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... that a one-kilometer long brass rod(pictured) was inserted into the ground as a permanent art installation? Source: "The Vertical Earth Kilometer (1977)... is a one-kilometer-long solid brass round rod five centimeters (two inches) in diameter, its full length inserted into the ground with its top reaching flush to the surface of the earth."
[1])
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Found5dollar, review follows: article created 14 August; article exceeds minimum length, is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't find any overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hook is interesting and cited in the article; image is excellent (I think this hook has to run with the image just to demonstrate how small the visible portion is) and freely and appropriately licensed; a QPQ has been carried out. My only query is that "The Vertical Earth Kilometer is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation, who consider it one of the eleven locations and sites they manage." is mentioned in the lead but not in the main body of the article so lacks a source -
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07:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
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Dumelow, thank you for the review! I added half-of-a-sentence and a ref in the history section saying "and is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation as one of the eleven locations and sites they manage." to solve that the info in the lead was not cited elsewhere. please let me know if there are any other issues!--
Found5dollar (
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14:59, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
A fact from The Vertical Earth Kilometer appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 September 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Visual arts, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
visual arts on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Visual artsWikipedia:WikiProject Visual artsTemplate:WikiProject Visual artsvisual arts articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Germany, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Germany on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GermanyWikipedia:WikiProject GermanyTemplate:WikiProject GermanyGermany articles
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.
... that a one-kilometer long brass rod(pictured) was inserted into the ground as a permanent art installation? Source: "The Vertical Earth Kilometer (1977)... is a one-kilometer-long solid brass round rod five centimeters (two inches) in diameter, its full length inserted into the ground with its top reaching flush to the surface of the earth."
[1])
Hi
Found5dollar, review follows: article created 14 August; article exceeds minimum length, is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't find any overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hook is interesting and cited in the article; image is excellent (I think this hook has to run with the image just to demonstrate how small the visible portion is) and freely and appropriately licensed; a QPQ has been carried out. My only query is that "The Vertical Earth Kilometer is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation, who consider it one of the eleven locations and sites they manage." is mentioned in the lead but not in the main body of the article so lacks a source -
Dumelow (
talk)
07:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Hi
Dumelow, thank you for the review! I added half-of-a-sentence and a ref in the history section saying "and is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation as one of the eleven locations and sites they manage." to solve that the info in the lead was not cited elsewhere. please let me know if there are any other issues!--
Found5dollar (
talk)
14:59, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply