Talk:Interstate 278/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: PointsofNoReturn (talk · contribs) 20:43, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this article over the next few days. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 20:43, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

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

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments for criteria:

1:

Route description:

• In the first sentence of the subsection on the BQE, "At this interchange" should be replaced in order to specify the specific interchange. This is too vague otherwise.
  • The Belt Parkway interchange. epicgenius (talk) 00:17, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
    • I thought that the dividing line between the BQE and the Gowanus is the interchange for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 01:40, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
      • Oops, I was looking at the wrong section. Done. epicgenius (talk) 03:19, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
        • That change looks good. The last thing to note is to make sure readers know that the official name (Hugh Carey) refers to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, not a separate tunnel. Perhaps that point could be noted when the tunnel is first mentioned in the previous subsection. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 18:14, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
          • I fixed the previous section instead. epicgenius (talk) 23:54, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
• In the second paragraph of the section on the tribourough bridge, the tidbit on the highway crossing the Hell Gate should specify that the Hell Gate is part of the East River, or the article should simply say that the bridge crosses the East River.
  • Done.

History section:

• In the second paragraph of the Staten Island Express way section, the sentence "But local opposition to this spur was tremendous, and unlike previous projects by Moses, it was defeated when Mayor John V. Lindsay took office in 1966; the southern half of this proposed spur did get built, however, and was opened for traffic as the Richmond Parkway, which was to have been the name of the entire roadway." Consider splitting the sentence into two at the semicolon and moving the "however" to the beginning of the second sentence. Also, consider then rephrasing the last phrase of the second sentence to "the proposed name of the entire roadway." The two sentences should be reworked.
  • Done.
• "A ramp stub of an interchange on the expressway still exists cut into the hills of Todt Hill." Rephrase, perhaps to "A ramp stub of an interchange, cut into the hills of Todt Hill, still exists"
  • Done.
• Third paragraph of SIE section: "Construction streted in". Typo, presumably meant to be the word "started".
  • Done.
• Also in the third paragraph: "...which involved two new ramps, exit 13B for Richmond Road...". The comma should be replaced with a colon.
  • Done.
• Last paragraph of the BQE section: "By 2020, another upgrade is set ot renovate the section...". Typo at "ot", presumably to be replaced with "to".
  • Done.
• For the images at the end of the prose section of the article, a large whitespace gap exists between the text and the exit list. Consider moving and/or shrinking image to reduce that gap.
  • I split the paragraph, removed the pixel size, and moved the image from the previous section to make more space for the paragraph in this section. epicgenius (talk) 00:17, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
    • Unfortunately, now a stray line of text now exists under the image at the end of the section. I don't think this is too important for the review, so I'll the ultimate aesthetics to your judgement.
      • Is it fixed now? I simply replaced the image with File:I678bruckner.jpg. epicgenius (talk) 03:19, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
        • The text looks good now. There is no whitespace between sections. One thing to note, about the image caption, is that the Bruckner Interchange is the end of I-278, but not the Bruckner Expressway. I-95 continues north as the Bruckner for a few more miles. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 18:14, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
          • Thanks for pointing that out. I've fixed it. epicgenius (talk) 23:52, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

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• The last image, of the Bruckner Expressway, has uncertain source information. It's probably an ok image based on the other uploads of the author, but I would look into the copyright info just in case.
  • I replaced the image (see above). epicgenius (talk) 03:19, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

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Overall: Very good job with the article. Just a few more items and I will be ready to pass this article. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 01:45, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

That wraps up the review. Thank you for being so responsive to my comments. I hereby pass this article. Congratulations! PointsofNoReturn (talk) 01:41, 19 December 2017 (UTC)