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A fact from Vanderbilt Triple Palace appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Relying too much on a single source
[edit]I know this is just a draft but it appears you are relying way too much on the first source for this draft.CycoMa (talk) 16:34, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, this is not helpful. When writing new articles, people tend to use everything they can from a reliable source before proceeding to the next. ɱ (talk) 16:56, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 23:35, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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- ... that William Henry Vanderbilt's Triple Palace (pictured), built for $2 million in 1882, was likened to packing boxes? Source: Craven, Wayne (2009). Gilded Mansions: Grand architecture and High Society. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 104.
- ALT1:... that for his $2 million Triple Palace (pictured), William Henry Vanderbilt spent $25,000 on thin-metal doors, believing they were bronze? Source: Craven 2009, p. 91.
- ALT2:... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent $2 million in 1882 on his Triple Palace (pictured), but died a few years after it was completed? Source: Craven 2009, p. 105.
- ALT3:... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent $2 million on the lavishly designed Triple Palace (pictured), but his son found the decor unfashionable? Source: Gutkowski, Melanie Linn (Spring 2012). "Aspiration and Obsession; Henry Clay Frick and the W.H. Vanderbilt House and Collection". 19th Century. 32 (1): 28.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Erynn Chambers
- Comment: More hooks may be coming later
Created by Ɱ (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 13:10, 23 September 2021 (UTC).
- Article is long enough and new enough. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. I like the main hook but also ALT3. Another excellent job! Thriley (talk) 02:04, 25 September 2021 (UTC)