Talk:John Brown's Fort

Section about NY Times assessment of the Fort's condition in 1882
Should it stay? should it go? I trimmed it a little but should it be trimmed more? What say you, interested editors.... Shearonink (talk) 04:21, 14 May 2021 (UTC)


 * The fact that the roof and windows were gone is not found elsewhere and supports the later statements that the building is not 100% authentic. deisenbe (talk) 13:36, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That's a pretty modest point, one that can be expressed in less than the 137 words of the quote we presently have in the article. In my opinion, block quotes are appropriate when we want to highlight an important or poetic point made by a noteworthy and relevant person. Quoting a New York Times article, written by an unnamed person, does not call for a block quote. Let's keep things simple, write that the fort was in disrepair, and, then, cite the NYT article. Thanks, Attic Salt (talk) 03:49, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Unless, there are significant objections, I propose (as I've done before), removing the block quote. We are supposed to be writing an encyclopedia, not pasting from other sources. Attic Salt (talk) 16:29, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Harpers Ferry quarter.jpg