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Last minute Olympic DYK hook for 2 August?

I've expanded an article about mixed relays in athletics and nominated a DYK hook about the Olympic qualification. The Olympic mixed relays are scheduled for 2 and 3 August 2024 [1], so I was hoping this could still be in time, but I'm not sure how I should go about this, so I wanted to bring the nomination to your attention. – Editør (talk) 11:36, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

It’s a tad late in the process with the prep sets for those days full already. But you could post at Wikipedia talk:Did you know and hope that someone expedites it review. Good luck, Editør. Schwede66 14:38, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, you're right it's late. Thank you for your suggestion. – Editør (talk) 16:03, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I see you posted that request on the Olympics WP group. It needs to go to Wikipedia talk:Did you know, Editør. Schwede66 00:54, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

I've posted messages on three WikiProject talk pages and also added the article to Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Olympic hooks table, I was afraid that posting another message on that talk page would be too much. – Editør (talk) 02:12, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I see. Yes, adding it to the table is good. I just fear that because the table gets edited so much, most editors frequenting that page will skip table edits. Schwede66 03:31, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

I decided to ask an editor who still needed a QPQ for an open DYKN to consider reviewing it and the editor did, so it worked out in the end. – Editør (talk) 07:12, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Nice one! Schwede66 10:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Olympic DYK

Another Olympic DYK (a new article), if you would be so kind, and I will perform the qpq; happy for you to have positing credit.

• ... that Israeli archer Mikaella Moshe competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics after less than two years in the sport? Source: "Moshe has made terrific progress given she only began shooting less than two years ago"
  • ALT1: ... that Israeli Olympic archer Mikaella Moshe was formerly an elite gymnast? Source: "After 15 years as an elite gymnast, she has developed very quickly"

2603:7000:2101:AA00:CCCE:B295:190E:56BA (talk) 03:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done Schwede66 04:35, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks!2603:7000:2101:AA00:45CF:48FA:4F1F:A7EF (talk) 17:37, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Olympics - DYK?

story · music · places

Thank you for your effort to get the games to the DYK section! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. It’s been quite an exercise! Schwede66 10:55, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

It looked like heavy lifting even from a distance. My exercise are rather the recent deaths articles, and three women at the same time yesterday was a sad record. One of them is the topic of my story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 July 30b had a baritone, a violinist, a composer and a Bach cantata, - almost too much, and the composer's article, Wolfgang Rihm, improved much over the last days, could still grow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

"Paris Olympics" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Paris Olympics has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 27 § Paris Olympics until a consensus is reached. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 03:16, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Inasmuch as the Olympics are still of interest

Here's another DYK. Expansion. If you would be so kind; same approach as always.

• ... that American Olympic rugby player Sarah Levy is the great-granddaughter of a Springbok? Source: "Her paternal great-grandfather was South African Springbok rugby star Louis Babrow"

Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:FDAE:F2BA:C97D:3A0A (talk) 05:02, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done – you can find the nomination page here. Schwede66 09:17, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Great. Thanks. (I'm slowing down. I think). --2603:7000:2101:AA00:54B:36AA:A773:7A69 (talk) 06:25, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Could you please take a look at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Sarah Levy (rugby union) and do some copy-editing to address close paraphrasing? Schwede66 04:20, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Shall do tomorrow. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:29, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Done. Was mostly names, but addressed any other issues, per this guidance. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:38, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK proposal

if you like it ... per usual ..

• ... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms? Source: "... set up a makeshift practice range in the family’s apartment, allowing Ada to shoot from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms."Source: "At home, I shoot my air pistol because it actually doesn’t require a lot of equipment and is pretty quiet ... I have space going from my kitchen to my dining room that is basically reserved for me for a couple hours."

2603:7000:2101:AA00:C88D:848F:5F9A:6FA0 (talk) 23:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I've just read the article. Fabulous hook, I have to say. I'll get onto it. Schwede66 00:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done at Template:Did you know nominations/Ada Korkhin. Schwede66 11:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Prisoner swap

FWIW (and maybe for the sake of discussion), here's my talk page summary. – Sca (talk) 20:07, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Oh, you run your own news ticker. How interesting, Sca. Schwede66 00:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Another Olympian DYK proposal

if you like it ... a usual ..

• ... that when not rock climbing, American Olympian Jesse Grupper develops exoskeletons? Source: "He ... worked in Harvard's Biodesign Lab, developing exoskeletons for stroke victims, and he is currently still a research fellow in the lab"

2603:7000:2101:AA00:C90F:5F27:BE03:9B87 (talk) 06:27, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

• Nominated at Template:Did you know nominations/Jesse Grupper. Schwede66 08:56, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

  Could you please go back to this and look at close paraphrasing, as this report has too many similarities? Schwede66 08:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Done. Was mostly names, but addressed any other issues, per this guidance. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:39, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK proposal

If you like it. I don't need any credit for it - that should I expect go to the editor who wrote most of it (if he does not write one first - time as usual is tight on this one).

... that the parents of American Olympian Minna Stess built a concrete skatepark in their backyard for their children?

Source: "So their parents ... decided to concrete the yard, turning it into a place for skating.... and now the backyard skatepark is the only place 14-year-old Minna can train for the Tokyo Games" 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 06:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Sure. I'll get onto it shortly.

Have you seen the note about Sarah Levy above? Schwede66 07:47, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I had not. Thanks. I'll seek to address. The overall detector indicates copyvio "Violation Unlikely; 11.5% similarity", and much of the overlap is words that are not copyvio (names, places, the like), but I will see what I can do. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Update. Frustratingly, after my initial effort, the detector - still indicating Violation Unlikely - upped similarity to the 13% range. Checking the top matching source, the vast majority of indicated "matches" are with names, places, and the like .. but I will give this a shot tomorrow again when my head has cleared. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't pay any attention to the percentage and the "unlikely" statement. It always pays to look at the passages that the tool highlights. Schwede66 09:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for that head's up. I've addressed it that way as well now, though there was little to do. As before, but even moreso, the vast majority of what appears in highlights consists of names. Which are not the sort of thing that rises to the level of copyvio. (As reflected here: "Copyright law does not protect names, titles, or short phrases or expressions...To be protected by copyright, a work must contain a certain minimum amount of authorship ... Names, titles, and other short phrases do not meet these requirements.") --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

DetroitFan7, it's been suggested that I nominate your Minna Stess article at DYK and set up the nomination so that you get a credit. Is that ok by you? Before I go ahead, though, there is one sentence part from one of the sources that has found its way into the article (your original version of it) that would have to be rewritten to be clear of close paraphrasing: Stess attends Petaluma’s Valley Oaks Independent Studies High School, which allows her to study virtually while traveling. Let me know. Schwede66 08:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Schwede66:, that's OK by me. DetroitFan7 (talk) 09:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Nominated at Template:Did you know nominations/Minna Stess. Schwede66 09:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Proposal

Per usual.

... that at 193 cm (6 feet 4 inches) tall, Australian Olympic water polo player Sienna Green is the tallest person in her family?

Source: "at 6-4, she is the tallest person in her family"

5x expanded. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:5DFC:4931:AA8F:8FB5 (talk) 06:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, no trouble. I won’t make it a special occasion hook, though – I announced half a day ago that I’m done with hook shuffling. Is that alright? Schwede66 07:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Of course. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:5DFC:4931:AA8F:8FB5 (talk) 07:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Actioned: Template:Did you know nominations/Sienna Green Schwede66 11:09, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Possibly worth pooling the remaining Olympic hooks to run during the Paralympics?--Launchballer 11:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Doesn't make sense to me. Closest in time seems most sensible for hooks where the subject attracts the most public interest on a date certain. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:5598:8E79:93B0:13BC (talk) 21:05, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer, maybe. But I won't be running the show. There have been way too many DYK regulars moaning at me about the Olympics. I have a high resilience level but it's got to be fun, and that's been taken away. Schwede66 22:12, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Signatures

Hi. Regarding Special:Diff/1238859794 and Special:Diff/1238859401, I haven't followed the full history here, but I'm not overjoyed with having you sign things on my behalf. @Theleekycauldron RoySmith (talk) 12:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

My apologies, @RoySmith. I didn't know that you don't necessarily follow discussions where you get pinged (and I had wondered why you did not respond, even though I had asked for a response). I shall revert. Schwede66 22:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Hmmm, I'm not sure which discussion you're referring to. RoySmith (talk) 22:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Well, the other week, you put your foot down stating that you do not want hooks being signed by you when you didn't check them, @RoySmith. So when there was a need the other day to do a major hook reshuffle, with your hooks going into Leeky's set and Leeky's hooks going into yours, I documented in detail what I had done, and how to ensure that Leeky's hooks don't show in your queue with her signature (which will happen in 40 minutes' time). But it seems I just cannot please you, hence I shall give up trying to do so. Schwede66 23:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

OK, now I remember that discussion. There's been so many, it's hard to keep track, and it's not obvious to me that you were saying, "I'm going to put your signature on somebody's talk page". I don't think it's fair to interpret my not following every thing that's been mentioned in every discussion and then being surprised to find my signature on something I didn't expect as being impossible to please.

Taking a step back, I'm all for running a bunch of olympic-related material, but it seems to have taken over and pushed our normal processes to the breaking point. You mentioned in that thread that "However, RoySmith had in the meantime promoted Prep2 to Q2". Yes, I did, because I was told it was ready to go. Except it turned out you felt it needed a major reshuffle after fact. If we're doing major reshuffles after things hit the queue, something's gone off the rails. RoySmith (talk) 23:48, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

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Suggested DYK

Here's another DYK. Expansion. Zero time pressure (he's already competed). If you would be so kind; same approach as always.

• ... that Australian Olympic judoka Josh Katz competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics six months after completely rupturing an ACL?

Source: "In January this year I sustained a near Olympic campaign-ending injury, fully rupturing the ACL in my right knee" and "Competitions .. 27. Jul 2024 ... Olympic Games Paris 2024"

Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:D997:A770:F85:5F4D (talk) 00:02, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Done. I have done a bit of page moving and this athlete is now at Josh Katz; you might want to fix incoming links (not essential, though). What is essential is to provide a reference for his date of birth. Nomination form is at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh Katz. When you provide the QPQ, it's best to also leave a comment so that the reviewer doesn't just look at my comment (as happened the other day). Schwede66 00:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! As always. I've addressed all that you suggested. Best. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:D997:A770:F85:5F4D (talk) 05:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

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Nomination of List of electoral firsts in New Zealand for deletion

Re threat of deletion Hugo999 (talk) 08:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

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		For coordinating and running the Summer Olympics period at DYK. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:53, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for that appreciation and for your support. Schwede66 16:22, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

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		For diving in and doing heavy weightlifting on scheduling 2024 Olympics DYK hooks; for this marathon effort you are awarded the gold medal and laurel wreath. - (puns intended) JennyOz (talk) 04:47, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Oh, how very nice. Thank you. I had no idea that you are keeping an eye on DYK happenings, JennyOz. Yes, it was somewhat involved! Schwede66 05:29, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

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List of tallest buildings in Christchurch

Hello. This is list of tallest buildings in Christchurch so category 2011 Christchurch earthquake is completely unrelated. Eurohunter (talk) 15:27, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Maybe read the article to find out why it’s related? Schwede66 15:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

An obscure cricketer...

Hello. A very long time ago (2016) you did a little work on R. Sands. I've been working through the List of Auckland representative cricketers bringing it up to date and it's usually the sort of article that we'd redirect to the list these days - the lack of biographical information more than anything. Would you object to me doing that? I'd copy across (with attribution of course) the refs that you'd added and work the content out in a note - which I've already done for other players on the same list where we only have an initial rather than a name. I'll watch here for a week. Thanks. Blue Square Thing (talk) 20:24, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in, Blue Square Thing. No trouble with what you propose. Schwede66 21:08, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Waipareira block

I've put more effort into writing about it now. Would this be acceptable? There's a book source which will presumably be more in depth with more information that I can try and obtain. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Well, that’s a lot better. Add some categories and it’ll be acceptable for main space. Schwede66 09:08, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Moved it now. Honestly don't even know what I was thinking at first. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Slip ups happen. Don't forget to add categories, @Traumnovelle. Schwede66 19:27, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

I can't find nor think of an appropriate category beyond 1853 in New Zealand. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:32, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Hobsonville Church what would you say to this article? I've pretty much just relied on the Heritage NZ source because it's so thorough and complete. I haven't yet tracked down any print sources that cover it but presumably the Heritage report already covered whatever might be contained in them. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:05, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Blue Mountain Pottery

Hi Schwede66, Thought you might be interested in this article: Blue Mountain Pottery. The article dates back to about 2006, but was pretty short. I came across it last week and spent the past few days bringing it up to a "Start" class. I think it's an interesting account of how some Czechs brought their entrepreneurial and pottery skills to Ontario post WWII, which then became a local icon in Canada. (Yes, my parents, among many Canadians of their generation, had some Blue Mountain in their house. :) ) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 00:52, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Nice one, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz. The funny thing is that I had a long chat with a potter today who I met for the first time. In Tākaka, though, and not in Collingwood; I live in between those two places. Oh, and my closest neighbour is a very good potter. Schwede66 04:25, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

And given that you've exceeded a 5x expansion, I hope that you'll nominate the article for DYK. Schwede66 04:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Glad you liked it. Interesting coincidence. 😊 Doubtful re DYK. Didn’t enjoy my last couple of go-rounds there. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 06:01, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing dashes & apostrophes. I never quite remember how they’re supposed to be. (Sigh) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 06:03, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

It's a team effort! Schwede66 06:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Alright, you persuaded me. Just did the nomination. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:10, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Splendid, @Mr Serjeant Buzfuz! Schwede66 03:21, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

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