Talk:Delaware Route 23/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 16:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll review this article shortly. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:24, 13 May 2012 (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): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Just a few spots of awkward prose

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Needs a mention of the total length in the body and lead

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, where possible and appropriate.

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• Lead: You should not just use abbreviations for DE with the state roads, but expand this. Not everyone is going to be a local and understand that DE is an abbreviation for Delaware.
  • In the first sentence I have defined "DE x" as standing for "Delaware Route x". This is standard practice in mot road articles. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Lead: "The route runs west through residential areas of Long Neck before heading north through rural areas..." The text doesn't state where the description here begins... the southern or the northern terminus?
  • Clarified. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Lead: "DE 23 is concurrent with DE 5 between the DE 24 intersection in Long Neck and Fairmount and with DE 24 Alternate (DE 24 Alt.) between Hollymount and the DE 1D intersection in Five Points." a bit complex, can we break this into two sentences perhaps?
  • Split. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Lead: Can we get the total length of the road as a mention in the lead?
  • Added length to lead. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Route: Also, need a mention of the total length of the route in the main body.
  • Added length to Route description. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Route: Does it pass any malls/industrial parks/etc?
  • No notable landmarks along road. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• History: Is there no record in newspapers/etc of the various improvements to this route? I realize it's small but surely we can pin down the dates for the various changes a bit better than by using "by (date)" and sourcing this to maps...
  • These details are not covered in local news sources. The official maps are the best sources available. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Image - caption - suggest rewording to "A view of Delaware 23 heading south from the intersection with DE 1D in Five Points."... which is more descriptive and less jargony.
  • Reworded caption. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, I have replied to the above comments. Dough4872 21:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Looks good, passing now. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:44, 14 May 2012 (UTC)