Talk:Salvation Army Headquarters (Manhattan)

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Review: May 28, 2024. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Salvation Army Headquarters (Manhattan) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the current Salvation Army Headquarters replaced an earlier building that resembled a "medieval citadel"?

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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 Bruxton (talk) 16:26, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Salvation Army Headquarters

... that the Salvation Army destroyed an old Metropolitan Museum of Art building to make way for its U.S. headquarters? Source: "Old Landmark to Go: Douglas Mansion Held Museum, Then Saloon and Salvation Army". The New York Times. June 24, 1926. p. 34.
- ALT1: ... that the current Salvation Army Headquarters replaced an earlier building that resembled "a medieval citadel"? Source: Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 253.
- ALT2: ... that "curtain-like folds" surround the entrance to the Salvation Army Headquarters's auditorium? Source: Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 253.
- ALT3: ... that the Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City was completed 50 years after the Salvation Army arrived in the U.S.? Source: The Salvation Army National and Territorial Headquarters (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 17, 2017. p. 14
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Said Iqbal

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 21:34, 17 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Salvation Army Headquarters (Manhattan); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Incredibly comprehensive and well researched article in an ongoing series. No Swan So Fine (talk) 15:15, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Passed. 750 h+ 14:17, 28 May 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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Nominator: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 00:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: 750h+ (talk · contribs) 06:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Guess I'll take this @Epicgenius: 750 h+ 06:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lead[edit]

East of the office wing is the Centennial Memorial Temple. which has a triple-story opening whose design was intended to welcome visitors. Has a very prominent grammar mistake.
- Oops, I have fixed that. Epicgenius (talk) 16:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It may just be me being Australian, but should although Walker used brick and cast stone, as well as stepped archways, to create have a comma before "to"?
- In this case, yes. The comma balances out the comma after "stone", which makes the phrase "as well as stepped archways" a parenthetical expression. In other words, this could also be written as although Walker used brick and cast stone (as well as stepped archways) to create. The phrasing "...Walker used brick, cast stone, and stepped archways..." doesn't really work because stepped archways isn't a construction material. Epicgenius (talk) 16:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Link facade
- Done. Epicgenius (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Site[edit]

no problems here.

architecture[edit]

The office wing on 14th Street. ==> "The office wing is on 14th Street."
- I actually just deleted that phrase. It was supposed to be a comma rather than a period, but I then realized that it was redundant. Epicgenius (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
By the 2010s, the dormitory had 199 rooms and catered to a wider range of women between the ages of 18 and 50, this is a full sentence. why is there a comma at the end
- Oops, I've fixed that. My default font renders commas and periods very similarly, so it's hard to distinguish between the two unless I look closely. Epicgenius (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

history[edit]

March 1893, with the intention of erecting a six-story building dedicated to his mother. ==> "March 1893 to erect a six-story building dedicated to his mother."
prompted complaints from local residents. remove "local"
They formed a splinter group—God's American Volunteers, later Volunteers of America—with the intention of attracting Salvationists. ==> "They formed a splinter group—God's American Volunteers, later Volunteers of America—to attract Salvationists."
already contemplating a redevelopment remove "a".
- I have done all of these. Epicgenius (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

critical reception[edit]

no problems here. 750 h+ 03:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

image review[edit]

Five images in the article. They are all appropriately licensed and each have WP:ALT text. Image review pass. 750 h+ 03:56, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

source review[edit]

Source review. Source quality seems fine using the Cite Highlighter script. Spot check incoming.

7 OK
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Source review pass. 750 h+ 06:00, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review 750h+. I've addressed all the issues you've raised above. Epicgenius (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

With the addressed comments I am happy to pass this article for

status. Well done! 750 h+ 14:17, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above 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.