Talk:Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch
Latest comment: 1 month ago by Bruxton in topic Did you know nomination
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 22:32, 30 June 2024 (UTC) Anyone who has not contributed significantly to (or nominated) this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: Triumphal arch in Brooklyn, New York |
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A fact from Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 July 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 02:11, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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- ... that New York City's Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch once had a puppet library? Source: Weissenstein, Michael (June 11, 2005). "Visitors having enormous fun at N.Y. Puppet Library". The Journal News. The Associated Press. p. 30.
- ALT1: ... that New York City's Municipal Art Commission thought the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch faced the wrong way? Source: "Art Commission Thinks These Are Not Well Placed". Times Union. December 17, 1910. p. 15.
- ALT2: ... that a sculpture of a wounded soldier on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch was modeled after its designer's former mentor? Source: Liff, Bob (December 27, 1999). "Arch bridges centuries". New York Daily News. p. 437
- ALT3: ... that at one point, a statue on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch reportedly dangled from a screw? Source: Iverem, Esther (April 30, 1991). "Arch at Grand Army Plaza Hosts 'Homes' Exhibit". Newsday. p. 63
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/William P. Dole
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 661 past nominations.
Epicgenius (talk) 23:09, 1 July 2024 (UTC).
- Substantial article on its way to higher quality, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. All hooks work, I like ALT1 best, but am told regularly that I have now idea what our readers find interesting. The image is licensed and impressive. Just waiting for qpq. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review @Gerda Arendt and sorry for the delay. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 15:22, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- I hope Gerda does not mind, I prefer ALT0. Bruxton (talk) 15:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- I have unpromoted, as we have a SOHA request for 26 July's image hook, and it is common practice to not fill the last slot's image or quirky hook. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:46, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- I hope Gerda does not mind, I prefer ALT0. Bruxton (talk) 15:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review @Gerda Arendt and sorry for the delay. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 15:22, 5 July 2024 (UTC)