The Naked Ladies was a Art and architecture good articles nominee, but did not meet the
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renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Due to the complex history of these statues there is as such no official name for them. When the article is ready to be moved to article space I'm not entirely sure whether the article name should be
The Naked Ladies or
Statuary in York House gardens. Views would be welcomed on this.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 14:01, 3 July 2009 (UTC)reply
One has to be careful with Google searches for this as there are lots of York Houses with statues, and the naked Ladies gets lots of false hits as well.
this and
this are better comparisons. Also I've since discovered that there is at least one other statue in York House gardens Twickenham, so probably best to stick with
the Naked Ladies.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 18:05, 14 August 2009 (UTC)reply
The latter search still shows more relevant results, and from what I've reviewed all other references refer to them as the "Statuary in York House Gardens," or something to that effect. It's probably best to rename the article due to the point that we're basing this on one book citation, whereas doctorate sources, and the museum state otherwise. –blurpeace(talk) 19:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)reply
The museum says known locally as: "the naked ladies". - York house statues is a description not a name.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 09:32, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply
Gallery and alt text
Whilst there may be some photos which could do with shuffling them round to illustrate a point and there may be a case for a gallery of the individual figures, I'm not convinced by the current change especially as all the alt text has been added to the captions.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 09:32, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply
No worries Cardy, the current setup is for testing only. It was a quick way of organizing the images so I could get a better look at the group (i.e. they will be moved into sections of their own soon). –blurpeace(talk) 14:58, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply
The Naked Ladies was a Art and architecture good articles nominee, but did not meet the
good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be
renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Due to the complex history of these statues there is as such no official name for them. When the article is ready to be moved to article space I'm not entirely sure whether the article name should be
The Naked Ladies or
Statuary in York House gardens. Views would be welcomed on this.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 14:01, 3 July 2009 (UTC)reply
One has to be careful with Google searches for this as there are lots of York Houses with statues, and the naked Ladies gets lots of false hits as well.
this and
this are better comparisons. Also I've since discovered that there is at least one other statue in York House gardens Twickenham, so probably best to stick with
the Naked Ladies.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 18:05, 14 August 2009 (UTC)reply
The latter search still shows more relevant results, and from what I've reviewed all other references refer to them as the "Statuary in York House Gardens," or something to that effect. It's probably best to rename the article due to the point that we're basing this on one book citation, whereas doctorate sources, and the museum state otherwise. –blurpeace(talk) 19:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)reply
The museum says known locally as: "the naked ladies". - York house statues is a description not a name.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 09:32, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply
Gallery and alt text
Whilst there may be some photos which could do with shuffling them round to illustrate a point and there may be a case for a gallery of the individual figures, I'm not convinced by the current change especially as all the alt text has been added to the captions.
Jonathan Cardy (
talk) 09:32, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply
No worries Cardy, the current setup is for testing only. It was a quick way of organizing the images so I could get a better look at the group (i.e. they will be moved into sections of their own soon). –blurpeace(talk) 14:58, 15 August 2009 (UTC)reply