Template:Did you know nominations/The Oregonian Building


 * 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 Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:09, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

The Oregonian Building

 * ... that the Oregonian Building (pictured), completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago?
 * ALT1:... that the Oregonian Building (pictured), completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed building in the Western U.S.?
 * ALT2:... that when completed in 1892, the Oregonian Building (pictured) was the tallest building in Portland and the first steel-framed building in the Western U.S.?
 * Comment: The two alternative wordings for the final phrase are both supported by inline citations, the first version in paragraph 1 of the "History and description" section, the second version in the lead section. "West of Chicago" is a more impressive distinction, but I suppose readers from outside North America might not realize that "west of Chicago" encompasses an area that is arguably much larger than the "Western U.S.", depending on one's definition of the latter. Regarding Alt2, the building was almost certainly the tallest in Oregon, not just Portland (the state's largest city), but the wording at Emporis is a little ambiguous on that point, and so far I haven't found another source that says "tallest in Oregon", rather than just in Portland.
 * Reviewed: White-throated robin-chat
 * Reviewed: White-throated robin-chat

Created by SJ Morg (talk). Self nominated at 13:38, 29 May 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg QPQ needs to be done. Article meets all requirements for DYK. Article is over 8000 characters, under the 5 day limit and hooks are verified as properly referenced. Inline citations are correct with reliable sources. Picture is copyright free. I like ALT1 myself, but will leave it up to the promoting editor to select. Article is neutral and free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. Hooks are well under the 200 character limit.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:42, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Unfortunately, I'll be too busy "in real life", as they say, to do practically any Wikipedia editing for the next week to 10 days (at least through next weekend), so please be patient. I'll get to the QPQ review as soon as possible after that – and certainly within two weeks.  Even if I had time to do a review right now, I don't want to start a review if I am not going to be available to respond promptly to questions or revisions.  I was rather hoping my nomination wouldn't get reviewed very quickly! Anyway, I'll do the QPQ during the second week of June. Thanks. SJ Morg (talk) 07:24, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I have now done the QPQ review, as noted above. SJ Morg (talk) 07:17, 12 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to Go now! --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:47, 12 June 2014 (UTC)