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• Length

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• Sounds: Sounds accompanying the DYK hook should have similar qualities to pictures, and should be formatted using {{DYK Listen|filename.ogg|Brief description}}

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1. New Article, Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|creator=|image=}}
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3. 5X expansion, Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|expander=|image=}}
4. 5X expansion, Not Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|expander=|nominator=|image=}}
5. New Article with help from a collaborator: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|creator=|collaborator=|image=}}
6. Other parameters - Any of the following additional parameters may be used. They will perform as described at {{DYKsug}}.

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on December 3

Moduin

• ... that Moduin, a poet of the Carolingian Renaissance, refers to the rebirth of "Golden Rome" during his time? —- Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 05:43, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

David M. Jones

• ... that U.S. Air Force Major General David M. Jones was one of four of Doolittle's Raiders to become a general? —- Created by ERcheck (talk). Self nom at 04:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Alt 1: "... that U.S. Air Force Major General David M. Jones led the digging team for the "Harry" tunnel used in the Great Escape? — ERcheck (talk) 04:21, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Medicamina Faciei Femineae

• ... that the ingredients for facials recommended in Ovid's Medicamina Faciei Femineae over 2,000 years ago are still used in the production of modern cosmetics? —- Created by Aramgar (talk). Self nom at 02:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• I can only get the first page of the JSTOR article this is cited to (ref 10), but the language in that page suggests that Medicamina Faciei Femineae has been pretty much ignored for most of the modern era. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 03:17, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if I understand your concerns. Can you please be more specific? Also if it would be helpful, I can send you a PDF of the article. The poem has not been ignored in the modern era, though most of what has been written about it is philological rather than cosmetological. :) Aramgar (talk)

Jose C. Abriol

• ... that Jose C. Abriol, a priest and Bible translator from the Philippines, is the first and only Filipino to have been recognized by England’s International Biographical Centre? —- Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 01:45, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• No inline citation for that. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 03:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• In-line citation provided as requested. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:35, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• Alt hook: *... that among the works of Jose C. Abriol, a priest from the Philippines, is the very first translation of the complete books of the Catholic Bible into Tagalog? - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• Both hooks now verified; I would also suggest the shorter ALT3: ... that Jose C. Abriol was the first person to translate the Catholic Bible into Tagalog? —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 04:02, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• As an aside, I am somewhat concerned about the fact that the article relies almost entirely on one source. It's not enough to bar this from DYK, but if you can add more sources before this hits the main page it would be greatly appreciated. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 04:02, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Y Done I added additional information and sources on the page as requested. - AnakngAraw (talk) 05:30, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant

• ... that the Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant Jesus the Christ is the largest annual outdoor Easter production in the world? —- Created by Eustress (talk). Self nom at 02:08, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

You may want to rewrite that hook -- the pageant bills itself as the largest, which is a bit of a difference. Plus, that first reference from Business Wire is a self-promotional press release. Thanks. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:30, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that Deuce Lutui, offensive lineman for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, played the role of a Roman soldier in the Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant? --Eustress (talk) 04:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Ulster cherry

• ... that the Ulster cherry is named after Ulster County, New York, a region where sweet cherries are commercially produced? (New article, self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 00:39, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• Verified. – RyanCross (talk) 00:42, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Juke Joint (1947 film)

• ... that Juke Joint (1947) was considered a lost film until a print was located in a Tyler, Texas, warehouse in 1983? (New article, self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 03:03, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• Verified. – RyanCross (talk) 03:17, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 2

U-27 class submarine (Austria-Hungary)

• ... that the Austro-Hungarian U-27-class of submarines had the most members of all the Austro-Hungarian Navy's submarine classes? —- Created by Bellhalla (talk). Self nom at 21:30, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Siege of Constantinople (1203), Siege of Constantinople (1204) and Siege of Constantinople (1235)

• ... that Constantinople was besieged three times in less than thirty-five years in the 13th century, namely in 1203, 1204 and 1235?

Whose nom is this? --74.14.18.48 (talk) 21:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Here's the edit. Art LaPella (talk) 04:15, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Sitabuldi Fort

• ... that Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned at Sitabuldi Fort (gate pictured) in Nagpur from April 10 to May 15 in 1923? —- Created by Gppande (talk). Self nom at 15:36, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Bovista dermoxantha

• ... that Bovista dermoxantha was considered as a means for ridding pest insects through an observation of temperature dependency? —- Created by ImperatorExercitus (talk). Self nom

Mike Trusson

• ... that after retiring as a player, former footballer Mike Trusson worked as marketing manager for a football-themed restaurant in London? —-  5x expanded by ChrisTheDude (talk). Self nom at 13:20, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that after retiring as a footballer, Mike Trusson worked as marketing manager for a football-themed restaurant in London? --74.14.18.48 (talk) 21:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Vilhelm Aubert

• ... that before becoming a professor of the sociology of law, Vilhelm Aubert was a member of the Norwegian anti-Nazi resistance group XU? —-  5x expanded by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 14:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• Date and 5x+ expasion confirmed, online ref verified. Nsk92 (talk) 04:11, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

British Bulldog revolver

• ... that the British Bulldog revolver (pictured) was first produced by Webley & Scott in Great Britain and later copied by gunmakers in Europe and the U.S.? —- Created by Commander Zulu (talk). Self nom at 08:31, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

De-italicised. (No need.) --74.14.18.48 (talk) 21:41, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Daedalea quercina

• ... that the oak mazegill fungus Daedalea quercina (pictured) has been used as a horse-comb and as a bee anesthetic? —- Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 07:37, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Length verified, references included. Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 19:39, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 1

Yip Pin Xiu

• ... that Singaporean backstroke swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, who has muscular dystrophy, won a gold medal and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting two world records in the process? —- Created by Hildanknight (talk). Self nom at 03:39, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT... that Singaporean swimmer Yip Pin Xiu won two medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, sparking a nationwide discussion about the treatment and recognition of disabled athletes in Singapore? (188 characters)

List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions

• ... that at 826 days, Villano III has the longest reign as WWF Light Heavyweight Champion? (Five fold expansion, [co-nom with User:ThinkBlue)--SRX 22:27, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

May not be a breaker, but it's worth pointing out that the championship is not currently listed as an achievement on Villano III's page GTD 22:31, 2 December 2008 (UTC)Scrub that, it does and it doesn't... GTD 22:33, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

What is a breaker is that it's not even close to a five-fold expansion. More than 10,000 for about 18 months, 14,577 now. AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 22:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Well that's because of the list formatting that was changed and many parameters that were taken out, but I expanded the lead at least 4 times of what it originally was, which was like 3 sentences.--SRX 22:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Havmanden class submarine (1911)

• ... that the plans for the Royal Danish Navy's 1911 Havmanden-class submarines were seized by the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the First World War and used as the basis for their own U-20-class submarines? —- Created by Bellhalla (talk). Self nom at 21:52, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

List of ECW Television Champions

• ... that at 700 days, Rob Van Dam had the longest ECW Television Championship reign? (Five fold expansion [co-nom with User:IMatthew)--SRX 21:30, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Doris Dungey

• ... that using the pseudonym "Tanta", Doris Dungey blogged on Calculated Risk about the the U.S. housing bubble, including a 13-article series on the mortgage industry called The Compleat ÜberNerd? —- Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom

Kafr Lam

• ... that during the Crusader era in Palestine, the village of Kfar Lam was sold to the Hospitallers by the lord of Caesarea for 16,000 besants? —- Created by Huldra (talk). Nominated by Tiamut (talk)

Verifying off-Wiki source with good faith. Wow, 16,000 besants -- talk about a real estate bargain! :) Ecoleetage (talk) 03:34, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

National Hunger March, 1932

• ... that the 1932 National Hunger March was the largest of the 1920s and 1930s hunger marches, and led to days of serious violence in central London? —- Created by AlasdairGreen27 (talk). Self nom

Length confirmed, abundancy of references, interesting hook. May want a tiny bit more tweaking with the hook for it to be perfect. Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 01:03, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I changed "National Hunger March, 1932" to "1932 National Hunger March." Other than that, I think it's fine. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 01:33, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that the 1932 National Hunger March, the largest hunger march in the 1920s and 1930s, led to days of widespread violence in central London? --74.14.18.48 (talk) 21:51, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I like the ALT. And it's still verified, since it's the same fact as the orig hook. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 02:35, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Alexandru Macedonski

• ... that Romanian author and esotericist Alexandru Macedonski (pictured), who introduced Symbolism locally, rewarded his followers with false gemstones? —-  5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Nominated by Dahn (talk)

Note: there are other facts in the article that could make for an interesting hook: him supposedly being the first modern European to have used free verse; his enthusiasm for cycling; his bitter debates with other writers; him being generally seen as one of the two greatest Romanian poets etc etc. So feel free to rework the hook or create others, but please let me know before you do. Dahn (talk) 01:29, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Worcester Common Outlets

• ... that the Worcester Common Outlets, supposedly modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, had the world's largest parking garage upon its completion in 1971? —- Created by Found5dollar (talk). Self nom

I tweaked the wording of the end of the hook and am currently trying to improve the article a little. Grk1011/Stephen (talk) 15:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Ingrid Semmingsen

• ... that Ingrid Semmingsen was the first female professor of history in Norway? —- Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom

• Length and history verified, Norwegian ref accepted in good faith. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 00:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Ascot-Pullin 500

• ... that the Ascot-Pullin 500 ohv single was the first time hydraulic brakes were used on a motorcycle? —- Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 20:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Without all the references, the article is too short. Please expand. Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 22:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Also, the reference for the hook fact is a dead link. And therefore, I also don't know if "ohv" should be linked to overhead valve or off highway vehicle ("ohv single" does need an explanation). Art LaPella (talk) 01:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

The image used may not be copyright-free: a bot transferred it from Dutch wikipedia, that's as far back as licensing info goes. Dahn (talk) 02:40, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Licence is PD-OUD in dutch, which is PD-Old in English. Mjroots (talk) 17:14, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Lakes in Bangalore

• ... that management of lakes in Bangalore by government agencies witnessed experimentation with limited public–private sector participation that proved controversial resulting in policy reversal? —-  5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 20:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• I would suggest alternative "... that the lakes in Bangalore have been largely encroached by urban infrastructure resulting in existence of only 17 good lakes as against 51 healthy lakes in 1985?" Raise lkblr (talk) 06:14, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• Both these hooks are pretty long and convoluted. How about something like:

• ALT2: ... that recent restoration efforts were said to have "breathed new life" into Ulsoor Lake, one of the largest lakes in Bangalore? —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 06:30, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the suggestions.I will go with ALT2.--Nvvchar (talk) 15:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Urbach-Wiethe disease

• ... that typical symptoms of Urbach-Wiethe disease, a rare autosomal recessive disease, are a hoarse voice and beaded papules around the eyelids? —- Created by GTgth688k (talk). Nominated by Sandstein (talk) at 20:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Note: this very competently written article is the author's first ever contribution.  Sandstein  20:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC) - Fixed capitalisation in nom,  Sandstein  21:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Bovista plumbea

• ... that the exoperidium of the Bovista plumbea peels off at maturation in hot, dry conditions? —- Created by ImperatorExercitus (talk). Self nom

• Article is only 1429 chars. Also, the hook is pretty bland. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 16:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

The article appears to be at 2999 characters....I'll try to modify the hook, though...Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 17:03, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

2999 characters is counting the references. At DYK, though, references don't count towards the 1500-character limit. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 17:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I believe I cleared that up now, too...want to check it again? Maybe I should change the hook to something about common names... Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 18:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Length is good now, and there are lots of good references. Still, if you can dig up a more eye-catching hook, that would be nice. Thanks for expanding the article! —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 18:51, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

(ALT1)... that Bovista plumbea, also known as the "paltry puffball", was considered as a means to attain penicillin? Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 22:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Verified ALT. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 23:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Andrew McKelvey

• ... that what became Monster Worldwide, the parent company of the Monster.com jobs website, was started by Andrew McKelvey in 1967 as a Yellow Pages advertising company? —-  5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:05, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

List of Presidents of India

• ... that Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India and was the only one to have held the office for two terms? —-  5x expanded by Chamal_N (talk), La Pianista. Please adjust the links if necessary. Chamal ^talk 12:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC) Self nom at 12:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Battle of Metz

• ... that after the city of Metz was captured during World War II by the U.S. Army in the Battle of Metz and hostilities were formally ended, German units in nearby isolated forts continued to hold out? —- Created by Chamal_N (talk). Self nom at 12:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Please feel free to reword it if it can be presented in a better way. Chamal ^talk 12:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Comment: The German Army link isn't too good, since it links to the modern German Army. Manxruler (talk) 07:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I've changed the link to Wehrmacht. Chamal ^talk 11:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

What does "hostilities were formally ended" mean? End of World War II in Europe? --74.14.18.48 (talk) 21:51, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

No, the end of that particular battle. When the city was captured the objective was complete, so the battle was officially over. The forts were going to fall anyway. I've reworded the hook to avoid any confusion. Chamal ^talk 00:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't think "formally ended" and "officially over" are suitable vocabulary in this case. No peace treaty was signed. "German units in nearby isolated forts continued to hold out" and "hostilities were formally ended" contradict each other. --74.14.18.48 (talk) 05:33, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

.44 Webley

• ... that Lt. Col George Custer carried a pair of .44 Webley revolvers at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Created by Trekphiler 1 December, joint nom by Trekphiler & Commander Zulu (who contributed this factoid). TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 09:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. Please see #Instructions for details. Art LaPella (talk) 01:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

• Also, the article is currently marked as a stub, which is another DYK disqualifying factor. Nsk92 (talk) 02:55, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm prepared to del the stub tag, added as a default (given I'm unsure what qualifies as non-stub). Some correction/add is in train. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 06:07, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Added some, del stub tag. Also, now at .442 Webley, the more common name, I'm told. (My NeoOffice counts almost 1800 chars as it stands now.) TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 07:21, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I still have several significant problems with this entry. First, the article is still rather short and feels very stubby. Second, there are problems with what sources are cited and whether or not they support the hook. One of the two sources cited is a geocities site[1], not an WP:RS. I am not quite sure if the other source[2] passes WP:RS. Also, the section "Custer’s Personal Weapons" in this last source makes it clear that there is in fact disagreement between various historians regarding what kind of personal weapons Custer had at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The section discusses pros and cons of various possibilities and contains polemic arguments. It does not unambiguously and definitively support the statement as given in the hook. Nsk92 (talk) 17:46, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

<--Looking at it again, & given the number of variants the RIC was offered in, it's likely Custer's, even presuming they were RICs, weren't actually .442s anyhow. Given that, I would withdraw this one, absent confirmation. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 19:01, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Scorpion Pass Massacre

• ... that in 1954 Israel walked out of the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission after the commission failed to condemn Jordan for the Scorpion Pass Massacre? —- Created by NoCal100 (talk). Self nom at 05:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length, history, ref verified. Replaced "it" in the hook with "the commission" to be clearer. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 15:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Bǎ construction

• ... that the bǎ construction in Chinese grammar has been used to perform neuroimaging studies of language processing and to evaluate theories of construction grammar? —- Created by Politizer (talk), moved to mainspace on 1 December 2008. Self nom at 01:11, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Serenity High School

• ... that Serenity High School, the oldest public substance-abuse recovery high school in Texas, has served over 150 students from over 25 area high schools since opening in 1999? —- Created by Davidwr (talk). Self nom at 01:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Alternative hook, if space is an issue the day this is posted: ... that Serenity High School is the oldest public substance-abuse recovery high school in Texas? davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 01:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Multi-sentence hooks are frowned upon, so I tweaked your original hook to put it in a single question sentence. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 01:20, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
    • Thanks. Any other reason this can't go forward? davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 16:30, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
      • Verified. I don't think it can make B-class until someone tracks down info about the specifics of the program (which I mentioned on your talk page), but that won't hold it back from DYK. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 16:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Odontoglossum crispum

• ... that Odontoglossum crispum (pictured) is an epiphytic orchid found at altitudes above 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in clearings and at the edges of the montane forest of Colombia? -- New article by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk · contribs), hook by PFHLai (talk) 15:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• (alt.hook)... that the orchid Odontoglossum crispum (pictured), first discovered in the high Andes Mountains in 1841, was highly sought after in Victorian England, with varieties sold at more than 150 guineas at auctions? -- New article by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk · contribs), alt.hook by PFHLai (talk) 15:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Your Friend the Rat

• ... that Your Friend the Rat is Pixar's first short film to feature traditional animation? —-  5x expanded by Diaa_abdelmoneim (talk). Self nom

• About 1400 to about 3000 characters isn't a five-fold expansion (if I counted right). That's three-fold. Needs more expanding. – RyanCross