Talk:Terrace on the Park

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The result was: promoted by DimensionalFusion talk 07:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Terrace on the Park

... that people have ridden a horse and a baby elephant to events at New York City's Terrace on the Park? Source: Berger, Joseph (June 18, 2011). "'64 World's Fair Leftover in Demand for Proms and Weddings". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the singer Madonna once operated an elevator at Terrace on the Park? Source: Berger, Joseph (June 18, 2011). "'64 World's Fair Leftover in Demand for Proms and Weddings". The New York Times.
- ALTA1: ... that Terrace on the Park once employed Madonna as an elevator operator? Source: Berger, Joseph (June 18, 2011). "'64 World's Fair Leftover in Demand for Proms and Weddings". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that for several years, the New York City government inadvertently paid the Terrace on the Park event venue's electric bills? Source: Maier, Thomas J. (January 14, 1990). "Family Feud on City-Owned Turf". Newsday. pp. 8, 28.
- ALT3: ... that the T-shaped sides of the Terrace on the Park event venue stood for the word "transportation"? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 1052.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tunghsing Building

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 674 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 23:11, 9 September 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT1 preferred, though the others are adequately sourced and accurate. ALT1, while trivial, is catchiest, is surprising, and will lure in a greater audience. Suggest rewording "... that Terrace on the Park once employed Madonna as an elevator operator?" - hahnch e n 01:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the quick review hahnchen. I've added your proposed wording above as ALT1A. Epicgenius (talk) 01:31, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

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