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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 23:26, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Harrington Hump

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  • ... that the Harrington Hump has been built for railway stations in the United Kingdom for mobility-impaired access, since platform heights are not standardised and refurbishment is very expensive?

Created/expanded by Tagishsimon (talk). Nominated by Simply south (talk) at 17:37, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

  • Good. Long enough and new enough (actually created on Dec. 3, but that doesn't impact eligibility). Adequately referenced. Found no plagarism - there was one phrase that may have been a bit close for comfort, but I reworded it. Hook is referenced and just short enough. I might word it as "since platform heights are not standardized.." which would still be just within the length limits. Rlendog (talk) 21:20, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Done. Simply south...... "time, department skies" for 5 years 21:27, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks SS. I was thinking along the lines of "Did you know that Harrington was the first station to get the hump"... but I'm sure that'd break one or two rules. Rlendog, the article was created on the 5th, not that it matters. --Tagishsimon (talk) 09:54, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
You're correct about the creation date. I must have been seeing things. But either way it was and is eligible. Rlendog (talk) 14:39, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
How about ... that Harrington station has a hump? — An optimist on the run! 12:29, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Total agreement. Fine DYK topic and article. I want to change the word "interface", though ! Though it's still a fine DYK. ~ R.T.G 13:07, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
"interface" gone. "The Hump is positioned to meet a particular door..." --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:50, 7 December 2011 (UTC)