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Algonquin Hotel edit

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Result: delisted (t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe this article meets several of the modern good article criteria. Entire paragraphs are unsourced, failing WP:GACR #2 "Verifiable with no original research". For example, most of the "Algonquin Round Table" section is completely unsourced, with only one reference to a paragraph at the beginning. Other unsourced paragraphs exist in the "Cats" and "Lunch discounts for struggling writers" sections.

There is scant mention of the hotel's history, failing criterion #3 "Broad in its coverage". For instance, there is no mention of the circumstances under which the hotel was developed, other than in the lead, where the opening date is unsourced. There is no mention of architecture at all, which is surprising considering the hotel is a New York City landmark with significant architectural features. The lead fails to mention most of these details, either, per MOS:LEAD.

Furthermore, the article may fail criterion #1 "Well written", as several paragraphs are one sentence long, while other sentences contain unencyclopedic and dated writing, such as More recently, a newer drink has hit the Algonquin's menu.... While some of these issues are fixable, I believe this would have to be significantly rewritten to be a good article. Epicgenius (talk) 15:18, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]