Talk:National Police Memorial (United Kingdom)

message: After looking over the article, I've decided to put it's GA nomination on hold, based on the following suggestions I have:
*The external links should come last, after the references section.GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:56, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well their not fair-use, so I'll leave that to your discretion.  But the construction in particular seems unneccessary.  Seeing the base doesn't seem very worthwhile to me. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: To be honest, I'd say the most expendable photo would be the one that's currently in the infobox, as it only shows a part of the structure whereas the others show the whole; however, this is the only photo that was added by the original author of the article, and (having had it done to me many times) I know how irritating it is to have "your" photos removed from an article, leaving them orphaned and subsequently BCBot-deleted, so I'm loath to remove it without a good reason. —  iridescent 18:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Makes sense, but you may want to clarify that to avoid confusion. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Figured it was a british english thing.  If you could reword it for the rest of the world that would be nice. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Have changed it to "public collection" which seems clearer. —  iridescent 17:55, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Fair enough. Drewcifer (talk) 09:45, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

text: My fault, didn't put the two together.  Ignore that one. Drewcifer (talk) 15:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Simple fix, but effective. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Fair enough. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

text: What you put in there is perfect. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

text: So there's no interviews or anything from the architects/designers themselves?  It's not critical, but a few direct quotes about the physical thing itself would be nice. Drewcifer (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't find any, and (as you can presumably see from the varied references), I did go through the sources pretty thoroughly for this rewrite. All I can find from the designer is the quote on their website ("The memorial consists of two distinct elements. A book listing the names of officers killed on duty will be displayed in a vitrine within a dark stone wall. This wall, which will also carry an inscription and the polices badge of office, will form one side of a rectangular enclosure concealing the concrete London Underground vent shaft that currently occupies the site. The other three sides will be faced in the same dark stone and covered almost entirely in creeper similar to that covering the walls of the adjacent citadel. Alongside this enclosure will be a tall transparent wall of glass sited in a reflecting pool and gently illuminated with blue light. The glass wall represents the blue lamp once displayed outside every police station in Britain and still regarded as a symbol of the police and their readiness to serve. The glass wall provides a degree of shelter so that those visiting the memorial may do so in an appropriate setting for contemplation, and it also acts as a symbol for the project. The two elements are linked by Purbeck stone paving.") and a few very similar variations on it. As I say above, I strongly suspect the size & shape of the monument is based solely on the fact that it was built around the existing airshaft, with the column's dimensions then built in proportion to it, but in the absence of a source for this have avoided speculating on it. —  iridescent 17:55, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

text: All said, I'd say this is a pretty good article, so I've passed it's nomination.  Good job!  The few things I would still recommend is to expand the lead, remove a picture or two, and try and expand on the design.  Everything else looks good. Drewcifer (talk) 10:42, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
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