Template talk:Did you know/Approved/week-1

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Francis Kelly

• Reviewed:

~Darth Stabro^{Talk/Contribs} 05:02, 23 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi Darth Stabro, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 23 September and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout; I don't have access to all of the sources but they look to be reliable and I didn't find any issues with overly close paraphrasing on a spotcheck of ones I could access; for the image do you have any evidence it was taken by a serving US military person, other than the setting of it? Its immediate source is a US newspaper. Hook is interesting but the nickname is only mentioned in the lead and that it was awarded for "his insistence on being on the front lines" isn't mentioned.

@Dumelow: I'll get confirmation from the PA Veterans Museum that it is a USMC image but all evidence suggests it being an official portrait. I've placed and sourced more into on the nickname.~Darth Stabro^{Talk/Contribs} 15:23, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, give me a ping when you hear back and I'll pop back to complete the review. As you say the photo is almost certainly taken for official purposes but good to have confirmation - Dumelow (talk) 15:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy @Dumelow:, I've just got off the phone with the PA Veterans Museum where the Inquirer got the photo from and they confirmed that the photo is an official military photo and in the public domain. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk/Contribs} 18:23, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Darth Stabro, image looks good. My only hang up is on the "because of his insistence on being on the front lines" bit of the hook. I don't think this is explicitly stated in the article. We have "Kelly's time as a chaplain was marked by an insistence on being on the front lines" and "The Marines of his division became so accustomed to seeing him that they nicknamed him "Father Foxhole" or "Foxhole Kelly"" but the two aren't linked directly. I'm happy to approve both hooks without the "insistence" part or perhaps you can suggest something? - Dumelow (talk) 09:25, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that makes sense Dumelow. How about was known as "Father Foxhole" for his consistent presence on the front lines? (I have no preference on which hook, whichever you think is best) ~Darth Stabro^{Talk/Contribs} 17:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • ALT2: ... that Marine chaplain Francis W. Kelly (pictured) was known as "Father Foxhole" for his presence on the front lines of the Pacific Theater?
  • ALT3: ... that Chaplain Francis W. Kelly (pictured), who participated in the World War II battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Okinawa and Iwo Jima, was known as "Father Foxhole"?

Approving ALT2 and ALT3 above. I don't yet have newspapers.com access but happy to AGF that the source supports the statement in the article " The Marines of his division became so accustomed to seeing him that they nicknamed him 'Father Foxhole'"; seems to be corroborated elsewhere anyway - Dumelow (talk) 20:01, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Malaysia Monument in Kota Kinabalu

• ... that the Chinese community of Kota Kinabalu sponsored the creation of the Malaysia Monument (pictured) just 20 days before it needed to be completed to mark the formation of Malaysia? Source: Daily Express
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hugh Bunel

CMD (talk) 06:36, 22 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Review

Overall: A picture of the monument would help and it's not clear why one of the article's pictures has not been nominated. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:12, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• A good question, to which the answer is that I did not think about that at all. I quite like the infobox image, which captured the monument with the state and national flags around it. If others disagree, I can try to find another. CMD (talk) 10:18, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that the noken system used for voting in parts of Indonesia produces turnouts of 100%? Source: It is then not surprising if in several districts the turnout rates reached 100 percent on the fnal tally results (page 80)
  • ALT1: ... that the Constitutional Court of Indonesia approved of the noken system of voting, despite it having no legal basis? Source: the Noken system, which is not provided for by any state laws or regulations,..what is significant from this case is not the court's approval of a fresh round of elections, but rather its acceptance of local (Papua) customs and practices in local elections (ie the Noken system)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Veto (card game)
  • Comment: Other hook ideas welcome!

CMD (talk) 20:45, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Overall: I was wondering when this would be an article! Great work on it. New enough, long enough, sourced, neutral, plagiarism free. Hooks are cited and interesting. QPQ is complete. Per your invitation, I would like to suggest the following hook for consideration:

• ALT2: ... the Constitutional Court of Indonesia ruled that the noken system is a valid method of electoral choice, reflecting customary practices and decreasing conflict? Ornithoptera (talk) 01:42, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  May be worth changing the end to "stating that it reflects customary practices and decreases conflict?" to make it clear that this is the view of the court and not a wikivoice statement. CMD (talk) 04:10, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clito as depicted on his seal

• ... that the 1128 Battle of Axspoele (participant pictured) was a rare case of a mass cavalry charge in western Europe in the High Middle Ages?

• ALT1: ... that before his victory at the 1128 Battle of Axspoele William Clito (pictured) ordered his knights to cut their hair and remove opulent clothing as a sign of penance? Source: "before battle he had all his knights cur off their long hair, cast off their rich garments and do penance for their sins as if they were expecting death" from: Crouch, David (15 October 2006). The Normans: The History of a Dynasty. A&C Black. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-85285-595-6.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Francis W. Kelly
• Comment: After creating this I realised the subject was already covered in a very short orphan article at Battle of Thielt (1128) which I have since redirected to this article. The new content is more than 5x the content here in any case.

Dumelow (talk) 18:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new enough and long enough; more than 5x longer than short START article (under a different title) that it replaced; appears to have adequate references though they cannot be read on-line so sources are taken in good faith; both hook facts have in-line citations; hooks are both appropriate length; I think the first hook is better than ALT1, but either could be used; image is in Public Domain.Orygun (talk) 05:54, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Taylor Swift performing "How You Get the Girl" on the 1989 World Tour in 2015.

• ... that the choreography of this Taylor Swift song, performed during the 1989 World Tour, was inspired by the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain?

• • Reviewed:

brachy08 _{(chat here lol)} 09:37, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Overall: Article is well balanced, sourced and written from a neutral point of view. It is new enough, as it has been moved from draftspace within the last 7 days and the earwig tool found no signs of copyright violation or plagiarism. The hooks are interesting enough and the sources provided are reliable. Well done, Wolverine XI ^{(talk to me)} 10:19, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

personally, i feel that the original hook is suitable (because of the image) also bc i have less than 5 dyk noms, qpq doesn't really apply to me (yet) brachy08 _{(chat here lol)} 10:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If that's the case, then you should probably remove the second hook. Wolverine XI ^{(talk to me)} 10:46, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

removed brachy08 _{(chat here lol)} 11:14, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that labor lawyer Dick Moss argued the 1975 case which resulted in the Seitz decision which established free agency in Major League Baseball?

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Karađorđeva šnicla

Thriley (talk) 19:52, 2 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:46, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Overall: Article looks good. QPQ done. Appears good to go (hook probably could be condensed a bit though if wanted, e.g. ... that labor lawyer Dick Moss argued the 1975 case which resulted in the establishment of free agency in Major League Baseball? – not required though) BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:01, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I think the shorter hook works better. Thriley (talk) 21:45, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pōmare IV by Adele de Dombasle

• ... that French divorcee Adèle de Dombasle travelled to Polynesia in 1847 working as an illustrator, drawing people such as Queen Pōmare IV (pictured)? Source: "Adèle de Dombasle managed to produce several tens of drawings during her travels in Polynesia (and Chile). These represent monuments and sites from the Marquesas, Tahitian and Marquesan inhabitants with elements of material culture, landscapes and portraits—including from historical figures such as Queen Pomaré." & "In 1848, a young French divorcée11 who had sailed across two oceans, from Bordeaux to the Marquesas Islands" in https://archaeologybulletin.org/articles/10.5334/bha-656
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Spearfishing at the Micronesian Games
  • Comment: I expanded it from a very tiny stub!

Lajmmoore (talk) 18:19, 26 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• An interesting article, I will review shortly. TSventon (talk) 19:05, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• @Lajmmoore:, The article is well written (and no longer an orphan). It is clearly 5x expanded, new enough and long enough. No POV problems and no obvious copyvio via Earwig. Images are from 1847 so no copyright problems.
• QPQ has been completed.
• The hook is intriguing, but could you double check that the hook facts are in the article with references following immediately. I couldn't find "divorcee", "travelled to Polynesia in 1847" is OK, "working as an illustrator" and "drawing people such as Queen Pōmare IV" are not immediately followed by references.
• The hook image is interesting and free to use.TSventon (talk) 22:22, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Another hook issue, note 11 in the source says she was "More precisely, separated from her husband, as recorded in French archives under the 19th century legal term separée de corps (de la Grandville 2001: 22)." fr:Séparation de corps en France looks like separation rather than divorce. TSventon (talk) 13:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks very much TSventon I think I have picked up these issues and those on the talk page. I'll propose a tweaked ALT so as to not include the marriage details:

ALT1 ... that Adèle de Dombasle helped pioneer women's exploration in Oceania and worked as an illustrator, drawing people such as Queen Pōmare IV (pictured)? Source: "Adèle de Dombasle managed to produce several tens of drawings during her travels in Polynesia (and Chile). These represent monuments and sites from the Marquesas, Tahitian and Marquesan inhabitants with elements of material culture, landscapes and portraits—including from historical figures such as Queen Pomaré." & the pioneer statement derives from the section in https://archaeologybulletin.org/articles/10.5334/bha-656 "Finding the Pacific Matildas" (first paragraph) Lajmmoore (talk) 19:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• @Lajmmoore:, thank you, I can approve Alt1 and have struck Alt0. TSventon (talk) 22:47, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note to promoters: the image should not be used per WP:DYKIMG ("avoid images that divert readers from the bolded article into a side article"). ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:28, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Ye Yanlan compiled 171 portraits of Qing dynasty scholars, but these were not published until decades after his death?

• ALT1: ... that, according to his family, Ye Yanlan was compelled to leave government service after speaking Cantonese in front of the Emperor of China? Source: Yeh, Max (2006a). "The Yeh Family Collection". The Elegant Gathering: The Yeh Family Collection. Asian Art Museum. pp. 1–14. ISBN 978-0-939117-33-8. "Family stories say that he was exiled out of the court back to Panyu because he spoke Cantonese in the presence of the emperor, one of those southern, nationalistic claims to resisting the “foreign,” Manchurian dynasty."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress)

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:53, 26 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Overall: Hi Chris! This is another well-written and well-sourced article about a Chinese historical figure. Earwig shows that it is copyvio free, and the sources for the hook check out. Personally, I find ALT1 to be more interesting, (not because I am a native Cantonese speaker,) but as many painters have their works published posthumously, it is not really that special or interesting. So I would prefer ALT1. —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 13:44, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dancing phryges

• ... that the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony featured dancing phryges (pictured)? Source: https://press.paris2024.org/download-pdf/66cf9efe91b6a6caca09a708

Paralympic flame

• ALT1: ... that at the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony the flame was lit under a helium balloon (pictured)? Source: https://press.paris2024.org/download-pdf/66cf9efe91b6a6caca09a708
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barry Melbourne Hussey
  • Comment: Images are there if you want them

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:45, 26 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Article looks good. Earwig's is clear. Reviewing ALT0: The hook is interesting and matches the article/source. ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:39, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Computer simulation of a neutron star

• ... that in fiction, neutron stars (pictured) harbour exotic lifeforms in their vicinity, on their surface, and even in their interior?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/24 Hour Psycho

TompaDompa (talk) 21:54, 26 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Approve hook and image Huh, I was just reading about usages of neutron stars in fiction the other day, so this is a funny coincidence (wait, I think I was literally reading the hook source article, whoa). Article was approved for GA on the 26th, so is new enough. At around 7000 characters, it is long enough. The article properly uses in-line citations and the copyvio detector finds no issues outside of the direct quotes used. The hook reads neutrally, is cited in-line (said reference is used in-line for much of the article besides, so easily meets that), and is interesting. The QPQ has been done and the image suggested is in the public domain and views fine on a smaller scale. Looks good to go! Silverseren^C 02:39, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that in retirement and after a long career of military and civil service Walter Campbell Smith changed his legal name to Walter Campbell-Smith?

• ALT1: ... that Walter Campbell Smith's ability in Latin helped win him his first job as a mineralogist in the British Museum, where he then worked for his whole career? Source: Cherry Lewis, The Dating Game, 2012, p 51 - google books extract https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Dating_Game/d2AZZ3NXuogC? - [Appointment as assistant to the department of mineralogy in 1910] "While Holmes came first in mineralogy .. he came second overall, Latin apparently letting him down. Walter Campbell Smith was awarded the post and stayed there all his working life"
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wilf Perreault
• Comment: Expanded the article from a 2 line stub, prompted by User: P.d.gunstone who added the category of Artists Rifles

Chaiten1 (talk) 10:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• This is not a full review right now(I'll try and get that done in a little bit), but I personally believe the hooks aren't really interesting enough for DYK, ALT0, and definitely more so. I didn't spot any eye-catching facts in my very brief pre-skim, but if @Chaiten1: has any other hooks from the article, feel free to add. If anyone disagrees that these are interesting, please ping me so we can discuss. --PixDeVl yell talk to me! 23:38, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Thank you @PixDeVl: I have one more offline source to check out, but I will come up with a couple more hooks to try out. The guy served in two World Wars, was in the chemical weapons unit at the Somme, and published his last article at the age of 94, so I am sure there's something to be found. Here are two more:

• ALT2 ..that Walter Campbell Smith's training in mineralogy led him to volunteer with the chemical warfare unit of British army during World War 1?

Source: Foulkes, Charles (1934). Gas! The story of the Special Brigade. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. p. 62. "The twelve volunteers joined at Helfaut ... and were of the greatest assistance in our first three gas attacks. ... Campbell Smith stayed on in the special brigade" [offline source]

• ALT3 ..that geologist Walter Campbell Smith was still writing papers at the age of 94?

Source: Journal of Gemmology, 1989 https://gem-a.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/JoG1989_21_8.pdf "culminated in a long paper based largely on his personal knowledge of 'Seventy Years of Research in mineralogy and crystallography in the Department of Mineralogy 1857-1927' which was published in 1982 when he was 94. Chaiten1 (talk) 16:59, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thanks @Chaiten1:, I'll do the review soon. If you get any others from your offline source feel free to add and ping me. I'm leaning toward using ALT3 personally, but if you have something more interesting we can definitely go for it. --PixDeVl yell talk to me! 17:21, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Overall: Looks good to me @Chaiten1: I'm going to WP:BOLDLY go ahead and give this full approval since I'm fairly confident in this being a compliment with the criteria(if someone disagrees please correct me). I will suggest before promoting that perhaps expanding ALT1 to mention who he beat(the guy who pioneered radiometric dating) would probably be interesting enough since beating someone who made such a significant contribution by being better at a now dead language is a fun tidbit. I'd leave it to you to pick which should be promoted(or the promoter, I admit I'm not familiar with the process of closing DYK noms, feel free to point me to the right page or explain it :p). PixDeVl yell talk to me! 17:53, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Sun Jianai co-founded China's first national university in 1898?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:25, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Interesting article, thanks. I will review this shortly. Onceinawhile (talk) 09:52, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Generalissima: are you sure it's correct to say that Sun "founded" the university? The article doesn't quite state it in that way. It seems that technically the university was established by the first edict of the Guangxu Emperor as part of the Hundred Days' Reform? If it is correct, was he the sole founder or a co-founder? Onceinawhile (talk) 11:34, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• • @Onceinawhile: Good point; changed it to "co-founded". Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:07, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Generalissima: sorry to be difficult but are you sure that is right? It doesn't say founder or co-founder anywhere in the article. This source says: "On July 3, 1898, Emperor Guangxu approved a report to implement the Imperial University of Peking and to draft its charter. Sun Jianai, a senior Chinese official, was appointed “guanli daxuetang shiwu dachen,” or the (education) minister for the imperial university's affairs." The "guanli daxuetang shiwu dachen" is zh:Category:管理大学堂事务大臣. If we are to use co-founder we will need a source stating that. Onceinawhile (talk) 19:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Onceinawhile: I felt that "was tasked to organize" works for "co-founded", but I'm okay deferring to an slightly alternate hook. How about
Alt1:… that Sun Jianai organized China's first national university in 1898?
(again citing the Lin 2005 source) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 20:31, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Overall: ALT1 good to go! Onceinawhile (talk) 21:08, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that the largest video game studio in the world is headquartered in a former textile factory?

• • Reviewed:

WikiFouf (talk) 19:03, 29 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - Is this still true today? The source is from 2009, but the article doesn't mention this. Also, do all of the 1,900 employees work in the building?

Overall: @WikiFouf: Nice work on the article. However, I had a concern about the hook. Epicgenius (talk) 14:25, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• @Epicgenius the source I included is not the 2009 NYT one, it's from 2022. As for where the employees work, good point, I'm pretty sure Ubisoft Montreal also owns some neighbouring smaller buildings. It could say "headquartered" instead of "housed" - WikiFouf (talk) 15:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Or "mainly housed" - WikiFouf (talk) 15:33, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @WikiFouf, yeah, "headquartered" sounds good if you want to make that change. I was looking at the wrong source; my bad. Once you propose a revised hook, I can formally review it. Epicgenius (talk) 15:43, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Epicgenius Perf! Noob question, sorry, can I just edit the hook on the DYK page or do I have to resubmit another one? - WikiFouf (talk) 15:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        • @WikiFouf, editing the hook here is fine. You don't need to create another nomination/hook. Epicgenius (talk) 16:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
          • @Epicgenius done thanks! @Epicgenius WikiFouf (talk) 17:35, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
            • Looks good to me. (Also, @WikiFouf, I noticed you linked to my talk page. I do not get pings from these; I only receive notifications if you link my user page. This is just a heads-up in case you didn't know.) Epicgenius (talk) 20:31, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
              • @Epicgenius Oh right thanks, hadn't noticed:) - WikiFouf (talk) 16:50, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ferrari FF

• ... that the Ferrari FF (pictured) was, upon its release, the world's fastest four-seating car?

• Reviewed:

750h+ 16:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Hi, I will be reviewing this momentarily. Before I pull out the checklist, everything looks good on the surface, and the GA passed, which is good. SirMemeGod  15:52, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for not getting back sooner. The table:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ:
Overall: No issues, easy pass. SirMemeGod  17:03, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that in The New York Times Simulator, players must keep the rich, the police, and Israel happy?

• ALT1: ... that The New York Times Simulator was inspired by its creator's frustration with media coverage of the Israel–Hamas war? Source: 1
• Reviewed:
• Comment: Under 5 noms, no QPQ required. It doesn't seem to me that WP:DYKFICTION applies to gameplay, but in case it does I included ALT1 as a backup.

🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 23:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• The article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, neutral and presentable. As the nominator has 5 or less DYK nominations, a QPQ is not required at this time. However, i note that alt0 is likely not interesting (WP:DYKINT) because in games like the Papa Louie series, its the player's responsibility to serve food to the best standards and also at a quick pace to keep the customer's happy. Good thing you provided an alternative hook. JuniperChill (talk) 00:37, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that Frederick Prigg and his predecessor in the Oregon provisional government's secretary position were both doctors who died by drowning in a river at Oregon City just three years apart?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Axspoele

Orygun (talk) 06:04, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:57, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Overall: Interesting fact. Article looks good. QPQ done. Appears good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:40, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wilf Perreault's There is Light on the Horizon

• ... that Wilf Perreault's art work was influenced by artists such as Reta Cowley and Dorothy Knowles?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of John Stockton
• Comment: Article came from draft today after 960 days. Images have all gone though VRT. COI has been properly addressed on authors user page and though the AfC process. Might be of interest for anyone interested in Canada and the Arts.

Dr vulpes (Talk) 15:48, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• Article is new enough (just out of draft space), long enough and appropriately referenced. The images have appropriate permissions (CC-BY-SA etc). No copyvio problems. The hook is short enough, but perhaps is missing a word or two - are they landscape painters? Is there anything surprising about this? Should the hook link to these two as well? It probably just needs a tweak Chaiten1 (talk) 17:54, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• How does this sound? Dr vulpes (Talk) 22:36, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ALT1: ... that Wilf Perreault's artwork of landscapes and alleyways was influenced by artists such as Reta Cowley and Dorothy Knowles?

This looks good to me - QPQ done, and no other issues. Thank you! Chaiten1 (talk) 07:22, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that a poultry farmer was the first woman to shoot for the Sovereign's Prize, the highest honour in British rifle shooting?

• ALT1: ... that when Blanche Badcock took up rifle shooting at Bisley, only one club would accept her? Source: Kay, Joyce (2004-09-23). Foster, Marjorie Elaine (1893–1974), Rifle Shot and Poultry Farmer. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65174.
• ALT2: ... that Blanche Badcock shared a top score in a shooting match with her partner, Marjorie Foster, beating all six men on the team? Source: Reader, Jean (2021). "Reginald Cory, Blanche Badcock and a Poultry Farm in Surrey" (PDF). Welsh Historical Gardens Trust Bulletin. 80: 25–27.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Chisholm (geographer)

UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 14:46, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Overall: Consider changing King's Prize to Sovereign's, since that's what's cited in the the OUP, though I understand this may be an anachronism. Will leave up to the promoter; otherwise good to go. ThaesOfereode (talk) 22:34, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks -- "Sovereign's Prize" and "King's Prize" are the same thing, though there's another argument for "Sovereign's" (that no woman had ever shot for the prize while Victoria was on the throne). I've made that change. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 10:19, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]