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Sunshine Hotel

  • ... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost about $10 a night and featured a bed, locker, light-bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?

Created by FallingGravity (talk). Self-nominated at 18:40, 18 June 2016 (UTC).

  • Symbol confirmed.svg Article is new and long enough. It is interesting, neutral, well-written and cited throughout. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports only 1.0 to 5.7% copyvio rates, which is acceptable. I prefer hook AKT1. It is interesting. Its length is within limit, and its fact is accurate and cited inline. QPQ was done. Everything is fine. Good to go. (Comment: An image would enrich the article and the hook.) CeeGee 07:03, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
  • Symbol possible vote.svg Hook is misleading without a date, should say "cost $10 a night in 1998" (and omit the word "about" since that figure is exact). I also would not recommend using the lengthy and obtrusive and repetitive dimensions of ALT1 unless it is trimmed and squeezed to "4x6x7 ft" (skip the conversion – it's just too obtrusive any way you type it in my opinion). Softlavender (talk) 07:07, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
The thing with the cost is that it is not an exact figure. I know a couple sources that state the price was in a certain range (something like $4.50 to $15.00), and I figured the $10 was average (hence the word about). I suppose this is what the article should say, but I'll look into it later today. FallingGravity (talk) 14:10, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
  • Template:Ping I wonder what has prevented you from proposing another hook in conformity with your above issues. Because, then it would be much easier to re-approve. CeeGee 18:51, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
Already did so, CeeGee, which the nominator incorporated in their ALT2 below. Softlavender (talk) 05:21, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
So the source I was looking at was this NY Times book review, which talks about the price range for all 8 flophouses that were on the Bowery at that time. I am currently waiting to get a look at the book that the NY Times reviews, which might provide some more insights on the hotel's fees. I should get it some time this week. In the mean time here are some more alt hooks:
  • ALT2:... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost $10 a night in 1998 and featured a bed, locker, light-bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
  • ALT3:... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost $10 a night in 1998, measured 4 ft × 6 ft × 7 ft, and had a bed, locker, light-bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
Update: I've gotten a hold of the book Flophouse: Life on the Bowery and it doesn't mention the price rates for the Sunshine,, so the best sources we have say $10 a night. FallingGravity (talk) 03:28, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
I personally agree with ALT2. I don't agree with ALT3 for legibility reasons indicated above. See my ALT4 below. Softlavender (talk) 05:21, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
  • ALT4:... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost $10 a night in 1998, measured 4×6×7 feet, and featured a bed, locker, light-bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
  • Symbol confirmed.svg I re-approve ALT4. Good to go finally. CeeGee 05:47, 21 June 2016 (UTC)