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Topiary Park[edit]

Is Topiary Park really considered part of the library? I assume a standalone article may be appropriate, but this seems more related to Ohio School for the Deaf than the library. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:11, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely sure, but perhaps it might be best to fit under Cristo Rey Columbus High School (which now occupies the Deaf building). Sounder Bruce 15:37, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Seems several articles may have brief mentions of the park. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:40, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've created the stub Topiary Park. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:48, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Status[edit]

I've reverted the move to the mainspace, mainly because there hasn't been time to properly research the origin story (which was told to a tour group by a library staff member, so it's definitely OR until we can find good sources), nor have we written up the four expansions (which will require access to the Dispatch archives). It's better to flesh out things in the draftspace (as was intended by starting with a draft instead of a stub), and perhaps we can try for DYK or GAN once that's finished. Sounder Bruce 02:42, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

SounderBruce, do you still plan on overhauling this draft soon? If not, I'd like to see this trimmed a little and moved into the main space, even if incomplete. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:38, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like a bit more time to gather sources. I haven't looked through the local archives of the Dispatch for earlier mentions yet. Sounder Bruce 08:07, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Any update on this?

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(talk) 18:07, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps a stub could be created in the main space now, and a 5x overhaul at some point in the future (when User:SounderBruce is ready) would still allow for submission of a DYK hook, if that's the reason for holding off gradual improvements? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:57, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ɱ: Wow!, thanks for your recent edits to the draft. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 00:29, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoy it :) Still quite a bit to add still...

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(talk) 00:32, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gallery[edit]

Do we need the gallery? I thought these were discouraged. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:59, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

They generally are, especially when not relating to the text (which many of these do). I especially dislike large galleries, but this one is pretty small and simple. Many of these same photos were also used to illustrate the building's history in the building's Carnegie Room.

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(talk) 22:29, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Adjusted some, might still want more interior photos in here somehow. I still have some yet to upload...

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(talk) 22:38, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, looks good! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:40, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]