Template:Did you know nominations/169th Street station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 14:38, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
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169th Street station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
- ... that before the opening of a new subway line, passengers at the 169th Street station had to wait just to get to the platform during rush hours? Source: NY Times 1987
- ALT1:... that passengers at the 169th Street station had to wait to get to the platform, prior to the opening of a new subway line? Source: NY Times 1987
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carole Baskin
- Comment: I'll think of more hooks later
Improved to Good Article status by Kew Gardens 613 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:45, 28 March 2020 (UTC).
Article is a GA, nominated in time (became GA on 24 March, nominated on 28 March) and article is within policy
The hook is well-cited and in the article, but I'm not sure that it's at all interesting. Having to queue to get into a station isn't that unusual- I can think of at least three London Underground stations where this is the case- QPQ done
Epicgenius I don't see how the proposed hook is interesting, as it's not that unusual to queue to get into platforms or stations. Please can you suggest a better hook? I have no other issues with the article. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:08, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Joseph2302: Thanks for the review. I had found the original hooks interesting because like in most former Independent Subway stations, the mezzanine is huge by comparison - it was even once proposed for use as a parking garage. But I can see where you are coming from since London tube stations are much smaller than NYC Subway stations. How about these? epicgenius (talk) 19:45, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
- ALT2:... that part of the underground 169th Street station's mezzanine was once proposed for conversion into a parking lot? LIC Star-Journal
- ALT3:... that another subway station was built because the 169th Street station was deemed an unsatisfactory terminal? LI Daily Press
- @Joseph2302: Thanks for the review. I had found the original hooks interesting because like in most former Independent Subway stations, the mezzanine is huge by comparison - it was even once proposed for use as a parking garage. But I can see where you are coming from since London tube stations are much smaller than NYC Subway stations. How about these? epicgenius (talk) 19:45, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
