Talk:Donald MacKay (architect)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron talk 08:52, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that architect Donald MacKay designed a fire station which later burnt down in the Great Seattle Fire?

• Source: Rash, David A. (2014). "Donald MacKay". In Ochsner, Jeffery Karl (ed.). Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. pp. 40–45.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charleen Kinser

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:25, 10 August 2024 (UTC).

• Hi Generalissima, review follows; article created 9 August and exceeds minimum length; article is well written; article is cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources for the subject matter; I didn't pick up any issues with close paraphrasing from the two online sources, AGF on the other two; hook fact is interesting and mentioned in the article, AGF on offline source; QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 18:05, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

GA Review

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Nominator: Generalissima (talk · contribs) 19:08, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Rollinginhisgrave (talk · contribs) 02:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I'll review this article. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 02:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

General comments

Short review, well written and well sourced. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 02:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Prose and content

• Born in Scotland, he was active in architectural design from 1881 until his death around 1887, MacKay designed a variety of religious, civil, and private constructions across the Washington Territory and British Columbia. The comma after 1887 appears to be the incorrect punctuation mark.
  • Oops, fixed. - G
• When you refer to styles, i.e. "Gothic Style", I think these need an article before them? Correct me if I'm wrong. The article on Gothic Revival architecture includes these.
  • I think so too, good point. - G
• becoming his earliest extant work so he had earlier work but it doesn't remain?
  • Oh, this is his earliest work in this case. Reworded. -G
• After briefly visiting Portland, Oregon why is it notable that he visited Portland?
  • Added context here; it's because Rash talks about how he was influenced by architects in Portland. - G
• a fire department structure is Fire station sufficient here?
  • Oh, yeah. - G
• was attempting to bring him "down to the starvation terms offered [...] for my work" What does this mean? To my read it seems like a salary dispute rather than a direction of construction dispute?
  • Added context. - G
• The article gives sources for where he was living in a few places, these are generally unnecessary unless you think it is contested. i.e. "he was recorded as residing in the hotel in 1882". This doesn't apply so much to the Census where data took a long time to be reported, although this should be noted in a footnote if you think it is relevant. If you believe the reporting at this time is unreliable then please let me know.

Suggestions

• Walla Walla; he was contracted to design Saint Patrick's Roman a conjunction would work here better than a semicolon.
• Initially working as a contractor beginning in June 1880, MacKay began working as an architect, beginning in -> from to avoid beginning/began
  • Implemented. - G

Sources

• [1] Y
• [2] clock
  • Consider linking the internet archive's copy.
    • Done. - G
  • It doesn't say his wife was 17 when they married and she could have been 16.
    • Clarified. - G
  • Express some more uncertainty on his success in Vancouver given the sources don't reflect the confidence the article presents.
    • Done. - G
• [3] Y
• [4] Y
• [5] Y
• I've read through all the sources (which was not too much thankfully), and apart from the comments here, I am happy with how they are reflected in the article.

Other

• Images appropriately tagged? Y
• NPOV Y
• Stable Y
• Broad/summary style Y
• COPYVIO/OR: 5.7% Earwig (a title) Y

Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 02:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

• @Rollinginhisgrave: Okay, I think that's a wrap! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:25, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Thankyou Generalissima for making this very easy! Closing now. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 15:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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