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The result was: promoted by sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 09:48, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Utica, New York

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Utica, New York
Utica, New York
  • ... that a city in New York (pictured) might have gotten its name after being picked from a hat?

Improved to Good Article status by Buffaboy (talk). Self-nominated at 22:51, 25 August 2015 (UTC).

  • Recently promoted to GA, well written, within policy and inline cited, ALT1 and ALT2 are better than ALT0, and QPQ's not required here. It's good to go. --Captain Assassin! «TCG» 02:42, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Thanks! I looked in the prep area ands it looks like Utica will be exposed twice with the Adirondack Railway. Buffaboy talk 22:09, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
I think ALT0 is better, it's shorter and I think it would be more interesting to the average reader (a weirdish theory vs the history of manufacturing). Rainbow unicorn (talk) 21:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
If it's not too late, I'd also suggest for Alt 3:
  • Great! Restoring the tick for ALT3. --Captain Assassin! «TCG» 02:08, 6 September 2015 (UTC)