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• ... that in fiction, supernovae (pictured) are induced to serve as weapons, power sources for time travel, and advertisements?

• Source: weaponized, power source for time travel, advertisement.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Martingale (clothing)

Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

TompaDompa (talk) 21:59, 22 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•   article was recently promoted, is long enough and is within policy. Hook is short enough and interesting. QPQ is complete. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that Zionist activist Georg Kareski defended the Nuremberg Laws in a Nazi newspaper? Source: https://www.jta.org/archive/kareski-quoted-by-angriff-as-justifying-nuremberg-laws
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Satyagraha Hoerip

Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 246 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 05:54, 22 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•  HiBuidhe (talk), review follows: article created 22 June; article is on the shorter side but exceeds minimum length; sources look to be reliable for the information cited; a QPQ has been carried out; hook fact is interesting and stated in the article. I don't have access to the academic sources cited but happy to assume they support the statement, the JTA contemporary source reports the fact. I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing from the sources I could access. Looks fine to me, interesting article/subject - Dumelow (talk) 12:11, 22 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that the upgrades of the A9 in Scotland between Perth and Inverness is far from being complete despite the 2025 deadline?

• Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-67771630

• ALT1: ... that Transport Scotland promised to dual the A9 from PerthtoInverness by 2025, but only 11 miles have been done by 2023, leaving 77 miles to be dualled? Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64568406
• Reviewed:

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

JuniperChill (talk) 10:10, 24 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

• Comment I meant to say 'Moved to mainspace', not created as this was a draft before I moved it onto mainspace yesterday JuniperChill (talk) 10:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
•   New enough, well written, quite interesting. no copy vio Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 01:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that Ascension Island has declared its entire ocean territory a protected area with no commercial fishing permitted? Source: Pew Trusts
  • ALT1: ... that research undertaken to create the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area found it would be more economical to ban commercial fishing altogether than to sell fishing licences? Source: Muench et al. 2022: "It was concluded that the current number of licenses sold would not cover the monitoring and enforcement cost for option 1: partial closure of the EEZ"
  • ALT2: ... that the South Atlantic Anomaly prevents some remote sensing methods from working over the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area?Source: Rowlands et a. 2019: "VIIRS night time vessel detection products are locally ineffective because of the South Atlantic magnetic anomaly"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Texas Centennial half dollar
  • Comment: Other hook ideas welcome!

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 14:47, 23 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

• I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:11, 24 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Overall:   Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:49, 24 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that when Didier Berthod failed to make the first free ascentofCobra Crack (pictured) in 2005, he quit climbing and became a Franciscan monk, but returned in 2024 to make the 20th ascent?

• Source: Climbing Mazine, PlanetMountain

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Tetley

Improved to Good Article status by Aszx5000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Aszx5000 (talk) 13:57, 23 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•   Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 03:01, 24 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that a mass shooting in Sheffield, England in 1960 ended when the gunman was tackled by two policemen armed only with truncheons?

• Source: "Two brave police officers who disarmed a man with a gun who opened fire, killing three people in a Sheffield pub, have been honored for their actions ... Despite only having truncheons and knowing that Mohamed Ismail had a gun, the men called for him to come out. When he refused, they kicked the door through, disarmed Ismail and 'potentially prevented further death'" from:Horrobin, Natalie (26 June 2023). "True crime: Cops honoured for disarming man with gun who killed three in Sheffield pub". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 24 June 2024.

• ALT1: ... that a gunman that shot three people dead in Sheffield, England, in 1960 was deported to Somalia where he was killed in a shoot-out whilst "running amok"? Source:『Ismail was later deported to Somalia, but was killed in the 1960s during a shoot-out in a village during which he ‘ran amok’.』from: Newton, Grace (2 January 2023). "Incredible story of unarmed policemen who tackled gunman after he shot three people dead in Yorkshire pub during New Year's Day singalong in 1960". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Georg Kareski

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 846 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 12:08, 24 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:  
• Neutral:   - The article refers to the shooting as a murder, but it doesn't seem to have been a conviction because of insanity. At least in article title discussions, the consensus has been to use the word murder to describe the incident only if there is a murder conviction. "Killing" or "shooting" would be accepted alternatives.
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:  

Overall:   (t · c) buidhe 00:46, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hibuidhe, thanks for the review. I was going by the sources which use "murder", but see your point. I have switched out the wording in the article - Dumelow (talk) 04:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• GTG   (t · c) buidhe 05:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that award-winning Iowa government social worker Catherine G. Williams started out as a tap dancer?

• Source: Reagen, Michael V. (May 25, 2020). "Iowa lost an icon with the death of Catherine Willliams, 105". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alan Choe

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 408 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 02:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•  HiSL93, review follows: article created 25 June and exceeds minimum length; article is well written (I made some minor changes, feel free to revert if you want); article is cited inline throughout to reliable sources for the content cited (I don't think the claims cited to the funeral home exceed that allowed by WP:ABOUTSELF); I didn't pick up anything too worrying on a check for close paraphrasing (NB: Earwig is thrown off by the long quote and proper names); hook is interesting enough for me, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited; a QPQ has been done. I have one query regarding the hook "award-winning" is listed at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch, I wonder if "... that Iowa Social Worker of the Year" Catherine...) might be a good way to combine award-winning, location and occupation? Let me know - Dumelow (talk) 09:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• Dumelow I would be fine with just removing award-winning. While the award is significant, it's nowhere near as significant as an award with an article like the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. ALTa ... that Iowa government social worker Catherine G. Williams started out as a tap dancer?SL93 (talk) 21:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

  No problem, ALTa good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that Myanmar’s junta Min Aung Hlaing publicly apologized religious leaders for the firearm death of Shindan Sayadaw, a prominent scholar monk who was shot by the Tatmadaw soldiers in June 2024? Source: VOA Burmese, The Irrawaddy
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hypochrysops piceatus
  • Comment: The subject was also nominated for ITN as RD.

Created by Battlesnake1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Htanaungg (talk) 10:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

Overall:   The article appeared in the news before, and the hook does not seem interesting because these types of killings are common. Considering the reply of the nominator. I feel life ALT2 is more interesting. TheNuggeteer (talk) 00:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

@TheNuggeteer: Thank you for the review. Per WP:DYKNEW, I’ve mentioned in the comment that the subject is listed only in RD section of the ITN, not bold link.

Although this type of killing may be common elsewhere, it is a rare case in the highly religious country that a prominent religious figure was shot dead by the ruling junta’s soldiers. Plus, it is very few that the junta apologized publicly; he would never show his weakness in public.

I’d like to nominate another ALTs:

• ALT1: ...that Myanmar’s junta Min Aung Hlaing publicly apologized for the firearm death of Shindan Sayadaw, a few days after his spokesman blamed the opposition armed groups for the case?

• ALT2: ...that the assassination of Shindan Sayadaw in June 2024 led to a confrontation between the Burmese military and the religious leaders?

Regards, Htanaungg (talk) 03:36, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that maintenance of existing software is estimated to cost more than three times as much as its development? Source: various, see article
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Environmentalism of the poor ‎

Improved to Good Article status by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 247 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 00:41, 25 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•   The article is new enough (promoted to GA yesteday).
•   The article is long enough.
•   The article is well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free. Earwig at 4.8%, copyvio unlikely.
•   The article is presentable.
•   The hook is cited to a reliable source (I assume Ref9 in the article), the source is not linked in the DYK.
•   Images are in public domain.
•   QPQ done.

Looks good to me. Vacant0 (talk) 11:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that Windy Zhan (pictured) is a member of the Hong Kong Cantopop girl group After Class who has been learning and practising vocal music since the age of five?

• Source: "詹天文成功考入美國伯克利音樂學院 繼姚焯菲後到海外升學". am730 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.: "After Class...成員...詹天文(Windy)...，她在5歲時已隨女高音歌唱家王珊及戚芷君學習正統聲樂"

• "與顧嘉煇王力宏做校友 詹天文獲伯克利音樂學院取錄". Mingpao Weekly (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.: "5歲開始隨女高音歌唱家王珊及戚芷君學習聲樂"

• "聲夢小花｜詹天文獲伯克利音樂學院取錄　Windy音樂造詣高5歲學聲樂【多圖】". Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.: "Windy在5歲起跟隨專業女高音歌唱家王珊、戚芷君學習正統聲樂"

• "《聲夢》詹天文獲伯克利音樂學院取錄成顧嘉煇王力宏師妹5歲跟名師學聲樂屢獲獎". Headline Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.: "TVB歌唱節目《聲夢傳奇》首季參賽者詹天文（Windy）雖然沒有得到三甲名次，但憑出色歌藝被選中加入女子組合After Class...，5歲已跟專業女高音歌唱家王珊及戚芷君學習正統聲樂"

• Reviewed:

Created by Will629 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Will629 (talk) 19:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

•   Hello, Will629. The nomination is timely and the article is long enough with no copyvios detected. Several entries in the Discography table, as well as the Awards and nominations table, appear unsourced, though. These would require references. I think it can use some tweaking for catchiness; how about this?--NØ 19:35, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • ALT1: ... that Windy Zhan (pictured) of the Hong Kong girl group After Class has been learning and practising vocal music since the age of five?
    • MaranoFan, thank you very much for your prompt review. I have corrected the issues and your question suggestion is very good, thank you! May I ask what do I need to do for using your ALT1 suggestion, as I am new for DYK in English Wikipedia. Thank you!--Will629 (talk) 19:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
      •   I have struck the first hook so ALT1 will be considered by the promotor, no further action required. Thank you for correcting the issues so quickly. Foreign-language reference accepted in good faith, this is good to go. Welcome to the English Wikipedia and best of luck here!--NØ 20:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
        • Thank you very much again!--Will629 (talk) 20:59, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

• ... that a shrine (pictured) dedicated to the fictional character Ianto Jones is visited by people from around the world?

• Source: "The site is now visited by fans and their families from around the globe...", "Torchwood fans from across the globe still visit Ianto's shrine, leaving messages and trinkets at the Mermaid Quay location."

• ALT1: ... that fans created Ianto's Shrine (pictured) after the death of a fictional character?Source: "In 2009, during the third series titled “Children of Earth”, Ianto met his untimely death which left fans shocked and heartbroken. What started as few flowers laid down at Mermaid Quay (the location used as Torchwood’s base) soon turned into hundreds more from grieving fans worldwide who decided to pay their respects to this much-loved character."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Croton alabamensis
• Comment: Could also be a non-picture hook if needed.

Moved to mainspace by Suntooooth (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 02:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC).Reply

Overall:   Good job! TheNuggeteer (talk) 06:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)Reply