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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 19:51, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Comments

  • "occupies almost an entire city block, occupying the entirety" occupy, entire, occupy, entire...
  • We have an article on First transcontinental telephone call.
    • Linked.
  • "195 Broadway remains in use as" probably could use an "as of 2020" here.
    • Done.
  • "195-207 " en-dash.
    • Done.
  • "who had taken the role at AT&T in " no need to repeat "at AT&T"
    • Removed.
  • " in 1911–1914" never keen on "in" and then a range. Why not "between 1911 and 1914"? A few of these...
    • Fixed.
  • "The Western Union Telegraph Building was.." caption needs a period.
    • Done.
  • "14-18 Dey" en-dash.
  • "172-174 Fulton Street" likewise.
    • Done both.
  • "195 Broadway is..." image caption needs a period.
    • Done.
  • " indicating changes in its " I would suggest "reflecting" rather than "indicating" here?
    • Done.
  • "1927[26] and of the first transatlantic telephone call, made to London, England, also in 1927.[10][2] " move all refs to the end and order.
    • Done.
  • "to Peter Kalikow" who? context?
    • Added.
  • "the western part of the block back to a hotel.[39] The western part of the block " repetitive.
    • Done.
  • "75 by 77 feet (23 by 23 m)" looks odd when feet are different and metres are same.
  • "three sets of 4 bays" four.
    • Done.
  • " by Greek Ionic " all previous mentions of Ionic have just be Ionic, is Greek Ionic in this case somehow special?
  • "1,000,000 square feet " I'd be tempted (as it's not precise) to say "a million".
    • Done.
  • "There were formerly 28 elevators serving the office floors.[24] As of 2020, there are " I would merge.
    • Done.
  • "The Millennium Hilton blocks ..." caption needs a period.
    • Done.
  • You also previously used the full title, i.e. Millennium Hilton New York Downtown, so I'd do that here too to avoid any ambiguity.
    • Done.
  • "f loading docks[53] 35 feet (11 m) deep.[65]" horrible ref placement.
    • Moved.
  • "The most famous" touch of POV here, according to whom?
  • " of bronze.[78][71]" order.
    • Done.
  • "notable tenants include:" just drop "notable".
    • Done.
  • Ref 26 spaced hyphen - en-dash please!
    • Fixed.

That's it, another cracking article, just a few notes to make it super-smart. On hold. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 18:42, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good work again. And yes, I think we're getting through some of your backlog! Promoting this now. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 20:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]