Template talk:Did you know/Approved/week-2

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 third-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.

Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences

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Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Source: Overlaid with gleaming 21st-century filigree, this esthetic delight hints at pattern and order, embedded in randomness. “They are Henry Markram’s neurons – or rather, from his rat brains,” explains Segev, “and we at ELSC had the idea of this neuron trellis wrapping round the building.” https://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/In-sickness-and-in-health-540756
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  • Comment: I am trying to find a better image to illustrate the neuron screen
Created by Simxaraba (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Simxaraba (talk) 07:24, 20 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough, long enough, has size and references are fine, and the hook works well. QPQ isn't required. I think the other picture in the article might show the facade with the neural network detail more clearly, so it could be a better fit. Anyway, we're all set! Mariamnei (talk) 10:34, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June Franklin

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  • Source: "In recognition of her demonstrated leadership skills, she was elected during the 63rd General Assembly to the position of Assistant Minority Leader of the Democratic House. Franklin is the first African-American to hold such a leadership position in either major political party in Iowa." - Silag, Bill (2001). Outside In: African-American History In Iowa 1838-2000. State Historical Society of Iowa. pp. 349–350. ISBN 0890330131.
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 417 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 00:29, 17 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not a huge fan of the hook angle given that being an assistant minority leader doesn't seem as impressive being an actual minority leader. There do seem to be some other possible alternatives in the article so here they are:
ALT1 ... that Iowa politician June Franklin worked as an insurance agent and a real estate agent prior to entering politics?
ALT1a ... that Iowa state representative June Franklin worked as an insurance agent and a real estate agent prior to entering politics?
ALT2 ... that Iowa politician June Franklin wrote to 10 members of the US Congress urging them to declare Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday?
ALT3 ... that state representative June Franklin addressed the nation from the Iowa State Capitol following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Most partial to ALT1/ALT1a myself but I'll leave it to a reviewer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:24, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Narutolovehinata5 I agree that those are much better. Thank you. SL93 (talk) 00:32, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 00:18, 2 October 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nomination two days after creation. Size 2487 B. AGF offline source for ALT0, 1, and 1a. Prefer ALT2 over ALT3 over the others. ミラP@Miraclepine 00:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brussels Party Conference of the Communist Party of Germany

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  • Source: Hans Kluth. Die KPD in der Bundesrepublik: Ihre politische Tätigkeit und Organisation 1945 – 1956. Springer-Verlag, 2013. pp. 12, 15
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 400 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 11:19, 15 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I will gladly review this article today! WatkynBassett (talk) 08:58, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was moved to mainspace on 15 September 2024‎ and nominated on the same day. It is thus eligible.
  • The article is well-sourced. I did some spot checks and the references checked out. I would have loved to see Sfn-References. If you plan to bring this article to GA, I would suggest using them (I would offer myself to review this GA-nomination)
  • The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone. However, I inserted some quotation-marks to highlight particular Communist-vocabulary.
  • Earwig did not pick up anything.
  • QPQ done.
  • Hook review: I really liked and enjoyed the hook! I thought I had a passable knowledge of that era but never heard of the KPD using "code locations" in the 1930s. For the promoter: I accessed the German-language source provided via Wikipedia Library and it checked out.

WatkynBassett (talk) 05:42, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GhGk-63

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  • Source: Desrosiers, Pierre M.; Gendron, Daniel (2004). "The GhGk-63 Site: A Dorset Occupation in Southeastern Hudson Bay, Nunavik". Canadian Journal of Archaeology. 28 (1). page 76
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:10, 15 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1401–1403)

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  • Source: Chronicle source: Hmannan Yazawin Vol. 1 2003, page 455.
Academic source: Michael Aung-Thwin 2007, page 256
Improved to Good Article status by Hybernator (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

Hybernator (talk) 22:58, 23 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Verna Mersereau

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  • ... that American stage actress Verna Mersereau performed her traditional classical dances before royalty in Calcutta?
Created by Silver seren (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 128 past nominations.

SilverserenC 01:49, 18 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough (moved draft), long enough. No copyvio from spotcheck of the first 3 sources. Very nice work with the newspapers. On prose, just a double check on whether we should be writing "Europe and the Orient", it feels outdated. Perhaps it should be in quotes, as I am unsure modern readers will understand what "the Orient" means. In Career, I am unclear how she joined a company in 1928 if she had already travelled with them in 1927.
    For the hook, I am unsure where "ancient" comes from, it is not in the sources. I would also suggest wording it as "royalty in Calcutta", as I'm not sure Calcutta itself had specific royalty. Otherwise, it is interesting and sourced. CMD (talk) 13:48, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, Chipmunkdavis! I've fixed usage of "the Orient", per your suggestion. I only used the term because the papers in question did without technically defining what area that referred to. I've fixed the year discrepancy. I've changed the hook to "in".
As for ancient, I would love for alternative suggestions on that one. I included it for a particular reason. If it just says "classical dance", then people are going to assume that means ballet or ballroom dances, when that is absolutely not the type of dances being referred to. The dances she used were things like ancient Assyrian and Egyptian dances. However, the sources on her dancing before the Calcutta royalty didn't specify which dance types she used in that case, so I wasn't comfortable automatically including either of those two cultural names. SilverserenC 21:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting that the sources all seem to use classical dance, perhaps its meaning has shifted. After a quick look around, would something like "folk" or "traditional" work? The royalty wording should be tweaked in the article as well. CMD (talk) 00:56, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I suppose traditional classical dances will work. I've made the change in the hook above and fixed the royalty sentences in the article. SilverserenC 01:07, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We are good to go, in the hopes of one day getting a Wikipedia article on this meaning of classical dance. CMD (talk) 01:29, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

School of the Arts, Singapore

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  • Source: "FRENCH luxury label Louis Vuitton (LV) will be partnering the School of the Arts (Sota) to develop a visual arts programme for its students."
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Created by BenTanXiaoMing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 06:33, 20 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough. Article is well sourced (other than Regina Song's alumni info which I added one for you) and doesn't seem to have neutrality & copyvio concerns. Hook is interesting enough & AGF on source since it appears the article is only accessible at NLB libraries and I can't go to one in the near future. I also tweaked the hook to make it read more naturally (hopefully), though please do voice out if you disagree. QPQ not needed. Overall seems good to go to me. S5A-0043Talk 09:57, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda Philipsborn

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

❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 11:07, 25 September 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: None required.

Overall: The article was created by Raydann on September 18, 2024, 7 days before the nomination. It has 3720 characters (571 words). Acc to this, [2] only one descriptive phrase is same as the source material. Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 07:57, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Karađorđeva šnicla

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Karađorđeva šnicla with fries, tartar sauce, and a slice of lemon
Karađorđeva šnicla with fries, tartar sauce, and a slice of lemon
Improved to Good Article status by Vacant0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:31, 20 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 00:20, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dusko Doder

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  • Source: "Doder, who was known for his scoops, was reporting for The Post in February 1984 when he noticed hundreds of lights blazing at the Soviet Defense Ministry in Moscow. He surmised that the Soviet leader, Yuri Andropov, had died. United States officials, dismissing the suggestion, said that Mr. Doder was “smoking pot,” as he and Ms. Branson wrote in a 2021 memoir, “The Inconvenient Journalist.”

“Soviet television and radio Thursday night unexpectedly changed scheduled programs to classical music,” Mr. Doder’s dispatch read. “The unusual change came against the backdrop of the illness of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov.”"

NYTimes
Created by Thriley (talk) and ForsythiaJo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 144 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 21:34, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough. No copyvio or OR found. QPQ is done. Appeared on the main page, but as an RD.
    Hook is interesting, and sourced in the article. Regarding alt hooks, I mean, what a life. Lots of possibilities in finding a friend to fund international travel, covering Tiananmen and the breakup of Yugoslavia, the classic UK libel suit. That said, I like the current one, no need to mess with a good thing. CMD (talk) 16:12, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that journalist Dusko Doder announced the 1984 death of Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union, a day before the Soviet government after noticing changes to the lighting at a government building and a sudden shift to classical music on radio and television? Thriley (talk) 17:57, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chipmunkdavis: What do you think of this hook? It feels a bit more hooky. Thriley (talk) 17:58, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With the changes that it Doder "reported" before the Soviet Union "announced" it would work, as he sent the info to his newspaper which published on the day of the Soviet announcement. CMD (talk) 03:21, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 ... that Dusko Doder reported the 1984 death of Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union, a day before the Soviet government announced it after he noticed changes to the lighting at a government building and a sudden shift to classical music on radio and television? Thriley (talk) 17:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brian David Gilbert

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  • Source: [3] for Stranger Things; [4] for ABBA; [5] for health insurance
Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 16:48, 19 September 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: Done.

Overall: The hook is really interesting, good to go! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 08:04, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ana Eva Hei

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Profile view of Ana Eva Hei, 1911
Profile view of Ana Eva Hei, 1911
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 101 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 19:14, 18 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is meeting the size requirement, was nominated in time, and the QPQ checks out. I don't think the image requires cropping. However, isn't the hook missing the word "surviving" for it to match what the source says, Lajmmoore? Something like "... that one of the last surviving women from Rapa Nui to receive traditional facial tattoos was queen consort Ana Eva Hei"? The article has the same issue.--NØ 11:17, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daughter's Daughter

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  • ALT1: ... that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter were almost written out but were retained at the insistence of lead actress Sylvia Chang? Source: [2]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Milan A. P. Harminc
  • Comment: Before my rewrite, there was a large unsourced paragraph that should have been removed and arguably should not have counted toward the prose length. However, even if that paragraph were included, the original prose contained 1,011 characters (Special:Diff/1246034327), while the current article after my rewrite contains 6,201 characters. Therefore, it is 100% eligible for DYK.
Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 15:45, 18 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - ALT0 is fine. However, both the source for ALT1 and your translation of that quote say that the scenes were almost not filmed in the US. The current wording of ALT1 makes it sound like the footage was shot and then almost omitted in post-production, which is something different.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Prince of Erebor: Nice work on this article. ALT0 is good to go, but if you want ALT1 instead, the wording of that hook should be clarified, as per my comments above. Honestly, I think ALT1 would be more interesting if you submit a revised hook. Epicgenius (talk) 21:21, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Epicgenius, thanks for your feedback! Perhaps I can change it to:
ALT2: "...that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter were nearly omitted during the writing process but were retained at the insistence of lead actress Sylvia Chang?"
What do you think? —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 14:01, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Prince of Erebor, thanks for the response. ALT0 and ALT2 are good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 14:08, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ 羅子欣 (17 September 2024). "王淨「香菜梗」成國際笑點！《鬼才之道》《女兒的女兒》多倫多影展奪獎". TVBS News (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2024. 而多倫多影展2015年設立站台單元，首度頒發「榮譽提及獎」給張艾嘉，史無前例。 [Since the Toronto International Film Festival established the Platform section in 2015, for the first time, Sylvia Chang was awarded with an "Honorable Mention", which is unprecedented.]
  2. ^ Chien, Ying-jou (9 May 2024). "侯孝賢監製新片、張艾嘉向導演申訴：讓我站在紐約街頭一秒鐘！｜金馬前進坎城". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2024. 《女兒的女兒》導演黃熙坦言，當初拍戲怕沒錢，劇本改過很多個版本，就是為了要在台北拍，不去美國。「張姐聽到以後跟我說：『開什麼玩笑？你好歹要給我站在紐約街頭一秒鐘吧？』」後來劇組真的拉到紐約出外景。 [Director Huang Xi of Daughter's Daughter admitted that he was initially worried about production costs and revised the script multiple times to set the shoot in Taipei instead of the United States. "Sylvia Chang heard this and said to me, 'Are you kidding? At the very least, you need to let me stand on the streets of New York for a second?'" Eventually, the crew really did go to New York for location shooting.]

Gao Qifeng

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Gao Qifeng
  • ALT1: ... that the painter Gao Qifeng (pictured) was reported to have fled China after accusing Provisional President Yuan Shikai of assassinating a nationalist leader? Source: Cai Dengshan (蔡登山) (25 August 2023). "番禺高奇峰：未尽其才的"岭南三杰" [Panyu Gao Qifeng: The "Three Heroes of Lingnan" Who Did Not Use His Talents to Their Fullest]. Dute News (in Chinese). Shenzhen Media Group. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024. (quote: 一九一三年，宋教仁在上海被袁世凯遣刺客刺杀于火车站，高奇峰因与谢英伯、马小进为文，揭宋教仁案血迹秘密，为袁世凯下令通缉，于是出亡日本，研究制版学。 [In 1913, Song Jiaoren was assassinated at the Shanghai train station by assassins sent by Yuan Shikai. Gao Qifeng, together with Xie Yingbo and Ma Xiaojin, wrote an article to reveal the bloody secret of Song Jiaoren's case, and Yuan Shikai put them on a wanted list. Gao then went into exile in Japan to study printmaking.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Poll (parrot)
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 680 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:47, 18 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Both the hooks are really good on interestingness. The article is well-done with no copyright issues and meets the size requirements. This was nominated in a timely manner and the QPQ has been completed. Hopefully it can appear with the image as it is high quality.--NØ 11:11, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik

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  • Source: "In March 1943, the Political Warfare Executive at Woburn Abbey began broadcasting from two radio stations, Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik and Soldatenseder Calais. These purported to be authentic German transmitters, but in fact had been developed to undermine German morale, and in particular to target U-boat crews ... The objective was to subvert the discipline of enemy submariners by providing continuous first-class music, news, and feature programs every night between 1830 and 0800. Interspersed with German dance bands and singers recorded in the United States, Atlantik spread rumors, issued depressing news bulletins, and generally sought to destroy the seamen's faith in their leadership by contradicting what they had heard from Germany on official channels." from: West, Nigel (2010). Historical Dictionary of Naval Intelligence. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-0-8108-6760-4.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 880 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 13:26, 19 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Dumelow: Another interesting article and perfect for DYK. I prefer ALT0 as interesting and confirmed with citation in the article based on the pull out detailed under the hook. I suggest adding the dates that this station operated in the lead. It was nominated seven days after creation so it is new enough and at 6371 characters it is long enough. The QPQ is done and Earwig does not find evidence of plagiarism. We could use some attention on a few minor things prior to approval.
  1. I suggest adding the dates that this station was operating somewhere in the lead and body.
  2. MOS:AMPM I think it should be: 6 am 8 am, and should the word broadcast be broadcasted? Here is the sentence: "It broadcast between 6pm and 8am daily on a number of shortwave channels".
  3. Maybe other words for the phrase "to this end" as it feels conversational and is an informal idiom. Here is the sentence: "To this end some of the staff were German defectors, including Otto John, Richard Wurmann". Maybe "In order to achieve this goal" or something similar.
  4. Sentence in the article: "To make the station attractive to listeners it broadcast the latest in popular dance music" Same question about the word broadcast
  5. Sentence "it might involve an attempt for vessels to break out to the far east" should Far East be capitalized? and linked to Far East. I cannot access the source so not sure if it is the same thing.
Bruxton (talk) 20:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Bruxton, thanks for the review. I have made the edits you've suggested. I held off on the "broadcast" ones as Arjayay picked up on one already ("broadcasted" -> "broadcast"). I don't do much in the radio sphere so will defer to them (and perhaps Sammi Brie as the resident DYK radio expert might assist?). Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 21:09, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"Broadcast" as a past-tense verb is perfectly fine and preferred to "broadcasted". Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 21:27, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: Thank you for the quick action. And @Sammi Brie: thank you for looking, I was unsure. Bruxton (talk) 21:43, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Ragusa, Alan Pringle

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 248 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:10, 26 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Two QPQs done. Pat Ragusa starting expansion seven days before nomination. No OR or copyvio issues found in use of Gelberg source (although perhaps it doesn't need so many repeat citations). Article is otherwise presentable. Alan Pringle similarly expanded within the week timeframe. Can't access the newspaper sources here, but checked the stats ones and they same in order.
    Hook source is Pro Football Reference, who at a quick look around reliable for simple data. The data at any rate aligns with the prose in the articles. This seems good to go. CMD (talk) 06:54, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

45 East 66th Street

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45 East 66th Street
45 East 66th Street
Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 676 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 21:10, 19 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Samuel Conrad Schwach

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Created by Sebbog13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sebbog13 (talk) 21:44, 20 September 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: None required.

Overall: New and just long enough. No QPQ required. Looks good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:42, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The True Record

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The True Record, Issue 3
The True Record, Issue 3
  • ALT1: ... that the ideas of aesthetic education conveyed by the The True Record (pictured) may have informed the May Fourth Movement? Source: Pan Yaochang (潘耀昌) Xu Li (徐立) (2011). "上海早期都市文艺先锋 ———《真相画报》" [Shanghai's Early Urban Art Pioneer - "The True Record"] (PDF). Journal of Shanghai University (in Chinese): 131–140. (Quote: 画报所设想的通过探索都市新美术，倡导中西融合以提升中华民族文化内涵的举措，从某种角度而言，为五四运动时期倡导“美育”思想做了铺垫。The pictorial's idea of ​​exploring new urban art and advocating the integration of Chinese and Western cultures to enhance the cultural connotation of the Chinese nation, in a sense, paved the way for the advocacy of "aesthetic education" during the May Fourth Movement.)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Punam Krishan
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 681 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:30, 21 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]