Template talk:Did you know/Architects of the United States Forest Service

Architects of the United States Forest Service

 * Rejected by Crisco 1492
 * ... that architects of the United States Forest Service developed distinct regional architectural styles compatible with modern environment and non-intrusive design principles, in the 1930s?


 * Comment: Article expanded >5X during July 19-24. Article under AFD which I believe should be closed Keep, hope this can be accepted for DYK upon close.

5x expanded by Doncram (talk). Self nom at 19:11, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * AFD was closed, and article is kept, now eligible for DYK. -- do  ncr  am  03:22, 28 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I think the AfD shows that this is contentious enough that featuring it on the front page would be questionable. Also, much of the expansion is from database dumps from primary sources.-- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 21:18, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The expansion does include restoration of a list of works that SarekOfVulcan had deleted. However the lists do not count for DYK eligibility either way.  The new text is simply longer than 5x the previous text.  I wrote the article and expanded it.  SarekOfVulcan has contended on this article, voted against it at the AFD, and has contended on linked articles as well.  It was a valid topic pre-AFD and is perfectly well developed now, and is DYK-eligible when the AFD is closed. -- do  ncr  am  22:34, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I reviewed Nelson Story DYK nom. -- do ncr  am  22:46, 24 July 2011 (UTC)


 * The AfD (which I initiated) closed as "no consensus," but I continue to be concerned that the title and structure of the article are based on poorly supported theories (i.e., original research). Available sources have a lot of good information about the development of a distinctive Forest Service style -- with variations in different parts of the United States -- and the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps (during the 1930s) in shaping the built environment of the national forests. However, the current version is structured not as the story of the architecture, but as a collective biography of Some Brave Men of Forest Service Building Design (civil servants whose lives are, in fact, largely undocumented), the organization in which they worked (the existence of which organization is not supported by sources), and the creation by these Brave Men of Design of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's a pity to see the potential content distorted into a bit of misguided Architect Hero Worship (not to mention the associated Worship of the National Register Information System database). --Orlady (talk) 02:11, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg I'm tempted to agree. Current version does not seem ready for the main page. 13:44, 10 August 2011 (UTC)