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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 13:46, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Barbizon 63

The Barbizon Hotel for Women

• ... that when the Barbizon Hotel for Women opened, all prospective residents had to provide three references and be interviewed? Source: Wedemeyer, Dee (March 13, 1977). "Barbizon, at 49: A Tradition Survives". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that New York City's Barbizon Hotel originally banned men, so writer J. D. Salinger sat in the building's coffee shop, pretending to be a hockey player? Source: Bren, Paulina (2021). The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free. Simon and Schuster. p. 4.
  • ALT2: ... that New York City's Barbizon Hotel hosted its first male guests on Valentine's Day in 1981 after operating as a women-only hotel since 1927? Source: Oser, Alan S. (February 27, 1981). "About Real Estate Barbizon Hotel, Long an Anachronism, Begins a New Life". The New York Times. p. R7.
  • ALT3: ... that New York City's Barbizon Hotel hosted its first male guests on Valentine's Day in 1981 after operating as a women-only hotel for more than five decades? Source: Oser, Alan S. (February 27, 1981). "About Real Estate Barbizon Hotel, Long an Anachronism, Begins a New Life". The New York Times. p. R7.
  • ALT4: ... that the Barbizon Hotel for Women, which started accepting male guests in 1981, still had 14 women living there when it closed in 2006? Source: Barbanel, Josh (March 19, 2006). "A New Chapter for the Barbizon". The New York Times
  • ALT5: ... that the Barbizon Hotel, which accepted only female guests from 1927 to 1981, still had 14 women living there when it closed in 2006? Source: Barbanel, Josh (March 19, 2006). "A New Chapter for the Barbizon". The New York Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kat (Gravity Rush)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 02:00, 26 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Barbizon 63; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• New, huge, high-quality expansion. All hooks are short enough and supported, AGF for offline/paywalled sources. ALT0, ALT2 and ALT3 are all interesting and clear. ALT1 is perhaps a bit confusing and it's somewhat unclear what the significance is in ALT4 and ALT5, but there's nothing directly wrong with them. Waiting for QPQ. Ffranc (talk) 14:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
• I think ALT1 stands out the most to me. For ALT5, should "only" and "accepted" be reversed? I think that would clarify the meaning, as currently it could imply that was 1927 to 1981 was the only time that women were allowed at the hotel. Wracking ^💬 21:34, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the review Ffranc. I'll get to the QPQ shortly.
    @Wracking: Thanks for the comment as well. I have modified ALT5 accordingly, since, like you said, it can be ambiguous (the only patrons at the hotel from 1927 to 1981 were women, or women could patronize the hotel only from 1927 to 1981). Epicgenius (talk) 01:46, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
    • @Ffranc: Sorry to keep you waiting, and thanks again. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 16:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
      • Good work. The picture also looks good and is a free photograph snapped by the nominator. Ffranc (talk) 12:31, 4 March 2023 (UTC)