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
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 05:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
... that due to Morningside Heights, Manhattan's remote location, it saw little residential development until the
subway was built in the 1900s? Source: Dolkart, Andrew S. (1998). Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 26-27.
ALT1:... that Morningside Heights became known as the Academic Acropolis of New York City following the development of colleges such as
Columbia University? Source: Dolkart 1998, pp. 100–101.
ALT2:... that Morningside Heights is called the Academic Acropolis due to its high elevation and dense concentration of academic institutions? Source:
Morningside Alliance
Improved to Good Article status by
Epicgenius (
talk). Self-nominated at 17:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC).
on ALT0 and ALT1. Article is new enough, within policy, and long enough. Hooks are short enough and interesting enough. Reviewer's preference would be ALT1. QPQ provided. ALT2 is not good for approval, as the linked source does not mention the height.
Hog Farm (
talk) 16:03, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 05:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
... that due to Morningside Heights, Manhattan's remote location, it saw little residential development until the
subway was built in the 1900s? Source: Dolkart, Andrew S. (1998). Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 26-27.
ALT1:... that Morningside Heights became known as the Academic Acropolis of New York City following the development of colleges such as
Columbia University? Source: Dolkart 1998, pp. 100–101.
ALT2:... that Morningside Heights is called the Academic Acropolis due to its high elevation and dense concentration of academic institutions? Source:
Morningside Alliance
Improved to Good Article status by
Epicgenius (
talk). Self-nominated at 17:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC).
on ALT0 and ALT1. Article is new enough, within policy, and long enough. Hooks are short enough and interesting enough. Reviewer's preference would be ALT1. QPQ provided. ALT2 is not good for approval, as the linked source does not mention the height.
Hog Farm (
talk) 16:03, 14 April 2020 (UTC)