Talk:Hotel Wolcott

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Review: March 18, 2024. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Hotel Wolcott appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Hotel Wolcott had to be sold less than a year after it opened?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hotel Wolcott.

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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 AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:37, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Hotel Wolcott

... that six months after the Hotel Wolcott opened, its mortgage loan went into foreclosure? Source: "Strikes Force Bankruptcy". New-York Tribune. October 1, 1904. p. 2.
- ALT1: ... that the Hotel Wolcott had to be sold less than a year after it opened? Source: "Orders Hotel Sold". The New York Times. January 7, 1905. p. 1.
- ALT2: ... that the New York Yankees were once sold at the Hotel Wolcott? Source: Hotel Wolcott (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. December 20, 2011. pp. 5-6
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Controversy over secular education in New York Hasidic schools

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:10, 10 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hotel Wolcott; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

5x expansion is verified and I didn't find any close paraphrasing. I only checked ALT1 as I think it's the most interesting and usual hook provided. I don't have access to the sources so I will assume good faith. Just waiting on a QPQ. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:51, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the review Narutolovehinata5. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 23:46, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Apologies for the late reply but ALT1 is approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:16, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Passed. Bruxton (talk) 22:22, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Reviewer: Bruxton (talk · contribs) 03:30, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to review this article. It may take me more than a week because I am traveling. Bruxton (talk) 03:30, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Bruxton, I appreciate it. And feel free to take your time. Epicgenius (talk) 13:46, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lead[edit]

Y good lead summary. All of the elements are cited in the body and the lead summarizes the article.

Grammar[edit]

consider removing had from "42nd Street had contained brownstones"

"and eastern elevations contain plain brick facades" consider "and eastern elevations have plain brick facades"

"to the west (right) are a wood-and-glass door" consider "is"

"The third through eighth stories contain a pink-brick facade" consider "have" a pink...

"the two center bays of the Wolcott's facade has oriel windows" consider "have"

"Near the center of the hotel, there were also a palm room to the left of the lobby" consider "was".

"The ground story also contains a ballroom covering 3,500" consider has instead of contains

"little chicken that come unplucked from the Jersey farms" does the quote say "come" or came?

"the hotel become a shelter for homeless former prisoners" consider "became"

I have done all of the above. Regarding the chicken quote, the original source says "come", as it was a contemporary brochure published from the time of the hotel's opening. Epicgenius (talk) 13:45, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Citations[edit]

Site section citations check out,

Architecture section cotations check out

Facade citations check out

Features sections checks out

Public rooms section, I am having trouble confirming this citation for "The lobby ends at a checkout counter."

The source says: "But the lobby ends abruptly with a modest check-in desk, which shuts off what was formerly an equally elaborate ballroom." I've fixed this. Epicgenius (talk) 21:59, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Guestrooms spot checked citations check out

History the citations I can access check out AGF

Development and opening citations check out

1900s to 1960s citations check out

1970s to present spot checked citations check out

Critical reception Cannot access the citations AGF

Other[edit]

I think per MOS:ORDER we need to move the portal bar below the navigation footer templates

I have fixed this. Thanks for the review. Epicgenius (talk) 22:00, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Images[edit]

Images are relevant and free

Review chart[edit]

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Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Yes
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Yes
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Yes
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Yes
	2c. it contains no original research.	Yes
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Yes
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Yes
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Yes
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Yes
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Yes
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Yes
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Yes
	7. Overall assessment.	Good work!

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