User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2023/Mar

Promotion of New Amsterdam Theatre

Congratulations, Epicgenius! The article you nominated, New Amsterdam Theatre, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 March newsletter

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
• Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
• FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
• TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
• Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, Trainsandotherthings, Lee Vilenski, Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, SounderBruce, Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of The Normandy

Have a glass of something tasty too.

The article The Normandy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Normandy for comments about the article, and Talk:The Normandy/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hoary -- Hoary (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi Epicgenius. Human rather than bot speaking. I hereby award you a 48-hour break from worrying about what might be at the top of the Normandy. Or indeed anything else related to that mansion in the clouds. When I started this particular GAN, I had no idea that it would turn out to be such a complex matter. (Rather different from, say, La Maison française!) I don't suppose that you had any such idea either. I hope that your upcoming (and current) nominations require fewer screenfuls of commentary. -- Hoary (talk) 22:59, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

GA list for Manhattan buildings

Hi Epicgenius, following up from old discussions that were never actioned, I've split up the good article buildings list, adding Wikipedia:Good_articles/Art and architecture#Architecture – Buildings of Manhattan and Wikipedia:Good_articles/Art and architecture#Architecture – Buildings of the United States (other). Please feel free to fix any misplaced entries (shout out to New York Life Building and Smalls Paradise for not having "Manhattan" in the article preview). That said, even split all three sub-categories remain massive, so don't spend too long pouring through. The US one has a couple of easy splits (eg. Chicago) if needed. Manhattan though, what a behemoth. Perhaps a split would help provide some further insight (theatres?), but either way, an impressive body of work. CMD (talk) 16:01, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

@Chipmunkdavis, thanks for the heads up. I really appreciate it. It does, in fact, seem like a third of all GAs are about Manhattan buildings (even disregarding the rest of New York or even the rest of New York City). There are a few things that need rearranging, but I'll fix these shortly.

Regarding Perhaps a split would help provide some further insight (theatres?), I originally considered splitting the list by building type (e.g. houses, skyscrapers, theaters, hotels). I don't know if that would be a better way of categorizing these buildings, though, as there will still be a lot of Manhattan articles. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:12, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Some of the categories I mentioned (specifically houses/residences and hotels) already exist, so I have moved some of these articles down. However, I'm not sure what to do with articles like One57 which is a hotel, residence, and skyscraper, so I've left these alone for now. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:35, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

I don't think edge cases matter too much, so long as it's on a reasonable list that matches (thanks) the talk page category. Further splits are helpful mostly for usability. A bigger list is a bigger area to scroll through when adding new articles, and harder to sort through (it took a long time to go through 587 buildings!). Even now, thanks to the V2022 skin, when I look at the list of Manhattan building articles it is so long the header disappears off the top of the page before the end, but at least it's easier to manage than before. CMD (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

On 3 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 2000s, New York City's Benjamin Hotel offered a pillow menu and hired a sleep concierge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown

	Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown
	Congratulations to Epicgenius, who is awarded the Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown for his continued contributions to Wikipedia. Well done. -- In actu (Guerillero) Parlez Moi 08:36, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Barbizon 63

On 16 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barbizon 63, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Barbizon Hotel hosted its first male guests on Valentine's Day in 1981 after operating as a women-only hotel for more than five decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barbizon 63. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Barbizon 63), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 12:02, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Layout

Here, that's a pretty unclear header. But at an article titled after and all about a station, it's pretty clearly about a station layout, not a newspaper layout or newspaper site layout. That said, though, you're right about one thing (consistency). I'm not about to hop across all two million or so similarly wordy sections just to save eight bytes on each, especially if you're following closely behind and adding them back. That's not a knock on you for doing it these three times. Thanks for keeping me in check, honestly! Just saying it's too big a job for any person, and pending a consensus to have a bot do it, I'm with you in accepting it's not going to change. More importantly, I'm curious, was the one edit you "thanked" me for from a shared hatred of misused "would" and useless "however" or a deeper love for "Jet Pilot"? InedibleHulk (talk) 00:36, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

@InedibleHulk, thanks for the talk page message; I really do appreciate it. I agree that we need a wider discussion about these section names. There are over 500 articles about NYC-area stations that have "Station layout" sections (not to mention articles about stations located in other cities). If the section name was an issue on these two articles, they would be problematic for the remaining articles. The reason these sections are titled "Station layout" is because these articles did not originally contain "station" in their titles, e.g. Sutphin Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line).

I did thank you because you removed the inappropriate usages of "would" and "however". It is a helpful change and much appreciated - improving the flow of existing sentences is as important as adding information to an article. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:05, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

It's an issue in those two and a problem elsewhere, but nothing huge, in my estimation. More of a nagging quibble, and I don't intend to press it further yet. You're welcome to this new flow (though I still more appreciate that old song). InedibleHulk (talk) 22:47, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon - April 22nd - 2PM EST

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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You're invited! NYC Earth Day 2022 Edit-a-thon! April 22nd!

Sure We Can and the Environment of New York City Task Force invite you to join us for: 2022 Earth Day Edit-a-thon 2pm - 4pm EST (April 22nd) online via Zoom and in person This Edit-a-Thon is part of a larger Earth Day celebration, hosted by Brooklyn based recycling and community center Sure We Can, that runs from 1PM-7PM and is open to the public! See this flyer for more information: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGr4FyuqEa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

-- Environment of New York City Task Force

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Jamaica station track count

Moved to Talk:Jamaica station § Jamaica station track count

 – – Epicgenius (talk) 16:28, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Manhattan House

On 20 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manhattan House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a condominium conversion of Manhattan House (pictured) cost US$1.1 billion and took ten years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manhattan House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Manhattan House), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 12:02, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 12,149 views (1,012.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for New York City Center

On 21 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article New York City Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a temple once housed the New York City Opera and New York City Ballet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New York City Center. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, New York City Center), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 12:03, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Benjamin N. Duke House

On 22 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Benjamin N. Duke House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Benjamin N. Duke House (pictured), owned by the same family for more than a century, was later sold to a former taxi driver? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin N. Duke House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Benjamin N. Duke House), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 13,293 views (1,107.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of New Victory Theater

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article New Victory Theater you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Premeditated Chaos -- Premeditated Chaos (talk) 19:03, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Empire Theatre (42nd Street)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Empire Theatre (42nd Street) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kting97 -- Kting97 (talk) 01:20, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)

On 27 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite having been enlarged for the 1939 New York World's Fair, the Willets Point Boulevard station served practically no resident population by 1949? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

A Review

I don't know if you do reviews, this got moved to draftspace, but I think it's ready. Draft:Orient Windmills, NY 209.150.48.106 (talk) 14:20, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK This windmill has a ghost story and last year got it's sails replaced, is it the foundation for a G.A. rewrite? Southampton/Shinnecock (Cottage) Windmill. Tx CaptJayRuffins (talk) 14:30, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for posting these links. Unfortunately, it looks like the Southampton/Shinnecock Windmill draft has several unreliable sources, such as LinkedIn and Geni.com. There is also a lot of unsourced content on that page. The draft will need some work just to be accepted at WP:AFC, let alone be improved to GA status. I recommend looking through newspapers such as Newsday, the NY Times, and the NY Daily News, as well as finding book sources. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:37, 28 March 2023 (UTC)