Template:Did you know nominations/Toilets in New York City

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 17:23, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Toilets in New York City

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... that if construction goes as planned, the Ferry Point Park public restroom's $4.7 million cost will fall $2 million short of the most expensive public toilet in New York City? Source: https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/04/04/no-relief-as-pricey-park-bathrooms-put-pressure-on-taxpayers/, https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/6396
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Carrizo
- Comment: Also reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/May O'Flaherty. This article was a collaborative effort by WikiProject New York City (See Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Monthly collaboration#Past monthly collaborations (November/December 2022)

Moved to mainspace by RoySmith (talk), Epicgenius (talk), and Wil540 art (talk). Nominated by RoySmith (talk) at 18:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Toilets in New York City; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: A pity we don't have a picture of it Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:28, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

With approval from nominator RoySmith and reviewer Hawkeye7, could this be used for the April Fools' Day set? Could certainly reword the hook a bit to make it more comical MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:01, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- I certainly won't object to an April Fools run, but I kind of like the hook as it is. I believe Epicgenius had some ideas for alternative hooks. I'm happy with whatever you guys decide. RoySmith (talk) 22:51, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
  - Oops, sorry, I forgot to actually add these hooks. Here are some suggestions (though I don't know if they're very good):
    - ALT1: ... that in 2006, half a million people used a temporary New York City public toilet sponsored by a toilet paper brand? Source: Lueck, Thomas J. (November 21, 2006). "A Glitzy (But Temporary) Answer to Nature's Calls in Times Sq". The New York Times.
    - ALT2: ... that an attempt to install public toilets in New York City in 1993 failed because of disputes over advertisements? Source: Dunlap, David W. (October 1, 1993). "Manufacturers Quit a Project For Pay Toilets". The New York Times.
    - ALT3: ... that a shortage of public toilets in New York City has inspired people to draw toilet maps? Source: Dwyer, Jim (March 18, 2016). "With Few Public Toilets, New York Has No Place to Go if You Have to Go". The New York Times. Epicgenius (talk) 23:14, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
      - All very tempting options... I'll let the set assembler decide on which will be used. I've added it to the April Fools page- thank you! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 02:27, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
        @Hawkeye7 and MyCatIsAChonk: Need a tick for the ALTs if they are to be considered for promotion. Thanks. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:27, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
        ALT1, ALT2, ALT3 all approved. (Personally, I still prefer the original, even for April Fools' Day. Something about paying $4.7 million for a toilet block.) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:29, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

I'll move this out of DYKAPRIL as I don't think it'll be used on the day. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:20, 28 March 2024 (UTC)