Talk:488 Madison Avenue

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

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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).

• 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)

• 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)

GA Review

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

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)

• "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)