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GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    Well written but I have a few issues:
  1. B. MoS compliance:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
    After further consideration... I removed the image of the chicago marathon, and relocated the large 4-part image into its own section to avoid stackups and squeezeing the text with too many images. Contrary to what most wikipedians have heard, image galleries are not "discouraged"... only pages that consist entirely of an image gallery are discouraged. I started to remove the "from overpass" and "from ramp" images but, they aren't that great and this page already has a few too many for its size. But with the addition of the gallery section I was able to accommodate them. I'm still not entirely satisfied with the captions, but this isn't Featured Article review, so they are simply "good" enough.
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    Overall, well written, well sourced, and well composed article. I like to see complete sentences in photo captions, but that is personal preference and not a GA requirement, so I'll let that pass. But captions are important as many people, when they first encounter an article, simply skim thru and glance at the photos while reading the captions... this is where you have the chance to capture the reader's attention and draw them into reading the entire article. I tend to pay attention to photo captions more than anything when I am composing an article, I think they are the most important part. But that's just my advice. I would gladly pass this once the issues are addressed. I made some edits to the article and if I changed anything I shouldn't have please let me know or fix it. Thanks to all the contributors for their hard work in writing this article, especially Tony. --ErgoSum88 (talk) 23:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Designed to bear a heavy load without structural problems caused by its own weight" Has any bridge anywhere NOT been designed thusly, successfully or not?