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Arch of the Philaeni
Arch of the Philaeni
  • ... that the Arch of the Philaeni (pictured) drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the Roman emperor Augustus?
  • ... that George Lincoln helped draft the document which ended World War II 80 years ago today?
  • ... that a music publication apologized after reporting that Ghostholding was the work of a fictional indie rock band?
  • ... that Bosnian Olympic runners Islam Ðugum and Kada Delić were both nearly killed by snipers during their training?
  • ... that brothers Craig and Scott Hendrickson played gridiron football together in college and professionally?
  • ... that Andrea Enisuoh campaigned to retain the name of her local library, honouring Trinidadian writer C. L. R. James?
  • ... that Somalia bans abortion in its constitution, one of only three countries to do so?
  • ... that Amrom Harry Katz, using aerial photographs of tides, helped to capture Seoul during the Korean War?
  • ... that the restaurant Megatron was reported to police as a UFO when it first opened?

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Candidate entries

Articles created on June 29

...that the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in Japan produced approximately 38 tons of silver in the early seventeenth century which was a third of world production. Capitalistroadster 07:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC) (self-nom)Reply

Articles created on June 28

 
  • The fact seems kinda tacked on within the article, and it's kinda hard to spot how "The Chaplin Revue" relates to the hook. It's not a huge problem, and the hook'll probably make the template anyway, but is there another usable blurb available in case the updating admin shares the concern? GeeJo (t)(c) • 03:30, 29 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
  • Combined into one hook, Paw Paw, Illinois was expanded by me today from this version. I wasn't sure if it was long enough, let me know if it isn't and I can expand it a bit. Thanks. IvoShandor 09:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
I like the new wording. Thanks. Dincher 17:13, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Perhaps a little more trimming, as the ___location of his home is given twice: "...that Daniel Hughes was a mulatto raftsman who led fugitive slaves to freedom by transporting them in his barge and providing shelter at his Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania home?" Yomanganitalk 00:11, 29 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Even better. Thanks again. Dincher 04:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
 

Articles created on June 27

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Articles created on June 26

 
Self-nom. Lotlil 01:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
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One possible suggestion :
  • Here's a more notable library for you:
 
"The father-in-law and his son's daughter" is odd wording; it perplexed me at least -- I had to read the article to understand the relationship. Using the language of the article makes for a clearer description: "...that sexual relations between a man and his daughter-in-law were fairly common in pre-revolutionary rural Russia?" —Kevin Myers 14:13, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
No objections here. --Ghirla-трёп- 17:38, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
 
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  • The image isn't the greatest because of my apparent inability to walk thirty feet to my right. But it still illustrates the house pretty well, save the tree, which I want to cut down. Wonder if they'd mind at all? (Oh, that tree sucks (after preview comment). IvoShandor 13:52, 26 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
This is why you take architecture photos in the dead of winter :-) --W.marsh 14:22, 26 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
 
(from 84 to 536 words and rising)cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
(the reason I gave the number was to show that it had increased five-fold as it was a stub for a long time.)cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Articles created on June 25

 
 

*...that the Royal Navy submarine HMS Storm (P233) (pictured) was the first submarine in World War II to be commanded by a British officer from the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve? Edward Young had worked for Penguin books before the war, and afterwards wrote about his experiences in the 1,000th book to be published by Penguin in a special celebratory edition. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 15:58, 25 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

  • ...that the submarine HMS Storm (pictured) was the first to be commanded by a British RNVR officer? Edward Young subsequently wrote about his experiences in the 1,000th book to be published by Penguin.
 
 
Yanoconodon allini
 
 
Self-nom, Verisimilus T 12:12, 26 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
    • The article asserts this statement as a fact, not a claim. If this is true, then we should leave out the "it is claimed that". If this is only claimed, I don't think this the right stuff for DYK. Claims by someone, especially if that person isn't even explicitly mentioned, are generally not used here.--Carabinieri 20:53, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

*...that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Morse v. Frederick that a banner saying "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" could constitutionally be prohibited in schools?

This article already appeared as a DYK -- it was actually started on June 24. MeegsC | Talk 23:20, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Articles created on June 24

 
The Rhodes Colossus
 
 
  • There is some fluff that can be trimmed: "to this day" is a superfulous phrase -- actually the whole phrase "that is not forgotten to this day" is unnecessary, and is a doubtful and perhaps unencyclopedic claim anyway (the article also suffers from this sort of editorializing, e.g. "its legacy in the hearts of Singaporeans forever"). The bigger problem, however, is that the hook is oddly phrased and thus rather ambiguous. Better to make it something like this:

Articles created on June 23

 

Articles created on June 22

An obscure regional politician, nothing interesting here. --Ghirla-трёп- 21:37, 23 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well, it is tagged with various ugly things so no. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:40, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
  • It seemed odd that a leftist Ukrainian would visit Prairie Village, Kansas to understand democracy . Why not New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C.? But, yea, my hook is yawnsville. -- Jreferee (Talk) 05:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Anyway, it's not a stub or anything, so it ought to qualify... and I can't think of a more engaging hook. --WoodElf 15:32, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
OR ...that the Neophyte series of computer games were never finished? --WoodElf 13:24, 25 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
I don't think that's particularly unusual either. The article's alright and it itself does qualify for DYK, but I think it's important for a hook to grab people's interest if it's on the main page, so unless you can find something better I don't think this can be used.--Carabinieri 20:28, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
OH, Sugar!!!! (T_T) --ŴôôḌẼĿF 06:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Good point. The current wording while technically accurate has the potential of being misinterpreted. How about, "... the agency considered assassinating ..." ? Abecedare 18:45, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Reply
Here is a reworded version:

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