Laura Ingraham and Charlie Kirk", which is entirely predictable. ALT1 is probably fine, interesting-wise, if the sourcing issues can be resolved.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Copyvio detector flags several passages but they are verbatim recitations of the charges and quotes from the sources so not an issue. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:01, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Dclemens1971 I will easily solve all those issues. As for empirical evidence it was copy-paste from Wikipedia article on LGBTQ grooming conspiracy and others that I can link you to. Easily solvable. Ping you when I do it all. CoryGlee 15:23, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    My point about the passage is that including it here the way you did is a sort of WP:COATRACK where you take sources that don't discuss the Zulocks and their crimes to draw readers to conclusions about the Zulocks' crimes. That's the original research.
    @Dclemens1971: Hi, I have fixed the wording where necessary. As for some of the U.S. reactions, I found the whole tape of Ingraham and Mia Cathell on Fox News itself. As for Charlie Kirk, as stated in edit summary, there's a Matter's link but directly to the podcast where he says those things, however, as much obvious as it is that he's talking about the Zulocks, he didn't mention them by name in his (usually, and thankfully gone) hateful speech. In the case of Matt Walsh, I didn't find Wonkette on PERENNIAL. If that's not reliable, I found his verified account on X with that post. So, I am willing to remove Kirk's part altogether if you like, and I used Media's source only as a means of stating Gertz's opinions. Finally, I have reworded the analysis subhead to eliminate OR and SYNTH. And lastly, I have no problems striking ALT0 and going for 1. CoryGlee 22:59, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    CoryGlee, there has not been a discussion about Wonkette at WP:RSN for a while (except for one about its editorial bias), but I am unwilling to tick it off here as a reliable source without a consensus to that end. It is owned by its editor-in-chief, has been migrated to the blogging platform Substack, and has no statement of editorial policy or standards on its site. The article selected as a source here is 1/3 the blogger reposting his own X posts; it's highly opinionated and in traditional Wonkette style, vulgar. I'd sooner just link to Matt Walsh's X posts if you want to include them. There continues to be a problem with neutrality and source-text integrity in the article; the words homophobic/homophobia are used twice to describe the reaction of US commentators, but not even Matt Gertz uses that term, nor does he describe it as widespread, broad or anything similar. Nor does Gertz describe any of the commentators as far-right. I don't know where these concepts are entering the article, but it is not from the MMFA source. The word tabloid in the lead is also not backed up by any content in the article. Additional question: What does the sentence Tenembaum ended the article saying that in the "new times" of Argentina, "absurd questions were beginning to make sense." mean in the article? Finally, can you please propose a rephrased ALT1 if that's the direction you want to go? Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:56, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dclemens1971: thanks for the neat review. I have removed Wonkette and cited the Twitter (X) from Walsh's official account which links (retweet) from a far-right outlet describing the Zulocks's case to which Walsh responds. That said, I have decided to remove Kirk's entry because I saw on his article that the input was rephrased on the basis that Kirk does not mention the Zulocks by name, although it is obvious that he did refer to their case. Anyway, took that off and rephrased some controversial wording. I will modify hook 1 and strike the original.
    @CoryGlee: Didn't see your response until now; for future reference, a ping only works if the comment is signed with four tildes. Much better on NPOV tone issues, but this is still not ready to go. I see you've added the Laura Ingraham source as a source in other spots. This is an opinionated source (see WP:FOXNEWSTALKSHOWS) and would not generally be considered a reliable source. Looks like you have a second source for this section (In 2011, Zachary was a suspect in the rape of a 14-year-old boy, whom Zachary allegedly lured into his apartment to sexually assault him. He was questioned by Walton County police, but the case did not advance, and Zachary did not face any investigation nor charge.); please be sure that the other source covers this. For the statement The Zulocks also tortured the two boys, forcing them to stand in a corner for "eight hours straight" over back-to-back days, only allowing them to go to the bathroom and eat. A relative of Zachary said that on one occasion William hit the elder sibling in the face and added that "they abused (the children) in every possible way." please add a source that is not Laura Ingraham's show. (The other Ingraham Angle sources are fine; her show is reliable for information on what aired on her show). Not sure why Gateway Pundit's Twitter is being cited for Matt Walsh's tweet, but that should go. As for the hook, I'm still not seeing where in the sources it says that the Zulock case triggered the protests in Argentina. Indeed, the BA Times source added specifically says Political, trade union and civil society groups in Argentina are marching Saturday in repudiation of President Javier Milei's recent remarks about feminism and the LGBT community. As I've said above, this angle needs to be recast to point out that Milei's remarks on the Zulock case were the proximate cause of the protest unless there are other sources to the contrary. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:07, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dclemens1971: I understand, Ingraham and Cathell could be lying (though I doubt it) about the addition of torture. I have reworded accordingly, including the rape allegation (2011) entry, sticking to the scarce words by The Daily Telegraph. As for the source on the Argentine protests, I cite verbatim this source by Página 12 (Source #25) It's in Spanish, I insert a quick Google Translation: “In its most extreme versions, gender ideology is simply child abuse. They are pedophiles,” Milei ridiculously declared, among other statements where he called for the extermination of the “cancer” of feminists, “leftists,” and everything he calls woke. The economist-turned-president cited as an example a gay couple from Georgia, USA, sentenced to 100 years in prison for abusing two adopted children. Beyond this case, there is no demonstrable evidence that gay men are more likely to commit acts of pedophilia than heterosexual men. A UNICEF report in Argentina, which surveyed incidents between 2020 and 2021, highlighted that “statistics indicate that the majority of abusers are socially well-adjusted heterosexual men.” Regarding the United States, the American Psychological Association stated that “gay men are not more likely to sexually abuse children than heterosexual men.” Gregory Herek, a professor at the University of California, analyzed 352 cases of child sexual abuse, in which LGBT+ adults were responsible for only 1%. [A Popular and Diverse Response] In response to the Argentine president's attack, people took to the streets in every province of the country, generating a memorable mobilization to Plaza de Mayo on February 1, 2025, in what was the 1st Federal March of Antifascist and Antiracist Pride. In response to the president's insults, both LGBTQ+ organizations and other opposition groups—political parties, unions, and civil society organizations—marched. CoryGlee 21:26, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    CoryGlee That quotation confirms what I said and what your hook doesn't say -- that the demonstration was triggered by Milei's comments, not by the Zulock case itself. I thus can't approve your proposed hook because it's not validated by the sources in the article and that you have provided here. P.S. I'm not saying Ingraham and Cathell are lying; I'm just saying that articles at DYK are required to be based on reliable sources, and Fox News opinion shows are by consensus not reliable sources. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:59, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Dclemens1971 I have reworded the hook to get it backed by Página 12 and other sources' statements. As for Ingraham & Cathell, if you like, I remove their opinions on what is not independently verified by other sources (let's say, the torture thing). In the rest of linking to that source, it is for the analysis and not facts. CoryGlee 23:18, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    CoryGlee ALT2a... that Javier Milei's remarks about the U.S. criminal case against two gay men resulted in anti-fascism demonstrations in Argentina? I'm rearranging this slightly to streamline it for discussion. As I review it, Milei's remarks seemed to be about the abuses the Zulocks committed, not the criminal case. Does this read better? ALT2b... that Javier Milei's remarks about child sexual abuses committed by two gay men resulted in anti-fascism demonstrations in Argentina? Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:29, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Dclemens1971, yes, thanks, I was just about to ping you about that. It looks like translating is giving another meaning for me. Indeed, not the case, but the actions by the Zulocks, added to other general remarks about gender ideology and feminism. I am going to make it very clear in the article. I think that it is a good ALT indeed. Do you think that it is needed to add that he expressed more things like comments on gender, etc. or it's just fine with the case of the article? CoryGlee 23:33, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    CoryGlee I don't want to make the hook too long so I'd leave it at the current length. The one reservation I have is the guideline that Hooks that unduly focus on negative aspects of living persons should be avoided. For my part, I don't think naming the crimes of these individuals is undue focus on a negative aspect of their lives since it is what they are notable for, but I don't know if promoters and queuers will disagree. That said, since I proposed a hook with a new fact in it, I can't review it myself and am requesting an independent reviewer to take a look at ALT2b. Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Chatô, o Rei do Brasil

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    • ... that the film Chatô, o Rei do Brasil took twenty years to be released due to a scandal involving the mismanagement of public funds?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Cassilvwikis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DanGFSouza (talk) 22:09, 8 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: The hook is not directly cited in the source given, it only says (translated): "After two decades of controversy surrounding director Guilherme Fontes – who last year was ordered to pay R$ 71 million to the Brazilian government ... " @DanGFSouza: Do you have a source stating that he mismanaged public funds? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:15, 25 February 2026 (UTC) Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:15, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Miloš Vučević

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    Miloš Vučević
    Improved to Good Article status by Vacant0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 750 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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    Donuts (album)

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    • ... that Donuts was produced as a circular loop, alluding to the food's circular form?
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    Improved to Good Article status by RTSthestardust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RTSthestardust (talk) 15:12, 11 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - Potential issues with interpretation

    QPQ: No - Unneeded
    Overall: Basic checks: article passed GAN on February 10 and was nominated on February 11 and is over 20k characters in length. All paragraphs are cited and the sources appear to be reliable - only nitpick is that there are duplicated citations, I've tagged these so RTSthestardust could you fix them? The article is written in a neutral point of view. Earwig only flags some short irreplaceable phrases, and no close paraphrasing evident from spot-checks. QPQ is not needed.

    Hook: Quotes from the three given sources below

    but one that was pieced together as an infinite loop built of miniatures - PopMatters
    The point of Donuts is its circular nature; that it begins and ends with the same sound and can loop forever. The first sound is the last sound. - Spin
    Donuts opens with an outro and concludes with an intro, and while this may seem ass backwards, it’s almost too perfect a metaphor for Dilla’s otherworldly ability to flip the utter shit out of anything he sampled. Obviously, donuts are circles. - Stereogum

    The third one is the only one that specifically states the fact that donuts are circles and that the album is based off of this. This can just be the writer's interpretation - are there any additional sources for this? Due to that, I don't think it can be stated as fact.

    The hook is cited in the article and is interesting. There's no image attached to the nomination. So, the only outstanding issues are the duplicated citations and the hook issue. HurricaneZetaC 21:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Suggest alternative hooks:
    ALT0a: ... that Donuts was produced as a circular loop, alluding to the food's circular form?
    ^ This avoids linking the artist, provided that the circular form claim is further verifiable.
    ALT0b: ... that Donuts was produced as a circular loop, which might be alluding to the food's circular form?
    ALT1: ... that J Dilla worked on Donuts in the hospital?
    ALT1a: ... that J Dilla worked on Donuts, which was released three days before his death, in the hospital?
    ALT2: ... that Donuts was released three days before its creator's death?
    I think these will require a new review, as they were proposed by me. HurricaneZetaC 21:21, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    GAN passed February 10, nominated February 11. Length good. Adequate reliable sources are used (duplicate citations have been fixed). Copyvio is ok (35.5%), flags some short irreplacable phrases and proper nouns. QPQ not needed. Article is written from a neutral point of view. Hooks are interesting, short enough, and cited in article. Looks good to go. With this being my first DYK review, I would like a second opinion. Jude Halley talk/contribs 04:08, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Heaton, Dave. "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 80–61". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
    2. ^ Soderberg, Brandon (February 1, 2013). "Toro Y Moi: Our Finest J. Dilla Disciple". Spin. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
    3. ^ Robinson, Collin (February 5, 2016). "Donuts Turns 10". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.

    Hicks-neutral technical change

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    • Source: Galor, Oded (1988). "The Long-Run Implications of a Hicks-Neutral Technical Progress". International Economic Review. 29 (1): 177–183. doi:10.2307/2526817. ISSN 0020-6598.p. 177. Quote: "The long-run consequences of a Hicks-neutral technical change for factor prices are studied as well. The analysis demonstrates that in contrast to the results obtained in static (one-good, two-factor) frameworks, a Hicks-neutral technological progress, through its effect on capital formation, alters the factor price ratio in the long run." [7]
    • Source: Sheng, Yu. "Technological change, capital deepening, and agricultural total factor productivity ( TFP) growth: Cross‐country comparison of 18 OECD countries". Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 47 (5): 1848–1868. doi:10.1002/aepp.13535. ISSN 2040-5790. p. 1848. Quote: "Our results reveal technological progress as the predominant driver of agricultural TFP growth, consistently offsetting input scale contractions."
    • Source: Doraszelski, Ulrich; Jaumandreu, Jordi (2018) "Measuring the Bias of Technological Change". Journal of Political Economy. 126 (3): 1027–1084. doi:10.1086/697204. ISSN 0022-3808. p. 1030. Quote: "Hicks-neutral technological change causes output to grow, on average, in the vicinity of 1.5 percent per year."

    — Preceding unsigned comment added by MiltonMilei (talk • contribs) 16:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Grapesurgeon:

    • Source: Galor, Oded (1988). "The Long-Run Implications of a Hicks-Neutral Technical Progress". International Economic Review. 29 (1): 177–183. doi:10.2307/2526817. ISSN 0020-6598.p. 182. Quote: "In the long-run, however, the increase in factor prices stimulates capital formation, which in turn further increases the wage rate while decreasing the interest rate." [8]

    @Grapesurgeon:

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

    MiltonMilei (talk) 13:26, 10 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @MiltonMilei: Hi, not doing a full review here and no comment on any other potential issues, but for the future reviewer's convenience, you should provide a link to the source in question, and ideally quote the line that supports the hook (especially if it's paywalled/not open access). Thanks, ScalarFactor (talk) 00:36, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @MiltonMilei: imo hook is not particularly interesting; so what that it does? You could maybe spin the hook to emphasize how the article's title sounds like jargon, but imo at present there's no reason the average person would care to read into this. Could you provide one or more alternate hooks? grapesurgeon (talk) 16:05, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @MiltonMilei: Hello, I saw the alternate hook proposed. The hook comes from a paper that is making a hypothesis; we can't present hypotheses as absolute truth on Wikipedia. The article also has a similar problem with this; This deceleration of progress reflects a shift from Hicks-neutral to labor-augmenting technological change that favors capital-intensive economies and amplifies cross country TFP differences this is presenting the paper as like proven fact rather than a hypothesis. Could you provide another hook? grapesurgeon (talk) 05:25, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Grapesurgeon: I added two alternative hooks. Did you see both of them? MiltonMilei (talk) 06:04, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • @MiltonMilei: The hook about Spain's output growth has the same hypothesis issue, so imo can't use. The increases wages hook may also be a hypothesis as well, particularly because "level of technology" in given formula may be a little vague, but my background in this area is a little weak. Maybe the hook could be reworded to: ALT5 "... that Hicks-neutral technical change is hypothesized to increase wages and lower interest rates". Maybe the Spain hook could be edited in a similar way instead. Do you have thoughts on which you'd prefer? grapesurgeon (talk) 14:56, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Hypanis plicata

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sn 173 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Sn 173 (talk) 10:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Sn 173: Imo hook is not particularly interesting; so what that it can? Is it unusual for molluscs to be able to do that? The average person has no context on this; think about if you had to go out in the middle of the street and tell people about this would they be interested? Could you come up with one or more alternate hooks? grapesurgeon (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Boring into hard substrates like this is not something many aquatic animals in general can do, but if you say it's not interesting then I don't really know what I could do, sorry. Other facts about this species would be too technical to add here. Sn 173 (talk) 22:49, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Not willing to review, just a comment: maybe it's a wording issue? If you show that this mollusc, a soft-bodied animal (I think thin-shelled bivalve is too scientific for DYK), can bore into hard clay, and if you explain how it does it (does it use its foot?), and possibly why it does it, maybe it gets a different vibe. Barbalalaika 🐌 14:20, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sn 173: Courtesy ping, sorry.
    Sorry for responding so late. The literature doesn't really elaborate on this behavior besides comparing it to piddocks (bivalves in the family Pholadidae), but I don't know if "dyk that a cockle from the caspian sea can bore into hard clay similarly to piddocks?" or "convergently evolved that ability separately from piddocks" will mean anything to non bivalve-brained people (and also the most detailed but also brief account on the behavior and the mention of convergent evolution comes from a really old 1917 paper). I'm fine with this not getting promoted I just thought it'd be neat to try :P Sn 173 (talk) 19:18, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Gigamachilis

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

    TrueMoriarty Talk | Contribs 08:55, 12 February 2026 (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
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: TrueMoriarty Talk | Contribs 09:01, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    TrueMoriarty Note that you can't review your own nomination, someone else will have to review it. HurricaneZetaC 01:45, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @HurricaneZeta thank you for the information

    TrueMoriarty Talk | Contribs 08:58, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Te Waihorotiu railway station

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    Improved to Good Article status by DDMS123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DDMS123 (talk) 21:12, 11 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Not a DYK review, but just an observation. In some sections, 2025 predictions are stated using future tense. Obviously, that ought to be updated. Have those things happened? If so, past sense needs to be used, and maybe references added confirming those developments. Schwede66 16:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT2: ... that Te Waihorotiu railway station is built in the shape of a waka, a Māori canoe?.
    Is there an independent source for this? It looks like a giant square box to me. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:13, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Ahmad Soedarsono

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    • ... that after being suggested to resign due to his cancer, ambassador Ahmad Soedarsono responded that he wanted to die in the line of duty? Source: https://www.tempo.co/tokoh/meninggal-dunia-1079451 - Almarhum mengidap kanker sejak lama dan sudah beberapa kali masuk rumah sakit di Bangkok. Atasannya pernah memintanya untuk pulang saja menginga penyakit itu. "siarlah saya meninggal dalam tugas," jawab Sudarsono. "The late ambassador had long suffered from cancer and had been hospitalized several times in Bangkok. His superiors once asked him to return home due to the illness. "Let me die on duty," Sudarsono replied."
    Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 117 past nominations.

    Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:54, 13 February 2026 (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
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: The article text uses "pass away in office" rather than "die in the line of duty" (as in the hook) or "die on duty" (as in the source). Per MOS:EUPHEMISM, one of the later two phrases would be preferred. Otherwise, this seems good to go to me. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 10:10, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Seedance 2.0

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    • ... that according to a major Hollywood writer, Seedance 2.0 is a sign that "one person is going to be able to sit at a computer and create a movie indistinguishable from what Hollywood now releases"?
    • Source: “I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us,” wrote Rhett Reese, writer of the “Deadpool” films, in a comment on the Cruise-Pitt video. “In next to no time, one person is going to be able to sit at a computer and create a movie indistinguishable from what Hollywood now releases.” Variety
    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 208 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 03:52, 18 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hooks must adopt a neutral point of view. Someone else's opinion about Seedance 2.0 (even more, a wild prediction about Seedance 2.0 that may never actually happen) does not sound like a neutral hook. Cambalachero (talk) 16:10, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT1: that after viewing a viral clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting generated with Seedance 2.0, a major Hollywood writer stated "It's likely over for us"? Thriley (talk) 21:45, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Still the same problem. it's a wild prediction. I have noticed a problem with the article: it only talks about the reception of Seedance 2.0, and there's basically no info about Seedance 2.0 in itself. What are its features? Has Bytedance shared any insights, stories, or anecdotes about its creation? What changed from Seedance 1.0, 1.5, or whichever was the previous version? (surely it did not start as 2.0). Add more info from that angle, and surely you'll find a better hook in the process. Cambalachero (talk) 00:21, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Is this article in a good enough shape to be featured on DYK? Guz13 (talk) 15:48, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    The article itself has the technical requirements (new, length, etc), but the hook is not suitable, and reading it I can't propose other alternatives either. That's because the article is mostly a "reactions to Seedance 2.0" rather than a proper "Seedance 2.0" article, and as a result there is no interesting info that can be made into a hook that isn't a variation of "someone has X opinion of Seedance 2.0". And, as pointed, hooks must be neutral. Cambalachero (talk) 18:21, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    There has been tons of press over the past week, so there is certainly more to add. I'll propose some new hooks over the next day or so. Thriley (talk) 19:14, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski

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    • ... that during the ratification of the Union of Brest, prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski organized a meeting of the union's Orthodox opponents in a local Protestant church?
    • Source: All the hierarchs of the Kievan metropolitanate arrived in Brest [...], but they did not meet together. Instead, [...] the Orthodox bishops, [...] Prince Ostroz'kyi and several other princes met in a nearby Protestant church. (Paul Robert Magocsi: A History of Ukraine, 1996, p. 166: https://diasporiana.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/books/8750/file.pdf)
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by Skoropadsky (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Skoropadsky (talk) 00:28, 14 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Oppose; the note contains factual errors. Magoscis is mistaken. The anti-Union synod did not take place in a Calvinist church, but in the townhouse of the burgher Rajski, which was the permanent residence of Ostrogski in Brest. Likewise, the pro-Union synod did not take place in the Brest cathedral, because no such church existed in the city, as the seat of the exarch was in Volodymyr, in the Dormition Cathedral. In Brest there was the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker [be], which the pro-Union bishop Hypatius Pociej closed for the duration of the synod.Marcelus (talk) 11:29, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Renard Johnson

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    • ... that Renard Johnson is the first black mayor of El Paso, Texas, and the 53rd mayor of the majority Hispanic city located on the U.S.-Mexico border?
    • Source: "A political newcomer, Johnson will be El Paso’s first Black mayor and will preside over the eight-member City Council . . . " in Perez, Elida S. (December 15, 2024). "Renard Johnson elected El Paso mayor, easily defeating city Rep. Brian Kennedy". El Paso Matters
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    5x expanded by ZoyaBoris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    ZoyaBoris (talk) 20:50, 13 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @ZoyaBoris: A new enough and large enough expansion. QPQ not required. I had no idea he was married to a news anchor here in Phoenix! The article needs some fixes:
    It has some bare URLs that need expansion into proper references.
    There are promoters who shun hooks that say "X is the first Y" (see WP:DYKFIRST for a related essay), so I want to see a new hook totally. (I've added to ALT0 some formatting and links to demonstrate what hooks should look like. Is there a more interesting hook out there?
    Please ping me when you respond. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 22:56, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Sammi Brie: How about this for a new hook. "Did you know that Renard Johnson, mayor of El Paso, is the founder of El Perro Grande Tequila, which has been named one of the five best tequilas in the world by Forbes magazine." Also the tequila comes in a cute, dog-shaped bottle and Johnson donates part of the company's revenue each year to the Human Society of El Paso.— Preceding unsigned comment added by ZoyaBoris (talk • contribs) 22:45, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @ScalarFactor Thank you. ZoyaBoris (talk) 22:33, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Sammi Brie: How about this for a new hook. "Did you know that Renard Johnson, mayor of El Paso, is the founder of El Perro Grande Tequila, which has been named one of the five best tequilas in the world by Forbes magazine." Also the tequila comes in a cute, dog-shaped bottle and Johnson donates part of the company's revenue each year to the Human Society of El Paso.ZoyaBoris (talk) 22:33, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT1: ... that the mayor of El Paso, Texas, founded a tequila company that sells its product in dog-shaped bottles?
    @ZoyaBoris: Pinging for your thoughts on ALT1. Note that, since Sammi proposed it and it introduces new facts, a new reviewer is needed for ALT1. I can take a look if you're okay with ALT1. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:53, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Alfonsas Svarinskas

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    Alfonsas Svarinskas kissing a Lithuanian Army flag in 1992
    Alfonsas Svarinskas kissing a Lithuanian Army flag in 1992
    • ... that the Lithuanian Catholic priest Alfonsas Svarinskas (pictured) was nicknamed "The Incorrigible" by the KGB?
    • Source: Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo kanceliarija – Exhibition "The Legendary Priest. Monsignor Alfonsas Svarinskas (1925–2014)" [9]
    • Reviewed:
    Created by +JMJ+ (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    +JMJ+ (talk) 22:02, 20 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    The article is long enough, new enough (just) and the hook is interesting (but the wording could possibly be tweaked). No QPQ needed.
    I do have a few concerns with the article, however. The proposed image cannot be used because it is flagged for missing evidence of permission. I checked if there is an alternative image that could be used but I'm a bit wary of using either of them, I don't feel confident they are not subject to copyright. The article furthermore contains several unreferenced paragraphs, and much of it reads too much like proseline; for example here: In 1990–1991, he was the Chancellor of Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius. 1991–1992 Deputy of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas. In 1991–1996, he was the Chief Chaplain of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the first clergyman to hold this position in Lithuania. He was also given the rank of Reserve Colonel. [...] In 1997–1998, he was the Rector of Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Kaunas and Assistant Priest of the Minor Church of the Resurrection of Christ [lt]. In 1998–2000, he was the priest at Church of St. John the Baptist [lt] in Kavarskas. Since March 30, 2000, he was the priest-resident of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Ukmergė. It's mostly a list of postings, can it be re-worked into genuine prose?
    There are some minor beauty spots regarding the language too ("Alfonsas Svarinskas (January 21, 1925 – July 17, 2014) – Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor." is not a great way to start the articel; "grandma" seems a bit too informal to me, why not use "grandmother"? etc); I can perhaps live with those but they bring the general presentability down.
    Finally, the hook facts are not readily identifiable in the prose of the article or supported by inline sources per WP:DYKCITE. To simplify things, I would propose an alternative hook, ALT 1: "... that Alfonsas Svarinskas was nicknamed "The Incorrigible" by the KGB?" which I find snappier and likely to make the reader curious; it is already supported by an inline citation.
    Take your time to address these issues, and let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Yakikaki (talk) 21:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    +JMJ+ waiting on some fixes above. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 12:45, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the advice Yakikaki and sorry for the delay. I finally got around to making the fixes, both regarding the ALT (to make it snappier) and finding a better picture. I'll fix the prose today, and if not immediately, then tomorrow for sure. Thank you for your patience!--+JMJ+ (talk) 21:34, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on February 16

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    2007 Temple of Awwam bombing

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

    Hsnkn (talk) 00:30, 23 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article reached GA status on 18 February and was nominated in the proper window. Article looks compliant with policy as one would expect with a GA article. No copyright violations detected and no QPQ is required. The hook has issues. The "nearly 3,000-year-old" portion of the hook fact appears to be in error as the temple is centuries older than that. The scholarly article in JSTOR cited in the Temple of Awwam article dates the temple to 1500 - 1200 BCE meaning it is at a minimum 3200 years old and possibly 3500 years old. The other part of the hook fact checks out, but we can't run a date contradicted by WP:RS. That fact will need to be removed from the article, and a new or modified hook proposed. I am surprised the GA reviewer did not catch this. Best.4meter4 (talk) 04:21, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • This error would be on my part as I included it after the GA review was passed. As for the age, the AP article simply says its 3,000-year-old, not nearly, so perhaps it could fit the correct time frame if I replace it with "approximately 3,000-year-old"? Otherwise, would noting that the temple was built during the "ancient kingdom of Sheba" be a good enough replacement hook? Hsnkn (talk) 17:52, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Two to five hundred years off in dating a structure is an error. Given that approximately 3000 years old is factually not true in RS, I would say that doesn't fix it. The AP is not a subject matter expert on the temple, and clearly did not consult recent scholarly publications (which were published after the bombing because the research was published post 2007) when writing its article. I suggest adding this journal with the correct dating of 1500-1200 BCE written by scholars on the temple who are subject matter experts: Zaid, Zaydoon; Maraqten, Mohammed (2008). "The Peristyle Hall: remarks on the history of construction based on recent archaeological and epigraphic evidence of the AFSM expedition to the Awām temple in Mārib, Yemen". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 38: 327–339. JSTOR 41223960. I note too that this temple is far older than the Kingdom of Sheba which did not exist until 1000 BCE. The temple predates the Kindom of Sheba by at least two hundred years, so that fact is also not true. Note that archaeology studies on the temple have advanced post 2007, so that news reports at the time of the bombing were based on older archaeology studies which have since been repudiated by more recent research using epigraphic evidence and other types of technological innovations which were not possible earlier. Best.4meter4 (talk) 19:35, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Hsnkn Where are we on this?4meter4 (talk) 17:16, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Eric Tolt

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    Improved to Good Article status by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 31 past nominations.

    Johnson524 17:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Johnson524, could you suggest a different hook? I am sorry but I don't find this hook interesting. There is a fact in the first paragraph "Tetris career" section that is very interesting. I would suggest it myself, but then I could not review it. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 19:31, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Coffeeandcrumbs: Ooo I'd love to hear what you had in mind! 😀 Even if you can't conduct a review, it's more important to me to have the hook be as polished as possible for the main page. Cheers! Johnson524 22:01, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
        • Johnson524, I will have to find another DYK to review for QPQ but here goes. I suggest the following hook:
          ALT1:- ... that Eric Tolt was the first person to achieve a "maxout" on a version of Tetris, a point in the game where the score becomes so high that it no longer registers correctly?
    I hope you like it. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 03:13, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Coffeeandcrumbs: Very much so! I've added it above, cheers! Johnson524 03:20, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    No opinion on ALT1, other than if we are to go with that, we need to make sure that the sourcing is extra strong per WP:DYKFIRST. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:46, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Bum (San Diego dog)

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    Bum
    Bum
    Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 68 past nominations.

    CMD (talk) 04:37, 16 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • No objection to April alts, like ALT3 or: "…that a Bum can be alcoholic?" and so on. Regarding disambiguation, I found a police dog from Toledo called Bum which seemed notable while researching this and so was more specific. Thinking about it again the argument could be made that this is the primary dog Bum, but I've never found it a worthwhile endeavour to judge one Bum above another. CMD (talk) 14:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on February 17

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    St. Martin's Church, Zillis

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    St. Martin's, Switzerland
    St. Martin's, Switzerland
    • Source: https://zillis-st-martin.ch/kirchendecke-st-martin-zillis/ is checkable online. it indicates "Einbau der romanischen Holzdecke." was 1109-1114, but the printed Nay 2008 source suggests this is either a mistake or too aggressive - it says AFTER 1114 (when an original log in the ceiling was dated to).
    Created by SnowFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 22 past nominations.

    SnowFire (talk) 01:48, 25 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

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

    QPQ: Unknown
    Review is incomplete - please fill in the "status" field

    I have modified this to "the third and present church". Toadspike [Talk] 09:32, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    FC Barcelona v Atlético Madrid (1999–2000 Copa del Rey)

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    • Source: This is the basic fact of the article, so it's cited in full in each article. Most accessible is this source in English [10]
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2021 Liechtenstein general election
    • Comment: I discovered this event when I saw an Instagram reel about Racing de Santander refusing to play in 2014, due to wage delays - which is probably a fairer reason to not work than this was. I was fascinated and wondered how I had never heard of this before, and why there was no article about it. I'm open to alternative hooks but I feel the very event is a hook in itself.
    Created by Unknown Temptation (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

    Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:54, 17 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 18

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    Romanian folk violin

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    • ... that some forms of the Romanian lăutari violin have extra strings added only for resonance and are never played directly?
    • Source: Alexandru 1978, pp.211-212
    • ALT1: ... that Romanian musicians use a three-string violin with a flattened bridge to play chordal accompaniment? Source: Alexandru 1978, p.228
    • ALT2: ... that Romanian lăutari musicians use at least 26 non-standard tunings on the violin, alongside tunings also found in classical violin playing? Source: Alexandru 1978, p.232
    • ALT3: ... that Romanian lăutari musicians sometimes create a buzzing sound on the violin by playing on a horsehair tied to one of the strings? Source: Alexandru 1978, p.228
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Iurii.s (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Iurii.s (talk) 09:53, 20 February 2026 (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
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Interesting article; I first learned about lǎutari violins watching Eurovision, so I'm glad I got to read about this. I wanted to ask though for my peace of mind: did you translate this from the same article on the Russian Wikipedia, which I believe you also wrote? If this is the case, please make sure that the translation is attributed following the guidance provided in WP:TFOLWP. I have no issues otherwise with the article. --Sky Harbor (talk) 15:51, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    • Hi, Sky Harbor. Thanks for your interest in the subject. As for the translation, I used to think that I do write articles in 2 to 4 languages not translate them. Your opinion - do I have to put "translated" template for my own articles from other language editions? -- Iurii.s (talk) 16:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 19

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    Samsung Galaxy S26

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    "The S26 Ultra features a built in Privacy Display, which allows users to decrease visibility from certain angles."
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Sguzma79 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Sguzma79 (talk) 07:53, 28 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I concur. TheBritinator (talk) 15:39, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I actually thought the hook was interesting, but consensus is against it at this time. With nothing else hooky in the article given its short length, the nomination is regrettably marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    I find this hook very interesting. I would like more eyes on this. Viriditas (talk) 10:57, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Highness (song)

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    • Source: "mobileAct viewers (that’s pretty much anyone who spends Sunday mornings in bed with a hangover) will be familiar with Highness as the song the band performed on the final show." Stuff
    5x expanded by A Thousand Doors (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 27 past nominations.

    A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 16:05, 22 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article was 5x expanded within seven days of the nomination (the article was originally created by the nominator years ago, but this is not relevant for the current nomination). No close paraphrasing was found, and the two QPQs have been given. The hook is not interesting to those unfamiliar with either the show or the band, so a new hook is needed here. I'm not sure though what would be good options, as song DYKs tend to use review quotes, and that's not always a viable option since more often than not they underperform with readers: @A Thousand Doors: Do you have any ideas? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:05, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Narutolovehinata5: it's entirely possible that there just aren't any "hook"-y facts in this article, but here's my attempt at some alternatives:

    Let me know if you like any of these. Thanks, A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 13:32, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT2 is probably not interesting to a broad audience, while ALT3 is probably too complicated. Pinging Launchballer, who is active with music-related DYK nominations, for other possible ideas. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:00, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Songs are bastard hard to find decent hooks for; suggest ALT0a: ... that Envy & Other Sins won a televised contest with "Highness"? or very possibly ALT4a: ... that the song "Highness" has been compared to a pillow fight?--Launchballer 19:53, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT4a sounds good! @A Thousand Doors: Are you okay with that? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:06, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that's fine by me. Thank you both! A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 16:53, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Don W. Moore

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    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 131 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 20:13, 21 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • I will review. MartinPoulter (talk) 16:12, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • This is impressive work; clearly long enough, new enough, and written in good, Wikipedia style. QPQ done and no copyright concerns. I have added a few wikilinks and made small, stylistic edits. To me, ALT1 is vastly more interesting/ less confusing that the other hooks, but could be worded slightly more elegantly. Could we have "worked for Associated Press and United Press International and without telling either he worked for the other?" MartinPoulter (talk) 16:32, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Taher al-Aqili

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    • ... that the current defense minister of Yemen Taher al-Aqili was injured in a landmine explosion while serving as chief of staff and was transferred to Saudi Arabia for treatment?
    5x expanded by Hsnkn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Thepharoah17 (talk) 23:36, 20 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Gennady Danilenko

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

    Nighfidelity (talk) 16:25, 19 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    In theory, this article is eligible for DYK. It fulfills the requirements of length and being recently created, and the sources match the information. Certainly the hook will attract attention. However, I have concerns about the notability of the article. Most of the article is not dedicated to any of his achievements, but rather his bizarre death. The description of his death is brief, and his death had no long-lasting consequences (most of the sources in the article come from the year of his death, with none recent). One article describes him as a "a widely published international law scholar", but if so, there should be more sources dedicated to his life or reviewing his work. Jaguarnik (talk) 09:25, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on February 20

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    Breakfast with Girls

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    • ... that despite receiving negative reviews from critics upon release, fans would later call Self's Breakfast with Girls a "masterpiece"?
    Improved to Good Article status by KmartEmployeeTor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    KmartEmployeeTor (talk) 21:02, 26 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @KmartEmployeeTor: Hi. Thank you for this well-written, well-sourced, long enough, and a new GA; no QPQ required yet. Image 1 non-free cover art, 2 is a self-work, and 3 is a text-based image. But again, a few visible WP:DUPLINKs, and some confusions with WP:INLINE:
    • The reference #8 is used eight times, but I cannot see some of them supporting the prose. Can you please confirm?
      • ...wishing to contain toy songs to Gizmodgery.
      • ...so he wrote the song in a failed attempt to quit.
      • ...encouraging fans to listen to the album whilst on acid.
    • For reference #10, it says "a mix of - um, everything" instead of "a little bit of everything," see WP:".
    • Geffen Records, who absorbed DreamWorks... This could be a real-world fact but I still cannot see it in the INLINE reference #13.
    • Official website used as reference #26, but I cannot see any mention of the 1958 novella here.
    • Reference #38 shows error, I think the correct one should be [11]... Right?
    • Reference #41 indeed shows the nomination, but it is neither visible on Awards website nor on Awards Wikipedia.
    Other than that, I see no major problems in the article. For the original hook, the journalist pointed fans instead of himself calling it a masterpiece. ALT3 is sourced, but does not seem interesting or unusual. Thank you! M. Billoo 21:58, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @M.Billoo2000: Sorry about not being able to respond, as I was busy with work. I will fix these as soon as I can. Reference #8 is a multi-part interview. It was not cited by me but by a different user, I assume they only link the first part of the interview as to not confuse readers. KmartEmployeeTor 10:38, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Besecker, Gabe (December 11, 2023). "sElf-Indulgent: A Retrospective on the Band That Started Matt Mahaffey's Career". Woof Magazine. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
    2. ^ Mahaffey, Matt (December 11, 2013). "Self.is - Breakfast with Girls". Self.is. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
    3. ^ Duritz, Darius (March 10, 2000). "The PiG Interview with Matt Mahaffey". PiG Publications. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
    4. ^ Olmstead, Todd (July 24, 2014). "Self, a.k.a. the Dude Who Made the Expedia Dot Com Jingle, Is Back". Vice. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

    Articles created/expanded on February 21

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    Embassy of the Philippines, Suva

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    • ... that by opening missions like an embassy in Fiji, the Philippine government hopes to play a bigger role in international politics?
    • Source: "The Philippines has been “proactive” in building its network of “bilateral, mini-lateral, and regional partnerships” to prepare itself in taking on a bigger role in international politics as “traditional powers” have diminished their influence in maintaining global order, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said on Wednesday, Oct. 15. [...] Lazaro shared that this month, the Philippines established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Bhutan and is scheduled to open its embassies in Suva in Fiji, in Kazakhstan, and Accra in Ghana." –Manila Bulletin
    Created by Sky Harbor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 57 past nominations.

    Sky Harbor (talk) 09:44, 1 March 2026 (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

    QPQ: No - Not done
    Overall: Article is new enough and long enough. Hook fact is cited, interesting (about as interesting as one can expect from a minor mission), copyvio tool only pings on proper nouns. The QPQs aren't done yet, however, and you need two due to backlog mode.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:10, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Coulterville Main Street Historic District

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    View of historic stone and wood-frame buildings along Main Street in Coulterville
    View of historic stone and wood-frame buildings along Main Street in Coulterville
    • ... that a historic district (pictured) in California was rebuilt after a series of major fires resulting in a layering of different building techniques and materials?
    "Numerous fires raged through the town, consuming all but a few fortunately situated structures and the masonry shell of structures in the path of the fire. New wood-frame structures were built and masonry shells were reused with wood-frame additions. The pattern of fire and rebuilding continued until 1900, when a decline in mining activity and improved fire protection techniques broke this cycle. Coultervilie's present appearance largely dates to the rebuilding that followed the last great fire in 1899. The structures in the Coulterville Main Street Historic District clearly reflect this pattern of development. The largest group — twelve of the twenty-four contributing structures — are built on the shells of masonry structures dating to the 1850s or 1860s, generally of brick or stone, with wood-frame additions dating to the period just after the 1899 fire. These structures are clustered near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 49 and constitute the core of the commercial district."
      • Reviewed:
      • Comment: Trying to get ahead of my QPQs here, hope I did this right!
    Created by Sparks19923 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DarthCloakedGuy (talk) 11:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Interesting article, new enough, long enough, few but fine sources, offline source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I like the hook idea, but a few things:
    • I'd not pipe the title, which tells a lot (and a longer bold title is more attractive).
    • I'd drop California, and if not, have it without a link.
    • Consider mentioning gold rush instead.
    • The image is licensed, but hard to see in stamp size: consider to use one of the historic photographs which would give a better impression of the era. Thank you for nominating, DarthCloakedGuy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:04, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 23

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    Catullus 96

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    Converted from a redirect by Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 73 past nominations.

    Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 13:47, 26 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Thank you; hopefully it's just about in order now; over to you, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 23:26, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Allan Williford

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    • Source: *here (Indiana basketball coach 1915-16)
    • here (he was president of Link Aviation that designed and made "electronic control and simulator devices for parts of missiles and complete airplanes")
    5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 387 past nominations.

    Cbl62 (talk) 19:34, 25 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Cbl62: Expanded 5x; long enough; sourced, neutral, and free from plagiarism. Pic is freely licensed but not used in hook. QPQ complete. Hook is cited; interest is somewhat being downplayed. It isn't just that he was a college basketball head coach and president of a company, the takeaway is that was an engineer who was also a basketball coach. Your hook isn't really making that clear. As an engineer, he went on to become the president of the leading flight simulator company in the world, the one that started the entire industry (although that was due to the inventor, not him). And, here's where you can build even more interest: as a hobbyist photographer, he worked for a company that improved high speed color film. I think you can get all of that into a single hook, but you will need to play around with it. If I pass this as is, I'm worried that some won't find it that interesting. I think you can do one of two things: you can take your existing hook and make some minor changes to show why it is so interesting, which the current hook doesn't really do. Or you can build upon it further with the info I mentioned. Simply saying he was head coach and president of a company is somewhat underwhelming, but this is in fact, a super interesting guy, you just need to tell us how interesting. Viriditas (talk) 10:37, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I too saw interest in the career path from coach of one of the elite basketball programs to head of a major aeronautics firm. I wll rework the phrasing tonight. Cbl62 (talk) 13:31, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Duetos (Armando Manzanero album)

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    • ... that despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the album Duetos by Armando Manzanero was certified gold in Spain?

    "Fernadnez also felt that the lack of Luis Miguel's participation made the album feel "incomplete" and concluded that while the record can be a 'passable introduction to Manzanero's romantic boleros for beginners, true fans won't find much in it.'"[2]

    "However, she felt that Café Quijano 'ruined' 'Esperaré' and Manzanero's son 'left us wanting to rediscover him with 'Antes de, Despues de''."[3]

    "However, she noted that Manzanero is not a 'strong singer' and that his performances on the songs are 'as limited as possible here'."[4]
      • ALT1: ... that despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the album Duetos by Armando Manzanero sold over 100,000 copies within three weeks of release? Source: "Within three weeks of its release, the album sold over 100,000 copies."[5]
        "Fernandez also felt that the lack of Luis Miguel's participation made the album feel "incomplete" and concluded that while the record can be a 'passable introduction to Manzanero's romantic boleros for beginners, true fans won't find much in it.'"[2]
        "However, she felt that Café Quijano 'ruined' 'Esperaré' and Manzanero's son 'left us wanting to rediscover him with 'Antes de, Despues de''."[3]
        "However, she noted that Manzanero is not a 'strong singer' and that his performances on the songs are 'as limited as possible here'."[4]
      • ALT2: ... that for the album Duetos by Armando Manzanero, both a Spanish and Mexican version were recorded, with artists from those countries? Source: "Two versions of the album were released, one for Spain which mainly features artists from the country, and a Mexican version where some of the Spanish musicians were replaced by those from Mexico."[6]
      • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Magiciandude (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 20:40, 24 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    1. ^ ""Spanish album certifications – Armando Manzanero – Lo Mejor de Armando Manzanero Duetos"". El portal de música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
    2. ^ a b Fernandez, Jose (March 2001). "Living in Mexico: CD player". Business Mexico. 11 (3): 56. ISSN 0187-1455. ProQuest 197121040. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
    3. ^ a b Davis, Deborah (4 March 2001). "Armando Manzanero: De coleccion". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 25. ProQuest 227160989. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
    4. ^ a b Cobo, Leila (14 April 2001). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 15. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
    5. ^ "Luis Miguel dejó plantado a Manzanero". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 9 February 2001. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
    6. ^ Tayde del Rio (25 February 2001). "Inagotablemente... Manzanero". El Norte. p. 42. ProQuest 315897286. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

    Haibane Renmei

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    • ... that the script for Haibane Renmei was still unfinished by the time it started airing?
    • Source: Yoshitoshi, Abe (October 2010). "到来する出来事に向かって" [Facing the coming events]. Yurīka ユリイカ [Eureka] (Interview). Vol. 12. Interviewed by Arima, Yuu. Japan: Seidosha. p. 116. ISSN 1342-5641: それで放送が七話くらいまで進んでいたのに最終回ができていなくて、ダビングのときにRADIXのプロデューサーに廊下ですれ違い様に肩をポンと叩かれてあと二日でシナリオが完成しなかったら最終話は総集篇になりますと言われて "The finale was still unfinished around the time episode seven had aired, and during dubbing, the RADIX producer tapped me on the shoulder as we passed in the hallway and told me 'If the script isn't done in two days, the finale will be a recap episode.'"
    • ALT1: ... that the screenwriter of Haibane Renmei was given two days to finish its script? Source: Same as above
    Improved to Good Article status by Kamakou (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Kamakou (talk) 22:09, 23 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Nice to see this here! Never seen it but always heard great things. Article was nominated same day as GA promotion. Passes length requirement. Extensively sourced, presentable, and recently passed GA review. Hook is sourced. QPQ is not necessary. Passes all the basic checks - my only thing is I'd probably adjust the wording of the hook. Both, I think, make it sound less interesting then the quote from the source does. For one, it says it's specifically the script for the finale rather than nondescriptly "the script", and makes it clear the show around halfway done airing before it was finished. Plus it includes the threat of the finale being a recap if it wasn't done in the two days. So it could be "the finale of Haibane Renmei was not fully written when the seventh episode aired", or "the screenwriter of Haibane Renmei was given two days to finish the script for the finale, or "a producer threatened to make the finale of Haibane Renmei a recap episode if the script wasn't finished in two days". Open to whichever direction you feel is best. LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 00:07, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 24

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    Siri Dahl

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    Siri in 2013
    Siri in 2013
    5x expanded by Sangdeboeuf (talk) and Hemiauchenia (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 376 past nominations.

    Launchballer 01:34, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: A couple of sources in the article are tagged as non-independent press releases. Neither hook is interesting, so new suggestions are needed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:24, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Vinson Cunningham

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    • ... that Vinson Cunningham based his novel Great Expectations on his work for Barack Obama's presidential campaign?
    • Source: "Cunningham, a staff writer at The New Yorker who worked, in his 20s, on the Obama campaign and in his White House, ferries us through a year in the orbit of an Obama-like figure known to us only as the Senator and then the Candidate. ([...] Dissimilarities between the fabricated Candidate and the flesh-and-blood Obama are nonexistent.)" [[12]]
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Dizzycheekchewer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 07:15, 3 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Carmen Alfaro Asins

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    Carmen Alfaro Asins
    Carmen Alfaro Asins
    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 169 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    CUNY SEEK

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

    Pharos (talk) 17:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    BravesVision

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    Created by White 720 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Wexmoney (talk) 02:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    2024 EFL League Two play-off final

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    Improved to Good Article status by Amakuru (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

     — Amakuru (talk) 15:05, 26 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Pacific Marine Mammal Center

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    Created by Gjb0zWxOb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Gjb0zWxOb (talk) 21:54, 24 February 2026 (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
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Article easily meets length for the new article DYK requirement, and the DYK was submitted the date it was created. Article is neutral and well sourced. Copyvio clocks in at 3.8%. Hook is interesting but misleading, I propose it be changed to ALT 1 ...that a pacific harbor seal with lungworms led to the creation of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center? Gb321 (talk) 18:52, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 25

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    Johannes-Ostern

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    Gubaidulina in 1981
    Gubaidulina in 1981
    • ... that Johannes-Ostern is an oratorio for Easter with music by Sofia Gubaidulina (pictured) who compiled the text from the Bible, continuing her Johannes-Passion? Source: several
      • Reviewed: 2 to come
      • Comment: I am sorry, - due to vacation I am a day late. I still plan to expand further. The article was begun in February when WiR focused on compositions by women, and then forgotten ... - Best for Easter, which may be the second day, so 5 or 6 April.
    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2176 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:27, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Robert Dalzell (British Army officer, born 1662)

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    • ... that Robert Dalzell, a general in the British Army, was also treasurer of the first insurance company in London to protect against the risk of fire?
    • Source: Chichester, H. M.; Spain, J. (2004). "Dalzell, Robert (1661/2–1758), army officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7082. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.) "In 1720 Dalzell was appointed treasurer of the Sun Fire Office, the first London insurance house to undertake fire risks. Dalzell was one of a group of Scottish investors who took control of the business following the collapse of the South Sea Bubble, and retained his position as treasurer and later chairman until his death nearly forty years later."
    5x expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 113 past nominations.

    Ruby2010 (talk) 01:13, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - The only issue is that "the first insurance company in London to protect against the risk of fire" is misleading since Fire Office was founded in 1680 "at the backside of the Royal Exchange".
    • Interesting: No - This might be interesting, but I found more intriguing stuff in the Guy pages ref on GB, though it will require more content sourced to Guy - namely what's in the my ALT1 - to be added to make it compliant with DYK rules. Helps fight the dispute over how to handle the "first" part (see WP:DYKFIRST)
    • Other problems: No - If you're still willing to run ALT0, replace "the first insurance company in London to protect against the risk of fire" with "one of London's first fire insurance companies".

    QPQ: No - None yet.
    Overall: Expanded from 26 February to 5 March (nom day), from 326 to 3859 B (11.83x). Not much worth noting. This is the hook proposed:

    @Ruby2010: What do you think? ミラP@Miraclepine 20:22, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @Miraclepine: I like your proposed althook. I've added a fuller quote to the article to support it. Regarding the fire risk claim, it is supported by the sources (Kaufman: "As long-standing Treasurer of the Sun Fire Office, the first London insurance house to undertake fire risks (now RSA Insurance Group), he lived at the business's premises at Craig's Court, Charing Cross"). But I'll modify to "one of the first" in the article since there is a disputed claim. Also, I will add my QPQ shortly. Ruby2010 (talk) 02:13, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I've completed my QPQ, but see now that I need to complete a second one as well. I will work on this tomorrow. Ruby2010 (talk) 02:21, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. If you prefer ALT1 over ALT0, please confirm this so I can checkmark the nom. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:36, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Luca Gargano

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    • ... that Luca Gargano discovered thousands of barrels of aged rum in Trinidad's abandoned Caroni distillery in 2004, sparking "Caroni mania" and a surge in demand?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by 10art1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐫𝐭𝟏 talk 18:22, 26 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    La Ofis (Chilean TV series), The Office (British TV series)

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

    Robert Motecinos Holda (talk) 23:02, 25 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The Office hasn't been eligible since 2005; review needed for La Ofis.--Launchballer 04:43, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Launchballer: I was not aware of the fact that The Office was not elegible anymore when i nominated this article. However, this article talks about a separate TV show, even if it is an adaptation. I am not sure if this still qualifies it as an article about The Office, but from my limited understanding of the DYK rules, it seems to qualify due to it's age and character count + all the other requirements (In my opinion). Please correct me if i am wrong. And also, would you be so kind as to explain to me why The Office is not elegible for DYK? TIA, R. M. Holda - (talk) 16:48, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    La Ofis is eligible, it just needs a review. The Office is not eligible because it does not meet WP:DYKNEW.--Launchballer 16:56, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on February 26

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    Povilas Matulionis

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    • Source: See various in article
    Created by Renata3 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 95 past nominations.

    ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:32, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Horn of Africa conflict

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    • ... that the United Arab Emirates has used monetary incentives to become a dominant background actor in the Horn of Africa conflict?
    Moved to mainspace by Jebiguess (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 94 past nominations.

    ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:54, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Gender marker

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    Created by Dog Oxide (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 374 past nominations.

    Launchballer 15:16, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - ?
    • Interesting: Yes

    QPQ: No - ?
    Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced, neutral and plagiarism free. Hook is interesting, but when I click on the supporting reference in the article, that says there are 17 countries that recognise a NB category. Clarification on this point would be good. As well, I think an additional QPQ is required, since DYK is in backlog mode. Lajmmoore (talk) 22:19, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    The QPQ is a double nom and counts as two. The discrepancy is Botswana. According to https://www.equaldex.com/region/botswana, the X marker is possible but no-one's done it. I've changed the article to that effect, and propose ALT1: ... that seventeen countries fully recognize a non-binary gender marker for all individuals? but perhaps @Dog Oxide: would like to opine.--Launchballer 00:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I also noticed that discrepancy as I was writing the article. While Equaldex does list Botswana as allowing non-binary gender markers, none of the sources linked for the most recent legal status mention the availability of non-binary gender marker options, only the ruling that allowed F to M or vice versa. Further research has yielded sources as late as 2020 and 2021 that state Botswana still doesn't have an option for a non-binary gender marker.
    2021 source stating lack of availability for NB marker: South African Litigation Center
    2026 report by Botswana-based news agency stating that not only are individuals still unable to get an X marker, but that generally it's unavailable for any trans person to update their gender marker despite the previous 2017 court ruling: The Voice - Botswana
    Overall, it seems as though the law is ambiguous. Changing between M and F seems to be de-jure legal following that 2017 court ruling, however they remain de-facto unavailable. As such, without more recent sources such as testimonies from those who attempted the process, it seems the best conclusion that can be reached is that MtF/FtM are legally protected, while X is still not an option at all. That's why I put it in the lower section despite Equaldex's classification of "X-possible" DoO2 00:54, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I added a note to that effect.--Launchballer 20:04, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Great, thanks so much! Is there anything else I can do to improve the article for the time being? DoO2 05:03, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Don't think so. What this needs now is for Lajmmoore to approve this.--Launchballer 05:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Current nominations

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    Articles created/expanded on February 27

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    Docip

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    • Source: "In order for the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus in Geneva to function effectively, it was necessary to provide interpretation in several languages. doCip provided technical support - including a room of computers, available every day - and the translation of caucus documents." ref 8 in the current article
    Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 37 past nominations.

    MartinPoulter (talk) 16:10, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Ellingburg v. United States

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

    MallardTV Talk to me! 14:16, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Claire Foy

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    Claire Foy
    Claire Foy
    • ... that Claire Foy (pictured), who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, unknowingly lived with stomach parasites since 2021?
    Improved to Good Article status by SkywalkerEccleston (talk) and JuniperChill (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

    JuniperChill (talk) 08:45, 4 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    I'll let a reviewer adjudicate.--Launchballer 23:10, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a review, but I'm not really sure if ALT2 is the best option here given that it's a "role" hook, even if it is quite a famous role. ALT3 isn't that interesting either: sharehouses and related concepts are not uncommon. Are there other possible options? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:18, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Peter Brownell

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    Improved to Good Article status by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 115 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 05:37, 28 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General eligibility:

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - maybe

    QPQ: No - Not done
    Overall: To start with, this nomination has an issue in that it states that the article was created on February 27, but in actuality it was elevated to GA status on that day. This should be changed. Concerning the article, it is long enough, neutral, well-sourced, and was elevated to GA status recently enough. The hook is cited, though I find it a tad bland. Perhaps adding when Brownell was elected would make it more interesting? Also, QPQ has not yet been satisfied, as two reviews are needed. Please ping me when these issues have been addressed and I will continue with this review. JJonahJackalope (talk) 19:26, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    @JJonahJackalope: I corrected the nomination to be from its GA status rather than recent creation.
    @Jon698: Given that two QPQs are required and only one has been provided, this may be closed within 24 hours as an incomplete nomination unless a second QPQ is provided.
    @JJonahJackalope: How about this?:
    ALT1 ... that Peter Brownell, the most recent Republican mayor of Burlington, Vermont, lost renomination to the Vermont State Senate over his support for same-sex civil unions?
    It is mentioned in the lede, but the body does not directly state that his views cost him his seat, rather that he was targeted by a pastor over his views. If we go with ALT1 (or a reword of it, I think the actual wording could still be worked on), that has to be addressed first. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:02, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the notification @Narutolovehinata5:. I forgot about this DYK due to work in real life and some Wikipedia discussions. I have added the second QPQ. I like the hook that you proposed. Pinging @JJonahJackalope: as well. Jon698 (talk) 16:44, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Joe Baggs

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    Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 373 past nominations.

    Launchballer 21:40, 27 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    An AFD has been opened. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:54, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    400 Degreez

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

    ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 17:15, 27 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • The James Bond music angle is probably the most interesting aspect here, so how about:
    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:32, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I like this version as well! My thinking with alt0 was that the James Bond comparison might be most impactful if it culminates a list of progressively more surprising genre influences, but I think the presentation in alt2 also works, so I'm happy to go with whatever people think is best. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 14:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Quick followup with some thoughts on phrasing, though—I think the possessive construction of "400 Degreez's" reads a bit awkwardly, so maybe if we go for that one, a phrasing that might flow better could be "... that the title track of hip-hop album 400 Degreez has been compared to James Bond music?" or similar. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 17:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Sounds good. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:35, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Hannah Spencer

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    Hannah Spencer
    Created by Alarichall (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 372 past nominations.

    Launchballer 13:33, 27 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Said "last week" on 23 February, so changed to 'month'.--Launchballer 23:40, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Article is new enough, long enough, neutral and sourced. Hook is short enough and interesting. Image is good quality and has "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication" license. Two issues: (1) a second QPQ is needed, and (2) the article says she "she also completed training as a plasterer" in February -- but the hook says she "qualified as a plaster" -- unclear if completing training and qualifying are the same thing. If these things are cleared up, I will approve. Cbl62 (talk) 10:01, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Avtar Singh Sohal is a double nom and counts as two QPQs. I swapped the source for one that says 'qualified'.--Launchballer 13:20, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Claimed on Instagram that her birthday was 19 April, so request that this runs that day.--Launchballer 14:36, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    2009 United States attacks in Yemen

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

    Hsnkn (talk) 19:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami

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    • ... that the author of Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami felt that the idea for the story was cliché when it was first suggested to her by her editors?
    • Source: Chil Chil [ja] (link): 着想のアイデアは編集部から頂いたのですが、最初聞いた時は結構ベタだなと思いました(笑)。[The idea of the concept was given to me from the editorial department, but when I first heard about it, I thought it was kind of cliché (laughs).]
    Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 76 past nominations.

    lullabying (talk) 06:33, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Grete Scherzer

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    • ... that despite being an international prize winner, pianist Grete Scherzer made her television debut in 1950 on the BBC series For the Children?
    • ALT1: ... that the reasons why pianist Grete Scherzer permanently ended her career after a 1957 concert at Wigmore Hall remain a "mystery"?
    • Source 1 (last concert and mystery): Deschamps, Thomas (February 2024). "Grete Scherzer, la mystérieuse" [Grete Scherzer, the mysterious]. Classica (in French) (259): 122. L'année de son mariage avec Rex Raab, elle donne un dernier concert au Wigmore Hall, le 14 octobre ... La vie artistique de Grete Scherzer prend ensuite un tournant plus confidentiel. Amour, prosélytisme idéologique, convention sociale, on ne peut en définir la raison précise. Le mystère reste entier. ... Après les Schubert, Schumann et Ravel que nous rééditons, plusieurs pages de Debussy, dont Pour le piano, deux sonates de Scarlatti, des pièces de Brahms, de Chopin et des concertos de Haydn et de Mozart restent à découvrir.
    • Source 2 (1957 = year of her wedding): Sharp, Dennis (15 April 2004). "Rex Raab". The Independent: 35. Retrieved 2026-02-25 – via Newspapers.com. Raab was 40 years old when he established his own office in southern Germany, beginning a life as a busy practitioner with a small staff and many commissions and consultancies. ... Rex Raab, architect and teacher: born London, 7 April 1914; married 1957 Grete Scherzer; died Stuttgart, Germany, 19 March 2004.
    • ALT2: ... that at age 17, pianist Grete Scherzer was described as looking "like a Dresden china figure" while giving "most intimate and expressive" musical interpretations?
    • Source (Dresden china figure): "Viennese schoolgirl's English debut". Chelsea News: 4. 20 October 1950. Retrieved 2026-02-27 – via Newspapers.com. Looking like a Dresden china figure in her first grown-up evening gown, 17-year-old Grete Scherzer, the pigtailed Viennese pianist ... she gave a one-woman recital that included works by Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Chopin, and an enthusiastic audience accorded her half a dozen curtain calls at the end.
    • Source (intimate & expressiv): Richards, Denby (20 October 1950). "Music review by Kensington News music critic Denby Richards". The Kensington News and West London Times: 5. Retrieved 2026-02-27 – via Newspapers.com. From the opening bars of Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, Miss Scherzer showed herself in possession of a musical maturity unusual in one so young, and this impression was amply justified in the Schubert Posthumous Sonata, the performance of which was one of the most intimate and expressive I have ever heard.
    • ALT3: ... that although the pianist Grete Scherzer retired from the stage in 1957, a collection of her recordings was released in 2024?
    • Source 1 (last concert): Deschamps, Thomas (February 2024). "Grete Scherzer, la mystérieuse" [Grete Scherzer, the mysterious]. Classica (in French) (259): 122. L'année de son mariage avec Rex Raab, elle donne un dernier concert au Wigmore Hall, le 14 octobre ... La vie artistique de Grete Scherzer prend ensuite un tournant plus confidentiel. Amour, prosélytisme idéologique, convention sociale, on ne peut en définir la raison précise. Le mystère reste entier. ... Après les Schubert, Schumann et Ravel que nous rééditons, plusieurs pages de Debussy, dont Pour le piano, deux sonates de Scarlatti, des pièces de Brahms, de Chopin et des concertos de Haydn et de Mozart restent à découvrir.
    • Source 2 (year of her wedding): Sharp, Dennis (15 April 2004). "Rex Raab". The Independent: 35. Retrieved 2026-02-25 – via Newspapers.com. Raab was 40 years old when he established his own office in southern Germany, beginning a life as a busy practitioner with a small staff and many commissions and consultancies. ... Rex Raab, architect and teacher: born London, 7 April 1914; married 1957 Grete Scherzer; died Stuttgart, Germany, 19 March 2004.
    • Source 3 (recording re-release 2024): "Grete Scherzer (1933-2007 Joue Schubert, Ravel et Schumann)". Classica (in French). 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2026-02-28. Enregistré à Londres entre 1952 et 1956, Parlophone. CD «Les Introuvables», vol. 39, Classica n°259
      • Reviewed:
      • Comment: The fair use image in the article is not an element of the candidacy.
    Created by PaulasBunt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    PaulasBunt (talk) 07:19, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - ?
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced, neutral and plagiarism free. I have labelled a few missing citations, as well as the word "anthroposophical" (i don't know what it means). The hook is cited and interesting, but I don't think it quite makes sense? I don't see why it was a surprise that it was her first TV appearance - surely thats not unusual in the era? Could you propose a revision? Or a different hook for a promoter to choose from? QPQ is note required as a new nomination. Lajmmoore (talk) 17:47, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    I added a link to anthroposophy; the tags still need resolving.--Launchballer 18:21, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks to both of you. I am also here to learn. Hmmm... I was impressed by her Schubert Prize, ok, by her Schubert recordings, which show such maturity... and... perhaps despite her youth... it was kind of... a children's programme... what? Tomorrow morning I will add ALT1 and perhaps ALT2.I need a bit of time to think about it. PaulasBunt (talk) 20:51, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Lajmmoore: Is this good to go now? ALT1 seems to be the most interesting option so far. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:03, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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    Jessica Johanna Oseguera González

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    • Source: Direct quote: "The five-count indictment alleges that Oseguera Gonzalez, engaged in transactions or dealings in property or interests in property with five business entities, which have been designated by OFAC as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. The businesses are alleged to provide financial support to, and are subject to the control of, the CJNG. As a result, U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them." (USDOJ)
    Created by Morogris (talk) and SSCreader (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 109 past nominations.

    Morogris (✉ • ✎) 03:18, 4 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Lorinda Roland

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    Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 135 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 18:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Cruz de Clavos

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    Cruz de Clavos
    Cruz de Clavos
    • ... that the original Cruz de Clavos (replica pictured), which included 260 nails representing women killed in Chihuahua, was later stolen despite being anchored to the ground?

    Special DYK day (if possible): 8 March, International Women's Day.

    File:Monumento para visibilizar el feminicidio.jpg can also work as an alternative picture.

    Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 66 past nominations.

    Tbhotch™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 08:59, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1430–1431)

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    • Source: (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 67):

      သက္ကရာဇ် ၇၉၁ ခုတွင်၊ တလိုင်း မင်းသမီးတော် ရှင်စောပုကို ဓမ္မဉာဏ ဓမ္မဓရတို့ ခိုးပြေးသည်။ ...
      transl. In the year 791 [1429/30], the Royal Talaing [Hanthawaddy] Princess Shin Saw Pu was abducted by [the monks] Dhamma-nyana and Dhamma-daya. ...

    • Source: (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 68):

      ရှင်စောပုလည်း ရဟန်း နှစ်ပါးနှင့် တိုင်ပင်၍ အပြီးရှိပြီး၍၊ မြို့အနောက် လုံးတော်ပေါက်မှာ ချွတ်လွဲမည်ဟု သွားလေ၏။ ရောက်လျှင် စီစျဥ်ထားသော လှေကို စီး၍ စုန်ပြေးလေ၏။
      transl. Shin Saw Pu plotted an escape plan with two monks. They traveled to several locations around the city before reaching a designated site, where they boarded a boat and sailed downstream.

    (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 71):

    သက္ကရာဇ် (၇၉၂) ခုတွင်၊ ... ဗညားရံ လည်း တိုက်ဆင် သုံးရာ၊ မြင်း တစ်ထောင်၊ စစ်သည်သူရဲ ငါးသောင်းနှင့်၊ သမိန်ပရန်းကို ဗိုလ်မှူး ခန့်၍၊ သာယာဝတီ ကြောင်း ပြည်သို့ ချီရလေသည်။ ရေတပ်မှာ တိုက်လှေ ငါးရာ၊ လှော်ကားသံလှေ နှစ်ရာ၊ ဝန်တင် နှစ်ရာ၊ စစ်သည်သူရဲ ငါးသောင်းနှင့်၊ ဗညားရံမှာ ကရဝိက် ရွှေဖောင်တော် စီး၍၊ ချီသည်။ ရေတပ်တွင် ဗညားအိန်ကို ဗိုလ်မှူး ခန့်တော်မူသည်။
    transl. In the year 792 [1430/31], .... Binnya Ran appointed Smin Bayan to lead a land force of 50,000 warriors, 1,000 horses, and 300 war elephants from Tharrawaddy to Prome. The naval force consisted of 500 war boats, 200 transport boats, and 200 cargo boats carrying 50,000 warriors. Binnya Ran himself sailed with the fleet aboard the royal golden barge, Karaweik; having appointed Binnya Ein as the commander of the naval force.

    Improved to Good Article status by Hybernator (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 119 past nominations.

    Hybernator (talk) 03:26, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Newness requirement satisfied by March 1 promotion to status. Article is also long enough (> 15,000 characters), neutral and cited Hook is interesting and short enough but I am having difficulty verifying the part of the hook stating that the king launched the war after his sister fled the Ava capital. The source excerpts provded do not help with this timing part. Nor do I see the fact clearly stated with in-line citation in the article. The hook implies causation between the sister's return and the start of the war -- is that intended? Can you point to a source or sources that address the sequencing and causation? Also needs second QPQ. Cbl62 (talk) 15:47, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Cbl62:, thanks for the feedback. Shin Saw Pu's flight and the subsequent start of the war are covered in detail within the "Chronicle coverages" section. To provide further clarity, I've added a line here specifically citing that she fled Ava in 791 ME (1429/30). While her return may not have been the primary cause of the war, the conflict followed her return from Ava sequentially. I hope this helps clarify the timeline for the hook. Hybernator (talk) 03:46, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Moi Renée

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    Renée performing "Miss Honey" on The Sybil Bruncheon Show
    Renée performing "Miss Honey" on The Sybil Bruncheon Show
    Created by RosePickfair (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    RosePickfair 🌹 (talk) 18:42, 1 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Pat O'Keeffe

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    Lance Corporal Pat O'Keeffe instructing troops in boxing during the First World War.
    Lance Corporal Pat O'Keeffe instructing troops in boxing during the First World War.
    • ... that during World War I, military boxer Pat O'Keeffe (pictured) once tried to recruit a milk-cart driver by asking "don't you want to serve your King?", only to get the reply: "Yus. How many quarts will he want?"? Source: "He wanted to serve". Star Green 'un. 17 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
      • ALT1: ... that British boxer Pat O'Keeffe (pictured) won the Lonsdale Belt outright during an air raid, saying before the bout: "If I get home safely tonight I don't think I will fight again"? Source: Bettinson, A. F.; Bennison, B. (1922). The Home of Boxing. London: Odhams Press. p. 185. Harding, John (2016). Lonsdale's Belt: Boxing's Most Coveted Prize. Pitch Publishing. p. 103.
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      • Comment: I am happy to provide a PDF or photo copy of the newspaper or book page(s) as proof if required. Full 'milk-cart' quote: "He was recently crossing London Bridge in company with his Sergeant-Major when from the other direction came a husky, healthy youth pushing a milk cart. Said the Sergeant-Major to the Corporal: “There’s a likely-looking recruit for you, Pat; try him.” O’Keeffe approached his victim, prodded him in the chest with his little stick, and said: “Say, don’t you want to serve your King?” “Yus,” answered the youth. “How many quarts will he want?”"
    Improved to Good Article status by Metalicat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Metalicat (talk) 13:31, 1 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Rosa Campbell Praed

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    Rosa Praed
    Rosa Praed
    • ... that the novelist Rosa Praed (pictured) believed that she and her companion were the reincarnations of an Ancient Roman slave girl and slave mistress?
    • Source: Beilby, Raymond; Hadgraft, Cecil (1979). Ada Cambridge, Tasma, and Rosa Praed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-550509-2. In a mediumistic trance Nancy was possessed by the personality of a slave-girl in ancient Rome. Praed took her into her home, where countless seances were held and Nancy revealed that her name in her Roman incarnation had been Nyria. She gave a full account of her life there, Praed copied it down, and it was published as Nyria (1904). If Praed's commitment to reincarnation brought her any consolation it was certainly timely. In 1904 one of her sons was killed in an automobile accident. This was not the first of the tragedies that affected her children. Her daughter was born deaf and was consigned finally to a mental asylum where she died in 1941. In 1925 the second of her sons to die was gored to death by a rhinoceros, and in 1932 her remaining son committed suicide while suffering from cancer. She became convinced that she too had been incarnated at the same time in the same place as Nyria under the name Valeria and had been a cruel mistress – so that the sorrows she endured in the early twentieth century, because of the misfortunes of her children, were the punishment for her inhumanity in the first century.
    Improved to Good Article status by MCE89 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    MCE89 (talk) 09:32, 1 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on March 2

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    Tiny Jesus

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    Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 32 past nominations.

    Johnson524 16:23, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Operación Estrella Polar III

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    Created by Thepharoah17 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Thepharoah17 (talk) 04:25, 3 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Asma Nadia

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    • ... that Asma Nadia, who has travelled to 72 countries, has published dozens of books—including one with tips for Muslim travellers?
    Tips: Arnez, Monika; Nisa, Eva F. (2016). "Dimensions of Morality: The Transnational Writers' Collective Forum Lingkar Pena". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 172 (4): 449–478. doi:10.1163/22134379-17204003. JSTOR 44325674.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 761 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:05, 3 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    ALT2 ... that the Indonesian author Asma Nadia has established over a hundred libraries, including a mobile lending library in Hong Kong?

    mobile lending library in Hong Kong:
    • Arnez, Monika; Nisa, Eva F. (2016). "Dimensions of Morality: The Transnational Writers' Collective Forum Lingkar Pena". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 172 (4): 449–478. doi:10.1163/22134379-17204003. JSTOR 44325674. Moreover, they enable women to become productive writers by conducting writing workshops and, as in Asma Nadia's case, opening a mobile community library. Every week, FLP authors in Hong Kong bring their collections to Victoria Park in two big suitcases in order to let others borrow and read their books. Besides running this mobile library, they also hold a small book bazaar most weekends, where they sell their own and other FLP members' publications.

    Date request - If possible, could we run this on her birthday (26 March)? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:06, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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    Created by NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 22:53, 2 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • {not a review) Could this hook be reworded please? It doesn't really read well, when I remove the 'due to its rarity' part. Also, the words 'odyssey' and 'official' don't appear in the article. JuniperChill (talk) 22:30, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ok, here are alternatives:

    ALT1: …that patients with POLR1C mutations can experience POLR3-related leukodystrophy with Treacher-Collins syndrome Source: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000369

    ALT2: …that there are 321 cases of POLR3-related leukodystrophy reported. Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12391809/ NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 09:52, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    I think ALT1 most likely isn't interesting (ie, fails WP:DYKINT) as I have no idea what POLR1C and Treacher-Collins syndrome are. I would note that this isn't my area of expertise (which is why I only commented about rewriting the original hook, not you providing new hooks), so I'll get someone else to review this article and ALT2. JuniperChill (talk) 19:06, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually, I have a feeling ALT0 is also not interesting as idk what a 'diagnostic odyssey' is until now. And this is a pretty obscure topic nonetheless and that the article uses so much brackets even when skim reading that it would slow readers down so I'm not sure how this could proceed. JuniperChill (talk) 19:56, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    By “diagnostic odyssey” I mean that patients with this disease have to go to a lot of doctors to get diagnosed, it’s mentioned in the source. NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 20:27, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Then I think there's the potential for a reworded version of ALT0 as I feel as though that's interesting (hence why I've struck the 1st part of my previous comment). ALT0a: that as POLR3-related leukodystrophy is a rare hereditary disorder, patients have to through diagnostic odyssey to receive official diagnosis? But as I said earlier, I'll let another user review the other two hooks. JuniperChill (talk) 21:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, thanks! NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 21:51, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on March 3

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    Manners Street

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    • ... that it was once common to see sheep walking on Manners Street in Wellington, New Zealand?
    • Reviewed: Nevermind
    • Comment: Second review coming soon.
    Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 98 past nominations.

    Panamitsu ✨ 06:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    @Panamitsu: How much of this came from other articles? The history only recognises a sentence from Lambton Quay.--Launchballer 19:57, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Launchballer There are two sections that use the excerpt template: Te Aro Park and the bank building. Panamitsu ✨ 21:52, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Ramadan bazaar

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    Created by Mrpresidentfaris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 762 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:25, 4 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Suggesting another possibility:
    • ALT1 ... that many vendors at Ramadan bazaars intentionally design their products with the intention of going viral?
    The issue right now is that the "Malaysia" section of the article, including the part where this ALT comes from, currently has an LLM tag, so that will need to be addressed regardless of what hook ultimately runs. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:41, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Ganja Pass

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    • ... that following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Middle East airspace closures, the Ganja Pass became one of the main alternative air routes linking Europe and Asia?
    5x expanded by Nemoralis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Nemoralis (talk) 19:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    Port of Muskogee Railroad

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    Port of Muskogee Railroad locomotives
    Port of Muskogee Railroad locomotives
    Converted from a redirect by JudeHalley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Jude Halley talk/contribs 13:25, 3 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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    Forum Lingkar Pena

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    • ... that although the writers' collective Forum Lingkar Pena focuses on Islamic themes, its membership is not exclusively Muslim?
    • Source: Arnez, Monika; Nisa, Eva F. (2016). "Dimensions of Morality". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia. 172 (4): 449–478. doi:10.1163/22134379-17204003. Recruitment plays an important role in this writers' collective, which is inclusive in the sense that membership is open to non-Muslims as well, although in practice non-Muslim members seem to be rare. ... Although there are some examples of FLP members who publish on non-Islamic themes, such cases are rare.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 763 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:34, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    LeBron Bond

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    Created by Tails Wx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 28 past nominations.

    ~ Tails Wx 05:43, 4 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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    Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Three

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    Improved to Good Article status by ZooBlazer (talk), Adamstom.97 (talk), and Favre1fan93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    -- ZooBlazer 21:34, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment @ZooBlazer: just want to let you know that all the hooks currently exceed WP:DYK200 at 206, 229, and 275 characters, respectively. For the first hook, its initial slate of can become many of the, ALT1 in general I don't think would be a good option regardless, and ALT2 we'd just have to fully rewrite if the reviewer would want to proceed with it since it's over so much. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 00:18, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    European Commission v Hungary

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    • ... that European Commission v Hungary is the largest human rights case in EU history and pits the European Commission, the European Parliament, and a majority of EU member states against Hungary?
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    Created by Justthefacts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Justthefacts (talk) 19:55, 5 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]

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    Clara E. Thoms

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    Clara E. Thoms
    Clara E. Thoms
    • ... that Clara E. Thoms (pictured) toured the United States as a concert pianist at the age of eight?
    Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 138 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 04:50, 6 March 2026 (UTC).[reply]


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