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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on May 8

• ... that Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company is the world's largest limestone quarry? New article, self-nom by --Doug 21:25, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that DePauw Avenue Historic District was once the summer estate of the man that owned 2/3 of the plate glass business of the United States? (self-nom)--Bedford 20:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Manchurian revival of 1908 was the first Christian spiritual renewal to receive nationwide attention in China as well as international recognition? (selfnom)Brian0324 (talk) 20:09, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that prior to his election to the Oregon State Senate, Rick Metsger was best-known as a sportscaster for a Portland, Oregon television station? (selfnom) --Esprqii (talk) 19:48, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that American bobsledder Waightman Washbond fought in the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge with the 101st Airborne Division in World War II? (self-nom) Chris (talk) 14:47, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Ulysses S. Grant sent his family to live in the Licking Riverside neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky in 1862? (self-nom)--Bedford 06:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Spanish actor Unax Ugalde played a gay hotel heir in the 2005 film Queens? art. created+nom by --Wood elf 05:24, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in 1838, Philip Kelland became the first English-born and wholly English-educated mathematician to hold the chair of Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh? (self-nom) Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:34, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  • No inline citations. —97198 talk 06:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 7

• ... that in a VFL game against North Melbourne, Fitzroy player, Frank Curcio, famously stated, hit me as hard as you like, but don’t hurt my fingers? (self-nom 5x expansion). Spy007au (talk) 05:52, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that thirty-seven people were killed during the building of the Big Four Bridge (pictured) across the Ohio River, connecting Louisville to Jeffersonville, Indiana? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 05:18, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  • The picture is of a fire that happened yesterday, not during the bridge's construction. Would a non-fire picture be better? I'm just thinking that some people will see the smoke and assume that it has something to do with the 37 deaths. – jaksmata 14:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I took pictures of the various boats in the Great Steamboat Race two weeks ago as they reached the Bridge, so maybe I'll upload one of them. Still, it's a great pic.--Bedford 16:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the largest post mill in Sussex (pictured) received the largest Heritage Lottery Fund grant for an individual windmill in the United Kingdom? New article created and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 22:36, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that dissidents within the Polish community in Omaha burnt down a church in the Sheelytown neighborhood in 1895 rather than relinquish control to the local Roman Catholic bishop? (self-nom) • Freechild'sup? 22:05, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that association footballers Jimmy Willis and Steve Finnan are the only players to have scored in the top five divisions of English league football? -- new article by User:Keresaspa; Nom by Peanut4 (talk) 21:56, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Kaleva Bottle House (pictured) was built using over 60,000 bottles? New article (self-nom) by --Doug 20:32, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that New Mill, Cross in Hand, (pictured) was the last windmill to work commercially by wind in Sussex? New article created and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 16:51, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... the Theory of Relativity will work in theory, but it will not work in actuality because space will disintegrate before time? ṜέđṃάяķvюĨїήīṣŢ _{Review Me!} 15:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • There are so many things wrong with this nom that it doesn't seem worth listing them. – jaksmata 19:39, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• The hook does not qualify, although I think the criticism is unnecessarily hostile. The article isn't new. To claim relativity is wrong is presumably uncited. See #Instructions for details of our rules. Art LaPella (talk) 00:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• I apologize for sounding hostile, that was not my intention. Given the inappropriateness of the hook, and that Redmarkviolinist is an experienced editor with admin aspirations, I figured this was some kind of joke. – jaksmata 14:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... the Seburo MN-23 bullpup rifle comes with a built-in flashlight, knife, and camera that records upon depressing of the trigger?(Cleanup the cruft and added the appropriate references; I dunno, think this would be better in April Fools Misplaced Pages DYK seeing that this can be mistaken for a real company?)
  • (if that doesn't work or is not nominated for April Fools)... that the Seburo MN-23 bullpup rifle name comes from 23 rough drafts of the gun designed by Masamune Shirow? --293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 04:45, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I'm not laughing. What's funny/ironic in the hook? Royalbroil 12:17, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
      • Probably because the hook makes it sound like a real rifle, and not a fictional one, I reckon.--Bedford 13:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
        • Refs appear to be totally in-Universe anyhow. Gatoclass (talk) 13:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
          • Doesn't matter for this discussion anyway. The article is not new (created 11 July 2004) and the edits during the last 5 days reduced the total size from 7,844 bytes to 6,579 bytes. – jaksmata 14:20, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
            • The reduction was in part due to unsourced fancruft and unsourced speculation which was deleted. For example, the Useage Outside Shirow Works before the huge edit had at least 5 separate "references" to other entertainment properties, which only one had a sourced article that could prove it's claim. Also, many of the other guns had no comparable references in the works listed. Minor pain trying to find references that weren't fan sites a/or written totally in Japanese. (speaking I can handle, it's written that make sit hard on me...)--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 22:36, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
              • Actually, the rules require the article to be new or expanded fivefold, and the precedent is that the character count doesn't depend on how bad the previous article was, or on whether you kept the text. Art LaPella (talk) 00:48, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, the worst Pirates team of the century, were so bad that their catcher, sportscaster Joe Garagiola, said "In an eight-team league, we should've finished ninth"? - Expanded - well - infinitely. Content was essentially non-existent and was probably an WP:AFD waiting to happen. Self nom. William I of Schenectady (talk) 04:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in addition to providing cargo service to Ascension Island, the freighter MV Ascension also helped researchers study its green sea turtle population? -- new article self-nom by Haus 03:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that during Prohibition most families in Buffalo City, North Carolina operated a still, and speakeasies throughout the eastern United States sold moonshine made there? (self-nom) APK 03:13, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

{alt) ... that the ghost town of Buffalo City, North Carolina was once the largest community in Dare County? APK 03:13, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Friedrich Guggenberger's U-81 sank the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (pictured) with a single torpedo? - self nom, both new articles. Benea (talk) 00:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that American manufacturing executive Chris J. Lee left the world of air springs, elastomers, rate controls, rope isolators and solenoid valves to run for Congress? self nom by MrPrada (talk) 00:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Cadden (talk • contribs) 14:36, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... Ali Saleem (pictured), also known as Begum Nawazish Ali, is the first ever cross-dressing Pakistani man to have gained popularity amongst the religious leaders in the country? - Article expanded five-fold and self nominated by Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 07:02, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• The source (LA Times) says " liked his show". The article says "some even love his show". The hook here says he "have gain popularity amongst the religious leaders". It went from fact to deceptive exaggeration awfully quick. – jaksmata 15:35, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• I have enhanced the article again by adding another source where it says " even the country's religious leaders have appeared undisturbed, even amused ..." by Begum antics. Nevertheless, I think you are right; the above fact should go more like: ... Ali Saleem (pictured), also known as Begum Nawazish Ali, is the first ever cross-dressing Pakistani man to have gained acceptance in the conservative Islamic nation of Pakistan? - Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 17:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Heinrich Barbl, an SS-Rottenführer, helped install piping for the gas chambers at Sobibór extermination camp? -- new article self-nom by WilliamH (talk) 14:38, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

(Alternatively) ... that SS-Rottenführer Heinrich Barbl helped install the piping for the gas chambers at Sobibór extermination camp? WilliamH (talk) 14:49, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 1892, George Brann was only the third cricketer to score two centuries in a match, after W. G. Grace and William Lambert? -- new article self-nom by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 18:51, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Omaha pioneer Andrew J. Hanscom started a large scale fight in the Nebraska Territory House of Representatives over the location of the territorial capital? • Freechild'sup? 22:25, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that J. Evetts Haley, the historian of the American West who ran in 1956 for governor of Texas, told Duval County political boss George Parr that "it will be my pleasure to lock you up"? -- self-nom, revised and expanded from a stub Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that J. Evetts Haley, the historian of the American West and conservative political activist, claimed that his dismissal from the faculty of the University of Texas was a result of his opposition to "socialistic" practices at the institution?-- self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:01, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Welsh soprano Amy Evans last sang in public at age 91 and was the last surviving original cast member of a Savoy Opera when she died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1983 at age 98? -- self-nom Drhoehl (talk) 03:01, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on May 6

• ... that Bobby Hull became the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season during the 1961–62 Chicago Black Hawks season? -- Self-nom. Frontsfan2005 (talk) 19:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that tidal forces can affect ice sheet dynamics up to 100 km inland? -- Self-nom. Other hook suggestions welcome! Smith609 Talk 15:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that sportswriter and Green Bay Packers employee Lee Remmel was one of twelve people to cover the first forty Super Bowls? collaboration between Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) and Royalbroil 12:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that British actress Jacqueline Voltaire won a "most bizarre sex scene" award in 2005 for her performance in the Mexican film Matando Cabos? ~ Article by Scanlan; nominated by Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 12:13, 7 May 2008 (UTC).

• ... that Captain Lindley Miller's 1864 Marching Song of the First Arkansas is virtually the same song as Sojourner Truth's "The Valiant Soldiers," and that the original author has only recently been determined? New article self-nom by Dwalls (talk) 23:09, 6 May 2008 (UTC
• ... that Kitch-iti-kipi is Michigan's largest freshwater spring? New article (self-nom) by --Doug 20:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Silver Snoopy award is presented to recipients personally by astronauts? (new article, self-nom) – jaksmata 14:31, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that after twelve years of little success, screenwriter Allan Loeb's booking agent dismissed him the day Loeb began writing his "Hail Mary" script? (self-nom) There's another potential hook about his (now recovered) gambling addiction, but I guess that'd violate the BLP rule (#2) listed above for suggestions. —97198 talk 12:40, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the rural settlement of Mount Mee, Queensland, gets its name from the local Indigenous Australian word mia-mia, meaning "lookout"? -- new article self-nom by Lankiveil 11:53, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that pulmonary laceration, in which the lung is cut or torn, can result from either penetrating or blunt trauma?
  • (alt) ... that pulmonary laceration was thought to be uncommon before CT scanning was widely available, because the injury is difficult to detect with X-rays alone? -- moved from userspace today, self-nom by delldot talk 06:20, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Chris Garneau's debut album Music For Tourists was called "lyrically atrocious" by one critic?

or

• ... that Chris Garneau's debut album Music For Tourists has a hidden track that is a cover of an Elliott Smith song? Article expanded fivefold. -- Naerii 02:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Medusa Rondanini in a prominent Roman collection was ignored until it was praised by Goethe in 1786? (enlarged 7x --Wetman (talk) 03:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC))

• Length and source verified -- Naerii 05:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Israeli writer Eli Amir's latest novel, Jasmine, was translated into Arabic, in hope of promoting a dialogue between Israelis and the Arab world? new article, self nom -- Nudve (talk) 07:45, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Danzig rebellion ended with the status quo, as the forces loyal to the Polish king Stefan Batory defeated the rebels in the field but failed in the siege of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk)? --article by User:Matthead, expanded, destubbed and nominated by _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 18:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in 1923, Elvia Carrillo Puerto became Mexico's first female state deputy? Self-nom --I Write Stuff (talk) 21:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
  • (alternate) ... that Elvia Carrillo Puerto founded the first feminist leagues to provide family planning programs with legalized birth control in the Western Hemisphere? Self-nom --I Write Stuff (talk) 21:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• …that the barrack at Aghavannagh, which was primarily built so that British forces could more easily track rebels of the 1798 rebellion, became a youth hostel during the 1900s? (new article, self-nom) – ww2censor (talk) 21:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the early 20th century concept of ethnographic Lithuania claimed as Lithuanian territories with less than 30% Lithuanian population? --self nom by _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 22:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
  • There's something not quite right with the grammar in this hook. A concept was claiming something? I understand what you're trying to say, but the wording is confusing. I think a better hook would be:

... that in 1905 Lithuanian elites demanded that the Russian Empire create a country based on Ethnographic Lithuania, although ethnic Lithuanians were less than 30% of the proposed population? – jaksmata 15:03, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that there are no LGBT rights in Pakistan and the nation is one of the few that retains the punishment of death for someone involved in acts of homosexuality? - Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 02:43, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Edits on May 5-6 are not even threefold expansion. This article would almost have to double in size again before it would meet minimum requirements. – jaksmata 14:42, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Vondelpark (pictured) in Amsterdam, Netherlands annually attracts around 10 million visitors? – Ilse@ 09:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • The May 3-6 expansions are not quite fourfold. More expansion needed to meet minimum requirements. – jaksmata 14:30, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Further expansion today meets the requirement. Citation for hook fact checks out (using translate.google.com to read Dutch). – jaksmata 21:00, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
      • See also this link. – Ilse@ 21:53, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 5

• ... that after surviving a dynamite attack in 1896, fraternity parties in the 1940s, and an earthquake in 1994, Stimson House (pictured) is now a convent for Catholic nuns? new article, self nom. Cbl62 (talk) 07:08, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the first movie made by Belgian film-maker Armand Denis, who became famous for his wildlife documentaries in the 1950s, was a sexually charged romantic feature filmed on location in Bali in 1928? (self-nom) Ghmyrtle (talk) 19:45, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

... or, if it fits, ..."who became famous for his wildlife documentaries made with his wife Michaela in the 1950s..."

• ... that Dr Arthur Henry Douthwaite's testimony in court against suspected serial killer Dr John Bodkin Adams is widely considered to have cost him the presidency of the Royal College of Physicians? -- new article, self-nom Malick78 (talk) 19:38, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that as a college athlete Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Joyce (pictured) played an in exhibition game against the Tigers three years before his major league debut with them? -- self nom, but with assistance from X96lee15 (talk · contribs), Street20 (talk · contribs), Philpottm (talk · contribs) and JustSomeRandomGuy32 (talk · contribs). Mackensen (talk) 17:41, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Pond Eddy Bridge, built in 1904, is the only artery to access 22 homes in Pennsylvania? by User:Mitchazenia and myself.Appraiser (talk) 22:22, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• Couple of suggestions

... that Barzillai Quaife was an early advocate for Māori rights in New Zealand?

... that Barzillai Quaife has been called "Australia's first philosopher"?

... that Barzillai Quaife had an awesome name?

OK...maybe not that last one :) (self-nom) --User:AlbertHerring 21:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that De doctrina Christiana is identified as John Milton's attempt to define his own particular Christian theology and wasn't discovered until over 100 years after Milton died? (new: self-nom) Ottava Rima (talk) 18:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• I have a problem with this article. The first part states clearly that the authorship is uncertain, but the second part is filled with numerous references to "Milton's" doctrine. You can't have it both ways. Gatoclass (talk) 10:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• The majority of Milton scholarship and the location of the document says that Milton wrote it. There are fringe critics who try to claim that Milton didn't write it. The manuscript section explains key problems with the actual text. Fringe theory requires for a famous, but fringe, theory to be mentioned to remove POV. The fringe is mentioned at the bottom of the background. As the Modern Library edition states: "The result has been a long and varied history of erudite evasion, culminating in an effort to deny Milton's original authorship of the treatise through statistical analysis of style... Although this long-running dispute has made scholars more attentive to the history of Milton's treatise and the exact nature of his theological opinions, the effort to uncouple Milton from authorship of a work its prefatory epistle calls his 'dearest and best possession' as proven unconvincing." The sources cited all say "Milton" believed/wrote whatever was written in the work, but there are other sources that say Milton had no hand, but have not put up another author who could have written it, so there is no way to identify it as anyone but Milton, if you stay true to the cited evidence. Ottava Rima (talk) 12:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• The problem is that the article reads in a very schizophrenic way. It begins by stating that "Critics are unable to agree on the authority of the text based on its authorship, its production, and over its content." A very unequivocal statement that leads the reader into thinking the authorship is uncertain. But then you get to the second part and it says "Milton wrote this" and "Milton wrote that". It just doesn't gel. Even your comment above is somewhat schizophrenic, as you begin by saying that the belief that Milton didn't write it is only a "fringe" view but then go on to say that "other sources" say Milton had no hand. I think you need to make more clear what the situation is one way or the other, or you are just going to confuse the reader. Gatoclass (talk) 13:33, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Milton was blind, so he literally couldn't write the work. It is also a basis, not a full page yet. Check the updates and see if that fixes things. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:50, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that fire is one of the most important forming processes of the geography and ecology of the Everglades? (new: self-nom) --Moni3 (talk) 14:05, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that, because it reflects Hungarian phonology, the original middle name of singer and comedian Ioan Gyuri Pascu was misspelled in his Romanian-issued birth certificate? (new; self-nom) Dahn (talk) 13:57, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a young black aspiring actor by the name of James Earl Jones had his beginnings at the Ramsdell Theatre (pictured) in Manistee, Michigan? New article, self-nom by --Doug 12:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the US Navy's Casco-class monitors, long delayed due to the exacting standards of Chief Engineer Alban C. Stimers, proved barely able to float on debut and were quickly withdrawn from service? - Casco class monitor and Alban C. Stimers - 2 x new articles, self nom by Gatoclass (talk) 12:15, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• NOTE: Hook fact and cite is in the first article. Gatoclass (talk) 12:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Reverend Henry Tibbs was accused of calling Winston Churchill a drug addict in 1940? Self-nom by ISD (talk) 08:32, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Sergei Eisenstein shot many miles of film to make ¡Qué viva México! with the backing of writer Upton Sinclair? -Written by an anon on the Eisenstein article, and adapted to its own article by me. Is it possible for this to go on the main page on May 5(Cinco de Mayo) since it is Mexican themed? dvdrw 01:29, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

It needs more original content not in the original article, and needs more inline cites.--Bedford 02:19, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bahá'í Faith in Niger began during a period of wide scale growth in the religion across Sub-Saharan Africa near the end of its colonial period? Created by User:Smkolins, nom by User:RyRy5.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 00:32, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Augustin Jacob Landré-Beauvais (1772–1840) made what is now regarded as the first description of the disease rheumatoid arthritis in 1800? He (incorrectly) regarded it as a form of gout. Self-nom. JFW | T@lk 09:29, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that William Miles Maskell (pictured) was a New Zealandic farmer and entomologist who advocated biological pest control and staunchly opposed Darwinism? « D. Trebbien (talk) 16:00 2008 May 5 (UTC)

• ... that artist Harold Dow Bugbee of Clarendon, Texas, began sketching ranching scenes as a youth with the goal of preserving for posterity a rapidly vanishing lifestyle?-- self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 16:21, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Harold Dow Bugbee of Texas sought to become the premier artist of the South Plains that Charles M. Russell achieved for the northern Great Plains? --self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 16:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• The transitive verb "achieved" needs a direct object, and you can't achieve the South Plains or achieve the premier artist. How about ... that Harold Dow Bugbee of Texas sought to become the premier artist of the South Plains, as Charles M. Russell became for the northern Great Plains? Art LaPella (talk) 21:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Edward Henry Lewinski Corwin, the author of the 1917 book The Political History of Poland, was a physician in New York who as chairman of the Committee of Twenty on Street and Outdoor Cleanliness staged a beauty contest for a litter basket? --self-nom -- Matthead  Discuß   17:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• 296 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 21:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Shortened (by commenting out).-- Matthead  Discuß   23:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• Stub length. Needs expansion.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 05:37, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Was expanded, 3,769 bytes at the moment.-- Matthead  Discuß   11:51, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that part of the river Radaune (Radunia) water was conveyed to Danzig (Gdańsk) in the 14th century by the Teutonic Knights to provide water to the city, and power to operate the Great Mill (Große Mühle)? --self-nom -- Matthead  Discuß   23:16, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in 53 BC, during the Roman-Parthian Wars, Crassus led an invasion of Mesopotamia, with catastrophic results; at the Battle of Carrhae, the worst Roman defeat since the Battle of Cannae, Crassus and his son, Publius, were killed by the Parthians under General Surena? (self-nom)--Yannismarou (talk) 18:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• 271 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 22:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 4

• ... that during the Liberian Civil Wars over 5,000 artefacts were looted from the Liberian National Museum but a 250-year-old dining table given as a gift from Queen Victoria to Liberia's first President, Joseph Jenkins Roberts still remains? Self-nom under recommendation by Travelling Cari ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ 12:54, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Nebraska Republican Party hijacked Max Yashinin's namesake domain name and posted controversial photos there after he'd announced his candidacy as Democratic candidate for Nebraska's 1st congressional district? (created by Thoughtman and expanded 5x by myself) • Freechild'sup? 02:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Louisville, Kentucky's first rock and roll venue, in Lake Dreamland, may have been burned down by an angry resident? --Rividian (talk) 18:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Governor of Italian Libya Italo Balbo brought 20,000 Italians to Libya in 1938, founding 26 new villages for them, in an attempt to colonise it? Article by BurtReed; nominated by Hassocks5489 (talk) 22:12, 5 May 2008 (UTC).
• ... that Albert Kidd scored two goals in the last 10 minutes of the 1985-86 Scottish football season to deny Hearts the championship, despite having not scored in the whole season until then? New article self-nom by Jmorrison230582 (talk) 15:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in Holy Trinity Church, Warrington, is a brass chandelier which formerly hung in St Stephen's Chapel in the House of Commons? New article self-nom by Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:07, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant in Klaipėda, Lithuania, constructed during the late 1990s and early 2000s, is the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region? Self-nom by User:Novickas. Editing and informal reviews by User:Beagel, User:Dtrebbien, and User:Renata3. Novickas (talk) 13:51, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the military prowess of the Tulunid dynasty of Arab Egypt was due to its multi-ethnic army composed of Turkish, Sudanese, Greek and possibly Persian soldiers?Bless sins (talk) 01:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC) (self-nom after expansion)
• ... that sanfedisti irregulars (pictured), led by Cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, toppled the Parthenopaean Republic in 1799, restoring the monarchy of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies? Savidan 23:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a fizzle is a nuclear bomb test that significantly fails to produce its estimated yield? (self nom) JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 23:00, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• I think you will have to change the title of this article. "Fizzle" is a word with a common dictionary meaning that is different to this particular type of "fizzle". Gatoclass (talk) 03:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Do you think the title should be Fizzle (nuclear test) ? I am open for suggestions. Everywhere I have seen the term in regards to nuclear tests was simply fizzle. I did see some dictionary references on a few websites, but they were not recent terms, and not related to this. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 03:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I think Fizzle (nuclear test) would be more appropriate. Gatoclass (talk) 04:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

What if the article begins "In addition to its common dictionary definition..." The appositive in parentheses is awkward (few readers would know to enter it). I can't imagine another encyclopedic fizzle. --Wetman (talk) 14:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• See William Green for an example of how Misplaced Pages routinely uses different appositives in parentheses to distinguish different meanings of the same title. Note readers aren't expected to remember the appositive and enter it; they enter William Green and choose from a list, or enter "fizzle" and get automatically redirected to fizzle (nuclear test). The redirect would be automatically created if the article were moved. The redirect could be easily changed to a disambiguation if another encyclopedic "fizzle" article were written. As for trying to imagine such an article, good point. Art LaPella (talk) 21:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm quite aware of Wikipedian appositives, unnecessary in a case where there is but one Fizzle; were there two, an appostive in parentheses would certainly be needed. --Wetman (talk) 23:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved it. I'm not sure if we will have other meaninings as they would be more "dictionary terms". JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 23:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the last old-Kannada grammar, authored by Bhattakalanka Deva in c.1604 CE, followed the model of Sanskrit grammar? (self nom)Dineshkannambadi (talk) 22:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that American shipping company Sealift Incorporated has been awarded over US$400,000,000 in government contracts since the start of the 2000 fiscal year? -- new article self-nom by Haus 22:36, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that besides training its own officers, the Pakistan Naval Academy has trained over 2000 officers of allied navies including the Chief of Naval Staff of the Qatar Emiri Navy? - new article self-nom by --→ Ãlways Ãhëad (talk) 21:19, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 2005 Forbes Magazine awarded journalist Peter Maass the title "Dunce of the Week" for predicting that oil prices would rise due to increased demand and decreased supply? new article, self nom Redddogg (talk) 20:49, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the centuries-old traditional Turkish equestrian javelin sport Jereed was once banned by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II due to injuries and deaths that occurred while performing it? - new article, self nom by CeeGee (talk) 19:44, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Birely, Hillman & Streaker was the only Philadelphian manufacturer of wooden ships to survive the post-Civil War slump? - new article, self nom by Gatoclass (talk) 17:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the business activities of Japan's Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corporation range from building bulk carriers to managing amusement parks? -- new article self-nom by Haus 15:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Yan emperor Shi Chaoyi committed suicide to avoid capture, and that after his death, his head was delivered to the Tang Dynasty capital Chang'an? (self-nomination) --Nlu (talk) 14:56, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (pictured) was the first African-American to sing at Carnegie Hall? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by — ] (] · ]) 09:23, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • (Technically, I've only expanded it by a factor of 4.4. If that's not sufficient, I'll make it longer.)
    • Excellent. (Hook presumed to be valid.) « D. Trebbien (talk) 02:40 2008 May 6 (UTC) (non-admin)

• ... that the Aral Karakum is the name given to the new desert that has appeared on the seabed once occupied by the Aral Sea? Otebig (talk) 03:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Too short, no inline cites. --BorgQueen (talk) 06:05, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Bivouac of the Dead, popularized in memorials to troops that died in the American Civil War, was actually written for fallen Kentucky soldiers in the Mexican-American War? (self-nom)--Bedford 03:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Added a link to an example monument that is new. Would it un-PC to suggest this one for Cinco de Mayo?--Bedford 23:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• (alt hook)... that Theodore O'Hara's Bivouac of the Dead, popularized in American Civil War memorials, was actually written for fallen Kentucky soldiers in Latin America a decade before the War?

Sources can't agree on whether or not it was after Mexico or Cuba, so use a term that can mean either.--Bedford 00:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar was the first Mayor of Chennai Corporation, after the mayoralty was reinstated in 1933? (selfnom) Wiki San Roze 00:52, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Colonel Robert E. Thacker set a standing world aviation record for the longest and fastest flight of a propeller-driven fighter plane on February 27, 1947 when he flew a P-82 between Honolulu and New York in just over fourteen hours? Self-nom by --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:09, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • No inline citations. —97198 talk 08:55, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• With all due respect, I don't see that as a problem. The article has citations at the bottom. Thanks. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 04:17, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• Have you read Misplaced Pages:Did you know#Selection criteria? In particular, please note the bold blue phrase "inline citations". Art LaPella (talk) 05:00, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Odd With, member of the Norwegian Parliament for the Christian Democratic Party, was the grandfather of 2006 Pop Idol victor Aleksander Denstad With? Punkmorten (talk) 10:25, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the first spirit photographer, William H. Mumler, apparently photographed Mary Todd Lincoln with the spirit of her deceased husband, Abraham Lincoln? (pictured) J Milburn (talk) 22:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • "apparently" in this context suggests that the editors of Misplaced Pages are also taken in by this famous hoax, as was Mrs Lincoln.--Wetman (talk) 23:10, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
    • How about ALT ... that the first spirit photographer, William H. Mumler, claimed to take a photograph (pictured) showing Mary Todd Lincoln with the spirit of her deceased husband, Abraham Lincoln? J Milburn (talk) 21:24, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that US abolitionist Robert Purvis had two grandparents who were English, a grandmother kidnapped at 12 from Morocco and enslaved in Charleston, and a grandfather who was German Jewish? Self-nom by --Parkwells (talk) 22:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC) I gathered many new details about the ancestors and family of this American, and better sources for the article.

• ... that the 1960-1961 CBS television series Bringing Up Buddy featured Frank Aletter as a bachelor stockbroker who lived with his overprotective, meticulous spinster aunts played by Enid Markey and Doro Merande? -- self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism was a concept adapted by the same people who earlier thought that this concept was suicidal? -- self-nom Watchdogb (talk) 15:37, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• (alt hook)... that Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism originated from Hindu revivalists as defensive measures against Protestant missionaries? Watchdogb (talk) 18:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• (alt hook)... that Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism originated as defensive measures from Hindu revivalists against Protestant missionaries? Watchdogb (talk) 18:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in the Jilava Massacre, perpetrated in Romania in 1940, 64 prisoners were shot to death, including a former prime minister, justice minister, and chief of secret police? -- self-nom by Biruitorul (talk) 07:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ...that book Fear by Jan T. Gross has been a subject of significant controversy in Poland? --article by User:Elan26, expanded by several other editors, including myself --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 23:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 3

• ... that Guy Tachard a French Jesuit missionary and mathematician was involved in embassies to Siam, which came as responses to embassies sent by the Siamese King Narai to France in order to obtain an alliance against the Dutch? By user:PHG. Nom by « Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the LG Secret, a 3G slider-style mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics, features the slimmest 5.0 megapixel camera and neon touch navigation? By user:Mr Vinx Nom by « Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:01, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• Not really in favour of free advertising on the front page. Gatoclass (talk) 22:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in the United States the average state tax is 29.2 cents per gallon plus an additional 24.4 cents per gallon federal tax making the total 53.6 cents per gallon for diesel? By Mangostar. Nom by « Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Doctor Who TARDIS prop broke during filming the last scene of the episode "The Poison Sky"?

  Late nom again, I believe that the fivefold expansion rule applies for the article - if not, send me a line and I'll expand it as much as I can to (credit should go to all of the authors of the article). Sceptre 22:57, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Marian feast days are specific days of the year declared by the Catholic Church as being significant Marian days for the celebration of events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her veneration? By User:History2007. Nom by « Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• Where is the cite for the claim that the Catholic Church has declared these days as significant? Gatoclass (talk) 13:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Raleigh Springs Mall in Memphis, Tennessee lost three of its four anchor stores (JCPenney, Dillard's and Goldsmith's) all in the same year? Self-nom by Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 02:54, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the office of Auditor of the imprests, responsible for auditing the accounts of public officials such as the Paymaster of the Forces, became a lucrative sinecure before being abolished in 1782? (Created by User:Peterkingiron) Choess (talk) 11:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the revitalized Historic District of Apex, North Carolina has been described as a "Gucci Mayberry?" (self-nom) APK 19:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that publication of Malaysian newspaper Makkal Osai was suspended following its printing of a caricature of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette and a can of beer? (Created and expanded by) Two hundred percent (talk) 03:17, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the United States Forest Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife partnered with the Paisley, Oregon community to restore the Chewaucan River habitat for native redband trout? (self-nom)--Orygun (talk) 23:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 1686 Michael Shen Fu-Tsung (pictured), a Jesuit convert from Nanking, arrived at the court of James II and became the first recorded Chinese person to visit Britain? (Creator: PHG, nominator: Dr.K. (talk) 18:07, 4 May 2008 (UTC))
• Alternate hook
  • • ... that in the 17th century Michael Shen Fu-Tsung (pictured), was the first person to catalogue the Chinese collection of the Bodleian Library and to show the librarian the correct way to hold a Chinese book? Dr.K. (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that legendary princess Yennenga, the mother of the Mossi people, was such a great warrior that her father refused to allow her to marry? -- new article self-nom by BelovedFreak 13:23, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Comer's Midden, the 1916 kitchen waste archaeological excavation near Pituffik, Avannaa (North Greenland) was the first Thule culture ruin ever discovered? (New article created by User:Hemmingsen; nominator User:Rosiestep). --Rosiestep (talk) 11:35, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Champion passenger train connected New York City and St. Petersburg, Florida for forty years before Amtrak consolidated it with its former rival the Silver Meteor? -- self nom, new article -- Mackensen (talk) 00:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Valda Cooper became the first female managing editor of any daily newspaper in New Mexico? -- self nom Scanlan (talk) 00:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Buckeye (pictured) is the only U.S. breed of chicken known to have been created by a woman? -- selfnom VanTucky 22:10, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bouclé (pictured) is a type of novelty yarn that uses special plying techniques to obtain its charateristic loopy appearence? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Loggie (talk) 21:39, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Central Eurasian Studies Society is the first society for Central Asian scholars based in North America? Otebig (talk) 21:24, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that a story in Janna's c. 1209 CE Kannada classic Yashodhara Charite deals with sadomasochism and transmigration of the soul? (created and expanded) by Dineshkannambadi (talk) 17:15, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Could sexual perversion be replaced by sadomasochism? It seems to be the only type of "perversion" it is talking about. (Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.) --BorgQueen (talk) 06:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
    • It could be done, except another story in the classic describes sexual infatuation and consequent abduction also as a sort of perversion. However will change it.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 13:47, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Shi Siming was originally named Sugan but had his name changed to Siming by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang? (self-nomination) --Nlu (talk) 14:51, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that according to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the people of the planet Magrathea originally made the Earth? Self-nom by ISD (talk) 12:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Secondary sources? —97198 talk 12:35, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Now included. ISD (talk) 13:16, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the portrait bust of the Beriah Magoffin Monument in Harrodsburg, Kentucky was built in Neoclassical style, a style more commonly used 100 years before the monument was constructed? (self-nom)--Bedford 05:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Any suggestions for rewording?--Bedford 05:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, its the togated portrait bust alone that recalls neoclassical portrait bust conventions of the early 19th century. (The pedestal base is generically Neo-Grec, but that styl;e designation would confuse the reader.) --Wetman (talk) 19:39, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

So modified.--Bedford 07:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Hall of Fame coach Sid Gilman played college football at Ohio State University under coach Francis "Shut the Gates of Mercy" Schmidt, forming the basis of his "West Coast offense"? Self nom Milk’s Favorite Cookie 01:39, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

legendary? POV+PEACOCK? --74.13.126.11 (talk) 04:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. Milk’s Favorite Cookie 13:35, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

The content in the article isn't new, it's cut and pasted from each coach's specific article. When you compile an article like that, please mention it in your edit summary, because it's a gfdl violation otherwise. - Bobet 11:24, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that 1,036,628 visitors arrived in Kenya in 2000 and tourism receipts totaled $257 million? I really can't believe this article was created before. Editorofthewiki 00:54, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Over half the content is pasting from the various National Park articles. Circeus (talk) 20:22, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I have significantly expanded it beyond what is pasted from National Park Articles. Please give it another try. I pasted some of the information from Tourism in Botswana and it got DYKed. Editorofthewiki 10:39, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
      • I gave it a go, but when I look at the cites, they don't appear to support the facts they are citing. Gatoclass (talk) 10:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
        • They do; a lot are in book sources. Do you have any specific objections that I can fix e.g. the specific cites? Editorofthewiki 10:51, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
          • For example, you have multiple statements that "a total of 130,585 tourists arrived in Kenya compared to over 273,000 that year", that "Tourist income from China, however, dropped 10.7%, compared with over 50% from traditonal revenue earners the United States and Euroupe. Domestic tourism also improved by 45%, earning the tourist sector 3.65 billion shillings out of the 8.08 billion in the period being reviewed."

"Conferance tourism was badly hit during the first quarter, dropping by 87.4% compared to the growth that was witnessed in 2007. 974 people arrived in Kenya duringb that period for many conferrances were cancelled. Business travel declined by 21 per cent during the time period and 35,914 travellers came into the country compared to 45,338 during the same period the year before." - All these cited to reference 5, but here is ref. 5 and I'm darned if I can see any of these facts in this reference! Gatoclass (talk) 09:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that exactly 56 years after her assassination, Philippine First Lady Aurora Quezon (pictured) was reinterred at Quezon Memorial next to her husband Manuel? Five-fold expansion, self-nom by --Anyo Niminus (talk) 01:38, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• Only about a x3 expansion. Articles have to be expanded x5 to qualify for DYK. Gatoclass (talk) 13:20, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Richard Hudson was awarded a honorary doctorate from the University of Surrey? (new article,self-nom) Meldshal42_{Hit me} 01:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. See #Instructions for details. Art LaPella (talk) 02:19, 3 May 2008 (UTC) Furthermore, it is unreferenced. Punkmorten (talk) 09:57, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Milorg member Osmund Faremo later served as member of the national parliament and local mayor for the Labour Party? -- expanded and nom by Punkmorten (talk) 09:57, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Flaithbertach Ua Néill, king of Ailech in Ireland, was called Flaithbertach an Trostáin, Flaithbertach of the Pilgrim's staff, as a result of his pilgrimage to Rome in 1030? -- new, self-nom by Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Indian film director Nitin Bose, who directed the Indian blockbuster movie Ganga Jamuna (1961), had earlier introduced playback singing in Indian cinema in 1935? (self) GDibyendu (talk) 21:52, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

The IMdB is not acceptable as a source for this sort of material. Daniel Case (talk) 16:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

links 1 and 2, referenced in the page also supports the same info. GDibyendu (talk) 16:17, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Google books result from 'Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema' shows that Hindi version of this movie was 1st Hindi film to use playback singing. But, this book is on Hindi Cinema and not Indian Cinema in general, probably that's why it did not mention that the Bengali version was 1st Indian film to introduce this. GDibyendu (talk) 16:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on May 2

• ... that the fourth season episode "Something Nice Back Home" hit a series low, in terms of Nielsen Ratings, for the ABC television show Lost? Self-nomination by –thedemonhog talk • edits of the Lost WikiProject on 05:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

• Cite only says the episode was down from the previous week. Gatoclass (talk) 08:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Schweizer SGP 1-1 glider was launched by an elastic bungee cord, originally pulled by children and later by a Ford Model A car? Article by User:Ahunt; nominated by Hassocks5489 (talk) 19:05, 4 May 2008 (UTC).

• ... that Vince Lombardi was initially pursued as the first Atlanta coach, but after deciding to stay with the Green Bay Packers, was asked for recommendations for Atlanta's first coach? Self-nom Milk’s Favorite Cookie 20:50, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

• No qualifying article. Art LaPella (talk) 21:00, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry - fixed. Milk’s Favorite Cookie 01:40, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Cited source has no mention of the hook's fact. - Bobet 11:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... the 1923 Rose Bowl, the ninth Tournament of Roses football game, was the very first held in the newly constructed Rose Bowl Stadium (pictured)? The 1923 Rose Bowl actually was the second football game played in the stadium. The stadium was dedicated officially on January 1, although the California Golden Bears had defeated the USC Trojans 12–0 in the very first game in the stadium on October 28, 1922.

• 381 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 20:44, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

strikethrough and updated Group29 (talk) 01:08, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Article still doesn't have a cited source for this fact. Daniel Case (talk) 20:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that J.D. DeBlieux, a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from Baton Rouge during the desegregation era, was perhaps the first white politician in his state to embrace the civil rights agenda?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:30, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Length verified, although I tagged it with {{sections}} because as is it's not easy on the eyes. Second, I can't find a source for "best remembered" other than the little note in the inofbox. I'd really prefer this judgement come from an external reliable source. Daniel Case (talk) 20:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

See also

• User:AlexNewArtBot/GoodSearchResult – This is an automated list of promising new articles generated by AlexNewArtBot (talk · contribs · logs).

• Misplaced Pages Did you know