Wikipedia:Did you know
| Rules | WP:DYK |
|---|---|
| Supplementary rules | WP:DYKSG |
| Reviewing guide | WP:DYKR |
| Main Page errors | WP:ERRORS |
| Archive of DYKs | WP:DYKA |
| Stats | WP:DYKSTATS |
(DYK) is the project page for the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. The DYK section showcases new or expanded articles that are selected through an informal review process. It is not a general trivia section. The choice of articles is subject to a set of criteria that are set out on this page.
The other sections of changeable content on the Main Page are coordinated at In the news, Picture of the day, Selected anniversaries, Today's featured list (currently Mondays and Fridays), and Today's featured article. More general discussion of the main page takes place at , and errors are reported at .
DYK aims to achieve the following five goals:
DYK is not:
DYK is only for articles that have achieved one of the following within the past seven days:
For articles initially developed outside of article namespace, the date the article first appears in article space is counted as the first day towards the DYK seven-day rule.
Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are encouraged.
Four basic criteria are used to determine whether a nomination is eligible for DYK, together with a review requirement. Other criteria may arise as a result of community discussion or policy (more details appear at ), but the following criteria account for most cases:
The is where an editor can request that the hook appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page on a particular date, such as to coincide with an important or significant event. For example, the DYK project posts items each year on April Fools' Day. The nomination should be made as usual (under the date on which the article was created or the expansion began) with a request, in the nomination comment line, that the hook be run on a given date. The review discussion should address both the usual DYK criteria and the appropriateness of holding the hook for the requested date. Considerations include:
Any editor may volunteer and assist with DYK, simply by contributing to the department operations.
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