Template:Did you know nominations/Former General Post Office, Colombo

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Former General Post Office, Colombo

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Colombo General Post Office (c.1900)

... that the first telephone booth in Ceylon was installed in the Colombo General Post Office in 16 August 1909? The Sunday Times (12 August 2007)

Reviewed: Submarine Memorial Chapel

5x expanded by Dan arndt (talk). Self-nominated at 09:30, 19 February 2019 (UTC).

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 eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems: - I would suggest adding a link to Ceylon, or mentioning that it is modern-day Sri Lanka. Some of us aren't quite that good with colonial history.

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

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: Waiting on the QPQ. The last few paragraphs in the article read like WP:PROSELINE and should probably be rewritten. Sounder Bruce 06:44, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Comment - Y @SounderBruce: added QPQ and link to hook. Dan arndt (talk) 06:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- I would still like to see the WP:PROSELINE paragraphs rewritten. As it stands, it really doesn't suit the rest of the article. FYI, the ping does not work if you have to edit the template Sounder Bruce 08:09, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- Y final paragraphs rewritten, QPQ undertaken and links added regarding colonial history. Awaiting final review/comments. @SounderBruce:. Dan arndt (talk) 04:28, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
  - Looks much better now. Just make sure to sign your review. Sounder Bruce 06:20, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
    - @SounderBruce:, didn’t realise that I hadn’t signed it off. Done. Dan arndt (talk) 01:19, 24 February 2019 (UTC)