Template:Did you know nominations/Xylaria longipes

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The result was: promoted by North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:34, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Xylaria longipes

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• ... that dead moll's fingers are generally more slender than dead man's fingers?

• Comment: Maybe Hallowe'en friendly? Josh Milburn (talk) 01:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Created by J Milburn (talk). Self-nominated at 01:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC).

• Article is newly created, meets minimum size requirements and is fully cited. Hook fact is to an offline source, which is accepted in good faith. Spot checks on the online sources are clear. Good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 17:54, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

• Oh, and I'd keep it for Halloween if it was up to me. If you're looking for further Halloween possibilities then there is a lot in the news today about "Zombie knives" which doesn't yet have an article. Miyagawa (talk) 17:55, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

• Definitely happy to hold for Hallowe'en; is there some procedure? I'll look into Zombie knives; thanks for the hint! Josh Milburn (talk) 21:38, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

• @J Milburn and Miyagawa:  Done. See Template talk:Did you know § October 31 (Halloween). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:53, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

• I have regretfully moved it back. Special occasion section, as it says, is for hooks up to six weeks out, and Halloween's closer to eleven weeks than six. Sometimes very special occasions, like the Olympics, get more lead time, but Halloween isn't one of them. Sorry. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:25, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

• @J Milburn, Miyagawa, and BlueMoonset: Per the above, I have promoted the hook to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 5. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:34, 17 August 2016 (UTC)