Talk:Benjamin Rathbun

A fact from Benjamin Rathbun appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Benjamin Rathbun constructed more than one hundred buildings in Buffalo, New York in the 19th century, and was later jailed for forged endorsements?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 08:38, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Benjamin Rathbun

... that Benjamin Rathbun (pictured) constructed over one hundred buildings in Buffalo, New York in the 19th century, only for most to be demolished soon thereafter? Source: Brown, Richard C.; Watson, Bob (1981). Buffalo, Lake City in Niagara Land: An Illustrated History.
- ALT1:... that Benjamin Rathbun (pictured) constructed over one hundred buildings in Buffalo, New York in the 19th century, and was later jailed for forged endorsements? Source: "Channels of Exposure", Balleisen, Edward J. Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff.Princeton University Press, 2017.
- ALT2:... that Benjamin Rathbun (pictured), a real estate magnate from Buffalo, New York, owned a bank with his notes bearing "B. Rathbun?" Source: "Goldman, Mark (1983). "Ups and Downs During the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century". High hopes : the rise and decline of Buffalo, New York.
- ALT3:... that of the over one hundred buildings constructed by Benjamin Rathbun (pictured) in Buffalo, New York during the 19th century, only one remains? Source: Title Guarantee Building: The lone remaining monument to the otherwise long-gone Rathbun empire ... Neoclassical style

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Louis Harvy Chalif

Moved to mainspace by Buffaboy (talk) and Andre Carrotflower (talk). Nominated by Buffaboy (talk) at 04:14, 13 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

This article is new enough and long enough. I am approving ALT1, ALT2 and ALT 3, but not ALT0, which contains facts not present in the article. The image is in ther public domain, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:02, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the approval. I don't have a preference for which gets picked, but ALT2 or ALT3 seem the most interesting to me. dekema2 (Formerly Buffaboy) (talk) 06:44, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If ALT1 is chosen, the phrasing needs to be altered to eliminate the words "soon thereafter"; it's true that most of his buildings have been demolished, but many of them did indeed stand for a long time after their construction. -- Andre Carrotflower (talk) 01:17, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]