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====Yubileyny, Moscow Oblast====
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:*[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Expansion, date Ok. Ref. AGF (can't get ot the source). The hook is too long (242 characters). Suggest something like '''ALT1'''
{{*mp}}...that the town of '''[[Yubileyny, Moscow Oblast|Yubileyny]]''' in [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]] annexed a {{convert|179|m|adj=on|sp=us}} strip of land only to avoid being surrounded by the city of [[Korolyov (city)|Korolyov]]? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 10:23, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
====Team Oregon====
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Team Oregon]]''' has been ranked as the best [[motorcycle training]] program in the country?
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:*''Comment'': Moved to mainspace today. Alt hook would be "in the United States" if that isn't too redundant.
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Date, length, fact verified. We need to add US and 2004 to the hook. Something like '''ALT1'''
{{*mp}}... that '''[[Team Oregon]]''' has been ranked in 2004 as the best [[motorcycle training]] program in the United States? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 03:34, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:*Or ... that '''[[Team Oregon]]''' was ranked the best [[motorcycle training]] program in the United States in 2004? '''''<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[User:Little Mountain 5|<font color="black">Little</font>]][[User talk:Little Mountain 5|<font color="red">Mountain</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Little Mountain 5|<font color="blue">5</font>]]</font>''''' 03:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::I think Msci's hook flows better, that works for me. FWIW, that's the only peer-reviewed evaluation of US motorcycling programs, so I figured leaving the year out was okay. No worries, I'm happy with any of the hooks. [[User:Tedder|tedder]] ([[User talk:Tedder|talk]]) 05:07, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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===Articles created/expanded on December 17===
====Amphisbaena ridleyi====
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{{*mp}}... that in periods of drought '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''' climbs the trunks of [[Erythrina mulungu|Mulungu tree]]s to obtain nectar from the flowers?
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:*What about this as an '''ALT1''':
{{*mp}}... that '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''' is the only [[Amphisbaenia|worm lizard]] specialized for eating hard food such as [[snail]]s?
:*[[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 01:00, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:*:[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Date, length Ok, refs AGF (either hook) suggest rephrasing
{{*mp}}... that in dry periods, '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''' climbs [[Erythrina mulungu|Mulungu tree]]s to drink nectar from the flowers? '''ALTa'''
{{*mp}}... that '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''' is the only [[Amphisbaenia|worm lizard]] which mostly eats hard food such as [[snail]]s? '''ALT1a''' [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 03:57, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:I'm fine with ALTa, but not with ALT1a. The source says: "Enlarged, molariform dentition associated with eating hard foods is known to occur in numerous lizards such as (...), but heretofore has never been reported in an amphisbaenid. Blunt, crushing teeth similar to those of molluscivorous lizards are present in ''Amphisbaena ridleyi''". What is reported to be special about ''A. ridleyi'' are its morphological specializations for crushing snails; the source doesn't positively say the facts that are in ALT1a. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 04:07, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::I could only see from the abstract that they "feed on small snails, but their diet also includes other inter invertebrates" and you certainly know this topic better. What's the crucial difference between ALT1 and ALT1a? What were you fine with above? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 04:17, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:::All of that quote comes from the abstract. The crucial difference between ALT1 and ALT1a is "only ... specialized for eating" versus "only ... which mostly eats". The former is supported by the source, the latter goes beyond it. Rephrased some parts of my former comment which were confusingly worded. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 04:24, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::::I'm curious to learn the difference between the last 2 quotes. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 04:48, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:::::What is special about it are its morphological adaptations (big teeth, form of the lower jaw), which "heretofore [have] never been reported in an amphisbaenid". ALT1a concludes from that that its eating snails is what is special, but that is not what the source says. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 04:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::::::Not just that, the real speciality is that they behave in this way because there were no predators on those islands. These animals live a subterranean existence everywhere else in the world...and everywhere else in the world they eat ants, termites, worms, smaller snakes, etc. Here they can leave their burrows and climb trees to eat snails(the snails they eat are tree snails) and drink nectar. I wonder since Tegus have been introduced in the 1960's if there's very many of these left at all or if they still behave the same way? My specialty is other insular animals like ''Cyclura'' and ''Sauromalus'' which evolved sleeping in the open or in a shallow burrow at night due to no predators:feral dogs, cats, rats, raccoons, etc have wiped out alot of those types for that reason.--[[User:Mike Searson|'''Mike''']] - [[User_talk:Mike_Searson|'''Μολὼν λαβέ''']] 05:06, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
<indent>Well then it could be (in layman terms) '''ALT1b'''
{{*mp}}... that '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''' is the only [[Amphisbaenia|worm lizard]] whose jaws are suited for eating hard food such as [[snail]]s? but if so then it sounds speculative - if other lizards do eat snail frequently then it is not fair to say they are not suited for that. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 05:13, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::Not the only lizard, that's pretty much all that [[Dracaena (lizard)|Caiman lizard]]s eat.--[[User:Mike Searson|'''Mike''']] - [[User_talk:Mike_Searson|'''Μολὼν λαβέ''']] 05:27, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:::Note that we say "worm lizard", not "lizard". Not sure whether the tegu has that much effect on it--it was still said to be common in 1973.
:::Materialscientist: Is "specialized" really such a difficult term for laypersons that we have to avoid it? And the specialization is also (and primarily) in its teeth, not the jaws itself, so I wouldn't even consider ALT1b completely accurate. What about this (incorporating Mike's comments a little; '''ALT2'''):
{{*mp}}... that the [[Amphisbaenian|worm lizard]] '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''', isolated on remote [[Fernando de Noronha]], is specialized to eat [[snail]]s and to climb [[Erythrina mulungu|trees]] to eat [[nectar]]? {{unsigned|Ucucha}} 12:10, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::The hook is getting more interesting, but "specialized to eat" sound really odd to my ear and there is an awkward repetition. How about '''ALT2a'''
{{*mp}}... that the [[Amphisbaenian|worm lizard]] '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''', isolated on remote [[Fernando de Noronha]], is known for eating [[snail]]s and for climbing [[Erythrina mulungu|trees]] to drink [[nectar]] from the flowers? I do understand what you want to say about jaws and specialized, but would keep it for the article. IMO, flow of the hook is more important than exactness (hook is not meant to provide definitions). [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 02:33, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
:I'm fine with ALT2a, except for the grammar and facts which you mixed up a little, and which I corrected. :) It doesn't eat the snails in the trees, only the nectar. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 02:36, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
::Hold on. You said well above "Here they can leave their burrows and climb trees to eat snails(the snails they eat are tree snails)". Which statement is incorrect? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 02:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
:::Alt2A is fine...might be time to take this to the article's talk page (snails in question are [[tree snail]]s, BTW)--[[User:Mike Searson|'''Mike''']] - [[User_talk:Mike_Searson|'''Μολὼν λαβέ''']] 03:23, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
:::(edit conflict) That was not me, but Mike. Sorry for missing that comment. The article I read (Pregill, 1994) doesn't mention the habits of the snakes, but he has additional sources which presumably do have that information. It's not currently in the article, though, and honestly it would go a little past my weirdness barrier. It can climb trees all it wants in the dry season, but amphisbaenians are still supposed to be burrowing, and this one is certainly found under stones. It could as well just eat snails that live on the ground, you know.
:::I reverted ALT2a to your original version, but would still prefer the version I introduced ('''ALT2b'''):
{{*mp}}... that the [[Amphisbaenian|worm lizard]] '''''[[Amphisbaena ridleyi]]''''', isolated on remote [[Fernando de Noronha]], is known for eating [[snail]]s and for climbing [[Erythrina mulungu|trees]] to drink [[nectar]] from the flowers?
:::[[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 03:27, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
:[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] For '''ALT2b''' (yes, sorry, I mixed up some comments. Sure they eat snails wherever they find them :-). [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 03:48, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[pentachlorobenzene]]''' was added in May 2009 to the list of chemical compounds covered by the [[Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants|Stockholm Convention]], an international treaty which restricts the production and use of [[persistent organic pollutant]]s?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Length, date, and hook verified. --'''[[User:Cryptic C62|Cryptic C62]] · [[User talk: Cryptic C62|Talk]]''' 20:14, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
====The Punch Bowl (Mayfair)====
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{{*mp}}... that owners of '''[[The Punch Bowl (Mayfair)|The Punch Bowl]]''', a London [[public house|pub]], have included entertainer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], film director [[Guy Ritchie]] and convicted criminal and [[Kray twins]] associate [[Freddie Foreman]]?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] No problems. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 13:36, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
====Clique problem====
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{{*mp}}... that the '''[[clique problem]]''', finding the largest [[complete graph|complete]] [[subgraph]] of a [[undirected graph|graph]], can be solved in [[polynomial time]] for [[perfect graph]]s but is [[NP-complete]] in general?
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:*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Date and expansion are Ok. A few requests: (i) any chance for a less specific hook (yes, it is hard, but can we try?) (ii) could you help with finding the hook in the article? (iii) could you cite a few unreferenced paragraphs (iv) There is a large collection of references at the bottom, most of which are not directly used in the article. As a result, it is even hard to locate the cited source from the notes. Can we rectify this? Loose lists are rarely tolerated. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 07:39, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::*(i) I'll see what I can come up with. But "less specific" seems a very strange thing to ask for in a DYK hook. Do you really intend to ask for something vague and uninformative? Or did you mean "less technical"? (ii) the part about perfect graphs is in [[Clique problem#Special classes of graphs]] (near the start of the second paragraph) and the part about NP-completeness is [[Clique problem#NP-completeness]]. (iii) References for non-hook facts are not required by DYK, but I believe most of the material in the article either has a source listed or is sourced in the wikilink that it includes. Note that inline ([[Harvard style]]) sources are still sources; sources do not need to be footnotes. Was there something specific that you wanted sourced? (iv) I didn't intend to include a reference if I didn't refer to it in the article (again, please note that only some of the references are footnotes), so if there is something that is not referenced at all then that is a mistake. Can you name a specific source for which that is the case? As for "it is even hard to locate the cited source from the notes", did you try clicking on the links in the notes? —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 07:58, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::*:(i) Yes, less technical; (iii) We've got an informal rule for citing every paragraph of the prose; I understand some are definitions, but they still need to be cited - wikilinks don't qualify - if other articles have references, please copy them. "Hardness" and "NP-completeness" is a clear example. Harvard is fine, but this doesn't answer (iv) - most refs there are specific articles which are apparently not linked to the text. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 08:18, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::*::I say again: if there is a ref in the "references" section that is not linked in the text, it is a mistake, and I would like to fix it. Can you point me to an example of one? Also, the two supposedly uncited paragraphs you mention are describing specific constructions from specific citations in the immediately preceding paragraph, and the one in "NP-completeness" explicitly mentions the Karp source by name. I have added a source (a footnote, even!) to the other one, since apparently the context from the previous paragraph wasn't sufficiently obvious. —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 08:19, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::*::I've now added pedantic sources to all paragraphs, with the exception of a dangling bit in the definitions section which is covered by [[WP:SCICITE#Uncontroversial knowledge]] and an earlier footnote in the same section. I hope that suffices. If you still don't understand in what way some of the paragraphs are sourced, please see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Parenthetical reference]]. I'm still working on the less technical hook part of your original set of requests. If you can't figure it out from the tone of my responses, I'm a little irritated; I believe you're holding this article to a far higher standard than most DYK nominations (of which I have many; see my user page). —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 08:54, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
{{*mp}} ALT1 ... that the '''[[clique problem]]''' of programming a computer to find [[complete graph|complete]] [[subgraph]]s in an [[undirected graph]] was first studied as a way to find groups of people who all know each other in [[social network]]s?
:*Now that the referencing issues are resolved (and despite my annoyance above, I am grateful for the constructive feedback — I just didn't think getting the article to GA quality should be necessary for DYK) the only remaining issue is the hook. Fortunately, I found another highly relevant reference to add (yes, I know, the article already has some 50 references and barely scratches the surface of the literature on the problem) that supports the new hook above. (See second paragraph of lede section.) Is this one sufficiently less technical? —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 00:34, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
::[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] for ALT1. Much better now, thank you. I see no problem in mentioning this and other applications from [[clique (graph theory)]] in [[clique problem]]. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 03:54, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
====La Chica de Humo====
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{{*mp}}... that in 1989 the song '''"[[La Chica de Humo]]"''' became the third [[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1989|number-one]] single by Mexican singer [[Emmanuel (singer)|Emmanuel]] in the [[Top Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart]]?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] No problems. [[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 13:42, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
====Python sebae natalensis====
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{{*mp}}... that in a manner unusual for [[snake]]s, the female '''[[Python sebae natalensis|Natal rock python]]''' guards its hatchlings for up to two weeks after they emerge from their eggs to protect them from predators?
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:*Deleted a second ''that''.--[[User:Wetman|Wetman]] ([[User talk:Wetman|talk]]) 04:33, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
::Tanks!--[[User:Mike Searson|'''Mike''']] - [[User_talk:Mike_Searson|'''Μολὼν λαβέ''']] 05:52, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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{{*mp}}... that the diet of the '''[[Python sebae natalensis|Natal rock python]]''' includes [[crocodile]]s, [[gazelle]]s, [[warthog]]s, and even humans?
::[[User talk:Ucucha|Ucucha]] 13:48, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:::I almost did that, but there is currently legislation working its way through the US Congress to ban this subspecies and six others from importation(which would also ban interstate commerce), hate to give them more ammunition.--[[User:Mike Searson|'''Mike''']] - [[User_talk:Mike_Searson|'''Μολὼν λαβέ''']] 14:49, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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====George Felpel House====
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{{*mp}}... that the '''[[George Felpel House]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Claverack-Red Mills, New York|Claverack, New York]], was built with the stones left over after [[Claverack College]] was demolished?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Interesting fact, looks good overall. –'''[[User:Juliancolton|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36648B">Juliancolton</span>]]''' | [[User_talk:Juliancolton|<sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:gray">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 16:05, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
====Romanov Tercentenary (Fabergé egg)====
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{{*mp}}... that in 1913 the '''[[Romanov Tercentenary (Fabergé egg)| Romanov Tercentenary Fabergé egg]]''' celebrated the three hundred year anniversary of Romanov rule, only to have the Romanov monarchy collapse during the [[Russian Revolution]] four years later?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Expansion, date, fact verified. Tweaks of the hook are welcome, for example, '''ALT1'''... that in 1913, the '''[[Romanov Tercentenary (Fabergé egg)|Romanov Tercentenary Fabergé egg]]''' celebrated three hundred years of Romanov [[Tsars]] rule in Russia, only to have the monarchy collapse four years later? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 05:41, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
'''ALT2'''... that the '''[[Romanov Tercentenary (Fabergé egg)|Romanov Tercentenary Fabergé egg]]''' was made to celebrate 300 years of [[Romanov dynasty|Romanov]] rule in Russia only four years before the [[Russian Revolution (1917)|end of the monarchy]]? [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] ([[User talk:Johnbod|talk]]) 00:14, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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====Cryptothecia rubrocincta====
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{{*mp}}... that the red [[pigment]] of the '''[[Cryptothecia rubrocincta|Christmas wreath lichen]]''' is one of several chemicals that helps the organism survive inhospitable environments?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] I'm liking the lichen.<sub>sorry....</sub> [[User:Smartse|Smartse]] ([[User talk:Smartse|talk]]) 20:41, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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====Christina Broom====
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Christina Broom]]''' was credited as "the UK's first female [[press photographer]]"?
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====Lizzy Clark====
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Lizzy Clark]]''', who has [[Asperger syndrome]], portrayed a character with the condition in the [[BBC]] film ''[[Dustbin Baby (film)|Dustbin Baby]]''?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Date, length, and hook verified. she was also the first actor to have and portray the condition so maybe, '''ALT1''' ... that '''[[Lizzy Clark]]''' is the first actor with [[Asperger syndrome]] to portray a character with the condition for the [[BBC]] film ''[[Dustbin Baby (film)|Dustbin Baby]]''? [[User:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:black">'''''Calmer'''''</span>]] [[User talk:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:Blue">'''''Waters'''''</span>]] 07:21, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
====Dùn Foulag====
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{{*mp}}... that the naturally rocky [[wikt:knoll|knoll]] '''[[Dùn Foulag]]''', located on the isle of [[Coll]], was once mistakenly thought to have been the ruined remains of a [[dun|fortress]]?
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:*Note that ''[[Dùn Foulag]]'' re-directs to what is actually named ''[[An Caisteal (Coll)]]''. This article is a combination of the two sites; though An Caisteal seems to be more important today.--[[User:Brianann MacAmhlaidh|Brianann MacAmhlaidh]] ([[User talk:Brianann MacAmhlaidh|talk]]) 08:17, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
::*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Article length, creation date and refs all check out. The hook ref is fine. I've sorted the typo in the hook. Someone else might want to offer a second opinion on a deliberate redirect at DYK but to me everything looks good. [[User:Nick Ottery|Nick Ottery]] ([[User talk:Nick Ottery|talk]]) 13:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
:::*There's a dab link in the hook. [[User:J Milburn|J Milburn]] ([[User talk:J Milburn|talk]]) 11:36, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
::::*Changed it to a wiktionary link - the term knoll is defined at the top of the DAB but doesn't have its own article on EN.WP. [[User:Nick Ottery|Nick Ottery]] ([[User talk:Nick Ottery|talk]]) 11:40, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Both the hook and the article need to clarify the geographical location. [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 10:36, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
===Articles created/expanded on December 15===
====Katherine Reutter====
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{{*mp}}... that '''[[Katherine Reutter]]''', a [[Short track speed skating|speed skater]] on the 2010 U.S. Olympic team, had her thigh autographed by comedian [[Stephen Colbert]]?
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:*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Article currently too short at 1415/1500. Expansion would be required. Also the source for the hook is the actual episode of the show she appeared on. [[User:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:black">'''''Calmer'''''</span>]] [[User talk:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:Blue">'''''Waters'''''</span>]] 14:34, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
:**I've expanded it a bit and added a second source for the Colbert bit. Let me know if that's acceptable. — <b>[[User:Hunter Kahn|<font color="#C0C0C0">Hunter</font>]] [[User talk:Hunter Kahn|<font color="#595454">Kahn</font>]] <small><sub>([[Special:Contributions/Hunter_Kahn|<font color="darkblue">c</font>]])</sub></small></b> 15:37, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
::*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] That was quick. Date, length, and hook verified. Thanks for doing that [[User:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:black">'''''Calmer'''''</span>]] [[User talk:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:Blue">'''''Waters'''''</span>]] 15:50, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
====Palško lake====
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:*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] An interesting article which checks out in terms of creation date, length and references. However, in the source quoted I cannot find where it states the lake is flooded for three months of each year per the hook. Could you give me a page number from the source please? You should also put an in-line cite against the sentence(s) used for the hook. Thanks. [[User:Nick Ottery|Nick Ottery]] ([[User talk:Nick Ottery|talk]]) 10:58, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
::Reference 2, page 166: "Palško jezero lake is three quarters per year dry". I added it to the second paragraph as well. Reference 1 is admittedly a bit vague about this, because it presents data for both Palško and Petelinjsko lakes together and says 3-6 months. Nevertheless, all the info in the paragraph is in the sources cited, so I think it would be a slight overkill to put the same inline citations after every sentence. — [[User:Yerpo|Yerpo]] <sup>[[User talk:Yerpo|Eh?]]</sup> 12:30, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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:::* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] I have verified that the source cited does indeed say that. I'd like to have the reference right after the sentence too, though. Overkill though it may be, it is a DYK requirement and it does help the reader verify the hook. ''[[User:TodorBozhinov|Todor]][[User_talk:TodorBozhinov|→]][[User:TodorBozhinov|Bozhinov]]'' 20:20, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
::::Fine, if you really insist, so be it. For what is worth, I still think that this is a nice example where the [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]] philosophy applies. — [[User:Yerpo|Yerpo]] <sup>[[User talk:Yerpo|Eh?]]</sup> 21:17, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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====Swedish Wars on Bremen====
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:*[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Verified. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
::* Kinda quirkyish too when you think about it. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 16:54, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
====The Old Wives' Tale (play)====
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{{*mp}}... that '''''[[The Old Wives' Tale (play)|The Old Wives' Tale]]''''', an [[English Renaissance]] play by [[George Peele]], was the first English work [[satire|satirizing]] the romantic dramas popular at the time?
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Verified, on the assumption that encyclopedia.com is a reliable source. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 06:18, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
::*The encyclopedia.com piece is a copyrighted excerpt from ''The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature'' {2003) by writers Margaret Drabble and Jenny Stringer. Regards, Mattisse
::::* Yeah, it's just that I've always thought ''encyclopedia.com'' was another wiki, but it does appear to be bona fide - in spite of all the spam links. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 12:29, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
:::*I moved the page to the correct title with the apostrophe. Thanks to [[User:Nick Ottery]] for pointing that out. —[[User:Mattisse|<font color="navy">'''mattisse'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Mattisse|Talk]]) 14:03, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
====Skorpa prisoner of war camp====
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:*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|16px]] Hook statement that it was the "main Norwegian POW camp" appears to be uncited. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 06:25, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
::*Clumsy writing by me. Has been rectified. [[User:Manxruler|Manxruler]] ([[User talk:Manxruler|talk]]) 07:51, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
:::*Another, shorter, hook could be something like this: ... that '''[[Skorpa prisoner of war camp]]''' in [[Northern Norway]] held some 500 [[Nazi Germany|German]] military and civilian prisoners during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]]?
::::*[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Verified now. I prefer the original hook as "main camp" is more interesting than just "camp which held 500 POWs". [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 17:00, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
:::::*Thanks. I think so too. [[User:Manxruler|Manxruler]] ([[User talk:Manxruler|talk]]) 22:49, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
::::::* But I don't think it needs the phrase about the number of POWs, that just lengthens it to no purpose really (I swear I said that before, but I must have lost the edit in a conflict or something). [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 12:22, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
:::::::*That happens from time to time, stuff getting lost. Good point about the numbers etc. My motivation for including the bit after "Norwegian Campaign" was to show that a) the largest Norwegian POW camp held just some 500 inmates, and B) that civilians were interned together with military personnel. But, sure, let's cut the last bit of the hook, I don't mind. [[User:Manxruler|Manxruler]] ([[User talk:Manxruler|talk]]) 17:38, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
====Vegreville egg====
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:*'''Alternate''' ... that the '''[[Vegreville egg]]''', a giant egg sculpture in [[Vegreville, Alberta]], is made up of over a thousand [[triangle]] and five hundred [[hexagon|hexagonal]] tile stars?
::*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Date, length, and both hook verified. Image verified under CC 2.0 [[User:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:black">'''''Calmer'''''</span>]] [[User talk:Calmer Waters|<span style="color:Blue">'''''Waters'''''</span>]] 05:27, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
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====Bunaken National Park====
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:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Looks okay. Image verified as CCA. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 16:29, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
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====Baroque (grape)====
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:*[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Verified, but I'm not sure the hook needs the "3-star Michelin rated" bit. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 16:32, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
::If it is trimmed that's fine. I wasn't sure how much name recognition that Guérard had (even though he is a damn impressive chef) but having a 3-star rated restaurant is exceedingly rare. It takes a lot of work and upkeep to maintain that rating so I was surprised that someone who owned such a highly rated restaurant had the time/interest/energy to work on reviving an obscure grape variety at his family's estate. But again, if it is trimmed, the hook is not going to fall apart. [[User:Agne27 |Agne]][[Special:Contributions/Agne27|<sup>Cheese</sup>]]/[[User Talk:Agne27|<sup>Wine</sup>]] 20:47, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
:::I doubt many people are going to twig to all that :) My concern is partly that it sounds a bit promotional, and partly that it seems a tad superfluous. Anyhow, I'll propose an alt:
*'''ALT1:''' * ... that the white [[French wine]] grape '''[[Baroque (grape)|Baroque]]''' was nearly [[extinct]] before [[restaurateur]] [[Michel Guérard]] revived the [[variety (grape)|variety]] at his estate? [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 06:54, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
====[[Max-Hellmuth Ostermann]]====
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* ... that [[World War II]] [[Luftwaffe|German]] [[fighter ace]] '''[[Max-Hellmuth Ostermann]]''' was so short he had to fly with wooden blocks attached to his rudder pedals?
:*[[File:Pictogram voting keep.svg|16px]] Hook fact is verified, article has a nice image which is PD in the US but I'm not sure if that means it can be used on the mainpage or not. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 16:44, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
