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On 2 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon of Jerusalem was the fourth yeshiva established on three continents by Rabbi Simcha Wasserman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem)), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:30, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Yoninah, I have a question regarding the DYK nomination for Gertrude Foster Brown. It is now green; Proposed hooks note publication of her book Your Vote and How to Use It (1921). I was hoping it could go out before election day as an encouragement to vote, but I'm not sure of the protocol, or on how things get moved from the general nom queue to the Special occasion holding area. Since you seem to know many things, I venture to ask you, thank you :-) Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 12:56, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

• I found an error in the dating of the book, so have called for a re-check of the DYK. Issue of how to move will still be relevant once rechecked. Many apologies, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:20, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi! I've answered all the feedback at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Prep_5_.28Ahn.29, in the event you are interested in reviewing and responding. ScooterSponson (talk) 21:49, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

@ScooterSponson: Thanks for the notification. I still think the article needs a complete overhaul. If you would like me to edit it, I can do so within the coming days. Yoninah (talk) 22:36, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Think we could collaborate on that? I am familiar with the local Filipino publications and can also probably find additional sources to to support paragraphs that you identify need more citations. One of the issues I grappled with in writing the article is that simply striking a paragraph for not having weighty enough sources makes other paragraphs not make sense. For example, if we removed the narrative about the smear campaign, then it doesn't make any sense as to how he came out of nowhere as a reputation management pro. How do you suggest we tackle issues like these? ScooterSponson (talk) 09:15, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Guess not. LOL. Your edit was good. Made things more concise. I made two related edits afterward, both explained in the edit summaries, just slight tweaks. And I also edited the distance of the death march to match the Stars & Stripes reference. Have responded at the DYK template as well. ScooterSponson (talk) 14:25, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm just wondering if Template:Did you know nominations/Kingston, Mississippi ever made it onto the "Did You Know"? Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:48, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

@Magnolia677: there's a backup of around 70 approved nominations waiting to be promoted. You'll get a notice on your talk page when this one goes live. Best, Yoninah (talk) 11:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Great. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 12:34, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Hello, new user here, so I apologize if this isn't the proper protocol for responding to comments (I'm not quite used to the wiki layout with regards to communicating to other users). What kind of information would I need to add to the page for its promotion to a DYK article? Should I source some of the plot elements using the novel itself? Verycutedog (talk) 14:27, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Verycutedog, when you want to comment on your DYK review, you can do so by editing the template itself. But I will respond to your comment here. As I mentioned on the review, most of the article is unsourced plot. Looking at Category:Argentine novels, I see that most Argentine novels are being written the same way, with an unsourced lead, a long, unsourced plot summary, and a few sourced notes on the reception. The ratio of sourced to unsourced text, however, does not work for DYK. Take a look at The Color Purple, which in addition to plot summary has other sourced sections. I'm not suggesting that you write something so long, but if you could find some independent sources, like book reviews, that talk about themes or characters, you could add more information and make this page look more complete. If you wish to add sources for your plot summary, you should use independent, third-party sources rather than primary sources (the latter being the novel itself). Good luck, Yoninah (talk) 22:42, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Replied there. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:22, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

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