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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

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Chinatown MRT station

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  • ... that constructing Chinatown station required diverting the Eu Tong Sen Canal into steel pipes, one of Singapore's largest drainage diversions? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
    • ALT1:... that instead of demolishing the Garden Bridge for the construction of Chinatown station, the cultural landmark was underpinned by massive steel trusses? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
    • ALT2:... that the artwork at Chinatown station features Chinese calligraphy on the floor instead of the walls in auspicious positions?

Improved to Good Article status by ZKang123 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:06, 3 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: No - ALT1 doesn't hold much interest outside of the local area.
  • Other problems: No - ALT0 is the better of the remaining two hooks, but needs to be condensed (e.g. just referring to "a canal" would suffice).
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I assume the picture would go with the ALT2, but the hook needs to be edited to add a mention. Please rework the hooks and add sources to the nomination next time. QPQ not necessary yet. SounderBruce 07:15, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

  • ALT0: ... that constructing Chinatown station (see picture) required diverting the canal into steel pipes , one of Singapore's largest drainage diversions?[1][2]
  • ALT2: :... that the Chinese calligraphy at Chinatown station is positioned on the floor instead of the walls in auspicious positions?[3]
Attempting to rephrase as requested.--ZKang123 (talk) 08:51, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
ALT0 reads awkwardly; again "the canal" should be "a canal". ALT2 needs to explain (or link to) what auspicious positions are in order to be globally accessible; the original version of ALT2 was also better, as it explained that the calligraphy is artwork. For future reference, sources should be added directly after the hook in the small-text, not in the format you've used. SounderBruce 08:58, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply; was busy with other stuff and needed some time to think over. Hmm

  • ALT0: ... that a canal had to be diverted into steel pipes while constructing Chinatown station (see picture)?

In honesty, for ALT2, I can't really explain, since I am not familiar with Chinese calligraphy myself, and I feel trying to explain what are auspicious positions will make the hook longer than it should. So I think I better go with ALT0.--ZKang123 (talk) 05:34, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

  • ALT0 looks good to go now, but I would prefer some location context, as there are dozens of places named "Chinatown station" around the world. SounderBruce 08:35, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
Alright then: ... that a canal had to be diverted into steel pipes while constructing Singapore's Chinatown MRT station (see picture)?--ZKang123 (talk) 13:01, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

ZKang123, what do you think about slightly modifying your original hook to include to the location requested by SounderBruce, and get rid of the doubled "diverting/diversion": i.e.

  • ALT4 ... that constructing Singapore's Chinatown station required redirecting the Eu Tong Sen Canal into steel pipes, in one of the country's largest drainage diversions?
Well it is honestly a bit too long winded compared to the refined version, but I will add the latter clause in. Hence:
... that in one of Singapore's largest drainage diversions, a canal had to be redirected into steel pipes while constructing Chinatown MRT station (see picture)?--ZKang123 (talk) 00:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Bibliography
  • Leong, Chan Teik (2003). Getting there : The story of the North East Line. Singapore: Land Transport Authority (LTA). ISBN 981-04-5886-X. OCLC 53383062.
  • Tan, Su (2003). Art in transit : North East Line MRT - Singapore. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. ISBN 981-04-7384-2. OCLC 52771106.

References

  1. ^ "Chinatown back on track". The Straits Times. 31 May 2002. p. 4.
  2. ^ Leong 2003, p. 62.
  3. ^ Tan 2003, p. 57.
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