Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Washington & Jefferson College buildings/archive1

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The list was promoted by The Rambling Man 07:28, 9 June 2010 [1].

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List of Washington & Jefferson College buildings

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Nominator(s): GrapedApe (talk) 06:11, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because...it has gone through a thorough peer review and should be ready to pass the FL criteria. --GrapedApe (talk) 06:11, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

• Support All my concerns were taken care of at the peer review. Only a couple more things would be nice: a few more images and alt text. Nevertheless, I believe it meets all criteria. Great work! Jujutacular ^T · C 07:22, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

• Alt text added. I, too, would like to add more pictures, but I can't find any other freely licensed ones on the internet. Will have to (buy a camera) and take more when I return to campus in January...--GrapedApe (talk) 16:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

If Buildings of Jesus College, Oxford is an article, why do you say that this is a list? Bencherlite^Talk 07:30, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

• The Jesus College page seems to include a more cohesive discussion of the broader architecture of the College, while this one focuses on the campus buildings at a granular level.--GrapedApe (talk) 16:50, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

• Just a drive-by: I'd say this is definitely a list along the lines of List of Major League Baseball awards; it's more focused on covering the very main points of all of the topics, with daughter articles to cover what doesn't fit in this list. — KV5 • Talk • 11:52, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Q: Why are buildings belonging to Washington & Jefferson College notable? Nvm. :) Sandman888 (talk) 17:06, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Resolved comments from NYCRuss ☎ 19:53, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

*Comments By Lazear Chemistry Hall, The campus hapter. Should this be "chapter?" -done Should "Hays Hall had deteriorated to the point where it no longer able to house students" be "Hays Hall had deteriorated to the point where it was no longer able to house students?"-done By Thompson Hall, should "it steps and green space" be "its steps and green space?"-done By U. Grant Miller Library, should "the collection currently hold 210,000 volumes" be "the collection currently holds 210,000 volumes?"-done By Rossin Campus Center, should "It is named after former trustee Pete C. Rossin and built in 1994" be "It is named after former trustee Pete C. Rossin and was built in 1994?"-done Should "Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium is combined multi-purpose outdoor athletic facility" be "Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium is a combined multi-purpose outdoor athletic facility?"-done "It contains with a variety of strength and cardiovascular training equipment, including treadmills, exercise bikes, elliptical running machines, free weight machines, a weight rack, squat racks, and a three-lane indoor track suspended above the main floor" sounds awkward. NYCRuss ☎ 17:52, 30 May 2010 (UTC) -done Yep, all good catches. Thanks.--GrapedApe (talk) 19:49, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

• Support Nice work. NYCRuss ☎ 19:53, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
• Support Great list, very easy to understand and enjoyable to read! WereWolf (talk) 18:56, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
• Support Good list, nice layout. Sandman888 (talk) 16:58, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 18:59, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Comments a nice read, but a few minor issues... Would prefer to see the image at the top of the lead, rather than after the first paragraph.--done "Washington, Pennsylvania" is overlinked in the first paragraph.--done "the oldest college building west of the Allegheny Mountains." is being west of Allegheny Mountains somehow relevant? In the original 13 colonies, the Allegheny Mountains signaled the beginning of the western frontier.--GrapedApe (talk) 18:17, 2 June 2010 (UTC) I'd say for non-US readers, a note would be really useful. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:20, 2 June 2010 (UTC) Should be clarified now.--GrapedApe (talk) 18:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC) "originally the home to a female seminary" don't really see a need for "the" here.--done "housing upperclassmen" sorry to be a pain, but what's an "upperclassman"? Certainly a term I'm not familiar with. It means older students--basically any non-freshmen. It's a pretty common word in the US. Still want it to be changed?--GrapedApe (talk) 18:17, 2 June 2010 (UTC) I'd say for non-US readers, a note would be really useful. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:20, 2 June 2010 (UTC) fixed.--GrapedApe (talk) 18:35, 2 June 2010 (UTC) "freshmen men" reads very peculiarly.. perhaps "male freshmen"?--done "The 60 acres (0.24 km2) campus" this is probably a result of the convert template, but normally that would be "The 60-acre ..." wouldn't it? (same applies to other instances of this further down) I got the first instance. I didn't see any others down further. I miss any?--GrapedApe (talk) 18:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC) Things like the "50,000 square feet (4,600 m2)" for instance. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:43, 2 June 2010 (UTC) Got 2 more. See any more that I missed?--GrapedApe (talk) 18:53, 2 June 2010 (UTC) Any real need to relink Dod and McMillan in the Campus section, so soon after the lead?--done "a historic" normally I'd expect "an historic" but that may not be USEng.--done "research labs" expand that "labs".--done "fully equipped" hyphenate?--done Spell out SAACS (i.e. American Chemical Society) rather than use an abbreviation that many won't get.--done "new paint, carpet, computers, laser printer, sofas, end tables, and white boards" this is borderline trivia really, can you wrap it up into a more succinct sentence?--done "$18.1 million dollars" no need for "dollars" here.--done "Fraternities, and then sororities after 1970, were the first occupants" well, only one could have been the first..--done "2009–2010" could just be "2009–10"--done "offers 4 single rooms" sounds a bit like a sales pitch, and that 4 should be four.--done "By 2008, 8 of the 10 buildings were occupied by Greek organizations.[1] By 2010, all 10 buildings were occupied by Greek organizations.[83]" repetitive. Can you not merge these statements somehow?--removed redundancy "eighth oldest" hyphenate.--done Victorian appears to be linked several times.--done "of Duncan Glass fame" so famous there's no Wikipedia article? I'm afraid I've never heard of him. I will probably write the article in a few weeks, but the reference to the glass company is removed for now--GrapedApe (talk) 18:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC) ping pong->table tennis.--done "5-0" en-dash, not a hyphen please.--done Field Turf doesn't take a space.--done ref 4 date format is inconsistent with the others--done Ref 46 needs an en-dash.--done ref 107 seems to have double quote marks.--done The Rambling Man (talk) 08:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

• Looks good but this confuses me a little "In 1966, it was razed to build a junior high school[125] West College Building was razed 1912 to build a high school." Was West College Building the aforementioned junior high or was that another building in Canonsburg? Also ref 125 should follow punctuation of some sort. --ImGz (t/c) 04:33, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Punctuation fixed. West College Building was a Jefferson College building in Canonsburg, different from the jr or middle school. That section seems clear to me, especially since the dates (1922/1966) indicate that West College Building wasn't the jr. high school.--GrapedApe (talk) 04:38, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

• A quick read through without any introduction of what the building was used for resulted in my confusion. It is better with the punctuation though I would suggest you add more info on what the building's purpose was, if you know. support. --ImGz (t/c) 17:45, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

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