TALK:488 MADISON AVENUE

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Review: July 5, 2021. ( Reviewed version).

A fact from 488 Madison Avenue appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 May 2021 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Esquire magazine, a tenant of 488 Madison Avenue (pictured), tried to prevent the building from being named after Look, its competitor in the same building?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif ( talk) 16:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC) reply

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488 Madison Avenue

... that the design of 488 Madison Avenue (pictured), with its horizontal ribbons of windows, was intended to give a "light and cheerful" effect to occupants? Source: "Hails 'Efficiency' of Modern Offices: Percy Uris Cites Factors That Contribute to Convenience of the Tenants". The New York Times. July 17, 1949. p. R9.
- ALT1:... that 488 Madison Avenue, constructed as a speculative real estate development on the site of an asylum, was fully rented months before its completion? Source: (1) "488 Madison Ave. Gets Last Tenant: All Space Is Taken 2 Months Before Completion of Tall Offices by Uris Bros". The New York Times. November 6, 1949. p. R7. (2) "Look Building". New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. July 27, 2010.
- ALT2:... that Esquire magazine, a tenant of 488 Madison Avenue, tried to prevent the building from being named after Look, its competitor in the same building? Source: "Esquire Bars 'New Look'; Seeks Stay on Plan to Rename Building for Another Publisher". The New York Times. June 7, 1950.
- ALT3:... that after 488 Madison Avenue's steelwork was completed during twelve weeks in 1949, The New York Times called it "a post-war record for steel erection"? Source: "Steel Set Quickly on Office Building". The New York Times. August 28, 1949. p. R1.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gordodon

Created by Epicgenius ( talk). Self-nominated at 00:47, 9 April 2021 (UTC). reply

As a quick drive-by comment, ALT2 seems most interesting to me. ALT0 has some humor if the picture is included, as it doesn't look particularly "light and cheerful" to me. {{u| Sdkb}} ^talk 03:21, 10 April 2021 (UTC) reply

The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. A QPQ has been completed. All of the hooks are directly cited so the promoter can choose any of the hooks. The image is free use. SL93 ( talk) 00:11, 10 May 2021 (UTC) reply

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:488 Madison Avenue/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina ( talk · contribs) 23:30, 1 July 2021 (UTC) reply

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina ( talk) 23:30, 1 July 2021 (UTC) reply

"there was demand" → "there was a demand"
"Cowles Magazines, parent" → "Cowles Magazines, the parent"
"in the first floor" → "on the first floor"
Don't use semicolons in the sentence starting with "During this restoration".
Wikilink Architectural Forum and The New York Times.
Add alt text to every image.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b ( MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c ( OR): d ( copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@ Some Dude From North Carolina: Thanks, I've done these. Epicgenius ( talk) 19:25, 5 July 2021 (UTC) reply

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