A fact from Socony–Mobil Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 April 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the Socony–Mobil Building in Manhattan was disparaged by architectural critic Lewis Mumford as having the appearance of a structure "coming down with measles"?
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In a couple of places, the article says the base is three stories, while in another place it says it's four stories. The pictures also seem to show four stories. However, the article also says the tower is 42 stories and the total number of stories is 45. So which numbers are correct? Indyguy (talk) 20:40, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Indyguy: the building's composed of the base (3 stories) and the tower portion of the building (42 stories) which adds up to 45 stories. The tower is not the same as the entire building. Due to the site sloping down from Lexington Avenue toward Third Avenue, the base has three stories on Lexington Avenue and four on Third Avenue. However, the ground level on Third Avenue is actually a basement. I have clarified this in the page. epicgenius (talk) 19:20, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Images licensed, and they're nice images
Talk page clear, possible minor edit dispute yesterday from other editors?
Possibly some close paraphrasing detected on Earwig from [s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2117.pdf here] (ignoring all the proper nouns and quotes, still)
Fixed - might have gotten carried away with that source. epicgenius (talk) 23:27, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Different infobox but still seems fine
Yeah, this is not an NRHP site, so that is why a different infobox is used. epicgenius (talk)
Is "rosettes" a special architectural term that needs a link or not?
Linked.
I don't know if "lessee" should be leessee, leassee... or renter/tenant?
Lessee if they are leasing the property itself, tenant if they are leasing space in the property. epicgenius (talk) 23:27, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Little fix needed in required that all visitors and employees to sign in
Done.
Repetition of 'time' in at which time it was cleaned for the first time, could change the first instance to 'point'
Done.
Perhaps a less-emotive word than "balked" could be used?
