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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 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 Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:55, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Rigby's Buildings

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Rigby's Buildings

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 09:05, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

  • Hook: Short enough, AGF on offline source. Not that interesting, as it is all about the alderman. How about ALT1 ... that Rigby's Buildings (pictured) in Liverpool, England, is named after an alderman who gave it more grotesques?
Article: Long enough, new enough. Seems NPOV, image is licensed appropriately. Spotchecks seem fine. AGF on offline source.
Looks fine to me. Just need some feedback regarding the hook. Crisco 1492 (talk)
  • I don't think one can say "made more grotesque" in referring to the architecture. I can already here the complaints at WT:DYK. (Although to be honest that was my first idea too) Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:16, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
  • "I'm afraid "more grotesque" won't do, because it is inaccurate. How about the following: not very good but short, accurate, and maybe quirky enough to get a few clicks:-
I prefer ALT4. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:19, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
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