Template:Did you know nominations/Whitley Furniture Galleries
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The result was: promoted by DirtyHarry991 talk 00:44, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
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Whitley Furniture Galleries
- ... that Whitley Furniture Galleries would increase the population of Zebulon more than eight-fold when hosting an automobile giveaway in 1936? Source: Source
- ALT1: ... that Whitley Furniture Galleries closed after 113 years of business only because of a lack of a fifth generation to run it? Source: Source
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jet Lag: The Game
Created by Johnson524 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:37, 28 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Whitley Furniture Galleries; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Article is new enough and long enough, and is well sourced. QPQ done. Earwig didn't flag anything, and a spot check of paywalled sources showed no issues. (@Johnson524: - this doesn't affect the DYK nom, but zebulonbuildings.com appears to be offline. If there's any way to find archived copies of those documents you have sourced to it that'd be great for future access.) The hooks are interesting, though the source for ALT0 that I was able to access says an estimated 8 to 15 thousand attendees. "Up to fifteen fold" is therefore accurate, but that's a big difference between the low and high ends of the estimate. The article also says the population was "increased ten times over", so that discrepancy makes me hesitant to sign off on the present wording. ALT1 is sourced and in my opinion a little more interesting, so it is my preference. However, I'd prefer a wording change from "would close" to "closed".
With all of that said, this is my first DYK review, so per the instructions for new reviewers, I'd be appreciative of a second set of eyes on this to make sure I covered all bases before marking it good to go, thanks! DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:16, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- @DrOrinScrivello: Thank you for the review! For your first one, this was very detailed and well organized, so well done 🙂 I'm taking your advice and changing "would close" to "closed," and archiving all 18 sources on the page to prevent further link rot. As for your concerns about ALT0, I figured including "up to" in front of the top estimate could work, but I've toned it done to just "more than eight-fold," as there is a pretty large gap in estimates like you pointed out. Hope this addresses your concerns and thank you again, cheers! Johnson524 03:11, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- @DrOrinScrivello: Review looks good, though you should say something about whether the article is written from a neutral point of view, especially when the article is about a business. From a quick skim, nothing in the article or blurbs makes me think this is non-neutral or promotional, just some cool history of a small town. Looks good to me. If you're happy with the modified blurbs above, you're welcome to approve the submission. — Wug·a·po·des 18:51, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Good advice, I'll remember that. And @Johnson524: thanks for the kind words as well. The changes look good to me, this is good to go! DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:33, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
