Template:Did you know nominations/History of Flagstaff, Arizona 2
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 14:08, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
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History of Flagstaff, Arizona
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- ... that this pole (pictured) named a city? Source: Text and image in article: commemorative flagstaff for which the city of Flagstaff was named [1], [2]
- ALT1:... that Flagstaff, Arizona, prospered during the Great Depression, due to financial grants to improve Route 66 through the city? Southard, John Larsen (2013). "RICHES, RUIN, AND RECOVERY: The Impact of Route 66 on Flagstaff, 1926 to 1938". The Journal of Arizona History. 54 (2): 153–174. ISSN 0021-9053. JSTOR 24459232.
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... that at least six space objects have been named in relation to Flagstaff, Arizona, due to its long history serving as the discovery site of Pluto and Charon, the Apollo astronaut training site, and for Moon landing site mapping?Struck: >200 chars
Sources: a variety toward the end of the Route 66 and city growth section - ALT3:... that after the original townsite of Flagstaff, Arizona, burned down in the 1800s, citizens used the fire-resistant local red sandstone to construct buildings, many of which still stand today? Source: Arizona Red, Flagstaff's sandstone industry
- ALT4:... that Flagstaff has a long history of tourism-based industry, first running tours to the Grand Canyon in 1892? Sources: Grand Canyon tours, Secondary source about history of tourism
- ALT5:... that in its recent history, facilities in Flagstaff, Arizona, have been used to train over 80 Olympic medalists? Source: Arizona PBS
- Reviewed: A Rubber Band Christmas
- Comment: (nommed before as 5x expansion but withdrawn) Hopefully at least one hook above is good, but there are plenty more!
Improved to Good Article status by Kingsif (talk). Self-nominated at 08:04, 23 August 2020 (UTC).
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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Image eligibility:
- Freely licensed:
- Used in article:
- Clear at 100px:
- Displays too small to see what the flagstaff is clearly. That also disqualifies ALT0.
| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
Nice work on this article! I don't find ALT4 particularly interesting, and ALT3 is close to the character limit, but all hooks meet requirements and I'll leave it for the promoter to decide. Note that the image is NOT approved as it was only for ALT0. (t · c) buidhe 05:43, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks; cropped image provided if alt0 is an interesting enough hook :) Kingsif (talk) 05:56, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- You're welcome, I approve the cropped version of the image, see above. (t · c) buidhe 06:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- Comment: May I suggest this picture hook (with ALT0) as april fool's? Seems legitimate haha VincentLUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 18:52, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Aside from the first hook, I don't see any of these hooks as being hooky. But the image is kind of dark at thumbnail size. Yoninah (talk) 20:53, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Any suggestions for improvement? Obviously I feel they're quite hooky - a city doing better financially during the Depression than before? Inventing Grand Canyon tourism? Dozens of Olympic medalists? But if you want other ideas, the article is full of things to draw from. Kingsif (talk) 22:24, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
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