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DYK for The Sofia
On 2 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Sofia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sofia, a condominium building in New York City, was originally a parking garage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Sofia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Sofia), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Times Square
Hi Epicgenius, hope all is well. Can you please check this edit for accuracy and proper phrasing, and if needed, cite ridership stats with sources? Thank you! Castncoot (talk) 20:50, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Castncoot, glad to hear from you. The edit looks good, but I've just clarified it a bit and added a source. – Epicgenius (talk) 20:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of International Building (Rockefeller Center)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article International Building (Rockefeller Center) 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 04:01, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of International Building (Rockefeller Center)
The article International Building (Rockefeller Center) 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:International Building (Rockefeller Center) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 05:01, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of International Building (Rockefeller Center)
The article International Building (Rockefeller Center) you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:International Building (Rockefeller Center) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 17:22, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
Hello Epicgenius/Archive/2022,
- Backlog status
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
- Coordination
- MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.
- Open letter to the WMF
- The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.
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Your GA nomination of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
The article Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ganesha811 -- Ganesha811 (talk) 01:22, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Lipstick Building
On 5 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lipstick Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a New York City office building was nicknamed for its resemblance to a lipstick tube? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lipstick Building. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lipstick Building), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 20:36, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Omny
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DYK nomination of United Nations General Assembly Building
Hello! Your submission of United Nations General Assembly Building 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Adog (Talk・Cont) 13:45, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, Queens)
The article RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, Queens) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, Queens) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ganesha811 -- Ganesha811 (talk) 18:02, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 11 September 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/September 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 18:44, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Verdi Square
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Verdi Square 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 04:19, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway) 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 18:22, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway)
The article Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 11:22, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Gershwin Theatre
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gershwin Theatre 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 14:01, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for United Nations Secretariat Building
On 12 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United Nations Secretariat Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the United Nations Secretariat Building (pictured) was finished, its staff were described as "neither united nor very peaceful"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United Nations Secretariat Building. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, United Nations Secretariat Building), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 16:31, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Gershwin Theatre
The article Gershwin Theatre you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gershwin Theatre for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 18:02, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
GA reviewing?
Hi -- I hope you don't mind the inquiry, but I am curious about something. I see you have several hundred GAs, but have only reviewed 44. Can I ask why? Your prose is solid and you would be an excellent reviewer. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:39, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Mike Christie, I don't mind you asking at all. Basically, I often spend way too much time on reviewing a GAN, since I tend to nitpick at the prose and coverage. As a result, it often takes me a few weeks to review a GAN. I might start reviewing more GANs in the future, though. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:42, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Well, it never hurts to improve an article, of course, but GA only requires prose that is "clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience". Maybe it's because you also submit at FAC a lot, which has higher prose standards? My own feeling is that at GAN it's best to grit your teeth and let the article pass unless the prose is actually confusing or wrong in some way.
- It would be great if you did review more; even if you only reviewed as many as you submitted that would be a big help with the backlog. I'll continue to review your work regardless, but I have to say you have so many at GAN at the moment that I'm skipping yours, now that I've reviewed a couple of them, in order to get to the other nominators below you on the list. I'll come back to your nominations over the next week or so if my present burst of reviewing energy continues. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:48, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
improving pages
hi Epicgenius, i see you improving a lot of motorsport pages and i really appreiate that, could you edit/improve the Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit? thanks in advance, i usually doing wikipedia in indonesia so english is not my strong suite. Aliffa Rezha (talk) 04:50, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
NYCS
For templates like this, is the plan to move single-article invocations to mainspace? Cards84664 17:11, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Cards84664, yes, that is the plan. Per WP:TMPG,
Templates that violate the guidelines on this page, have poorly defined function, are redundant, become orphaned or used on only one page, or violate any Wikipedia policies may be nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.
It's easier to just substitute single-use templates. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:07, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Apple Bank Building
The article Apple Bank Building you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Apple Bank Building for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shushugah -- Shushugah (talk) 22:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Hersheypark
That was a lot of bold edits but if the sources really exist this is going to be great for those pages! Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:28, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm going to improve all these pages to at least C class in the near future, don't worry. The sources all exist on newspapers.com or other websites and, luckily, most of these aren't trivial coverage. There are plenty of sources available on Hersheypark's history, too. So yeah, it would be great for those pages. Epicgenius (talk) 16:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thats great! Please find your way to the talk pages with those sources in the next few hours, some of them currently have no independent WP:RS so they're sorely needed. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:42, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- You pinged me to nine separate discussions, so a few hours isn't sufficient. I have provided sources for three of these topics and will provide sources for the remainder when time permits. Epicgenius (talk) 18:06, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry, I thought because you'd obviously looked up the sources before removing the tags so they'd be close at hand (it didn't take you much more than an hour to vet all those pages before reming the tag after all). If it takes longer thats no worry, I just wont be able to respond for a minute. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 19:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't keep the sources close at hand because I closed the tabs after I read them, but I did plan to add these sources later. However, I conducted a search earlier today to determine whether there was significant coverage for each of these topics. I did consider Pennsylvania newspapers as contributing to each topic's notability. In cases where I couldn't establish any significant coverage at all, I endorsed your tagging on at least two instances: Project 2012 (Hersheypark) (which I merged because it was completely non-notable) and Breakers Edge Water Coaster. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:36, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- The larger concern, as I noted below, is that perhaps your vetting of the article to begin with isn't very thorough. In the time it takes you to tag the articles, you could have found the necessary sourcing to satisfy GNG. Roller Soaker literally took me less than 5 minutes. --GoneIn60 (talk) 20:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry, I thought because you'd obviously looked up the sources before removing the tags so they'd be close at hand (it didn't take you much more than an hour to vet all those pages before reming the tag after all). If it takes longer thats no worry, I just wont be able to respond for a minute. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 19:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) A "few hours" is completely unreasonable. If speed is a primary concern, editors are encouraged to be WP:BOLD and fix it themselves. Also see WP:NEXIST and WP:CONRED which advises that you take the time to search for sources yourself, especially if your intention is to nominate for AfD or to tag the article. If it can be reasonably assumed that sources do in fact exist, and you are engaged in a conversation with another editor willing to assist, then we shouldn't be in a rush to tag or delete. Also note that one of the articles you questioned already had secondary sources cited at the time you tried to tag it. --GoneIn60 (talk) 18:33, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Note that I did do a search before adding each tag, I only tagged articles which did not satisfy WP:GNG based on that search. I'm in no rush, unless its a BLP or promotional I don't believe in nominating a page for deletion until its been tagged for a number of years... Preferably north of 10. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 19:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Not sure how you're searching, but you may want to consider using Google Books. A quick search there for "roller soaker" "hersheypark" produced numerous hits in books as well as magazines, such as Funworld and Popular Mechanics. Armed with that knowledge, we wouldn't be tagging the article with {{Notability}}. And in the case of Great Bear, there were existing secondary sources in the article to begin with – a clue that it was likely already compliant with GNG. --GoneIn60 (talk) 19:50, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Help me out here, I'm not seeing any significant coverage in that google books search results. The Popular Mechanics and Funworld coverage appear to be just passing mentions. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:53, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
- WP:GNG says
"'Significant coverage' means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material."
Popular Mechanics has a paragraph about Roller Soaker, which, while short, describes several key details of the ride. If you are confused, I can explain how that meets the definition of significant coverage and how that is a secondary source. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:09, 17 August 2022 (UTC)- Thats a stand-alone paragraph outside of an article with no attributed author which reads as if its written from a press release. No? PM's habit of churning press releases appears to have been noted at RSN. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:37, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
- Regarding "no attributed author", if you look closely, you can see the name "Paul Ruben" on the lower left corner. Additionally, this does not read like a press release to me. If it were, the paragraph would have put the name of the park or the company front and center, but Hersheypark is mentioned only once in the third sentence, and the manufacturer (Setpoint) is not even mentioned until the second-to-last paragraph. If this were a press release, it's an extremely awful one that utterly fails at advertising either the park or the company. That is beside the point, though, because there are several other sources I pointed out on the talk page. Also, I honestly thought you were confused about how that constituted a secondary source. I apologize since it seems that is not the case. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:43, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
- If you scour any source with a long history, you're bound to come across some questionable coverage over time. The same can be said of LAT and NYT. Popular Mechanics is like TV Guide or any other entertainment publication. It won't always be reliable for all content it covers, but amusement tech is in its wheelhouse. The TechWatch section of PM is full of 1-2 paragraph news snippets, so the short excerpt about Roller Soaker isn't really out of place or straying from the norm. Technical details are given, and the author contrasts the ride's underwhelming specs on paper to the actual ride experience. This analysis, albeit brief, qualifies as one step removed from a typical press release. Then sources like this one are now listed on Roller Soaker's talk page. It's a done deal. --GoneIn60 (talk) 08:02, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thats a stand-alone paragraph outside of an article with no attributed author which reads as if its written from a press release. No? PM's habit of churning press releases appears to have been noted at RSN. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:37, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
- WP:GNG says
- Help me out here, I'm not seeing any significant coverage in that google books search results. The Popular Mechanics and Funworld coverage appear to be just passing mentions. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:53, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
- Not sure how you're searching, but you may want to consider using Google Books. A quick search there for "roller soaker" "hersheypark" produced numerous hits in books as well as magazines, such as Funworld and Popular Mechanics. Armed with that knowledge, we wouldn't be tagging the article with {{Notability}}. And in the case of Great Bear, there were existing secondary sources in the article to begin with – a clue that it was likely already compliant with GNG. --GoneIn60 (talk) 19:50, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Note that I did do a search before adding each tag, I only tagged articles which did not satisfy WP:GNG based on that search. I'm in no rush, unless its a BLP or promotional I don't believe in nominating a page for deletion until its been tagged for a number of years... Preferably north of 10. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 19:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- You pinged me to nine separate discussions, so a few hours isn't sufficient. I have provided sources for three of these topics and will provide sources for the remainder when time permits. Epicgenius (talk) 18:06, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thats great! Please find your way to the talk pages with those sources in the next few hours, some of them currently have no independent WP:RS so they're sorely needed. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:42, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Brookfield Properties
Hi Epicgenius. Thanks for getting involved at WP:COIN and for explaining to me where I went wrong in attempting to rename categories with "Brookfield Properties Retail" in their names! I hope you might be able to help with a related matter: There are still dozens of articles that refer to "Brookfield Properties Retail" or "Brookfield Properties Retail Group" in their infoboxes and elsewhere, incorrectly suggesting that those are standalone companies, when in fact the company's name is "Brookfield Properties" and it has within it a "retail group" (lowercase) that manages retail properties.
The same problem exists for dozens more articles referring to "Brookfield Office Properties," which has not been the name of the company since 2017.
I would be willing to spend the time manually changing all these instances to "Brookfield Properties" (except when the names are mentioned in a historical context), but I wonder if you would be able to do so in a more expedient and error-free way. Plus, I have been discouraged on my user talk page from making direct edits to Brookfield-related articles. Thank you! Claudiailagan (talk) 13:38, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Claudiailagan, no problem, and thanks for the heads-up. I see from these search results that there are some articles that link directly to Brookfield Properties Retail Group, so someone with the AutoWikiBrowser tool can probably fix these links easily. That search also contains instances where "Brookfield Properties Retail Group" or "Brookfield Properties Retail" is just mentioned as plain text. There are only about 93 articles with these two phrases, however, so it should not take too long for someone to fix the pages.In addition, according to these search results, 53 pages contain the name "Brookfield Office Properties". Again, these should be relatively easy to fix. On the one hand, Wikipedia:Conflict of interest strongly discourages you from making these edits yourself. On the other hand, as you're an employee of the company, you would probably be in the best position to determine which instances of Brookfield Properties' old names are "historical" and shouldn't be changed. I would recommend that you first look through these two lists of search results to determine which of these are "historical" mentions. Afterward, you could go to Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks and ask someone to change the links to Brookfield's old names for you, mentioning that you have a conflict of interest. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:21, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for 55 Water Street
On 19 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 55 Water Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's largest office building (pictured) is owned by an Alabama pension fund? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/55 Water Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 55 Water Street), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
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Your GA nomination of City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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Your GA nomination of American Airlines Theatre
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article American Airlines Theatre 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 14:41, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Village East by Angelika
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Your GA nomination of City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
The article City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) 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:City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 00:40, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Aug 24: WikiWednesday Salon NYC (+Sep annual meeting)
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Your GA nomination of Verdi Square
The article Verdi Square you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Verdi Square for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 11:22, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of 56 Beaver Street
Hello! Your submission of 56 Beaver Street 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Morgan695 (talk) 15:58, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
The article City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 17:42, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of American Airlines Theatre
The article American Airlines Theatre you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:American Airlines Theatre for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 22:22, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Village East by Angelika
The article Village East by Angelika you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Village East by Angelika for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 22:22, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 200 Madison Avenue
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 200 Madison Avenue 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 01:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021) 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 02:01, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Marine Air Terminal
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Marine Air 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 Vifvuv -- Vifvuv (talk) 15:40, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 383 Madison Avenue
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 383 Madison Avenue 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 16:41, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 200 Madison Avenue
The article 200 Madison Avenue you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:200 Madison Avenue for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Marine Air Terminal
The article Marine Air Terminal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Marine Air Terminal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Vifvuv -- Vifvuv (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021)
The article 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:270 Park Avenue (1960–2021) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 22:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of 4 Park Avenue
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 4 Park Avenue 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 13:21, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2 Park Avenue
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2 Park Avenue 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 19:22, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 383 Madison Avenue
The article 383 Madison Avenue you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:383 Madison Avenue for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 21:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The Century (apartment building)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Century (apartment building) 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 22:21, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Marine Air Terminal
Hello! Your submission of Marine Air Terminal 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ~StyyxTalk? 22:07, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
- Interesting article btw. ~StyyxTalk? 22:07, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Styyx, thanks, I appreciate it. I will have a QPQ ready by tomorrow. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:13, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The Majestic (apartment building)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Majestic (apartment building) 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 19:41, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The Majestic (apartment building)
The article The Majestic (apartment building) 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:The Majestic (apartment building) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 03:40, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
DYK for 17 State Street
On 29 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 17 State Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 17 State Street, near the southern end of New York City's Manhattan Island, was described as "quite literally a beacon for Lower Manhattan"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/17 State Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 17 State Street), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The Majestic (apartment building)
The article The Majestic (apartment building) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Majestic (apartment building) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 17:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The Century (apartment building)
The article The Century (apartment building) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Century (apartment building) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 19:42, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of The San Remo
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The San Remo 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 Mike Christie -- Mike Christie (talk) 01:40, 30 August 2022 (UTC)