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Hi. I created a lot of new articles all of which have been ignored on DYK. It's not that they are not interesting. Several of them have been already translated to other wikipedias and/or have been followed with articles concerning sub-topics. Now I self nominated my new article nuclear power phase-out and it gets ignored again. That makes me angry, because I don't understand the reason. I can cite the same arguments as Samuel Wantman above: Created 15:14, August 11, 2005[1], therefore not older than 120 hours (Template_talk:Did_you_know). Posted on the same day it was created on DYK (i.e. less than 36 hours after being written). The rules exclude stubs and ask for articles +1,000 characters in size - I counted 2895 characters (including wikitags). It also has a photo. It is no trivia - It is not about some US sportsman unknown everywhere but in the US (as popular in DYK) but about nuclear power and energy politics which are serious topics. It is an article original to wikipedia and it certainly belongs to the topics widely neglected in wikipedia. I listed it on Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias open tasks (Concerns DYK rule: Try to avoid country-centrism and topic-centrism). The phrasing of the question "Did you know?" was taken from the article. Thank you for reading. Ben T/C 10:09, August 13, 2005 (UTC)
I propose that if recently created stubs are ineligible for DYK, then articles that have recently been expanded beyond the stub threshold should be eligible. This way, any article will have a "window of eligibility" once during its history. 130.126.102.57 20:15, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
I did not think that stubs were meant to be featured in this section, there have been quite a few recently (there are two at the moment; although one isn't tagged as such). I am not entirely sure of the point in linking to an article that contains very little information beyond what factoid is listed here. Rje 00:47, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
Is it just me, or is there a preponderance lately of DYK articles related to cricket (the sport, not the insect)?--Theodore Kloba 17:15, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
"Did you know... that Raj Ghat and other memorials are sometimes considered India's modern day equivalent of Westminster Abbey?" According to a Google search for "Raj Ghat" "Westminster Abbey", no, that opinion wasn't widely known until now; there are only 18 hits (and were only 16 this morning), and the only page that comes up making a comparison between the two is Wikipedia itself. While there might very well be some people out there who do consider it the "modern day equivilant of Westminster Abbey", it's probably better to avoid referring to nebulous, unverifiable opinions in articles when possible, let alone on Wikipedia's main page. Aquillion 22:39, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
This article has been around for quite a while, but has spent most of its time as a rather undeserved redirect to comics. I fixed it up yesterday and now it even has a proper reference. Would anyone object if I listed it as a candidate?
Peter Isotalo 06:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
IMHO, working for this feature of WP is a good area to practice getting the most impact out of the fewest words, a skill which has always challenged (and often eluded) me (and some other Wikipedians I have noticed).
I especially enjoy working on the DYK section because the publicity during the time the blurb is presented draws readers and editors to the articles, which stimulates collaboration with other Wikipedian and first-time WP contributors, resulting in additional content, factual corrections, and sometimes a bit of controversy!
Q: Would it be appropriate to have a Wikiproject for WP to more formally gather frequent contributors?
Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 21:19, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Another idea: I think the template sent to users when their nominations have been used is a real nice part of the Did you know process with WP. As an enhancement could the same (or slightly modified) template be placed on the article's talk page at that same time. That would increase awareness of DYK, and even start talk pages for some new articles.
Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 21:19, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
The assertion that Snap-dragon, a game involving fire and liquor, was a children's game, is not founded from the source material. Someone turned "young people" into "children" and this unfortunate terminology shift has made its way to the front page. See talk. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 19:01, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
From today's DYK, "...that a strap-on dildo may be used by heterosexual couples for pegging?"
Is it really a good idea to feature articles about anal sex on the main page? --Szquirrel 15:11, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
The current DYK had an exposure of just around 150 minutes as it was replaced by the picture. Is it not very short? Probably it can be re-featured for some 3-4 hrs. on monday. --Gurubrahma 05:56, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
There is a good discussion underway about having an award for outstanding contributors to new articles and DYK. This idea died from lack of interest once before, perhaps because you folks were all busy finding and/or writing new articles for WP. Please chime in this time, whatever your thoughts! The link is Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals. Thanks. Vaoverland 23:55, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
Has anyone else noticed an extraordinary number of US execution-related articles in DYK? I realize that this is an area where the US and a few radical countries stand in stark contrast with most of the supposedly civilized world, but are we perhaps getting a bit POV and out of balance in DYK on this topic? I haven't seen a single new article about how alternatives to capital punishment are working better elsewhere, or in the states which have abolished their death penalty laws. My point is not to argue the issue here, but to suggest we make sure DYK isn't being used for platform to publicize this controversial practice for any POV purpose, for or against. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 23:55, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
There's a typo in the "did you know" item about the drug ice: "...and the when it is smoked..." (emphasis mine). – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs, blog) 02:25, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, the above article was created on 1st November and suggested for DYK on 2nd Novemeber. It hasn't been featured on DYK yet and has been removed from the suggestions page now, as being old. It wd be great if the parameters for not listing an entry are mentioned below the entry. e.g. nixie mentions that some articles are too short or bit too short - that is a helpful suggestion. However, for the above article, no reason has been forthcoming. An article featured on DYK typically gets more feedback and coverage - hence, it wd be great if a reason accompanies any entry that is rejected, as that wd help editors in future to improve their efforts in getting their articles featured on DYK. Also, I feel that, despite some good entries, DYK is not being updated regularly. --Gurubrahma 06:01, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
I have made a suggestion relating to this man, who introduced the idea of a moment's silence for Remembrance Day, and would like to see it on the main page on November 11, which is of course Remembrance Day. Harro5 07:23, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
I'm Malaysian, and I'm delighted with the exposure we're getting in DYK over the past few days, but aren't four Malaysian-related articles a week on DYK just a tad too much? I'm also a bit concerned that, though the articles are pretty neutral the "taglines" may have anti-bumiputera POV (I'm not a bumiputera so I don't know if they would be offended- can't say for sure) Borisblue 16:32, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
I believe that DYK should go on even if none of the articles have images due to the disabling of images. We may have to do till such time with images of national flags and the like. --Gurubrahma 16:52, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
The latest changes on WP:DYK say that DYK should appeal to 66% of people - who wd determine that? My first instinct was to revert but I think it is only fair to wait for comments before reverting it hastily. --Gurubrahma 15:26, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
The number of death penalty articles being featured in DYK is getting out of hand. I have to wonder if it's politically motivated when the current DYK article, Capital punishment in New Hampshire is almost a year old! BrainyBroad 04:56, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Please use these following tools when archiving from Template:Did you know to Template talk:Did you know:
--AllyUnion (talk) 07:02, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Does this combination of parser/bot help us? I don't mean any disrespect here, Ally, but isn't easer to do all this manually? What am I missing? --Duk 19:00, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
The "DYK" entry on Ernie's Work of Art states: "...that of the hundreds of Sesame Street picture books illustrated, Ernie's Work of Art is one of the few with voice bubbles?" Yet the article states: "As in many early Sesame Street books, all the dialog is in voice bubbles, as if it were a comic book" (emphasis added). Since the template will probably be refeshed soon, it's probably a moot point, but... --zenohockey 21:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
For the 14 Dec 2005 DYK: It's not Maria Viramontes, it's HELENA Maria Viramontes. See her professor's page at the Cornell website. [3]. The page itself has been corrected, but the front page still has it wrong. Omphaloscope » talk 22:52, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
What do people think about adding a link on the bottom of the template to the DYK suggestion page in addition to or instead of the start a new article link?--nixie 05:31, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
The rules read that articles should be 1000+ characters in size (just reaching 1000+ characters would still make it a stub). Was it not supposed to be 1000+ words some time back? Even a 150-word article would qualify under 1000+ characters rule. Also, there is a 1000+ bytes rule. I think we need to make it consistent at all the places and I feel 500+ words would be a good choice (stub or no stub). Any views? --Gurubrahma 13:13, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
I have noticed that the Did-you-know section has disappeared from the Main Page and has not been updated since Dec. 30, 2005. May I ask, what is the problem? Jan.Kamenicek 08:43, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
Please remove the Ivanov hoax from the main page. The whole story appears to have originated in The Sun, an infamous UK tabloid and is reprinted without checking in tens of other newspapers. Since there is no respectable source for this story (and believe me, I tried to find one), it fails the rule of verifiability. Paranoid 01:24, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
At the time of writing all 4 items are US-focused (a US anchor, a US TV show, a website founded by a US CNN anchor and a US mayor), can I urge anyone who has seen a recently created, well-written, non-US article to add it as soon as possible. --Oldak Quill 17:06, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello, can you elaborate who decided to ban fairuse images from WP:DYK? Because of that, we seem to have a dearth of images eligible for the main page. --Ghirla | talk 13:42, 8 January 2006 (UTC)moving the msg. on my talkpage here--Gurubrahma 13:58, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
...that many Russians celebrate the new year twice: once on the 1 January New Year of the Gregorian calendar and again on the Julian calendar Old New Year in mid-January? I cant sleap right now here in Serbia because many people celebrate Julian calendar New Year! Please fix this on Main page. Thank you! --M. Pokrajac 23:10, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
In today's The Chesterfield Kings section, the word "suing" is misspelled. NoSeptember talk 15:59, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Moved from my talkpage Is expansion of the Did You Know project possible?
Hi. I noticed you are somewhat active in the Did You Know template project. I couldn't find a discussion page for that template, as it looked like the default talk page was being used for operations. So I hope you don't mind me contacting you directly...
One of the concepts being explored at the Main Page Redesign Project is expanding coverage for both the Picture of the Day (POTD) and Did You Know (DYK) to seven days per week. One of the Main Page Redesigns we have produced already has support for displaying both of these features separately. POTD is already produced 7 days per week, and so is being displayed in that Redesign every day. Note that users may start adopting the Redesigns for use on their user pages, even if they don't become the new Main Page. DYK is currently only produced 5 days per week, and so its display remains static on weekends.
We have just started a new round of voting, and of course I'm championing the version with the most upgrades, including DYK.
The reason I am contacting you is that this version has unexpectedly taken an early lead in the race, and so it is possible that it could be adopted as the new main page. I thought I better start looking into what needs to be done to get it fully supported in case it does win, and heck maybe even boost its chances during the voting session (which lasts until the end of the week).
I was wondering if the DYK team would be interested in and up to the task of keeping the DYK project active on weekends? Perhaps even this weekend? Would you like the Main Page to support your feature 7 days per week?
I invite you to become familiar with our project. Come take a look at what we've accomplished so far, and feel free to join in on the fun. And of course, everyone with a user account is eligible to vote.
Sincerely,
--Go for it! 11:34, 21 January 2006 (UTC) end of message --Gurubrahma 12:56, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
The main page says that "the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang was built in 1982 to commemorate the "victory" of Korea over Japan in the WWII" but the article says that "the monument was built to honour and glorify President Kim Il Sung's role in the resistance against Japanese rule." This is not only opinionating on the main page, but also breaks the rule stating that "the "Did you know?" fact must be mentioned in the article." Nikola 08:55, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that Lanzón is a stub. Yet I also noticed that under the January 26th date, an article was deleted because it was a stub. Why is it that Lanzon was nominated for the front, yet it's still a stub?? --Cantthinkofausername 22:49, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
There is a typo in the last sentence (larget) today. --Eleassar my talk 17:23, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Surely the guideline for this that an article should be original to Wikipedia goes against the prohibition on original research? All "Did You Know" facts should in theory have been sourced from somewhere else, so this guideline doesn't make sense.Gatta 22:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
I moved the page to Robin Miller (nurse) as there is a Sir Robin Miller who is the CEO of HMV, a music store chain. SYSS Mouse 02:33, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Aerosans not necessary armoured. It is more the exception.--Nixer 11:03, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
Is it appropiate for a front page DYK article to have sections missing infomation? I counted at least 5 sections with no info whatsoever in this one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cantthinkofausername (talk • contribs)
Xian Xing Zhe now redirects to the correct name Xianxingzhe. Could someone fix DYK as well? Pissant 21:12, 6 February 2006 (UTC)