Talk:New York State Route 878/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AmericanAir88 (talk · contribs) 00:27, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Good day, I hope you are having a fantastic week. I hope we can get through this easy and stress free. AmericanAir88 (talk) 00:27, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Opening Comments

Welcome to the review for "New York State Route 878". I structure my reviews like a trial. My reviews are all about your voice as I will simply post issues and you will do the work solving them. If necessary I will make very minor copy edits to the article if I feel they don't need a whole bullet point dedicated to them. Anyway, I am looking forward to working with you again. AmericanAir88 (talk) 00:27, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

@AmericanAir88: Thank you for taking up this review. Have you found any issues yet that I should fix? epicgenius (talk) 17:16, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Thank you, Over the past few days I have been very busy(Snow caused work issues, my article is being GAreviewed) so I apologize for not being on time. I have been combing over the article and taking notes to when I do this review. I expect to do it today. AmericanAir88 (talk) 23:32, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

No worries. I was also snowed in. I look forward to fixing any issues. epicgenius (talk) 23:39, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Issues

@Epicgenius: *Tons of Redlinks; Either find a link for them or remove the brackets.

• • Done, but I'm not sure that's a problem. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

*The second paragraph of the lead has a huge run-on sentence in the beginning, grammar issues, and could use some reworking

• • Done.

*"The 3.73-mile (6.00 km) northwest section in Queens is mostly built to freeway standards" This is a Weasel Word. Two solutions: Either elaborate more on this sentence or find a non-weasel replacement for the word.

• • What is the weasel word? Anyway, I elaborated. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

*The first paragraph of "Northern segment" can benefit with a copy edit.

• • Done.

*"Between the two halves of NY 878, traffic uses Rockaway Boulevard in Queens and Rockaway Turnpike in Nassau County." Needs rewording.

• • Done.

*"However, only the 1.96-mile (3.15 km) piece from Burnside Avenue in Inwood south to the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll plaza in Lawrence is actually considered NY 878 by NYSDOT the road is county-maintained from Rockaway Turnpike to Burnside Avenue." Good Ideas, sentence needs to be reworked.

• • Done.

*Both the Northern and Southern Segments are full of grammatical errors. Do a sweep.

• • Done.

Excellent work on Predecessors and Planning

• "Construction of the new roadway was completed in 1967[37]:I-3 or 1971.[2]" The article needs a precise year.
  • It could be either year. I reworded. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

*"restarted circa late 1973," I know what circa means but others will not. Its not a well known word.

• • I thought anyone who speaks decent English would know what circa means, but I reworded anyway. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

*Some References have Page Numbers next to the "[]". Incorporate the page numbers into the syntax instead of displaying them on the article by using "page="

• • If you are talking about {{rp}}, there is no problem with using it. I need to give specific page numbers for each statement, and putting it as part of the source will actually create a problem. I do not want to use {{sfn}} because of WP:CITEVAR. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Just these three issues left.

• The first paragraph of the lead is confusing and has grammar issues/missing words. Especially "The route exists in two sections, connected to each other by Rockaway Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike. The combined route's western terminus is the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue (NY 27) in Ozone Park, southern Queens, and its southern terminus is Atlantic Beach Bridge in Lawrence, southwestern Nassau County."
  • I split it up into 5 sentences. epicgenius (talk) 20:25, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
• Construction and Delays needs a grammar sweep. There are small errors
  • I fixed that small errors. epicgenius (talk) 20:25, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
• "From there to just short of the city line is NY 909G; the last 0.07 miles (0.11 km) are again city-maintained." Not encyclopedic
  • It would be inaccurate to say that the reference route stretches all the way to the city line. epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
    • I mean just removing "again" as it sounds personal.
      • OK, that makes more sense. I removed it. epicgenius (talk) 20:25, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Review Table

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Check
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Check
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Check
	2b. 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).	Check
	2c. it contains no original research.	Check
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Check
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Check
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Check
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Check
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Check
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Check
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Check
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass

Closing Comments

Congratulations on passing. Your dedication and hard work was fantastic. I hope we can work together in the near future. Have a fantastic day. If you need any help on anything just ask. If you want me to take a look at any other articles you have for review, I will be more than happy to. AmericanAir88 (talk) 01:31, 12 January 2018 (UTC)