Week14.1（6.3Mon）Wikipedia:Did you know （YANGPEIFU）

1. Summary

Wikipedia's Did You Know (DYK) is a project page on the home page that showcases new or expanded articles that have been selected after an informal review. This section aims to showcase the continuous improvement and expansion of Wikipedia's content and highlight the wide range of Wikipedia's coverage through a series of interesting facts. DYK achieves this goal by displaying a series of "hooks," i.e., interesting facts, some of which are accompanied by relevant images. Any automatically confirmed registered user can nominate DYK suggestions to promote the recruitment of new editors and recognize the work of editors in improving and expanding Wikipedia's content. Nominations for DYK must meet several criteria, including novelty, article length, hook source, and content falling within the policy requirements. The process involves nominations, review, preparation, and queues, culminating in the hook being moved to the home page for display. The goal of DYK is to showcase new and improved content and interesting facts on various topics while encouraging readers to edit articles that appear on DYK or start their own articles. DYK made its first Main Page appearance on 22 February 2004. The article "Pencil sharpener" was developed by Raul654. An April 2004 archived copy shows DYK located in the space now occupied by "In the News." Credit recognition for article creators started on 24 November 2004, DYK began placing DYK notifications on article talk pages on 13 January 2006, and nominators started receiving credit on 13 May 2006.

2. Project

DYK made its first Main Page appearance on 22 February 2004. The article "Pencil Sharpener" was developed by Raul654. An April 2004 archived copy shows DYK located in the space now occupied by "In the News."Credit recognition for article creators started on 24 November 2004. DYK began placing DYK notifications on article talk pages on 13 January 2006, and nominators started receiving credit on 13 May 2006.


3. Question

How do you determine what goes into a Wikipedia "Did You Know" section?

Comments

  1. machenxiao 2020093790June 3, 2024 at 10:36 PM

    When introducing the history of DYK, some important time nodes were mentioned, but the impact and development of each node on the DYK project can be further explained so that readers can have a more comprehensive understanding of its historical evolution.

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