Talk:Metropolitan Club (New York City)

Reason for rename

By 1891, the New York Times had been reporting about another "Metropolitan Club" for over a decade. The Times noted the confusion that the second organization "in the neighborhood" would cause:
HEADLINE: VERY HARD ON THE POSTMEN.; IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE IS ONE METROPOLITAN CLUB TOO MANY.
The word "The" is part of the subject of this article. Pi314m (talk) 23:17, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 18 April 2024

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The result of the move request was: moved (non-admin closure) microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 17:25, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

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Metropolitan Club → Metropolitan Club (New York City) – Per WP:PRECISE and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC.

It's not so much that the phrase "Metropolitan Club" doesn't have a primary topic, it's just that the primary topic varies by context:

• If you're in national politics or the Washington Metro, there's a 100% chance you're referring to the Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)
• If you're in the women's club movement or the San Francisco Bay, there's a 100% chance you're referring to the Metropolitan Club (San Francisco)
• If you're in finance or the New York metro, there's a 100% chance you're referring to the Metropolitan Club

Since we have readers from many contexts, I think it makes sense to rename this article and repurpose this page name to a disambiguation. This follows the model of Cosmopolitan Club (New York City)/Cosmopolitan Club. - RevelationDirect (talk) 12:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

• Note If this passes, links in biographies and other articles will need to be updated, which I'm happy to do. - RevelationDirect (talk) 12:02, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support The usage is definitely location and context-based. This should be a disambig. --Engineerchange (talk) 13:17, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support the New York one has 1,656 views but the Washington one has 1,745[[1]]. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support – Diffuse/broad term. Svartner (talk) 17:56, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 01:59, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

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The Metropolitan Club

• ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club once had a busybodies' club? Source: Porzelt, Paul (1982). The Metropolitan Club of New York. Rizzoli. p. 152.
  • ALT1: ... that when New York City's Metropolitan Club was established, there was another Metropolitan Club two city blocks away? Source: Porzelt, Paul (1982). The Metropolitan Club of New York. Rizzoli. pp. 22-23.
  • ALT2: ... that one prospective member of New York City's Metropolitan Club was rejected due to silver coins? Source: "Why Wolcott Was Blackballed: the Metropolitan Club of New York Objected to His Friendliness to Silver". The Washington Post. May 8, 1894. p. 5.
  • ALT3: ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club, once known as the "Millionaires' Club", almost sold its clubhouse due to financial troubles? Source: Dow, Jim (December 14, 2018). "Inside New York's most exclusive private clubs". Financial Times; "Metropolitan Club Members Stave Off Sale: 150 of 750 Agree to Save $2,000,000 5th Avenue Home With Own Funds". New York Herald Tribune. March 18, 1945. p. 22.
  • ALT4: ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club was once called "a splendid palace, fit for kings of industry"? Source: Sherman, Beth (March 22, 1990). "Walking White's New York". Newsday.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frutiger Aero
  • Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 664 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 03:41, 23 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article is eligible, and looks to be in good shape. I like ALT1; it checks out in the source and is cited in-article. I think the word "city" in "city blocks" is unnecessary, but that's up to taste. QPQ checks out. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:30, 25 July 2024 (UTC)