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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the fourth-most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Dick Harris (center)[edit]

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 160 past nominations.

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BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 12 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Newly written, long enough, cited throughout. The ironically titled "Professional career" section details the four times that he was drafted, and yet didn't play professionally. I think I like ALT1 the best. ALT0 is a bit clunky. ALT2 is fine. QPQs are pending. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:21, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Axel Downard-Wilke[edit]

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Axel Downard-Wilke presenting on Wikipedia's homepage while the homepage featured a video he was in
Axel Downard-Wilke presenting on Wikipedia's homepage while the homepage featured a video he was in
Moved to mainspace by Marshelec (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

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Marshelec (talk) 04:03, 7 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not "recent", per WP:DYKHOOK: "The hook should include a definite fact that is unlikely to change". Try "March 2024" instead. Otherwise, nice article (although I'm not quite sure how comfortable I am actually reviewing this, given I'm the one that put the hook there!)--Launchballer 08:31, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Amended hook. Marshelec (talk) 08:49, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Full review needed.--Launchballer 08:51, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I'm really sorry to be so anal about this, but there is an outside chance there could be more than one this year, so it should really give the month.--Launchballer 09:21, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the requirement, and could add the month, but in this case I believe the year is sufficient. As a member of the affiliate that organised the Wikicon, I know that this was the annual Wikicon - ie the only one for 2024. The next one is planned to be in Christchurch in 2025. See m:wiki/Wikimedia_Aotearoa_New_Zealand#Activity:_Annual_National_WikiConference for verification.Marshelec (talk) 06:38, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. Full review needed.--Launchballer 07:57, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
BlueMoonset This is the oldest fully unreviewed nom. Given that I put that hook on the front page, does WP:DYKRR prohibit me from reviewing it?--Launchballer 14:24, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Launchballer, it seems to me that you're involved. The nomination isn't even two weeks old; I wouldn't worry about "oldest fully unreviewed nom"; it will get picked up by someone else soon enough. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Article is new and long enough. Sourcing looks good and Earwig raises no concerns. Hook is interesting and sourced in the article. Photo is clear, licensing looks good, and works amazingly with the hook (I'd love to see this as the image hook). QPQ done so we are good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ron's Place[edit]

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Painting from outsider art flat Ron's Place
Painting from outsider art flat Ron's Place

Source: BBC: "Now, supporters of Ron’s Place, including singer Jarvis Cocker, are trying to raise money to buy his old flat and turn it into a space for artists." The Guardian: "Catherine Croft, the director of the Twentieth Century Society, said Ron’s Place was '20th century heritage unlike any other, the first example of outsider art to be nationally listed'."

Created by Jonathan Deamer (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

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Jonathan Deamer (talk) 17:39, 11 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Minotaur from Ron's Place
Minotaur from Ron's Place
  • Article is new enough and long enough. It is well-sourced, neutral, presentable, and BLP-compliant. Earwig checks out. Images are freely licensed (I'm assuming these are eligible under Commons:COM:FOP UK as a public interior and works of artistic craftsmanship). The hook is cited and interesting. I've added the Minotaur image as an option per the talk page discussion. Both images are clear at a small size. QPQ has been done. gobonobo + c 12:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kiro Gligorov[edit]

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Kiro Gligorov
Kiro Gligorov
Improved to Good Article status by StephenMacky1 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

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StephenMacky1 (talk) 16:31, 9 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article recently updated to GA-status. Hook mentioned in the article and the article has no issues with copyright. Good to go. - Toadboy123 (talk) 08:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mad honey[edit]

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Spoonful of mad honey
Spoonful of mad honey
Created by Gobonobo (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

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gobonobo + c 07:21, 14 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • To be honest, I really don't understand the main hook or ALT1. Why are "giant" and "make" in italics? It kind of looks like the word order got scrambled. Pinging Gobonobo in case this is an accident that passed unnoticed. Oh , my bad, it's a joke, I didn't read the comment. But given that users reading the hook won't have the privilege of seeing the comment, this should probably be tagged with [Humor]. Cremastra (talk) 20:19, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Full review needed. Striking both original hook and ALT1; parentheses are not allowed as part of hooks (except for "pictured" and the like). BlueMoonset (talk) 03:44, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Long enough, new enough. ALT2 short enough, interesting, and AGF sourced (shame about the other two). No neutrality issues found, no maintenance templates found. There's one quote in the article which is two paragraphs, only one of which is cited; I say it's obvious that the cite covers both, so I would pass this, but for the presence of single-sentence paragraphs which should be expanded per WP:DYKCOMPLETE.--Launchballer 10:42, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: I've added a reference to the first half of the quote and moved a sentence. I'm not sure which other paragraphs strike you as not DYKCOMPLETE, I think the only single-sentence paragraph now is the one on legality. I could find no other (reliable) sources addressing legality, though I think it worth mentioning that it is banned in South Korea. gobonobo + c 16:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the source, that could easily be expanded. I wonder if it's worth knocking it and the paragraph together into a general 'Usage' section?--Launchballer 16:42, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I could use some clarification. I'm not sure which paragraph you are referring to or which source. Is the issue a matter of how sections/paragraphs are arranged or is there an aspect that is not reasonably complete? This source mentions the 2005 ban in South Korea but makes no mention of legality in other countries. gobonobo + c 17:51, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did mean that source. What I meant was that the source says "According to a report, South Korea alone imported over 8000 kg of mad honey from Nepal during 2003–04 and then, further import was banned by the Korean government in 2005." The 'imported over 8000 kg' bit could go into the article. I'm not holding the nom up for it though, and given that I've merged it into the above section myself I can pass this.--Launchballer 15:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lewis W. Green[edit]

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Lewis W. Green
Lewis W. Green
Improved to Good Article status by PCN02WPS (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 76 past nominations.

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PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 16:32, 7 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

QPQ: No - Not done
Overall: @PCN02WPS: Nice work on this article. The copyvio detector highlighted a few phrases, but they seem to be proper names or common phrases. Everything else checks out policy-wise. Just waiting on the 2 QPQs. Epicgenius (talk) 17:54, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Missing QPQs are required to be supplied within seven days of a review or comment pointing out that they are missing; it's now been twelve. Please submit your QPQs this weekend. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:59, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ernest Prestwich, Harrogate War Memorial[edit]

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Harrogate War Memorial
Harrogate War Memorial
Created by Storye book (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 103 past nominations.

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Storye book (talk) 08:37, 9 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Re Earwig's comparison of Harrogate War Memorial: it only picks up proper names and a quotation beginning "one of the first British servicewomen...", which is properly signified as a quotation, and attributed in the article. As far as I am aware, there is no poor paraphrasing or copyvio in that article. Storye book (talk) 09:40, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I understand it, isolated, short, common phrases are de minimis, and do not count as copyvio. No big-ass lawyer hoping to make his fortune off us would pick on that one. it would cost him money when it got laughed out of court. However, just to keep the peace I have rephrased it for you. Storye book (talk) 15:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT1: ... that Harrogate War Memorial (pictured), by Ernest Prestwich, names 1163 casualties of the First and Second World Wars, of whom 300 have unknown graves, and the youngest was 15 years old? (source as ALT0 above).
  • I have removed the dodgy numbers from the article. The plaques were removed, rewritten and replaced in 1948, and who knows whether they have been corrected (or just misread) since then. The name-counts were probably all correct in their day. Harrogate Civic Society counted them last, and they had two people spending five years on the study of all the war dead mentioned, ending in 2023, so they have the best chance of being up to date and correct. Storye book (talk) 15:13, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George Henry Jenkins[edit]

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Jenkins in 1901
Jenkins in 1901
Created by ITBF (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

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ITBF (talk) 11:58, 15 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Length, date, hook, image, qpq, close paraphrase checks out. --Soman (talk) 00:33, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agnes Kimball[edit]

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Agnes Kimball (1912)
Agnes Kimball (1912)
  • ... that although Agnes Kimball (pictured) was a popular recording artist of opera and musical theatre, she never appeared as a singing actress on the stage? Source: Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2003). "Kimball, Agnes". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.). Grosses Sängerlexikon. Vol. Kainz–Menkes. K. G. Saur Verlag. p. 2380.
Created by 4meter4 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 73 past nominations.

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4meter4 (talk) 02:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting life and work, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF. The hook works for me. The image is licensed and an excellent illustration not only of the person but also the period at a glance. I have a few points about the article that you may consider, irrelevant for DYK.
  1. Her name. I would not call her Kimball until she is married.
  2. I would - as you know - whenever a composition has an article, mention the composer only by last name without link, to avoid two links in a row, and to link the more specific thing. People who really don't know Rossini can find that in the Stabat Mater article, - Stabat Mater as a standard Latin phrase like Magnificat not needing italics.
  3. GSL - I would link to Großes Sängerlexikon, - as written, with the two authors, it sounds as if two people had arrived at the same view independently. I strongly recommend to use the actual link to page in the latest edition.
    Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Kimball, Agnes". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). De Gruyter. p. 2380. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
  4. I have a hard time with the wording "They had one daughter together" - why not "They had a daughter"?
  5. Second image: I'd find it better on the right side, making her "turn in" (the posture rather than the eyes), and use standard upright size.
  6. I am not sure that "beautifully conducted" is the right term for "schön geführt" talking about voices, but am too unfamiliar with such technical terms in English to recommend something better.
Again thank you for much detail about a forgotten singer! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Gerda Arendt Thanks for the review Gerda. I incorporated most of your suggestions. In terms of the translation of "schön geführt" would "beautifully executed" be a better translation than "beautifully conducted"? You are after all a native German speaker.4meter4 (talk) 15:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I'm a native German speaker, but unfamiliar with the terms to describe voices in English. "geführt" suggests "in control" and an even production of lines without register breaks, but is there one word for it in English. I heard "gut geführt" more often than "schön geführt", btw. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think "beautifully controlled" would be a fine translation for English speakers. I've made that change per your input.4meter4 (talk) 15:47, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

William F. Fiedler[edit]

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William F. Fiedler
William F. Fiedler
Created by Toadboy123 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 30 past nominations.

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Toadboy123 (talk) 06:20, 8 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article eligibility and quality check out, as does the hook itself. No evidence of copyvio. You do need a second QPQ though, as DYK is currently in backlog mode: editors with more than 20 past nominations need two QPQs at the moment. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mounir Akbache[edit]

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Akbache rabbiting the 2022 FBK Games 1500 metres
Akbache rabbiting the 2022 FBK Games 1500 metres
  • ... that after failing to qualify for prestigious races as an athlete, Mounir Akbache (pictured) became a rabbit? Source: In "Mounir Akbache, un coureur au service des autres" (in French), "Why did you choose to be a hare rather than a runner? I was a good athlete [...] but it didn't allow me to enter the world's biggest races. Today, I have the opportunity to be on the starting line alongside an Olympic or world champion. I'm living exceptional moments that I could never have experienced as an individual."
In L'Equipe (in French), ""Since what they had done two years ago, it was no longer a myth to aim for the world record," jubilated Mounir Akbache, whose first world record as a hare was set."
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    • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination, open to feedback.
Created by Habst (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

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Habst (talk) 00:29, 8 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is just barely long enough, but satisfies other requirements. I don't see any copyvio or outstanding issues (though I would recommend adding a second sentence to the lede). The hook checks out in its current state, but I think it's a bit excessively in length. How about something like "... that after failing to qualify for prestigious races, Mounir Akbache became a rabbit?" I think you can make this a great quirky hook by playing on the rabbit line without actually explaining what that is. Makes people wanna click to learn more. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Generalissima, thank you for your feedback.  Done I expanded the article lede, and edited the hook (only part I added onto your suggestion is the phrase "as an athlete" to emphasize the distinction between running solo vs as a rabbit, but you are free to remove it if you think it's awkward). --Habst (talk) 10:05, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I like the contrast created between athlete and rabbit here, it's good wordplay. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 13:25, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attica (1974 film)[edit]

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Moved to mainspace by GamerPro64 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

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GamerPro64 01:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Phillip Eng[edit]

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Created by Spaghettifier (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

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Spaghettifier (talk) 13:44, 9 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • - overall, passes the criteria. Definitely an interesting hook too. I think this is ready. Bneu2013 (talk) 00:33, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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