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On 2 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lord & Taylor Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Lord & Taylor Building in New York City incorporated innovative window displays that could be lowered into the basement and swapped out? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lord & Taylor Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
The Million Award | |
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The Half Million Award | |
For your contributions to bring Rockefeller Center (estimated annual readership: 525,524) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 02:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC) |
The Million Award | |
For your contributions to bring World Trade Center (1973–2001) (estimated annual readership: 1,643,257) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 02:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC) |
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For your contributions to bring Central Park (estimated annual readership: 898,387) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Three-Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 02:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC) |
I had seen the edits to various places in The Bronx to "update" demographic data. While I recognize that the sources that had been added in the past (and are still in the articles) are imperfect, especially in regard to combined neighborhoods, the changes made today seemed to me to be problematic; It seems that you felt the same based on your subsequent edits. But the question remains that there may be sources of neighborhood demographics that are more granular than the sources I had added. Do you see any alternate sources? Alansohn (talk) 15:47, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
"have often been called"--should remain "are often called" ?? Bellagio99 (talk) 22:38, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
User:68.195.237.122's edits to articles related to Chinatowns in New York City have largely consisted of ungrammatical and often nonencyclopedic claims of rises and falls of Chinatowns in different parts of the city, based on original search with some crystal ball claims mixed in. Many of these articles are largely based on content that violates WP:OR and / or WP:CRYSTAL. Are you seeing this as I am? Alansohn (talk) 14:54, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Now with the rapidly immense declination of the Fuzhou enclave in Manhattan's Chinatown and with Brooklyn's Sunset Park Fuzhou enclave still increasingly growing large, it is leading to the high likelihood that Brooklyn's Little Fuzhou will be the only large Fuzhou enclave in New York City to remain in the future.Yep that's bad. I agree that the lack of sources is a bigger issue than the grammar, though. I think their unsourced additions to the Chinatowns' articles should be cut back. epicgenius (talk) 15:38, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Grand Central Terminal you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kingsif -- Kingsif (talk) 15:00, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
On 6 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Graybar Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sculptures of rats outside the Graybar Building, near Grand Central Terminal, were included to signify New York City's role as a "great transportation centre"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Graybar Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
On 7 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Consolidated Edison Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Consolidated Edison Building has been called one of New York City's most "beautiful and magnificent structures", with a "Tower of Light"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Consolidated Edison Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
... finally appeared today, - thank you for participating in finding the best hook, "... to listen to the music at the end" which would be a good motto ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
On 8 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 14th Regiment Armory, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Brooklyn's 13th, 14th, and 23rd Regiment Armories, all built significantly over budget, were later converted to homeless shelters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/14th Regiment Armory. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
On 8 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 13th Regiment Armory, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Brooklyn's 13th, 14th, and 23rd Regiment Armories, all built significantly over budget, were later converted to homeless shelters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/13th Regiment Armory. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
On 8 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 23rd Regiment Armory, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Brooklyn's 13th, 14th, and 23rd Regiment Armories, all built significantly over budget, were later converted to homeless shelters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/23rd Regiment Armory. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
The article History of Grand Central Terminal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:History of Grand Central Terminal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vami IV -- Vami IV (talk) 08:41, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
On 12 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort Washington Park (Manhattan), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is a lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge in Fort Washington Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Washington Park (Manhattan). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 01:03, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
I would like to discuss some of the changes you made to my recent edit of BMT Franklin Avenue Line . As a start, I am curious about the shortening of the quote.
(I hadn't initially realized you merely shortened it, this is an edit of my initial comment). I feel providing the context helps to clarify the confusion ... esp. since the first "standard" day of the run was in fact on July 2. Fabrickator (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Brooklyn Bridge you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Happypillsjr -- Happypillsjr (talk) 03:40, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
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The article Grand Central Terminal you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Grand Central Terminal for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kingsif -- Kingsif (talk) 23:20, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
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The article Grand Central Terminal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Grand Central Terminal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kingsif -- Kingsif (talk) 03:02, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
The article Steeplechase Park you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Steeplechase Park for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsfan77777 -- Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:40, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style. Legobot (talk) 04:31, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
On 16 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Concert Grove, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Concert Grove in New York City's Prospect Park is used as a sculpture garden because its acoustics turned out to be bad for musical performances? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Concert Grove. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 01:08, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
The article Brooklyn Bridge you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Brooklyn Bridge for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Happypillsjr -- Happypillsjr (talk) 02:40, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
The article Brooklyn Bridge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Brooklyn Bridge for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Happypillsjr -- Happypillsjr (talk) 06:02, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
The Quarter Million Award | |
For your contributions to bring George Washington Bridge (estimated annual readership: 285,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 04:35, 14 December 2019 (UTC) |
The Quarter Million Award | |
For your contributions to bring Grand Central Terminal (estimated annual readership: 425,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 04:35, 14 December 2019 (UTC) |
The Half Million Award | |
For your contributions to bring Brooklyn Bridge (estimated annual readership: 630,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 14:13, 16 December 2019 (UTC) |
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The article Tweed Courthouse you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tweed Courthouse for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Lizzy150 -- Lizzy150 (talk) 23:41, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
On 18 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse is one of the only Egyptian Revival buildings in New York City? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of Chinese in New York City, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Ϫ 11:29, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Epicgenius. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Seneca Village at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! |
Thanks for the opportunity to read this fascinating bit of history. I have walked over this site during a visit to Central Park, and I did not know anything about it. If you have any questions about my edits, or if I made any mistakes, let me know. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
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Some notes on my copy edit of Barren Island, Brooklyn:
Originally, Rockaway Beach was located to Barren Island's east, and the two islands' tips were aligned.I added "southern" before "tips", is that right?
By the late 1920s, the now-1,300-acre (530 ha) Barren Island's eastern side. This construction is a little weird. I moved the 1,300 acres down a bit.
By 1918, the island processed 600 horse carcasses per year; it had once processed the same number of corpses in 12 days.Would it be better to say, "three percent" or "one-thirtieth of its former production/capacity"?
No trace of the island remains→ No trace of the community remains
|alt=Map of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay unit
merely repeats the caption; the alt text should describe the encyclopedic content of the image for those who can't see it. For the lead image, I might use "A bay with grasses and sedges on the foreground shore, a marina toward the far shore, and a large bridge in the distant background". That describes the image while the caption "View of Barren Island from Dead Horse Bay" provides context.Hope this is of help! Please ping me if you have any questions. Happy editing! – Reidgreg (talk) 18:41, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
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Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 23:51, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
On 23 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alku and Alku Toinen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alku and Alku Toinen, built by Finnish immigrants, were the first nonprofit housing cooperatives in New York City? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alku and Alku Toinen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
--valereee (talk) 00:01, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi, here again we have a nominator helping us out by mentioning he copied text from another article. (Otherwise, we'd have to find it ourselves when checking the article history.) I have asked the nominator to clarify the size and date of that addition so we can see if this article qualifies under Rule A5. Best, Yoninah (talk) 18:07, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
If you're ready to put some work into a worthy article, the Hearst Castle peer review has been underway for a month and could use some more topic experts. Binksternet (talk) 00:55, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Parsons Boulevard station at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:57, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi epicgenius, given your FAC review of David Hillhouse Buel (priest), I thought you might be interested to know that I've nominated Samuel Mulledy, another Jesuit and president of Georgetown University for FAC (link). If you're so inclined, your comments would be appreciated. Ergo Sum 03:15, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
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@Kingsif: and @Epicgenius:: Do you think it's a good idea if I created the L Project article which about L train closure reconstruction. -- Happypillsjr ✉ 17:32, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Parsons Boulevard station at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:10, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
On 30 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TMNT Shellraiser, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that TMNT Shellraiser, the world's steepest roller coaster, beat the previous record holder by half a degree? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TMNT Shellraiser. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
On 30 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that pygmy Ota Benga was moved to the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum after people objected to him being shown in the Bronx Zoo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Howard Colored Orphan Asylum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry for the edit conflicts on the Fresh Meadows, Queens page. I'm done for now. Thanks for the help on the page! ~ Quacks Like a Duck (talk) 02:19, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 21:15, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
– 2020 is a leap year – news article.
– Background color is Classic Blue (#0F4C81), Pantone's 2020 Color of the year
– North America1000 22:16, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
On 31 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parsons Boulevard station, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1988 opening of New York City's Archer Avenue lines, expected to lessen congestion, ended up slashing ridership at Parsons Boulevard station by half? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parsons Boulevard station. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |