Template:Did you know nominations/Deming Armory

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The result was: promoted by Alex Shih ^Talk 15:41, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Deming Armory

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~~... that the Deming Armory was used by the National Guard during Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico?~~
... that the Deming Armory in Deming, Luna County was a training center for U.S. troops during the Mexican Revolution?

Created by A Frog Prince (talk). Self nominated at 01:28, 10 August 2013 (UTC).

Please check your source for the hook statement — it says that the armory wasn't even completed yet when Villa made his raid. I've reviewed everything else in the sources, and except for ~~two~~ page numbering errors, I have no objections: length and date are fine, and you're using reliable sources. I've fixed one page numbering error (you've used some bits from this source, page 26, but you only cited page 25), ~~while the other one is a coding issue: citation #6 displays no page number, but you included it in the citation template, so there's some coding error~~ — if the hook weren't a problem, I'd certainly pass this, ~~since the citation error isn't at all a big deal~~. Two final things: (1) For the hook, could you concentrate on how it was the first NM armory built after statehood? (2) I was completely unaware that National Register nomination forms for New Mexico were available online. Is the Deming historic district unusual because its nomination is online, or are most of the state's other nominations also available? And if they're most or all online, how do I find them? Of course this isn't a problem with the DYK nomination or the article; I'd just like to know. Nyttend (talk) 20:49, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Please disregard my comments about the citation #6 page numbering error: I just noticed that it's there, so apparently I completely overlooked it before. The rest of my comments still stand. Nyttend (talk) 21:12, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your attention to this article. I've revised the hook to reflect actual facts, rather than something I must have read wrong and really wanted to believe. I hope you don't mind, but I decided to focus on the building's role as a training center for U.S. troops during the revolution. Skeezix1000 is responsible for the excellent research that turned up the National Register nomination form. Let me know if I can make any further edits to this hook, and thanks again! A Frog Prince (talk) 07:13, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

The bit about the first NM armory after statehood was simply "Hey, had you thought about this?" In no way was I trying to impose it on you; I apologise that it came off that way. Unfortunately, the article doesn't even mention the Mexican Revolution — and now I'm really confused, because I thought I'd read somewhere something about it being used for training during the Revolution? Please suggest a new hook, or please add content about it being used for training during the Revolution. Nyttend (talk) 20:54, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

I certainly didn't take your suggestion as a demand, no need to apologize, but I appreciate the gesture! I've updated the article so that it supports the hook. Thanks again. A Frog Prince (talk) 23:06, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

No wonder I remembered it; I must have seen that bit when checking the content against the sources a couple of days ago. Note that copy/pasted text and excessively-close paraphrases, such as your addition, are both copyright infringement; I've rewritten the addition to make it copyright-safe. Nyttend (talk) 00:40, 15 August 2013 (UTC)