Template:Did you know nominations/History of Briarcliff Manor


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 10:19, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

History of Briarcliff Manor

 * ... that Briarcliff Manor in New York was founded in 1902, over 200 years after its settlement?
 * ALT1:... that in the history of Briarcliff Manor, the village has hosted three automobile races?
 * ALT2:... that it cost the New York Department of Transportation $900,000 to repair a sinkhole in Briarcliff Manor?
 * ALT3:... that in 1902, Walter Law funded schools, churches, and parks, turning Briarcliff Manor from farmland to a small village?
 * ALT4:... that in the history of Briarcliff Manor, its fire trucks have always been white?
 * Reviewed: Kolejka (game)

Improved to Good Article status by Ɱ (talk). Self nominated at 20:50, 11 December 2014 (UTC).


 * Comment Review pending 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 20:56, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: The first hook is using a piped link that on the surface looks the same as the redirect to Briarcliff Manor, New York. Yoninah (talk) 00:20, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Another note: The quirky hooks are my favorite. Please note that there needs to be an inline cite (at the end of the sentence in question) for ALT4. Yoninah (talk) 00:24, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hm, I don't know why there isn't one; I mention it again in Briarcliff Manor Fire Department and cite it there. Fixed.-- ɱ    (talk  ·  vbm)  00:41, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg - Close but no cigar Good to Go! Meets all DYK requirements. Brought to GA status, timely nominated. The article meets core policies and guidelines. Hook referenceS verified, and all the various ALTS are cited.  However, as to the references for ALTS 3 and 4, I do not have access to the off line sources, and WP:AGF. QPQ is good, although it is not yet finalized; image N/A. No copyright violations or too close paraphrasing. Earwigs copy violation detector says there is a suspected violation, and I have asked for correction but IMHO I don't see it myself.  I disagree, but you can evaluate this yourself. Every paragraph is (over) cited.  No evidence on talk page that this has been on the main page before.  No problems with the hooks: interesting, decently neutral, and cited. Nice and meticulous article.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 12:11, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Not there yet. I've asked the nominator to correct a couple of passages.  Too close for comfort.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 20:09, 12 December 2014 (UTC)


 * @7&amp;6=thirteen: Did you look at the site I supposedly plagiarized from? Are you aware that sites plagiarize Wikipedia? Here's a link to the site: (link). Notice that the linked site says "Posted on 19 October 2014". I had that all written in the History of Briarcliff Manor article on May 4, 2014 and at User:Ɱ/sandbox7 as early as January 2014. I wrote everything from scratch, so honestly it's insulting that the poor "Bitlanders.com" website (that didn't even bother to remove the citations or links to make it look less pasted-out-of-Wikipedia) had you now worried that I stole from it.-- ɱ    (talk  ·  vbm)  21:14, 12 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg - Good to Go! I am totally convinced that the site plagiarized the Wikipedia article in October 2014, not the other way around.  I apologize for having asked, but I did not want to be hoisted on my own petard of having blinked a copyright violation.   I've seen way too much of these arising (while the damned article is on the main page) and then the accusations and counter accusations.  I'm glad that the record is straight.  Live long and prosper, User:Ɱ.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎</b>) 21:31, 12 December 2014 (UTC)


 * ALT5 ... that Briarcliff Manor was settled 200 years before it was founded? EEng (talk) 01:12, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT 5 is just a shortened rephrase of the original hook, so it is supported by the sources. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 01:46, 13 December 2014 (UTC)