User:Acather96/DYK
So far I've written 18 articles which have appeared on the Main Pages Did you know? column. Here's a list of them, with the newest at the top and the oldest at the bottom.
On 15 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a possibly distinct form of the Egyptian white water-lily exists far away from its Nile Delta habitat in a small Romanian nature reserve? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis. 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. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:51, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
On 1 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Secular Pro-Life, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that posters for a presentation by Secular Pro-Life at the University of Georgia were repeatedly torn down in protest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Secular Pro-Life. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:23, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
On 25 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stratton Park Moated Enclosure, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that no one knows where the water in Stratton Moat comes from? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stratton Park Moated Enclosure. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may 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) 18:53, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
On 25 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article County Wildlife Site, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the conservation designation County Wildlife Site (example site pictured) confers no legal protection at all? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/County Wildlife Site. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may 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. |
Orlady (talk) 03:22, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
On 1 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gamlingay Cinques Common, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gamlingay Cinques Common is a remnant of a much larger heathland which was once visited by Charles Darwin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gamlingay Cinques Common. 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. |
Thanks to you for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
On 24 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Riddy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that evidence of mill-building at The Riddy dates back to Norman times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Riddy. 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, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
On 23 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lepiota cristata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the stinking dapperling mushroom is possibly poisonous? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lepiota cristata. 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) 00:03, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
On 21 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Odell Great Wood, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the theft of a single axe from Odell Great Wood led to three months hard labour for one woodsman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Odell Great Wood. 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) 16:02, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
On 17 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hanger Wood, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that evidence of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement has been found at Hanger Wood (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hanger Wood. 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. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
On 6 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silaum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that whilst the exact etymology is uncertain, the colour yellow and the Italian mountainous plateau La Sila have been offered as possible etymologies for Silaum, a genus of flowering plants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Silaum. 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. |
Nyttend (talk) 16:03, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
On 1 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saxifraga paniculata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in deleterious environmental conditions, the White Mountain saxifrage (pictured) closes up its leaf rosettes to prevent dehydration and photoinhibition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saxifraga paniculata. 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) 12:02, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
On 26 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is often called the Christmas Kalanchoe due to its flamboyant and colourful blooms in winter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. 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. |
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
On 25 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luzula wahlenbergii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the arctic–alpine woodrush Luzula wahlenbergii has the common name Reindeer Wood-rush? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luzula wahlenbergii. 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. |
Harrias talk 12:03, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
On 25 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luzula nivalis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that arctic or snowy wood-rush has been described as one of the most ecologically important of all arctic plants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luzula nivalis. 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. |
Harrias talk 00:03, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
On 13 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article ATV: Quad Frenzy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite some reviewers praising ATV: Quad Frenzy's graphics and soundtrack, VideoGamer.com's review said it was "quite disgraceful" that it "even made it onto the store shelves"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ATV: Quad Frenzy. 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. |
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:03, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
On 15 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luzula sylvatica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the leaves of Luzula sylvatica are used by Golden Eagles to line their eyries in the winter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luzula sylvatica. 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) 16:03, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
On 4 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silaum silaus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite having the common name pepper saxifrage, Silaum silaus (pictured) is neither a saxifrage nor tastes of pepper? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Silaum silaus. 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) 16:27, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
On 9 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Double Arches Pit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that evidence of a Roman settlement has been discovered at Double Arches Pit, a disused sand quarry that is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest? 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 9 November 2010 (UTC)