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* '''ALT1''' ... that the 5300-tonne (12{{nbsp}}million pound) '''[[Brooke Street Pier]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[Australia]]'s largest [[floating building]]?
 
* '''ALT1''' ... that the 5300-tonne (12{{nbsp}}million pound) '''[[Brooke Street Pier]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[Australia]]'s largest [[floating building]]?
 
(Check me on the conversion). [[User:EEng|EEng]] ([[User talk:EEng|talk]]) 21:44, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 
(Check me on the conversion). [[User:EEng|EEng]] ([[User talk:EEng|talk]]) 21:44, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
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*:That one sounds good!  The article says "5,300 tonnes (5,216 long tons)" using the convert template.  I've never heard of "long tons", would it be familiar to U.S. readers? -- [[User:Chuq|Chuq]] <span style="font-size:90%;">[[User talk:Chuq|(talk)]]</span> 22:20, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
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* '''ALT2''' ... that the 5300-tonne (5216-long ton) '''[[Brooke Street Pier]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[Australia]]'s largest [[floating building]]?
 
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Revision as of 22:20, 23 January 2015

Brooke Street Pier

Brooke Street Pier under construction

  • Comment: There is currently no article for "Floating building" - would be a good link to add as well. Updated: 21 January - done! -- Chuq (talk) 13:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Created by Chuq (talk). Self nominated at 07:58, 17 January 2015 (UTC).

Symbol confirmed.svg Interesting building! The article is new and long enough. The image is free. I have a few thoughts on the source though. Is another one available?

  • The line is referenced with source #1. It does not mention that it is the largest.
  • The line in the article states that it is one of the largest
  • It is published in a secondary source but the source is straight from the architect.
  • Does tonnes need a conversion? (I don;t know if that matters for DYK.
Cptnono (talk) 23:11, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback! I was a bit uncertain about the "Australia's largest floating building" claim - and as you see switched back and forth from "the largest" to "one of the largest" a couple of times; I've added another reference to that line, but I've also tried to verify it independently. I can't find anything on Wikipedia (or Google for that matter) about ANY other floating building in Australia. I've posted some requests on the SkyscraperCity forums too. If I can't find any other information, I guess that would make this one the de facto largest? I'll see if I can find any more sources over the next day or two. -- Chuq (talk) 11:40, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
That source says it is the biggest. I see no problem with using some editorial discretion to follow logic and th sources that say it is the largest. All good.Cptnono (talk) 20:53, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Sounds good. Additional discussion at Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians'_notice_board#Brooke_Street_Pier confirms this view :) -- Chuq (talk) 00:07, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Note the update above - I hope this doesn't affect the "confirmed" status of this DYK? -- Chuq (talk) 13:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
  • Seriously, if it's X tonnes shouldn't it be the heaviest? EEng (talk) 01:48, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
The references describe it as "largest". (In actual fact it appears to be the *only* one anywhere close to this sort of scale, but that's OR) -- Chuq (talk) 11:54, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Well, I think the reader will be puzzled by "largest" being measured by tonnes. How about removing the cause-effect this way:

(Check me on the conversion). EEng (talk) 21:44, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

  • That one sounds good! The article says "5,300 tonnes (5,216 long tons)" using the convert template. I've never heard of "long tons", would it be familiar to U.S. readers? -- Chuq (talk) 22:20, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
  • ALT2 ... that the 5300-tonne (5216-long ton) Brooke Street Pier (pictured) is Australia's largest floating building?