Template talk:Did you know/Approved/week

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 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.

• ... that Chivas USA had eleven different managers over ten seasons?

• ALT1: ... that Chivas USA's first coach lasted only 10 games? Source: Associated Press (30 May 2005). "Chivas USA coach Rongen reassigned as team's sports director". ESPN. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
• Reviewed:

Brindille1 (talk) 05:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to go; made a few formatting fixes while looking over the list yesterday. ALT0 is the more interesting of the two (but ALT1 is also suitable); it could use a more explicit source than the league's data tables, though. SounderBruce 05:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that when John of Montfort was captured in 1341 during the Breton Civil War his wife took command of the Breton army?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Laohushan culture

Gog the Mild (talk) 16:28, 14 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi Gog, good rescue on this article! Review follows: article promoted to GA on 14 November; article is well written and cited inline throughout to impeccable offline sources; I don't have access to any of the sources but more than happy to AGF there has been no copying from them (Earwig is happy also); hook is interesting and stated in the article; the hook was cited at the end of the paragraph, I have duplicated the references to the end of the sentence as required by the DYK rules; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 11:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Dumelow, I appreciate that. My first DYK for 18 months and I am clearly not up to speed. I probably need to review a couple to get the hang of the current requirements. And yes, it did need a bit of TLC, I'll probably give it a run through FAC shortly. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:06, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that the Campo Valdés Roman baths were rediscovered during the construction of a sewer system in 1903?

• ALT1: ... that the Campo Valdés Roman baths were used as a necropolis in the Middle Ages? Source: [3]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Parengyodontium album

Kimikel (talk) 04:57, 14 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi Kimikel, review follows: article created 14 November and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what appear to be reliable sources for the subject matter; sources are all in Spanish so will have to AGF there is no overly close paraphrasing of them, Earwig shows no issues; hook facts are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited, at least according to Google Translate. A QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:43, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Emil Bove prosecuted Nicolás Maduro and defended Donald Trump?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Radio City Music Hall of the Air

– Muboshgu (talk) 23:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that ushers at New York City's Kings Theatre reportedly had to exercise in a basketball court in its basement? Source: Kravis, Hedi (February 12, 1978). "The Best First-Run Movie Houses!". New York Daily News. pp. 426, 427, 439, 442. Specifically page 427.
  • ALT1: ... that New York City's Kings Theatre could not be subdivided because one level was too wide and the other was too narrow? Source: Liff, Bob (February 14, 1990). "A Silent Screen on Flatbush Ave. A Once and Future King?". Newsday. pp. 124, 132
  • ALT2: ... that before New York City's Kings Theatre was reopened in 2015, there were at least seven unsuccessful attempts to redevelop it? Source: Calhoun, John (2019). "Loew's Kings Theatre: Restoration of a Palace for the Masses". Performing Arts Resources. Vol. 34. pp. 160–176, XIII.
  • ALT3: ... that when New York City's Kings Theatre was renovated, workers restored furniture that the theater's former manager had owned for four decades? Source: Dunlap, David W. (April 23, 2015). "Brooklyn Movie Palace Throws Regal Arms Around Restored Lobby Suite". The New York Times.
  • ALT4: ... that the opening of New York City's Kings Theatre was postponed three times? Source: "Pictures: Opening of new Loew's Kings". Variety. Vol. 96, no. 7. August 28, 1929. p. 34
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Feelie (Brave New World)

Epicgenius (talk) 03:57, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting article expansion on fine sources, subscription sources accepted AGF, No copyvio obvious. The image ist licensed and would be a lovely Illustration,going well with ALT2. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 02:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that David Green published over 200 research papers before his 18th birthday?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kenneth Creer

Chaiten1 (talk) 08:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to me. Hook is misleading, but in a good way as far as I'm concerned, and technically true at that. Earwig gives a pretty high score but everything it flags are the names of organizations or awards, so no worries there. Nice work, good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 00:49, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Celeste Caeiro was the woman who handed carnations to the soldiers during the 1974 pacific revolution in Portugal, which soon became known as the Carnation Revolution?

• Reviewed:
• Comment: Celeste Caeiro died on 15 November and her gesture of handing carnations to the soldiers during the revolution of 25 April 1974 in Lisbon transformed the coup into a peaceful revolution and was dubbed the "Carnation Revolution’" globally. I have expanded her article quite a bit with reliable sources and consider it to be eligible for posting on DYK.

_-_Alsor (talk) 01:08, 17 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi _-_Alsor, review follows: I had a quick scan through the sources and they look like news organisations, however the citations could be improved so that the name of the publication is included in the citation to make it clear to the reader; I did a spot check on verifying a claim from the source and couldn't see where this TimeOut article supported the statement "In 1974 Caeiro was working in a self-service restaurant in Lisbon called "Sir" located at Franjinhas Building on Rua Braamcamp" though that could be a failure of Google Translate, would you mind having a quick check of this (and any other sections which may not be supported)? Per WP:DYKIMG the image proposed needs to appear in the article, if you want this one it needs to be added; I would also check where you stand on freedom of panorama on 2D images, murals etc. are often still covered by copyright. The main sticking point for me is that I measure the pre-15 November version of the article at 1,222 characters and the current version at 5,656 characters. To meet the criteria of WP:DYK5X the article needs to be expanded by 5x or more, which would require an additional approx 500 characters. Do you think it is feasible to expand further? - Dumelow (talk) 11:56, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Dumelow: Hi, thanks for doing the review and for your suggestions! I would like to comment to you that:
    • About the first one, excuse me, I don't understand what you mean. That the title of the publications must be in English so that it can be understood at first? Or that some citations are simple (mainly the last ones)? I can correct both issues.
    • No, there is no mistake in the translation: the restaurant was called SIR. I will add some more references so that it can be better supported (in any case I have tried to use a better translator than Google Translate when I have needed to do so). I will also review the other citations, even though I'm sure that all the content has its respective cited source because I have made sure to do so.
    • I'm going to fix what you suggest about the image as well.
    • I will also try to expand article's content a little more and reach/exceed the missing 500 characters. Although I suspect that little more can be added...
    • Let me spend some time later today and/or tomorrow on the article. In any case I will let you know once I have made the improvements. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi _-_Alsor, sorry to clarify in the order of your bullet points:

• The publications are fine in the native language; it was the simple citations that were just a link behind text that should really be expanded eg. with the publication name, author, date etc. where known
• Sorry, it was my mistake, I was looking for the word "Caeiro" in the article not "Celeste Martins". It is there and supports what is said. If you are happy this is the case throughout the article don't worry about checking them. I normally do a spot check of a few sentences just to check they are covered by the source and if anything is awry it is often an indication of wider problems. In this case I was being a bit stupid.
• On the image I know that if it was taken of a flat mural in the UK it would be covered by copyright and therefore not usable in DYK but laws vary around the world (but if it was a 3D sculpture for example it would be fine). I am not sure what applies in Portugal.
• Yes, hopefully there is a little more to add to bring it over the threshold.
• No worries, DYK folks are generally happy to give people about a week to work on their articles after nomination if there are things to resolve. I've watchlisted this page but if I don't respond to compelte the review feel free to message. All the best - Dumelow (talk) 18:22, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • • • • • Simple citations are no longer "simple".
          • No worries! It's an understandable confusion. I have checked the rest of citations and all is in order.
          • The new image I'm proposing looks like it could be used freely and is a Banksy mural, which, to my knowledge, is usually not copyrighted (correct me if I'm wrong). The alternative would be, although I'm not convinced, to use a photograph of a red carnation.
          • I have managed to exceed 6000 characters. I'll continue to expand a little more as I've found a source with interesting information.
          • @Dumelow: thanks again for your collaboration. _-_Alsor (talk) 18:33, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi _-_Alsor, expansion is now looking good. I will leave judgement on the image up to the promoter and admin when posting as I am not an expert. Citations look good. I had one query arising from one sentence:

• "When Caeiro was 18 months old, she was admitted to the Alto do Pina Day Centre and was regularly visited by her mother. At the age of 14 she was transferred to the Asilo 28 de Maio." what are these? Schools, hospitals?

Other than that looks fine. Hook is interesting, stated in the article and checks out to source cited. I wonder if it can be made a little more to the point - Dumelow (talk) 19:10, 19 November 2024 (UTC) ALT1: ... that Celeste Caeiro handed flowers to soldiers during Portugal's Carnation Revolution?[reply]

• Dumelow I specified that Alto do Pina and Asilo 28 de Maio were boarding schools. Now let's see what they have to say about the image: I think it would be nice if that one was publishable. And about the altblurb you're proposing I'm not very convinced... I wouldn't want it to be understood that Caeiro only gave flowers during a revolution, but that her gesture ended up transforming the military coup into the Carnation Revolution. Perhaps:
  • ALT2 ... that Celeste Caeiro was the first to hand carnations to soldiers during Portugal's Carnation Revolution?
  • The idea would be a bit like that. I'm not very inspired today... _-_Alsor (talk) 22:29, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi _-_Alsor, yes that's fine. The article doesn't currently state that she was the first to hand out carnations. Can you add that (and check it is covered by the source). Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 06:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Oliver Hutchinson (pictured) was the subject of the first successful public demonstration of the television on 26 January 1926?

• ALT1: ... that Oliver Hutchinson was the subject of the first photograph of a television image (pictured) in 1926? Source: "the off-screen photograph of Oliver Hutchinson by Lafayette, the earliest photograph of a television image, first appeared in The Electrician of June 1926 (see figure 3-13)" from McLean, Donald F. (2000). Restoring Baird's Image. IET. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-85296-795-9.; the figure shown in the book is the same photo as here.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Garnatálg

Dumelow (talk) 21:35, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Starting to review. ProfGray (talk) 14:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - See comments for possible edits

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Well done, thank you esp for the writing and for hunting down the sources for this bio. ALT0 -- would it be better to say "live" rather than public demonstration? The source says "live" and I'm not sure this is "public" in our current usage of the term. Might also move (pictured) after 'television' because it's a great image of that TV demo, not of the subject himself. ALT1 -- this is accurate but strikes me as an odd emphasis on the photograph rather than the pioneering step with television technology. ProfGray (talk) 15:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed "public" to "live" in the article if you want to go with that. I left it a bit ambiguous with the "pictured" as I can't find a source that says this is an image of the first demonstration, it could have been taken another time and wasn't published until June. The demonstration was 26 January. Not sure how long the current backlog is but this could well run on the 99th anniversary of the event? - Dumelow (talk) 19:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Bea Hines, the first African American woman to become a reporter at the Miami Herald, was sent out to report on a riot on her first day at work?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Susan Finnegan

Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hook meets requirements, though it is not rare for this to happen to reporters. I was able to verify the statement and the article looks good. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Centre College president William C. Roberts oversaw the school's consolidation with another institution to become Central University of Kentucky? Source: https://sc.centre.edu/ency/c/central.html and https://sc.centre.edu/ency/r/roberts.html
  • ALT1: ... that William C. Roberts had to resign a pastorate in Columbus, Ohio, because his wife's illness was said to be "incurable" unless she returned to her home state of New Jersey? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-ohio-statesman/158933923/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Headley Green

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 00:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi PCN02WPS, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 17 November and far exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources; I didn't find any issue with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck on sources; hook facts are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that St. Gregory the Great Seminary was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/White Party (Sean Combs)

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 05:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi Darth Stabro, review follows: hook fact is interesting, mentioned in article and checks out to source cited; article created 19 November and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable enough sources for the subject (the rectors section is not cited but only includes information stated elsewhere in the article); I didn't pick up on any overly close paraphrasing from the sources in a spotcheck; a QPQ is in progress. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that a museum of tomato processing (pictured) in Greece uses holographic mechanical fans to display images of workers? Source: "Two holographic fans were used that operate by exploiting their rotation frequency in combination with LED light emission from the fans to display the material." section 4.1 on the pdf: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3609987.3610008
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sanewashing

Lajmmoore (talk) 17:48, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 01:02, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]