Talk:Southtown Center

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Please be aware that very few sources are available on the internet for this shopping center. To whatever user reviews this article, please note this. If you stumble upon a valuable source or fact, please cite it and include it in this article, or leave me a message on my talk page and I'll update the page immediately. Thank you very much. Carbrera (talk) 23:41, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Southtown Center/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Wilhelmina Will (talk · contribs) 11:15, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

GA criteria

Well-written:

No sign of grammatical issues, and the layout complies with MOS policies as well. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:38, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct

(b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation

Verifiable with no original research:

The article is well-referenced, and uses a variety of reputable sources. No signs of original research. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:38, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)

(c) it contains no original research

Broad in its coverage:

The article seems to cover all aspects of its topic for which encyclopedic information was available. Details are balanced, and non-trivial. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:36, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style)

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

The article's tone remains neutral throughout. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:35, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Since the article's creation there has been no disruptive editing, as shown in the revision history. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 07:02, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

The sole image used in this article is non-free, but based on the information in its file does not appear to violate fair use policies. It also serves a clearly relevant illustrative purpose, depicting the topic of the article. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 07:01, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content

(b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions

I'd say this article is "Good" to go. Congratulations! Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:39, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

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GA Reassessment

This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Southtown Center/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

I am delisting this as a GA for multiple reasons:

1. The only photograph is of a nearby theater, not of the center itself. As the center is still standing, there should be little difficulty in getting a picture of what's there now.
2. Most of the history is woefully incomplete. What stores were there originally? I found reference to a Kresge dime store and National supermarket in old articles, but neither is mentioned. Nor is the fact that the Kresge was turned into an enclosed mall at one point. It just skips straight from opening to the addition of Herberger's.
3. The sources are very thin, including multiple to the developer's website, a user-submitted cinema database, and a bare url to a dead article

When compared to something like Colonial Plaza or Swifton Center which are both of similar vintage, and this doesn't seem to come close to the mark. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 22:06, 12 June 2021 (UTC)