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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on January 27

Xylaria hypoxylon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Marcus Vinnerborg

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:36, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

St. Mary's Islands, Karnataka

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

--Nvvchar (talk) 06:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rambles in Germany and Italy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Keith Calder, Felipe Marino, Joe Neurauter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:00, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Just to clarify, this is not common (for produced scripts, anyway). Consider also that these guys have only made two (completed) films since founding the company. —97198 (talk) 04:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dark Habits

Template:DYKsuggestion

--Miguelemejia (talk) 03:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Minnesota Timberwolves head coaches

Articles created/expanded on January 26

Germany national rugby union team (sevens)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:34, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

White Dog

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Angus Goetz

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Apalachia Dam

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Adolph C. Miller

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

T. C. Jones

Travels with My Aunt

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Pic added. --74.13.129.119 (talk) 07:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Buddy Burris

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Dartmoor crosses

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Mbz1 (talk) 20:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Old Punch Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Couple of possibilities there, but alternatives are welcome. Original hook confirmed by a combination of refs; [1], [3] and [4], mainly. ALT1 uses [23] and [24], which say broadly the same thing. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 20:23, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Lactarius vietus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:11, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Laurie D. Cox

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

WMGY

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Agila 2

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

David Yuile

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Topkapı Palace

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Water puppetry

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Consort Niu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Ion Oncescu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Aron Moscona

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Lorene Rogers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Karl Graul

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Clan Schaw

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Lucien Galtier

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Flora of Saskatchewan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

List of New Orleans Hornets head coaches

Considering the age of the franchise and how short a time the Hornets have been in New Orleans, something more interesting is needed for a DYK hook. --74.14.20.242 (talk) 15:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Effects of Hurricane Ivan in Jamaica

Sinéad Shepherd

Articles created/expanded on January 25

John Brooks (writer)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


Source Seine

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

U.S. Route 2 in Vermont

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Durgasimha

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Maryland Residence

Maryland Residence
Maryland Residence

Maurice Catarcio

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)



Nora Kovach

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Russian River Valley AVA

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

English embroidery

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:10, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Kalnai Park

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:08, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

William Henry Ellis

Øystein Sørensen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Joan Snyder

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

  • If there is a reason to make an exception to Additional Rule A4, there is much precedent that a copyvio isn't such a reason (unless of course, we change that oft-controversial rule for everyone). Also, "this article is not exactly a 5x expansion", it's a 1.6x expansion. Art LaPella (talk) 20:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was a cut-and-paste from the two sources I've linked above. If I didn't rescue the article, it would have been deleted as a blatant copyright infringement. Are you saying that I should have just allowed the article to be deleted under G12, and then recreated it as a new article so that it would qualify for DYK? Cunard (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, yes. This argument has also been presented a couple times before (less politely as I remember), and yet A4 remains unchanged. I didn't write A4, but I know there is no consensus, and no time, for analyzing and debating the quality of each previous article version before determining how many of its bytes to count. Nor has there been a consensus for making an exception to A4 for copyvios. Wikipedia talk:Did you know is a better place to debate the rules. Art LaPella (talk) 05:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How 'bout this? Because I think it's worth encouraging people to save speedies on worthy subjects and removing copyvios, I am willing to delete the previous edits. That way history will show that it was started on Jan 25. Will that work? Renata (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Filipinos in Saudi Arabia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Wilkinson TMC

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 18:15, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lactarius theiogalus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:16, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Empress Dowager Wang (Xianzong)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Cobblestone Path

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Chamkar Leu District

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Derek Forster

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

General Aircraft Hamilcar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

S. Muthiah Mudaliar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

  • When? Rs.4 lakh in the 1920s is not the same as Rs.4 lakh today. --74.13.129.119 (talk)

München RFC

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:33, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Wickland Wickland (Shelbyville)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Gresham, Norfolk

Hawthorn Farm

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Views on Ramakrishna

Template:DYKsuggestion at Nvineeth (talk) 08:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt *... that Bengali saint Ramakrishna (pictured) could enter samadhi several times a day, when he showed all signs of death, in that doctors could not find a pulse or heart beat?
suggestion to blend hook into one sentence and focus the point. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
correction *... that Bengali saint Ramakrishna (pictured) could enter samadhi several times a day, during which he showed all signs of death, and doctors could not find a pulse or heart beat?
I have made a correction, pls check it and let me know for possible corrections. --Nvineeth (talk) 09:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article not linked. Article was started in oct 08. --Redtigerxyz Talk 13:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Vacquier

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Of course it's not a requirement (Robert W. Floyd is another well-known example, and fine arts faculty usually have M.F.A.s) but in the sciences it's very rare, rare enough I think to be worth mentioning. The L.A. Times seems to agree; the second paragraph of their obit begins “An academic rarity who became a full professor without ever earning a doctoral degree.” Also, I think the rhythm of the hook works better with three clauses than with two, but if you prefer you could replace the third clause by "and was over 100 years old when he died". —David Eppstein (talk) 17:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And accounting school and law school profs don't need a PhD. It's not really that much of a rarity, imo. --74.13.129.119 (talk) 08:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notes on Nationalism

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Little White Lie (TV drama)

Geology of Saskatchewan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Gun Court

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Oops! Thanks for the notice. (I've suggested ALT hooks 1-4 below). --Amble (talk) 06:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Franklin Knight Lane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Mary Wittenberg

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Pernessa C. Seele

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:34, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on January 24

Ken Doherty

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


John Brownlee sex scandal

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Jefferson Lecture

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Ancient Roman pottery

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:58, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

1st edit was a para (of mine) from Ceramic art (itself less than 5 days old I think) but the article is now much more than 5 x longer. Johnbod (talk) 19:58, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


List of awards and nominations received by Amy Winehouse

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:10, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I haven't reviewed it but made some general alterations to make it easier for reviewers. The article wasn't mentioned in the hook so I've put in where it seems appropriate and bolded it. I've also changed England link to the more correct United Kingdom. --➨♀♂Candlewicke ST # :) 15:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Added a pic. --74.13.129.119 (talk) 08:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Burayr

Template:DYKsuggestion Al Ameer son (talk) 05:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Constance Cook, Franz Leichter, George Michaels

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


SS Dzhurma

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Neill

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)



Brough Superior Austin Four

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 21:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Use It or Lose It



Hostage (TV series)

DSV 78/08 Ricklingen & Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:47, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Xipe Totec

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:17, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

SS Irma (1905), SS Henry

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Gory, Mali

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Digigraphics

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:44, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Port of Jakarta

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Chrome Shelled Regios episodes

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:10, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

2002 Gator Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Blond Bombers, Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson (wrestler), Brute Bernard, Skull Murphy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:05, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches

The first head coach of the Atlanta Hawks was Richie Guerin. The team wasn't known as the "Atlanta Hawks" when Potter was the coach! --74.14.20.242 (talk) 19:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 23

Eddie Tolan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


Greaser Petroglyph Site

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Sri Ponna

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:29, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Fountain of Time

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:12, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

(alt hook1)... that Fountain of Time (pictured) by Lorado Taft is considered the most important monument in the Chicago Park District?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(alt hook2)... that Fountain of Time (pictured) by Lorado Taft was originally part of a larger beautification plan for the Midway Plaisance?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(alt hook3)... that Fountain of Time (pictured) by Lorado Taft is considered the earliest outdoor concrete sculpture?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The cited source does say something sort of like this (but not quite) and the lede of this article says it was made of "a new concrete-like plaster", not concrete itself. - Dravecky (talk) 05:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think at first they did not consider the new substance concrete and then later considered it a new type of concrete. I will look at the article tomorrow.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have got this straightened out now I think. One source does not describe it as concrete. The others do.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:02, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Gilbert Slater

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)



Thriller – Live

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Callianassa subterranea

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Khadambi Asalache

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


The Bold Canadian

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Salvia fruticosa

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Bradenstoke Abbey

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Kısmetim-1 incident

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:55, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


List of Empire ships - A

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Halle Jørn Hanssen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:58, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


New Imperial Model 76

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 19:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Johann Phillip Fabricius

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:38, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Diamond darter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Łańcut Synagogue

Template:DYKsuggestion 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Papal election, 1130

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:12, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Harmon Northrop Morse

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:11, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Kanchipuram in the pre-Pallava period

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

The Hunters of Kentucky

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:25, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Howard Norman

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:33, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Sholto Johnstone Douglas

C.B. Forgotston

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Some sourcing issues here. First, the website of the subject is not considered a reliable source per WP:Sources. Sources should be independent of the subject. Second, websites like classmates.com are not considered reliable because anyone can submit info about themselves without it being vetted for accuracy. Third, blog websites and/or chat forums such as the PoliticsLA.com reference you used are also not considered reliable. Finally, some of the weblinks you used don't actually go to the right page. I had to hunt around on the websites to find the content you were referencing back to. I suggest looking for some more newspaper articles to verify the content or removing anything that comes from a questionable source.Nrswanson (talk) 23:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 22

Moses S. Margolies

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


Kay Moor

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Wayob

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Guyana Sugar Corporation

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Trailanga Swami

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I looked at a few of the references cited. The one by McDermott looks more like a book typo (number 7 printed instead of 8). The second one (by Nair) describes how Swami revived a corpse at a burial, but not a word about his record age. The third one by Noble is an unrelated story with a line about Swami being "more than a hundred"… that's all. --Poeticbent talk 09:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've moved the proper references in place, since it was confusing. No, the McDermott reference isn't a typo in the book. Her exclamation point after the dates makes that quite clear. As far as Nair, he gives the birth date as 1607 (p. 31)[1], and has him living into the late 19th century. Varishtananda, in the journal article "Varanasi: The City of Saints, Sages, and Savants", gives the same birth date. On page 633 it says "Trailanga Swami (c.1607-1887)". The sources for this are abundant - I realize such a long life is unencyclopedic, but in every instance it states clearly that 'according to some accounts', he was 'reputed' to have lived, etc. Priyanath talk 18:07, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your (a b c d e f g h) Varishthananda source cannot be confirmed online, so the page number is of no significance. I found nothing at your link to Nair either, for the second time already. Sorry to rain on your parade. --Poeticbent talk 00:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mean the link didn't work at all for you? When I click on the link, and go to page 31, it says "In the year 1607...a son was born to Vidyavati...." Try again, and then reading page 31. It's at the very top of page 31, at the beginning of the first full paragraph. And did you look at the Yogananda link to the Wikisource article? Again, you have to scroll down, since I don't know how to link to a single sentence at Wikisource. About two-thirds of the way into the chapter it says "Lahiri Mahasaya had a very famous friend, Swami Trailanga, who was reputed to be over three hundred years old." Finally, I've uploaded a screenshot of the Varishtananda/Journal page here[2]. You'll see that it says "Trailanga Swami (c.1607-1887), famed for his yogic powers..." I request other reviewers to not take my word for any of this (or Poeticbent's word). Just go to every reference I've provided. I'll delete the screenshot when this process is finished. If there is anything else I can do, I would be happy to do so. Priyanath talk 01:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I did check the references, and I verified both the previous paragraph by Priyanath and the paragraph before that by Poeticbent! That is, the first time "I click[ed] on the link" (referring to Nair, not Varishthananda) I got a blank page saying "You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book." But the next time I clicked the same link, I found what Priyanath told me I would find. As for Varishthananda, yes it cannot be confirmed online, except through Priyanath's screen shot. To summarize, Poeticbent and Priyantath have each correctly described different parts of the same elephant. Art LaPella (talk) 05:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for looking and looking again, and also for the reminder of a favorite story—one that we blind Wikipedia editors should read daily..... First Light (talk) 05:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you to everyone. My apologies for getting frustrated with the elephant situation :-) Priyanath talk 16:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Sadler

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Though User:69.255.118.198's edits didn't vastly increase the page's size, s/he put in substantial copyediting and citation adding work to make this a decent article, and deserves recognition if the hook makes the main page. Hope I've credited appropriately in the template. Gonzonoir (talk) 22:30, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barashnûm

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)



Palácio de Ferro

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Itek

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Before anyone complains about the "length delta", go back in the article history to the last major version - it consists entirely of text copy and pasted from another source. The current version is completely new, in spite of the original being created recently. Maury Markowitz (talk) 01:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The expansion is enough, but it isn't because "the last major version ... consists entirely of text copy and pasted from another source" (see Additional Rule A4). It's because that version consists mainly of a block quote, which isn't considered "prose" requiring expansion (Additional Rule A2), a list, and references, which also aren't "prose" (WP:DYK#Selection criteria 2.) Art LaPella (talk) 05:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, I didn't know about that particular rule. That's a garbage rule that should be thrown out. Tempshill (talk) 19:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia talk:Did you know is the place to debate the rules. Art LaPella (talk) 20:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Uhh, I think I'm with Art on this one. If you copy an article from another page out there on the 'net, then its a possible copyvio. Ok, so then you hit the blockquotes and put a ref at the bottom and suddenly it should be counted as real content? Something to consider anyway. Maury Markowitz (talk) 03:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Griffin v. California

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Frederick Seddon

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Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen

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Agriculture in Guyana

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Battle of Tipton's Island

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Henry Alfred Krishnapillai

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Coffee production in El Salvador

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Palkuriki Somanatha

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Alisia Dragoon

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Star Trek: Countdown

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Currently on the market? Fine for a new article: I agree that it's not so good for the Main Page.--Wetman (talk) 02:45, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
But it still meets DYK requirement. Alientraveller (talk) 10:32, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What happened to the "No Ads" clause in the Unwritten Rules? --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:23, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Now it's Additional Rule F10. Art LaPella (talk) 03:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer)

Saturday Club (BBC radio)

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Château de Cayx

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See Double-DYK ALT in #Residences of the Danish monarch below. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 21:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Niepołomice Forest

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Balanadarajah Iyer

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Light-mantled Albatross

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List of New York Yankees managers

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Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on January 21

Invitations to the inauguration of Barack Obama

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Corethrellidae

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Joseph Alexander Cooper

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Jean-Jacques Démafouth

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Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

After more than 20 years, what do you expect? I'm amazed that she survived the entire WW2. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I would suggest an alternate hook: "... that the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Kamikaze was one of the only large Japanese warships to survive the Pacific War without significant damage?" Cla68 (talk) 06:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You mean "... that the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Kamikaze was one of the few larger Japanese warships to survive the Pacific War without significant damage?"? Manxruler (talk) 15:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Typhoon Wayne (1986)

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Haskel Lookstein and Joseph Lookstein

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Astrohippus

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JUPITER trial

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Tivi Etok

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Port of Tokyo

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  • This article is totally based on primary sources (information from the Port authorities in the Tokyo Government). Wikipedia is based on the principles of mostly using secondary sources removed from the subject (WP:V). This should be so especially for information that could be contested such as claims of being the first as per this case. A search on Google books, bring up independent sources such as these, that should be used to build the article (and source for the hook) instead. Jappalang (talk) 01:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani

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Shigeo Fukuda

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List of foreign-born United States Cabinet Secretaries

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If you still think this hook is not perfect, can you suggest an alternative?—Chris! ct 21:01, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT 1: ... that Alexander Hamilton was the first Cabinet member to be born outside of the United States?—Chris! ct 21:06, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was the first Cabinet member to be born outside of the territory that would become the United States? (too wordy but less confusing - none of Washington's cabinet was born in the United States, just places that would become a part of the United States) - Dravecky (talk) 07:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
We could avoid Hamilton entirely, and go with something like ALT 3:"... that President George W. Bush appointed three Cabinet members who had been born outside of the United States, the most of any president?" or ALT 4:"... that five past United States Treasury Secretaries were born outside of the United States?" Shimgray | talk | 19:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I like ALT 3.—Chris! ct 19:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Depression Ten (2005)

Length, date and hook verified. PeterSymonds (talk) 22:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Schackenborg Castle

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  • Length and >1500 characters verified. Article is, however, created from a single source, a primary one at that, the Danish Royal House. A search on Google reveals quite a few publications (secondary sources) that can back up the hook and other data in the article.[3] Jappalang (talk) 07:15, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Filipinos in Qatar

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Providence Newberg Medical Center

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Old Appomattox Court House and McLean house and Clover Hill Tavern and New County Jail and Jones Law Office and Woodson Law Office and Plunkett-Meeks Store and Bocock-Isbell House and Peers House and Mariah Wright House and Charles Sweeney Cabin and Sweeney-Conner Cabin and Sweeney Prizery and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park cemeteries

... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured), an antebellum village containing the Old Appomattox Court House, McLean house, Clover Hill Tavern, New County Jail, Jones Law Office, Woodson Law Office, Plunkett-Meeks Store, Bocock-Isbell House, Peers House, Mariah Wright House, Charles Sweeney Cabin, Sweeney-Conner Cabin, Sweeney Prizery, various park ruins and park cemeteries, is where the American Civil War ended? 16 article hook, all new articles. self nom by --Doug Coldwell talk 13:06, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes! Alt: ... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured) is an antebellum village containing 13 historical buildings along with cemeteries and various ruins? Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:04, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose to the ALT because I would like to get all 16 articles in the same hook, a record DYK for the Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame. All 16 articles are new articles that qualify. --Doug Coldwell talk 16:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As I see it, the whole idea of DYK is to show new articles to readers. In this case a reader who is really interested in all 16 articles will find them all by reading the first. Even if that is not the purpose of DYK, I do know that the purpose of DYK does not include writing hooks in odd ways solely to get on a "hall of fame". Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Would all of them even withstand an AfD? Grsz11 17:45, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
IMO, this game of trying to cram the largest possible number of articles into a single hook is contrary to the purpose of DYK. The original hook proposed here is much too large to have any useful value in attracting attention to interesting new articles. If this is what Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame leads to, then perhaps the Hall of Fame should be abolished. --Orlady (talk) 18:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Second Orlady's comment. We have already been subject to some nasty criticism for perceived award-collecting behavior, and putting an overlinked mass on the Main Page just for one user's gratification would not be appropriate and would subject us to more unneeded wikidrama. (No intention there to offend you, Doug Coldwell—you've done impressive work here and, no matter what happens with this hook, we will still remember that you were able to write and nominate 16 articles at once—it's just that this kind of hook would not be beneficial for the DYK project or for readers.)
Besides, if you break this up into a couple hooks (assuming that a few of these article subjects are notable enough to be in a hook independent of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park), your articles would get more airtime and more attention.
Personally, I believe it would be better to merge all those sub-articles into Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (that might even make it a good candidate for FL or FA), but this is not the appropriate venue for that discussion; it might be worth discussing at that article's talk page, though. That kind of merge, though, would make the ALT hook fine. Politizer talk/contribs 18:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest the below alternate hook of 14 articles which I believe would receive much airtime for all the articles involved, especially if it were to be the first hook in the Queue with its pictute. It isn't anything different than what has already been done for the 8, 9, and 11 article DYKs in the Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame.
Alt 2 ... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured), where the American Civil War ended, contains period structures of the Old Appomattox Court House, McLean house, Clover Hill Tavern, New County Jail, Jones Law Office, Woodson Law Office, Plunkett-Meeks Store, Bocock-Isbell House, Peers House, Mariah Wright House, Charles Sweeney Cabin, Sweeney-Conner Cabin and the Sweeney Prizery? 14 new articles, self nom by --Doug Coldwell talk 09:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Doug, you need an interesting fact to make a good DYK hook. The end of the American Civil War has nothing to do with most of your hook! --74.14.22.20 (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Each of the period (Civil War) structures says in each article of that particular structure that the National Park Service says the structure is significant because it was in the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (then the village of Appomattox Court House) at the time General Lee surrendered to General Grant. The end of the American Civil War has everything to do with each of these structures. The National Park Service has restored each of these structures because of this significance and they are all part of this history (the end of the American Civil War). Some have more important significance than others. For example: the McLean house is where Lee and Grant signed the surrender papers (picture of replica tables in the article). The Clover Hill Tavern is where the pardons (picture in the article of a typical parole) were printed for the Confederate soldiers, so they could return home with no hassle from others. --Doug Coldwell talk 19:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Then put these interesting things in the hook(s), Doug! Neither of your proposed hooks explain what each item has to do with the American Civil War! Let's forget about the record and opt for hook quality, okay? --74.13.126.178 (talk) 07:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook isn't thrilling, but it's far from the dullest ever. This is, after all, a mighty effort by Doug. Xn4 (talk) 08:46, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, ALT 3 looks excellent to me also. No, I do not believe each building is in the NRHP. --Doug Coldwell talk 16:43, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have found this NRHP for the Park. Could a better info box template be used for Appomattox Court House National Historical Park? --Doug Coldwell talk 17:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If the buildings are not separated on the National Register then how are they notable enough to qualify for their own page? Ottava Rima (talk) 17:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why not save all 16 articles for 16 hooks in a special DYK (2 queues?) on April 9th, the anniversary of the end of the ACW? Getting 16 articles on the main page on a single day (UTC) will probably be a record. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I am concerned, this sounds like an excellent idea. It would be neat to be in 2 queues then, with the associated picture.--Doug Coldwell talk 22:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss at WT:DYK. --74.14.20.242 (talk) 16:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I tend to agree with Ottava Rima. These buildings are not independently notable, and should probably be merged into the article on the National Historic Park. I'm sure the next step will be going to Colonial Williamsburg and Dearborn Village and other similar places and breaking it down building by building (The Men's Restroom at Colonial Williamsburg ...). This may not be the ultimate in DYK game playing, but it's pushing it.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Khamidulin

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Steven Joyce

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Goneplax rhomboides

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Letharia vulpina

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs Walter Walkins

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ALT1... that according to a recent court case poker is not gambling?---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 19:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

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This is taking longer than I expected. Schuym1 (talk) 01:53, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Rule G1. Art LaPella (talk) 06:58, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While the hook is in the article, it is not directly cited to a reference. Per Wikipedia:Did_you_know#DYK_rules, please add a footnote at the end of the sentence. Thanks. --maclean 21:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that was something that I read on Amazon. I doubt that source is acceptable. Schuym1 (talk) 22:07, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How about ... that Robert Dallek researched JFK for five years by tapping National Security Archives, oral histories, White House tapes, and medical records to write An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963? Schuym1 (talk) 22:20, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
. Looks good. Date, length, hook verified. maclean 22:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lucques, Aglandau, Salonenque, Picholine, Olivière, Tanche, Bouteillan, Cailletier, Grossane, Germaine, Cayon, Sabine

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Articles created/expanded on January 20

Vladas Jurgutis

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Residences of the Danish monarch

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Konstantin Sokolenko

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Al-Maquar

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Yohannan Hormizd

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Frisian-Frankish Wars

Tamil National Party

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ALT... that in 1962, because of differences in the demands for a separate nation called Dravida Nadu, India's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party split and a short-lived Tamil National Party was formed?
You are right. The original hook was indeed too vague. Does the alt look OK? Wiki San Roze †αLҝ 22:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorgenfri Palace

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  • Checked!

Siemens Viaggio Light

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John Maitland (Royal Navy officer)

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  • Interesting. This might be banal but Anderson spelled "Doctor" in full, so since the quote uses the abbreviated form, did it come from The Gentleman's Magazine (which requires a volume number)? Jappalang (talk) 00:59, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Trondheim Tramway controversy

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Alexander Ross (engineer), Breydon Viaduct

  • Lengths are okay. But the main WP:V reference (for both articles) links to a pay-site. The other ref, mentioned at Breydon Viaduct (but not at Alexander Ross) does confirm his connection to the project by not his title. I'm AGF that the subscription site states it fully and correctly. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For anyone interested the list of staff on the viaduct from the subscription site reads: "Mr. Alexander Ross, M. Inst. C.E., as Engineer-in-Chief, and Mr. William Marriott, M. Inst. C.E., District Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent to the Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee, as executive Engineer, to whom Mr. Graham Gribble M. Inst. C.E., acted as Chief Assistant, and Mr. A. E. Glennie as Resident Engineer...". The article was written by Marriott and Gribble so hopefully they could remember the roles OK! Many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 12:37, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rizal Avenue

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Nijaguna Shivayogi

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Sumbha and Nisumbha

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Asa Butterfield

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Now fully referenced. - Mgm|(talk) 11:46, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
with thanks to User:MichaelQSchmidt. - Mgm|(talk) 09:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Juniper M-Series

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  • This claims comes from sources associated with the company. Third party sources do not state is as fact, but merely attribute it to the company. Also, the claim is about the core ASIC, not the whole router. Xasodfuih (talk) 20:33, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that Juniper Networks' first product M40 router Internet Processor ASIC was capable of forwarding packets at 40 Mpps, a capacity more than 100 times faster than that of any other available router architectures at that time?
Added a more precise hook with added new references -- Tinu Cherian - 06:44, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That hooks seems over 200 chars. How about using fewer proprietary terms in it?
ALT2: ... that Juniper Networks' first product, the M40 router, had a forwarding plane ASIC designed for 40Mpps—a throughput 100 times faster than that of any core router available at that time?
Also, you haven't really improved the quality of the sources, just their quantity: more press releases, juniper web pages, CTO interviews, but not a single 3rd party hands-on assessment of the that statement. Some third party must have benchmarked the M40 in the past 10 years...
There seems to be some formatting error in the references of that section as well. Xasodfuih (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Fred Shaw Mayer

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

It's an obit in a scientific journal, so it's probably OK. That said, it's actually got the date of his appointment as an MBE wrong, it was 1971, not 1972 - I've added the official record of the appointment as an additional reference, I've tweaked the hook slightly, the usual "standard" seems to be to link the full grade and name of the honour. David Underdown (talk) 10:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to those who have improved the article. Maias (talk) 22:29, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]




Articles created/expanded on January 19

NCAA Season 85

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Alstom Prima diesel locomotives

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George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen

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Marcia P. Sward

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India-Mongolia relations

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  • Shouldn't that be Soviet Bloc? - 17:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
The document in India' Ministry of External Affairs website uses "Soviet Block" and I used the same thing. Yeah, I guess "Eastern Bloc" is better-RavichandarMy coffee shop 04:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Lenght is fine and the hook is referenced. Wiki San Roze †αLҝ 22:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tab show

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Jean Gagné

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Desierto de los Leones National Park

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  • The article has not been expanded enough, so far it's been expanded 3.1x. Also, the hook is implied but not explicitly stated (the article does not explicitly say the park has no lions). Shubinator (talk) 00:25, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It (the hook) does now. (I hope) – Julia Rossi (talk) 07:51, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The article is contradictory on the origin of the "lions" portion of the park's name. - Dravecky (talk) 06:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Powell Hamilton

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NWA Hall of Fame

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  • Article hasn't been expanded enough, only 3.5x now by my count. Unfortunately tables and lists don't count. Also, to me the hook was a bit confusing because I didn't know that the promotion refers to WWE. Rephrasing to due to his contract with WWE would help. Shubinator (talk) 00:42, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, I forgot to count. Your suggestion would work, but it makes no difference really since its not technically 5x.TRUCO 01:45, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There isn't really much more to add to the list in order to add 2,000 more characters of prose.--TRUCO 04:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Charles B. Moores

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Evelyn O'Rourke

[[Image:Symbol confirmed.svg|18px]] Lenght fine and the hook is referenced. Wiki San Roze †αLҝ 20:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

[[Image:Symbol delete vote.svg|18px]] The hook fact is not stated in the article and I don't see it in the references for the paragraph where it would logically be located, if it were in the article, which it is not. - Dravecky (talk) 07:56, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, it is there, the hook was just slightly inaccurate, I have corrected it. Gatoclass (talk) 08:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 18

Port of Livorno

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Doesn't sound terribly unusual or interesting. Is there something else to this? Daniel Case (talk) 14:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In the current energy crisis in Europe i say it's interesting. Mario1987 15:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, but that connection is difficult to make for any reader not completely familiar with what Endesa, Amga, LNG and Livorno are. Also, Wikipedia's layout policy says that "Very short or very long sections and subsections in an article look cluttered and inhibit its flow." Lampman (talk) 16:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's why Endesa, Amga, LNG and Livorno are wikilinked so that users can find out about these topics. Mario1987 18:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

T.I.'s Road To Redemption

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  • Note: Would prefer using the first hook and not the ALTs as the first hook contains two pieces of information—March sentencing to prison and reality show. The ALTs only have information on the show, but I just added those hooks there incase. If for some reason the first hook has a problem that needs fixing, go with ALTs. — RyanCross (talk) 09:19, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
But as it is, sounds like an ad. Daniel Case (talk) 14:43, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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