Talk:Potter Building/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Vami IV (talk · contribs) 07:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Opening statement
Hello, and come what may from this review, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. During the review, I may make copyedits, which I will limit to spelling correction and minor changes to punctuation (removal of double spaces and such). I will only make substantive edits that change the flow and structure of the prose if I previously suggested and it is necessary. The Nominator(s) should understand that I am a grammar pedant, and I will nitpick in the interest of prose quality. For responding to my comments, please use ✅,, , ❌, , or , followed by any comment you'd like to make. I will be crossing out my comments as they are redressed, and only mine. A detailed, section-by-section review will follow. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  07:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Lead

 * [...] replace a former headquarters of the New York World, [...] Did they have more than one?
 * Yes, there was the New York World Building that was built in 1890, a block north of this building. epicgenius (talk) 16:48, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you link that building with the text "a former headquarters"? – ♠Vami _IV†♠  22:35, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The Potter Building was converted into apartments in 1979–1981 [...] This doesn't really work since this isn't a period of up to 12 months. Use "from 1979 to 1981" instead.

Site

 * Section is missing the address listed in the infobox.

Design

 * Charles E. Gibbs Who/What?
 * He was another architect. epicgenius (talk) 16:48, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * [...] he formed a partnership with architect Charles E. Gibbs, which was headquartered [...] Who was headquartered?
 * Fixed by nominee. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  19:34, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The building is one of the oldest extant buildings with a light court. One of the oldest in New York City? I recommend changing the second "building" to "structure", also.
 * The Real Estate Record and Guide compared the light court to those of the New York Evening Post Building and the Mills Building. What did it have to say?
 * Oops, I quoted the wrong thing. I wanted to quote the fact that the RER criticized the design of the court as making the building irregular. epicgenius (talk)
 * The Potter Building is among the oldest remaining buildings to retain architectural terracotta. Oldest among...?
 * [...] and the eleventh-story windows contain terracotta hoods. Have terracotta hoods.
 * Potter's original plans for the building were for the first floor to contain bank offices and the upper floors for other businesses. This second part is confusing. I surmise Potter meant to rent that space out to other businesses?
 * Yes.
 * Potter's original plans for the building were for the first floor to contain bank offices and the upper floors for other businesses. This second part is confusing. I surmise Potter meant to rent that space out to other businesses?
 * Yes.
 * Yes.

History

 * Are the money sums adjusted for inflation? They seem kind of ludicrous for the 19th century.
 * I added inflation figures. epicgenius (talk) 16:48, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The fire destroyed much of the block within a few hours, causing more than $400,000 in damage.[31][32] The fire ultimately killed six people, and it took a week to investigate the wreckage. [34] Condense.

GA progress
Pictures are free/tagged and are relevant to the article. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  07:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Copyvio scanner gave a 54.5% chance of copyright violation. I wasn't impressed by what I saw in the comparison and so I am ignoring that result. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  07:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

References are reliable. – ♠Vami _IV†♠  07:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. I have addressed all these comments. epicgenius (talk) 16:48, 8 August 2020 (UTC)