User talk:Jappalang/Do You Knows

Conan (2007 video game)
For my own vanity... (first suggestion was the one selected),


 * ... that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Conan the Barbarian in the 1982 film, proposed a law in 2007 for regulating the sales of violent video games such as Conan? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Jappalang (talk) 09:52, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that oil painting brush strokes are visible in the textures of the video game Conan? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Jappalang (talk) 09:52, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
For my own vanity (the first suggestion was the one selected)...
 * ... that a simple kite defeated cannons, steamers, and rockets in the bid to lay a line for the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (pictured)? Jappalang (talk) 03:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that "Go fly a kite" was literally what 15-year-old Homan Walsh did to help build the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (ad pictured)? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that until the opening of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (pictured) in 1855, no train has crossed a suspension bridge under its own power? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that in 1854, the toll collected from a foot bridge, predecessor of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, was so lucrative that its builder, Charles Ellet, Jr., tried to claim ownership by mounting cannons on the bridge? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that strong winds destroyed all notable suspension bridges spanning the Niagara Gorge except the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (pictured), whose wires were still in good condition after 42 years? Jappalang (talk) 03:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that in January 1864, 211 live hogs were declared as war material and seized by the customs at the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge? Jappalang (talk) 03:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that besides conveying people, goods, and livestock from United States to Canada, the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (pictured) was instrumental as part of the Underground Railroad in helping American slaves flee to freedom in Canada? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * ... that travelers on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge witnessed Signorina Maria Spelterini's feat of becoming the only woman to cross the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope (pictured)? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ... that acrobat Charles Blondin became the first man to cross the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope on June 30, 1859, in front of crowds at the edges of the gorge and on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge? Jappalang (talk) 00:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Toa Payoh ritual murders

 * ... that Adrian Lim thanked his judges when they sentenced him to death for the ritual killings of two children? — Created by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 01:54, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Alt1: ... that during the trial for the Toa Payoh ritual murders in Singapore, Howard Cashin received death threats for defending the accused, Adrian Lim? Jappalang (talk) 01:54, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Alt2: ... that for his child murders in Toa Payoh, Adrian Lim became the bogeyman of Singaporean children in the 1980s? Jappalang (talk) 01:54, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Alt3: ... that through the use of needles and eggs, Adrian Lim, the mastermind of the Toa Payoh ritual murders, convinced women to offer him money and sex? Jappalang (talk) 01:54, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Alt1 was selected. Jappalang (talk) 22:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Mozart - DYK
No objection at all to your DYK nomination. There are in fact several potentially interesting hooks, including Mozart's meeting with Bonnie Prince Charlie in Rome. I've never done DYK myself, but please feel free to nominate. Brianboulton (talk) 10:49, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you, also, for your work on the map, and for finding a better Martini image. When you do your review, can you indicate any other images which might be a bit iffy, from the point of view of sources, licence tags etc? I'm no expert in this field, but I always try if possible to get problems of this kind resolved before, rather than during, FAC. I look forward to reading your review. Brianboulton (talk) 21:19, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Mozart in Italy DYK
I am sad to say that I had to decline your DYK nom as your submission was past the 5 day deadline (by only 10 hours). However, if you request a WP:IAR in this case I would support you. You would have to ask though at Wikipedia talk:Did you know.Nrswanson (talk) 22:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Regarding James Scott Cooper DYK hook
Fixed it: This should make it fully compliant with the rules. --Jayron32. talk . contribs 04:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I have posted an alternate hook. Please re-read and consider the new hook.  Thanks!  --Jayron32. talk . contribs  05:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

John Creed Moore
Thank you for bringing it to my attention that the hook was misleading I have changed the hook. Thanks so much and Have a Great Day! Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 14:56, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I have added a reference in the article to the Hook stated in the Did you Know? I have changed the picture for the hook also as I like it better since it was his picture during the Civil War, and since the that is the subject of the article I though it would be more appropriate. Thanks and Have a Great Day! Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 22:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Alisia Dragoon

 * ... that Sega changed a dainty, big-eyed female character into a Vallejo-like golden bikini wearing female barbarian, to market the video game Alisia Dragoon to the Western market? — 5x expansion by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 science fiction animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was an influence on the stage designs of the video game Alisia Dragoon? Jappalang (talk) 14:38, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ALT2: ... that Alisia Dragoon was one of the first few video games to challenge gender bias, featuring a female character in a leading role who is capable of defending herself without male help? Jappalang (talk) 14:38, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Primary was selected. Jappalang (talk) 06:12, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Barnet

 * ... that that despite being one of the most important battles of the Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Barnet (pictured) had only one surviving chronicle based on an eyewitness account?
 * ALT1:... that in the Battle of Barnet (pictured), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick was fighting for Henry VI, whom he formerly deposed, and against Edward IV, whom he had helped to gain the throne?


 * ALT2:... that the House of York won the Battle of Barnet (pictured) on 14 April 1471, partly due to a case of friendly fire by the House of Lancaster?


 * ALT3:... that Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (pictured), did not deliver a speech on his death in the Battle of Barnet as depicted by Shakespeare, but was stabbed in the neck and robbed of his armour?

ALT1 was selected without picture. Jappalang (talk) 12:16, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Bedřich Smetana

 * Thanks for your interest in this article, and for fixing the DYK. I have now finished drafting my expansion, but there is clearly more work necessary, especially around the lead and "Music" sections. Unfortunately I shall be away from Wikipedia for approx 8 days, so I won't be able to work on the article until around 3/4 June, but if you have time for any further suggestions/comments I'd be very happy to have them. Or you may wish to save them for a formal Peer Review. Brianboulton (talk) 10:38, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Template_talk:Did_you_know
Replied to your comments. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 04:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lat
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * ... that to be permitted to draw political cartoons in 1975, Lat (pictured) had to win over his chief editor by offering up Malaysian Prime Minister Hussein Onn on a camel?

5x expanded by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:42, 29 August 2010 (UTC)



Added two ALTs. Note that expansion is from 3532 B (598 words) to 35 kB (5872 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:48, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that Lat (pictured) was made a datuk (a Malaysian knight) and a Professor of Anthropology and Sociology for drawing funny pictures of his fellow country men?
 * ALT2: ... that Paul McCartney's music inspires Lat (pictured) to draw "fashionable girls"?
 * ALT3: ... that Lat (pictured) found the inspiration to draw cartoons about circumcision while on assignment as a reporter to investigate dead bodies in a morgue?
 * Added another ALT. Jappalang (talk) 01:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for The Kampung Boy
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:03, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * ... that "naughty ones with ... bushy hair" fill the pages of The Kampung Boy?

5x expanded by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)




 * ALT1: ... that to a Kampung Boy, having the foreskin of his penis sliced off is "just like an ant bite"?
 * ALT2: ... that Malaysian graphic novel The Kampung Boy was not first published in the country's official language and was later translated back to it?
 * ALT3: ... that the language in the United States version of Malaysian graphic novel The Kampung Boy was left mostly untouched because the publisher judged its customers capable of understanding foreign words?

I expanded the article from 3082 B (507 words) to 19 kB (3229 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Kampung Boy (TV series)
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 18:02, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * ... that American voice actors "kept slipping into a Jamaican accent" when voicing Malaysian characters in 'Kampung Boy''?

Created by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:44, 29 August 2010 (UTC)




 * ALT1: ... that academics consider Kampung Boy the animated television series a cultural artefact, bearing witness to Malaysian society's rural-urban transition?

Current article size is 14 kB (2321 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:53, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Wabbicommicot
Hi, I've fixed the issues you pointed out here. Would you be able to swing by to take a second look at all? Thanks,  Arctic   Night  14:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the issue you pointed out :)  Arctic   Night  15:09, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and put the page numbers in.  Arctic   Night  15:26, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've now gone through and separated all of the references and put page numbers to them. I think this issue is sorted now - are you able to report on this back to the T:TDYK page?  Arctic   Night  16:06, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Hello! Your submission of Tewkesbury Medieval Festival at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Arctic   Night  16:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   12:04, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)