User talk:Cmprince/dyk

This is my collection of DYKs.

DYK![edit]

On January 13, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hot 8 Brass Band, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thank you for your contributions! Nishkid 64 01:30, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Joseph Cassidy (politician)[edit]

On October 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Cassidy (politician), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 17:07, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Bermel[edit]

On November 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Bermel, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Ucucha (talk) 02:43, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Peter Keefe[edit]

On June 19, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Keefe, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- Cirt (talk) 12:02, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As a fan of his work (who hadn't heard the unfortunate news) I wanted to say thanks for creating the article. -- James26 (talk) 15:31, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St. John's Park[edit]

On June 24, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St. John's Park, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Zoni Weisz[edit]

On 26 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zoni Weisz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Zoni Weisz, a Dutch Sinto survivor of the Porajmos, has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the world's largest flower arrangement? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fudai, Iwate[edit]

On 21 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fudai, Iwate, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 15.5-metre (51 ft) floodgate that protected Fudai, Iwate, Japan, from the recent tsunami was derided as a waste of public funds when it was built in the 1970s? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Joan Martorell[edit]

On 27 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joan Martorell, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Modernisme architect Joan Martorell headed the committee that in 1883 selected Antoni Gaudí to complete the still-unfinished Sagrada Família? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Savage Beauty (exhibition)[edit]

On 18 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Savage Beauty (exhibition), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that over 650,000 people visited the Alexander McQueen exhibition Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and some queued for more than four hours? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Savage Beauty (exhibition).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

rʨanaɢ (talk) 08:03, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pesse canoe[edit]

On 9 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pesse canoe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 10,000 year old Pesse canoe, the world's oldest known boat, was found in a Dutch peat bog? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pesse canoe.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Adama Ndiaye[edit]

On 1 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adama Ndiaye, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Senegalese fashion designer Adama Ndiaye organized the Dakar Fashion Week exhibition, now in its 10th year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adama Ndiaye. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:03, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Maouri people[edit]

On 21 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maouri people, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Maouri people resisted an attack by the French Voulet–Chanoine Mission at the Battle of Lougou? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maouri people. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Vue de toits (Effet de neige)[edit]

On 21 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vue de toits (Effet de neige), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rooftop view in Vue de toits (Effet de neige) (pictured) by Gustave Caillebotte may have been inspired by the work of French photographer Hippolyte Bayard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vue de toits (Effet de neige). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Esther Armah[edit]

On 1 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Esther Armah, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Esther Armah and her family were placed under house arrest during the 1966 Ghana military coup while her father Kwesi Armah was on a diplomatic mission to Vietnam? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kwesi Armah[edit]

On 1 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kwesi Armah, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Esther Armah and her family were placed under house arrest during the 1966 Ghana military coup while her father Kwesi Armah was on a diplomatic mission to Vietnam? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Les raboteurs de parquet[edit]

On 11 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les raboteurs de parquet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gustave Caillebotte's 1875 painting Les raboteurs de parquet was rejected by the Salon for its "vulgar subject matter"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Les raboteurs de parquet. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sunrise with Sea Monsters[edit]

On 22 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sunrise with Sea Monsters, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the depiction of "monsters" in J. M. W. Turner's painting Sunrise with Sea Monsters (pictured) may have been influenced by his use of a drug related to morphine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sunrise with Sea Monsters. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Les orangers[edit]

On 10 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les orangers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the painting Les orangers by Gustave Caillebotte depicts his brother in the same outfit that Gustave was shown wearing in a painting by Renoir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Les orangers. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Nice work on Les Orangers! I like Caillebotte ... Whiteghost.ink (talk) 13:02, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Young Man at His Window[edit]

On 12 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Young Man at His Window, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Émile Zola wrote that Gustave Caillebotte's Young Man at His Window (pictured) represents "anti-artistic painting ... because of the exactitude of the copying"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Young Man at His Window. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:22, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Le Pont de l'Europe[edit]

On 16 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Le Pont de l'Europe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that art historian Norma Broude suggests that Gustave Caillebotte's Le Pont de l'Europe (pictured) may depict the artist cruising near the Gare Saint-Lazare? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Le Pont de l'Europe. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Homme au bain (painting)[edit]

On 15 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Homme au bain (painting), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Boston's Museum of Fine Arts sold eight works to fund the purchase of Man at His Bath (pictured), reportedly because of donor reluctance to pay for "a painting showing some random guy's naked butt"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Homme au bain (painting). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

In case you hadn't noticed, the hook did very well, generating 6,721 views (and the image got 6,769). I added it to the Stats page. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:49, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]