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Pending changes backlog Very low backlog 1 pages according toDatBot12:30, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply] |
On31 August 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleMoira Deeming, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatMoira Deeming comes from a family of union leaders andAustralian Labor Party members, but is a member of theLiberal Party? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Moira Deeming. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Moira Deeming), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
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Yourgood article nomination of the articleBruce Lehrmann is
under review. Seethe review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofLastJabberwocky --LastJabberwocky (talk)16:25, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yourgood article nomination of the articleBruce Lehrmann has
passed; congratulations! Seethe review page for more information. If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofLastJabberwocky --LastJabberwocky (talk)06:03, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yourgood article nomination of the articleNick McKenzie is
under review. Seethe review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMCE89 --MCE89 (talk)11:04, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Yourgood article nomination of the articleNick McKenzie has
passed; congratulations! Seethe review page for more information. If the article iseligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you cannominate it within the next seven days.Message delivered byChristieBot, on behalf ofMCE89 --MCE89 (talk)11:03, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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A goodstory today, about a mezzo as a thinking person, DYK? - see also video. Thank you for the promotion! (The nomination wasn't by me, which probably helped to a mercifully short review.) I didn't see her, but the Carmen production at the Bastille Opéra that she was in last. --Gerda Arendt (talk)16:50, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy birthday,Margaret Medlyn! (I found the article - not by me - when searching for someone whose birthday is today.) - I took acat pic, presented by Rosiestep today. --Gerda Arendt (talk)16:12, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy 50th birthday, Alain Altinoglu!) - I let the video begin with a closeup of the octobass ;)Gerda Arendt (talk)19:14, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you for quality articles such asMoira Deeming,Nick McKenzie,Avi Yemini,Ben Roberts-Smith andAfrican gangs moral panic, for work around DYK promotion and requested moves, for "I'm always hesitant about agreeing to something which requires work on other people's behalves. ", - you are anawesome Wikipedian!
You are recipient no.2998 of Precious, a prize ofQAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk)20:26, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On20 October 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleDevonshire Lodge, which you recently nominated. The fact was... that prior to becoming prime minister of Canada,Paul Martin frequently searched the basement ofDevonshire Lodge for a bootlegging tunnel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Devonshire Lodge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Devonshire Lodge), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free tonominate it.
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On8 November 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleMark Aldridge, which you recently nominated. The fact was... that, in a civil case betweenMark Aldridge and a shop owner,South Australia's district court found that a person can be liable for the defamatory comments of others on their social media posts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Mark Aldridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Mark Aldridge), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free tonominate it.
—Ganesha811 (talk)00:03, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On22 November 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleNick McKenzie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that in 2023Nick McKenzie won what was dubbed "the defamation trial of the century" againstBen Roberts-Smith? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Nick McKenzie. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Nick McKenzie), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free tonominate it.
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On22 November 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleBen Roberts-Smith, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that in 2023Nick McKenzie won what was dubbed "the defamation trial of the century" againstBen Roberts-Smith? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Nick McKenzie. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Ben Roberts-Smith), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free tonominate it.
~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs00:03, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Look,today's image, -she "portrayed" herself with her husband at the end of the table, - would have been good for Thanksgiving ;) - Thank you for your comment in an RfC. --Gerda Arendt (talk)17:15, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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