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ALT1: ... that Blair Colony was once one of the highest concentrations of African Americans in South Dakota? Source: Hascall, Randy (June 1, 2003). "The Last Descendant". Argus Leader. Rural Pierre. p. 4A. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
... that "daughter" of the Seychelles Nicole Chang-Leng commanded an all-woman crew?
Source: Joubert-Lawen, Rita (2022-11-04). Bonnelame, Betymie (ed.). "Seychelles' first female international flight captain passes away". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 2024-06-24."The country will remember her as a true daughter of our soil. May her family be given courage as they go through this difficult period. May her soul rest in peace," said Ramkalawan...Chang-Leng became the first woman to command an all-female flight crew as commander on a Seychelles-Mauritius flight on August 23, 2007
ALT2: ... that Nicole Chang-Leng, described as "daughter" of the Seychelles by its president, commanded an all-woman crew?
Reviewed: [[]]
Comment: I provided in-text attribution for the "daughter of our soil" part within the article; I'm not sure if I need to provide it within the hook as well. I provided two alternative hooks just in case, but Seychellois presidents describing Chang-Leng as important is hardly controversial.
Moved to mainspace by GreenLipstickLesbian (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
Not a review, but "commanded an all-woman crew" makes limited sense without context, and I'd be inclined to truncate the hook at "Seychelles", e.g. ALT3: ... that Nicole Chang-Leng has been described as "daughter" of the Seychelles?.--Launchballer21:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Looks good. Nice work. I think Launchballer's suggestion is best given his mentioned concern, though if you prefer that the hook mention the all-woman crew, let me know. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:44, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
New enough and long enough. DYK hook fact checks out (and yes, I can read Portuguese... Thanks, Spanish!). Side comment to BaduFerreira: I think intangible rather than immaterial cultural heritage would be a better translation and in line with the term in English. We have Intangible cultural heritage as an article, but it does not line up one-to-one with ptwiki because they split the concept and UNESCO's list into separate pages (thus the separate Wikidata items). Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:54, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Sammi, Thank you for the review! I understand where you're coming from with this comment, but it seems to me that a Patrimônio Cultural Imaterial [pt] in Brazil is distinct from the UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage so linking to that article would be a little disingenuous. I'm hoping to find enough sources to get an article started for this concept to reduce future confusion between them, but I do appreciate your feedback. For that reason, I prefer to keep it as immaterial for the time being. Thank you again! BaduFerreira (talk) 05:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see that in our guidelines — take a look at WP:DYKINT. I've personally written about a murder and it was added to DYK. Perhaps you're thinking of our rule that hooks must use a neutral point of view? In this case, the hook may seem "downbeat" but it's very neutral, stating simple facts. On the other hand, "... that a terrible drone attack terrorized Tel Aviv?" would be unacceptable for its lack of neutrality. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 22:09, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ: - Not done Overall: Earwig gives " Violation Unlikely, 15.3%". No major problems that I can see. Mhhossein has not yet completed QPQ. VR(Please ping on reply)01:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Vice regent: usually there should be a green tick mark by using {{subst:DYKyes}}, showing the final approval. You did not notice my previous ping due to improper ping by me, sorry. --Mhhosseintalk13:58, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: None required.
Overall: Article was nominated within 7 days of creation. Unfortunately, it currently sits at 1,354 characters in prose and seems to be a stub, with all information crammed into the lead, so therefore it is too short to qualify for DYK. Earwig picked up an unlikely copyright violation of 1%. Nominator has less than 5 nominations so a QPQ is not required at this time. Should this pass, for a different variation of ALT1, I suggest, ALT2: "... that Three Girls Revitalizing Asia is credited with assigning a girl group member a representative role seen in modern Japanese idol culture?" lullabying (talk) 05:47, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I will change this to maybe. The article still seems like a stub. Is it possible it can be formatted so it can properly have a lead and a body? lullabying (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good! Just to make it more consistent with a lot of idol group articles, I think it would be nice if "Koa sannin musume" was renamed "Career" and the members list was moved below it. Also, Saiko Okuyama's name needs to be in Western order per MOS:JAPAN as she was born after the Meiji Restoration. lullabying (talk) 01:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that the opera Christopher Columbus was written by its Jewish composer in 1939 while he was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to flee persecution from Nazi Germany?
Source: Crawford, Dorothy Lamb (2009). A Windfall of Musicians: Hitler's Émigrés and Exiles in Southern California. Yale University Press. p. 19. ISBN9780300155488.
Comment: Special occasion holding area request: It would be cool to have this run on either October 8, 2024 (the 85th anniversary of the opera premiere) or on Columbus Day on October 14, 2024.
Created by 4meter4 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 90 past nominations.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @4meter4: I would support the special occasion request, but per WP:DYKSO those generally can't be made more than 6 weeks out without an exception at WT:DYK. Otherwise, all looks good to me (AGF on the book source). Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Page is new enough, long enough, and QPQ is done. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". However, post-2016 CBR is considered an unreliable source per WP:VALNET, and ALT1 uses a primary source. Might I suggest a new hook with better sourcing? Di (they-them) (talk) 12:14, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that Goethe used his unrequited love to Maximiliane Brentano(both pictured) as inspiration for his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther? Source: [1]: "verliebte sich Goethe sofort in ihre Tochter", "In den „Leiden des jungen Werthers“ verschmolz er Maximiliane mit einer anderen frühen Geliebten zur dunkeläugigen, kinderlieben und charakterschönen „Lotte“."
Comment: Other hook ideas welcome. As mother of Clemens Brentano and Bettina von Arnim, Maximiliane is "the mother of German Romanticism" but I don't want a hook focussing only on her children.
Moved to mainspace by Kusma (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.
Page is long enough, was moved to mainspace recently enough, and QPQ is done. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". Hook is interesting. I cannot read German, so I will assume good faith on the source. Overall, seems good to me! Di (they-them) (talk) 12:23, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong(pictured) defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal?
Source: YNA ("북한의 리정식-김금용 조(랭킹없음)는 27일 프랑스 파리의 사우스 파리 아레나 4에서 열린 파리 올림픽 탁구 혼합복식 16강전에서 일본의 하리모토 도모카즈-하야타 히나 조(2위)를 4-1(11-5 7-11 11-4 15-13 12-10)로 물리쳤다." [North Korea's Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong (no ranking) defeated Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata (second) 4-1 in the Paris Olympics table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 match held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 27th. 11-5 7-11 11-4 15-13 12-10).]) / The Japan Times ("Japan's world No. 2 table tennis mixed doubles team, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, was upset by North Korea's Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-1 in the first round at the Paris Olympics, losing the chance to retain the country's gold medal.") / Agence France-Presse via Barron's ("North Korea said they could learn from China after winning their first Olympic medal in eight years on Tuesday in Paris, settling for silver after a mixed-doubles defeat to the table tennis superpower.")
Hi BeanieFan11, review follows: both articles created 29 July; sources look to be reliable enough (AGF on the Korean-language ones); articles are both cited inline throughout and well written; I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing form the English language sources, AGF on the Korean ones; QPQs are pending; hook fact is interesting and mentioned in both articles. My only query is if it is right to refer to their Japanese opponents as "defending champions", Japan won it the last time round but with a different team. Perhaps "ranked second in the world" is better? I am not familiar with the sport so maybe the terminology is OK as it is? There might also be a length issue, I think the paragraph common to both articles can only count towards the length of one. Can one article be expanded a bit to compensate? - Dumelow (talk) 11:48, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: QPQ 1 done; still have to do QPQ 2 and look into the wording issues, which I'll complete tomorrow. Could you point out where it is stated that the paragraph common to both articles can only count towards the length of one? BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:41, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Seems a bit gamey, I don't think much more is needed to take one over 1,500 characters of unique prose. Appreciate they're North Korean so sources will be sparse but is there nothing else that can be added? - Dumelow (talk) 19:18, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, not trying to be 'gamey', just that they're remarkably obscure. (Even Reuters, describing their background, could only note that "little information is available about them".) Reuters does mention that Kim is noted for an unusual paddle; I'll see if I can add something about that later today to get it over 1,500. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: Added a bit to Kim Kum-yong and I think it is over 1,500 now. Also completed the second QPQ. As for the wording, I think it is probably alright; the aforementioned Reuters piece stated As the lowest-ranked of 16 teams in the competition, they first knocked out defending Olympic champions Japan.BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:49, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Jawhara Piñer, Hélène (2022). "Jews, Food, and Spain: the Oldest Medieval Spanish Cookbook and the Sephardic Culinary Heritage". Boston: Academic Studies Press. pp. 64–69; Jawhara Piñer, Hélène (2020). "The Sephardi Origin of the Challah Braided Bread". Meldar: Revista Internacional De Estudios sefardíes. 1: 69–71
ALT1: ... that the Kitāb al-Ṭabikh, a medieval Andalusian cookbook, contains an early version of Jewish challah bread, which may have traveled with Jews expelled from Spain and influenced Ashkenazi cuisine? Source: Jawhara Piñer, Hélène (2020). "The Sephardi Origin of the Challah Braided Bread". Meldar: Revista Internacional De Estudios sefardíes. 1: 69–71
ALT2: ... that the Kitāb al-Ṭabikh, a medieval Andalusian cookbook, contains an early version of mofletta, a pancake dish still enjoyed by SephardicMoroccan Jews during Mimouna, a post-Passover celebration? Source: Jawhara Piñer, Hélène (2022). "Jews, Food, and Spain: the Oldest Medieval Spanish Cookbook and the Sephardic Culinary Heritage". Boston: Academic Studies Press. pp. 64–69
Reviewed:
5x expanded by PeleYoetz (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
I think the word medieval in "medieval Andalusian" is not redundant at all. The term Andalusians also refers to the modern inhabitants of the Spanish autnomous community of Andalusia, distinct from the usage of the term to refer to medieval Al-Andalus in alt1 and alt2. And regarding Medieval Spain, I'm changing it to Islamic Spain to avoid confusion. PeleYoetz (talk) 08:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
New enough (expanded July 30), long enough (6700 B), fully sourced. I was able to access the source and verify the statement, "the oldest of all the known versions of moufleta"; assuming good faith on the source about challah. Hooks interesting, image appetizing. Approving ALT0 and ALT1 to go with the image. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs)18:20, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: LI, Gang-feng; YAN, Hong-bo; KANG, Ming; WANG, Huan; HE, Zhi-jun; ZHOU, Qiang-ying; ZHANG, Hua-min (19 February 2017). "豆腐柴叶豆腐的加工工艺优化" [Optimization of Processing Technology of Premna microphylla Turcz Leaf Tofu]. 食品研究与开发 (in Chinese). 38 (14): 68–74. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-6521.2017.14.015. ISSN1005-6521. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
ALT1: ... that a Premna microphylla plant (pictured) was an autonomous bonsai for an art installation?
ALT2: ... that the leaves of Premna microphylla(pictured) are used to make a green jelly called Guanyin tofu? Source: LI, Mei-qing; WANG, Yuan-li; DONG, Ming; HE, Jin-ling (2011). "豆腐柴的研究与应用综述" [Summarization of research and application of Premna microphylla Turcz]. Science and Technology of Food Industry (in Chinese) (3): 462–464. doi:10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2011.03.029. ISSN1002-0306. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
Starting review. On initial glance I feel the names section needs clean up. Inclusion of non-English vernacular names is a touchy subject with proponents both ways, so I won't outright say the section should be trimmed down. However, each name should not be an individual paragraph, as that's very close to shouting, especially with the bolding. Combining the single sentences into a paragraph will clean up the section and make it more legible.--Kevmin§00:01, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well sourced and citations are neutrally presented where verifiable, some chinese and Japanese sources not accessible for me. All hooks are cited and sourced, with Alt2 taken agf. I would have suggested alt2 as the most unique but I cannot access the source. Alt1 is my recommendation, and it could be very interesting if the connection to Etherium blockchaining was added.--Kevmin§18:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Ten citations were cross-checked for issues—none arose. A machine translator was used for sources in Serbian. Prose was checked for issues; I was alarmed by the lack of "the" before party abbreviations, but it seems that this was intended. The parties' articles, most of which have Good Article status, consistently exclude "the", as if the abbreviations are acronyms. Good to go, overall. Yue🌙00:40, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
New enough, just long enough. QPQ done. I cannot see where the Caspian is mentioned in the first source. Some of the text seems somewhat closely paraphrased, eg. "In October 2020, he feared for his life and had no choice but to leave" into "In October 2020, Mahdavi was forced to leave Iran out of fear for his life". "felt lucky to arrive in Italy" seems a bit of editorialising. Potential copyedits may reduce this below the DYK limit, however the sources do cover a bit more information about the scholarship, that it pays for training and participation, and that the scholarship did not guarantee participation, so that could be added to slightly lengthen the Olympics section. The plans to move to Moldova to continue wrestling could also be added during copyediting. Good work overall on tracking down the sources though, I wasn't able to find anything else significant in a quick look.On the hooks, ALT1 is a bit boring (and one of the sources does say it was common in the community, not just with his father, so that might also be included). ALT0 is an interesting premise, but probably needs to be rephrased slightly. "...as a refugee boarded a plane in Turkey without knowing the destination..." or similar. Probably also worth mentioning he is an olympian in the hook if there is space? CMD (talk) 03:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Chipmunkdavis: Hey—I really appreciate the in-depth feedback!
Fixed the sourcing issue; the Caspian Sea specifically is mentioned here.
I've attempted to fix the close paraphrasing as you mentioned. (I decided to directly quote, "Luckily for me, it was Italy," to keep that info in there.)
I added a bit more about Mahdavi's future plans and the refugee scholarships (including using a new Olympics.com article on Mahdavi).
I intentionally left ALT0 vague to draw people in, but I understand if you think I made it too vague. Suggesting the following alt hooks:
ALT0a: ... that as a refugee Iman Mahdavi boarded a plane in Turkey, when he didn't know it would fly to Italy?
ALT0b: ... that as a refugee Iman Mahdavi boarded a plane in Turkey, when he didn't know its destination?
Also suggesting the following alt with new info I found on that Olympics.com article (legitimately feel free to tell me it's not particularly interesting—I'm not sure):
Thanks, that's the lucky quote fixed and that paraphrasing. I am less familiar with standard around foreign language paraphrasing, but I would reword the walking on foot sentence as well to be sure. Thanks for explaining ALT0, will leave that for the promoter to decide then. However, for ALT0a and ALT0b, he wasn't an olympic athelete at the time right? ALT2 looks nice as well. CMD (talk) 04:37, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: 日本の北朝鮮ファンクラブ、「先軍女子」がダンス披露 [Japanese North Korea fan club 'Military First Girls' performs dances]. Reuters (in Japanese). 6 November 2017.
ALT1: ... that fans of the Military-First Girls, a Japanese girl group that performs North Korean pop songs, are known as tongmu, meaning 'comrade'? Source: Mao, Yi (4 November 2017). 日本正妹哈北韓 先軍女孩爆紅 [Pretty Japanese girls, North Korea: Military-First Girls become famous]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
This is a neat fact, I'll jump on this. Article is new and long enough, and QPQ is met. Reuters is a reliable source and the primary proposed hook is obviously uncontroversial. The first hook is definitely the most direct and interesting, though personally I'd word it in a more attention-grabbing way such as "...that there is a Japanese girl group that performs North Korean pop songs?", stating it less as a fact and more as an anecdote. Not a dealbreaker if you prefer it as is though, the hook is perfectly acceptable. My main concern is with the article itself. While it's mostly presentable, seems copyright free, and has adequate sourcing, I'm concerned about the accuracy of its framing of the topic. It calls them a girl group and states they do musical performances of Korean pop. However, most sources (both utilized and other general google results) appear to call them a fan club, and I can only find any reference to them doing dance, not singing. The Reuters sources cited for them performing music has a lot of photos where they appear to be dancing without any apparent microphones, and again calls them a fan club who are dancing. This also seems more consistent with their undefined scope of membership. If they are not in fact a musical act, this is a major flaw in the article and the hook, which directly touches on them as a pop act. Do you have any sources that confirm they do any singing and are considered to be a girl group? LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 05:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@LittleLazyLass: The Liberty Times article describes them as a "girl group" (女子團體), but it literally means "girl group" and does not refer to a singing act, specifically. I've also come to realise that my understanding of the term "girl group" differs from the definition given on Wikipedia and in most English-language dictionaries. If a girl group was defined by their performances of or to music as I had understood it, then all the sources given would imply this descriptor. However, since that is not the definition of a girl group, I will adjust the article and propose new hooks tomorrow to remedy the issues you have highlighted. Thank you for your help thus far. Yue🌙07:04, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Much improved! I wouldn't say I see anything wrong with the hook or the article at this point, but I do think the new hook should still include reference to the fact they're Japanese as this is a significant contributor to the fact of them liking North Korean culture being striking. LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 06:40, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@LittleLazyLass: Thanks again for doing this review. Here's an adjusted hook:
... that in the Gambia, there is a belief that people can summon evil spirits to cause abortions?
Source: [2]In the Gambia the fear that malevolent people will activate evil spirits in order to cause abortion prevents acknowledgement of early pregnancies.
The article is new enough (July 28), long enough (7,946 characters and 1,252 words, per WP:DYKCHECK), and well-sourced. Hook is interesting. QPQ done. Hook reference is a professional medical journal, but paywalled, so accepted in good faith. Jackdude101talkcont01:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Classic Sammi Brie hook with classic Sammi Brie quality. Good work. QPQ done, no copyvios popping up, and hooks look good (though I would like consistent linking of "The Game" in the lead and body). AGF on the source, which looks like a solid RS. ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:35, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Both hooks and the article look good to me! I edited the linked text in ALT0 slightly. Good work here! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 01:29, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that a researcher called the community on short-lived collaborative writing website One Million Monkeys Typing "astonishingly harmonious"?
Source: Klaiber 2014: "Netiquette styles vary considerably from platform to platform: while the social aesthetics of OMM prove astonishingly harmonious, Protagonize, for instance, seems to allow for more direct critique of creative work."
Article is newly promoted to GA status and long enough. The article is written neutrally, well-sourced, presentable, and BLP-compliant. Earwig detects no plagiarism. The hooks are both cited and interesting, with ALT1 feeling hookier. QPQ has been done. Well done. gobonobo+c01:26, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that .the orchestra for the opera Oedipus by Wolfgang Rihm(pictured) has no string players except two solo violins playing after the title character blinds himself? Source: Schreiber
ALT2: ... that Wolfgang Rihm(pictured) said about the music of his 1987 opera Oedipus: "Sound is a weapon here – or a scalpel?"? Source: [4]
Overall: I think hook 2 is more interesting here, correct me if I'm wrong, but a live opera seems normal to me, and hook 1 seems a bit too complicated for normal readers. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗11:32, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The 8 November 2016 source says: "Fantasy: Luxor. In its 17th year, Fantasy is the longest-running topless show in Vegas to remain in one location." This 6 March 2023 article says, "Currently the longest-running female revue production on the Las Vegas Strip, the show has been rolling through performances at the Luxor for more than 23 years". This 1 July 2024 article verifies that Fantasy is still performed at the Luxor. Cunard (talk) 21:34, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article is new enough, and each hook is interesting. Reliably sourced. Please rephrase the main hook: ‘not showering’ rather than ‘stopping showering’ would suffice. Cheers, Will Thorpe (talk) 07:05, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I’ll add further that the second hook is rather long and conveys the same as the first. Definitely better to amend the first hook and go with that, or the last hook. Will Thorpe (talk) 07:07, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Journal de Montréal (Évelyne Ferron, 19 May 2024) : « D’ailleurs, une de ses photographies les plus célèbres a été prise dans le grand studio montréalais William Notman & Son. Ces photographies sont d’autant plus importantes puisqu’elles sont parmi les dernières prises du grand chef sioux. » (French) = "In fact, one of the most famous photographs [of Sitting Bull] was taken in the great Montreal studio William Notman & Son. These photographs are especially important because they are some of the last ever taken of the great Sioux leader." (English)
Overall: Picture kind of blurry but accepted for historical reasons. The source is accepted in good faith because the source is French. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗11:22, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]