Talk:Chanin Building

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A fact from Chanin Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 March 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the offices of the Chanin Organization in New York City's Chanin Building contained "America's finest bathroom" and a set of ornate bronze gates?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chanin Building.

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Reviewer: Kingsif (talk · contribs) 21:44, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm Kingsif, and I'll be doing this review. This is an automated message that helps keep the bot updating the nominated article's talkpage working and allows me to say hi. Feel free to reach out and, if you think the review has gone well, I have some open GA nominations that you could (but are under no obligation to) look at. Kingsif (talk) 21:44, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Talk and history clear
Images licensed appropriately
- The embrasures image seems to be in the wrong section, and the purpose of the image in the Usage section isn't clear
- This was supposed to be in the previous paragraph. I have fixed it. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Infobox good
Earwig seems fine
Sources all good and everything cited inline
Maybe wikilink "frontage"
And "frieze"
And "bas-relief"
etc. - perhaps run through and look out for terms to link?
- Done them all, except frontage, which I changed. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Were the 212 candles actually wax-and-flame candles, or were they artificial?
- They were artificial. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
In the Lobby and Upper floors sections, there's a lot of past tense, but no indication of when these things existed.
- Most of these still exist, so I have changed it. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The phrasing of the sentence beginning The Chanin Building was not as tall as several other nearby buildings could use some work - the paragraph just said it was one of the tallest around, so perhaps an indication of time would also help here, or saying that after the Chrysler building opened, the deck closed?
- I have fixed it. It was the later buildings that were the downfall of the Chanin Building. When it was built, the Chanin Building was one of the tallest in the area, but this was no longer the case starting in World War II. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
American→United States does not need a wikilink, nor does 'architect' :)
- Removed.
The phrasing of When the site was cleared in 1927, a large portion of the public could not tell "whether the Chanins were builders or [...] theater-owners who had taken up building as a sideline." is a bit awkward - is there a more fluid way to incorporate this quotation?
- I have rephrased this. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Needs a comma after 'opening' in Upon opening the Chanin Building was almost fully rented
- Done.
The prose of the paragraph beginning In 1947, the building's owners could be tightened up - it reads more like a list
- Done.

Overall

on hold Some relatively minor things. Kingsif (talk) 22:07, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Kingsif: Thanks for the review. I have done those. epicgenius (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Looks great Kingsif (talk) 22:37, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]