Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Riegelmann Boardwalk/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Laser brain via FACBot (talk) 18 October 2020 [1].

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Riegelmann Boardwalk

Nominator(s): epicgenius (talk) 14:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

This article is about the wooden boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYC. First proposed in the 1890s, the boardwalk opened in 1923, and has been renovated and expanded several times since then. Its namesake is a borough president who didn't want the boardwalk to be named after him. There are several attractions and landmarks on this boardwalk, which became a New York City designated landmark in 2016.

This was promoted as a Good Article a year ago thanks to an excellent GA review from The Rambling Man (who incidentally also reviewed Parachute Jump, another Coney Island-related FAC). After a much-appreciated copy edit by Tdslk, I think it's up to FA quality now. I look forward to all comments and feedback. epicgenius (talk) 14:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Support by Lee Vilenski

I'll take a look at this article, and give some comments on how it meets the FA criteria in a little while. If you fancy doing some QPQ, I have a list of items that can be looked at here. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:15, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

• Lede feels a little dry. Could easily be two paragraphs, but is quite a long article in comparrison, anything we could add? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I've added a few sentences to beef up the lead. epicgenius (talk) 17:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
• Might be personal preference, but could we move the first two images to the right? Feels a little cramped Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Done.
• five pergolas[a] were complete - is the note necessary to be here and not at the end of the sentence? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Done.
• The boardwalk is also used as a bike lane. Cycling is allowed from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day, except during summers when cycling is curtailed after 10 a.m.[17] - do we need a para for one sentence? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Done.
• You pipe to the redirect Childs Restaurants (Coney Island Boardwalk location). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Fixed.
• and Dreamland (1904 amusement park). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Fixed.
• Same with Rockaway Beach (beach). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Fixed - this was before I decided on making the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk article at that title. epicgenius (talk) 17:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Not much here. I do think there should be a little merging of a few paragraphs that are quite short, but I didn't see all that much that would be in opposition here Epicgenius Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:09, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Lee Vilenski: Thank you for your comments. I've gone through the article and addressed these issues. Let me know what you think of these edits. epicgenius (talk) 17:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Quick comment from Therapyisgood

I don't believe the use of {{open access}} is appropriate on the majority of references here. From Help:Citation Style 1#Registration or subscription required: "There are several url-holding parameters. Each may be marked with an access icon. Links inserted with any of the url-holding parameters are expected to be free-to-read by default, so |url-access=free is not valid." Therapyisgood (talk) 03:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

@Therapyisgood: You're right, thanks for pointing this out. I've removed that template. epicgenius (talk) 15:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Coordinator note

This has been open for over a month with relatively little activity, and not much has happened in recent weeks. It will be archived soon if it does not attract some additional review. --Laser brain (talk) 13:35, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Is the lack of review a WIKICUP issue? I would normally volunteer to review this, as it looks sound, but I am staying away from Wikicup articles out of concern for the effect it is having on FAC. I can see no reason for this article not to be attracting reviewers. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:24, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

@Laser brain and SandyGeorgia: If my participation in the WikiCup is concerning, I'm fine with withdrawing this nomination for the moment, and then renominating after the WikiCup has ended (after the required waiting period). epicgenius (talk) 19:31, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Goodness, one would hope that would not be necessary! I just can't understand why the article is not being reviewed; at a quick glance, it looks fine. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:39, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. --Laser brain (talk) 13:10, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

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