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Link not working
I think the link created on this page is no longer working. For example
That link is given by {{NRHP nomination}} and would not be suitable to link to for all properties. The problem with linking to that for all sites on the NRHP is that not all of them have that document online. Many have a placeholder document that just says "This file has not yet been digitized" (e.g. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: 74001389"(PDF).
), and so would lead to disappointment for many users who clicked it. This Focus link (Staff. "NPS Focus: 74001389". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.) on the other hand does give some information about that site, albeit only a skeletal record. Even for places with that file uploaded, however, the skeletal record includes some information not in the nomination file itself, such as the listing date.
Sometimes this Focus link is a little unresponsive, but if you try it a few times (maybe refresh the page if there are no results the first time), it should work. I just pulled up the record for #83003496 (listed as "Mormon Church" but included in National Register of Historic Places listings in Prescott, Arizona as "Former LDS Church", so that needs to be changed to reflect the name on the register) just fine.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 00:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know, neither link seems to work for me ever. However, it may just be something with my computers firewall. If it's working for you all, then I wont make any changes.ARTEST4ECHO (talk) 21:15, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have never had the links work. {{NRHP Focus|74001389}} takes me to a page that read "No records found for current search. Please try again using another search or browse." That is all I have ever been able to get from any of these links. However, it seemed like no one else had problems, so I figured it was my computer. I have to deal with alot of issues due to our firewall. I still think there could be a better way to link these, however.--- ARTEST4ECHO(Talk)16:57, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. I'll ping Dudemanfellabra now, since there's no indication his absence is permanent. Or perhaps someone else who is knowledgeable can get involved. Per my comments above and the others, it seems worthy of a closer look. I'll keep this watchlisted for the time being, but I'd appreciate a ping anyway if this conversation is revived. ―Mandruss☎23:54, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
For example Ref#:83003496 Should link to THIS record. Or this record. The former may be easier because it uses the National Register Information System ID which is being fed to this template. The latter has the Asset ID in the URL. To get there, we need a way to translate the former ID to the latter. These two links are equivalent:
This Focus link (Staff. "NPS Focus: 74001389". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.) on the other hand does give some information about that site, albeit only a skeletal record. ( {{NRHP Focus|74001389}} )
That link now just pulls up http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp – the NPS Focus Digital Asset Search, where if you manually fill in the Reference Number box with "74001389", you get to:
which shows both the disappointing "The PDF file for this National Register record has not yet been digitized." message, and the Asset metadata "skeletal record".
I haven't the time to analyze your work, but it sounds like you're closing in on a solution that would require a template change. Is there anyone listening who has the authority and knowledge to make such a change? ―Mandruss☎19:47, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I'm a WP:Template editor, so I have the authority to edit the page, if I can figure out what change will work to fix the problem. Perhaps there is documentation on the NRHP Focus website that has the answer. I'll look. Wbm1058 (talk) 23:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
