This is my personal archive of the articles which I created, expanded, or nominated that have been showcased on Wikipedia's main page in the "Did You Know?" feature. You might also be interested in my Wikipedia awards collection. After several very active years, I withdraw my active participation in July 2011 but a few years away seems to have lowered my defenses and as of May 2015 I'm participating again. For accounting purposes, I also maintain a duplicate list of just my Oregon-related hooks.
Thank you for all of your help with keeping DYK flowing, especially during this crisis where the DYKbot isn't working. Your efforts are appreciated! Royalbroil 13:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
For doing so much to keep the DYK project running smoothly over the last three months, I hereby award you the coveted DYK medal! Congratulations, Gatoclass (talk) 05:21, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
You've gotten one medal for all the work you do keeping DYK from drowning under the flow of submissions... now here's another one for your work on the opposite side of the coin, writing all those new articles for us to drown under! You also deserve a medal for all the crap that you have to put up with volunteering over there... rʨanaɢtalk/contribs 01:19, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
Hmmm, seems it's time you scored one of these. Congratulations on reaching this milestone, and thankyou once again for all your other contributions to DYK! Gatoclass (talk) 16:04, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
... that Miss OregonStephenie Steers wore a swimsuit and cap made from recycled bicycle tire inner tubes in the 2011 Miss America Parade? (September 3, 2015)
... that Miss Oregon 2013 Allison Cook wore cow print boots and a dress covered in Tillamook Cheese wrappers at the Miss America 2014 "Show Us Your Shoes" parade? (August 28, 2015)
... that Danijela Krstić is the first Miss Oregon who was born outside of the United States? (August 27, 2015)
... that Miss Utah 2015 Krissia Beatty is the fifth person in her family, after her grandmother, mother, and two aunts, to be crowned Miss Washington County? (#125) (August 3, 2015)
1 nominated this month for a total of 110 articles created or expanded and 7 nominated. This month marks my formal withdrawal from the DYK project.
... that the Redstone Test Stand was built in Alabama by Wernher von Braun's rocketry team for just $25,000 out of concrete and salvaged materials? (nom) (July 11, 2011)
June 2011
4 new this month for a total of 110 articles created or expanded and 6 nominated.
... that at its launch, Minnesota radio station KMGM broadcast 20 hours of farm and agricultural programs each week? (June 26, 2011)
... that when Faith Radio Network bought the radio station now known as WFRF-FM in 2003, the previous owners included everything except their 1996 Chevy Astro van? (March 14, 2011)
... that Florida-based Christian radio station WFRF helped launch Imani Radio in Kenya and provided 2,500 solar powered radios to local villages, hospitals, and prisoners? (March 13, 2011)
3 new and 1 nominated this month for a total of 102 articles created or expanded and 4 nominated.
S-IC stage of SA-500D
... that NASA engineers shook a Saturn V test vehicle(S-IC stage pictured) for over 400 hours to ensure it would withstand the rigors of launch? (nom) (February 19, 2011)
... that What A Guy!, a gag cartoon created in 1987, continued for eight years after writer Bill Hoest's death using a mix of his jokes and new gags written by his widow, Bunny Hoest? (March 25, 2010)
... that Oregon radio station KKRB won New Music Weekly magazine's "Adult Contemporary Radio Station of the Year" New Music Award in 2006, 2007, and 2008? (May 14, 2009)
... that former KGBRdisc jockey Tom Lyons advised his son against a career in radio by saying "Sell coke, run guns ... but don't ever go into radio."? (April 8, 2009)
... that Sammy Stephens, an internet sensation for his "It's just like a mini-mall" rap advertisements for Flea Market Montgomery, got his start in broadcasting at WMGY in Montgomery, Alabama? (February 4, 2009)
January 2009
9 new this month for a total of 21 articles created or expanded.
... that BodyLove is an Alabama-based radio soap opera that uses drama to reach African American listeners with messages that promote diabetes awareness and healthy lifestyles? (December 21, 2008)