Talk:Interstate 895/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: --PCB 02:19, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

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The article is overall long enough, properly summarizes itself in the lead and is reasonably well written. Both major sections include enough references and are well-written.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   The history and lead sections are very well-written, as are the descriptions of the auxiliary routes. However, the route description, although has good word choice, seems a bit confusing for those not familiar with roads. Also, improper transitioning from sentence to sentence causes me to question the prose quality.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   There are enough references throughout the article, all which are reliable.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   The article covers everything needed about the route, and is focused on the topic.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   The article is neutral.

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   The article is stable.

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Although there aren't many images, they are properly liscensed and captioned.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   I believe this article is great and ready for GA except for a bit of confusing prose in the route description section. Once the route description is properly revised so it is easy to read, the article can pass.

Thank you for the review, PCB. Can you provide examples of passages in the Route description that are confusing or that have improper transitioning from sentence to sentence? I am having trouble figuring out which sentences I need to rewrite. Viridiscalculus (talk) 00:24, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

"I-895 begins at Exit 46 of I-95 in Elkridge with single-lane flyover ramps from I-95 north to I-895 north and I-895 south to I-95 south" Some people don't know what a single-lane flyover is. I even am a bit confused by it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but try to use less numbers and more words. Other examples include usage of "The highway goes to" without any "then" or "continues". --PCB 00:30, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

I have revised the Route description to make it easier to read. The article should be good to go now. Viridiscalculus (talk) 21:28, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

I believe the article is ready to pass. --PCB 01:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)