Talk:Covered Bridges Today/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs) 05:29, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I propose to take on this review, and will study the article in detail shortly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:29, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

First reading

Some changes and improvements have been made since the last review. Here are a few points I noticed -

"Krekeler became interested in studying covered bridges, and their lore and history in college." - might be better "Krekeler became interested in studying covered bridges, their lore and their history, while in college."

Done. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Covered Bridges Today covers 412 bridges in the states of ..." - It might be better to use the word "includes" rather than "covers" in this sentence.

This one I think should stay "covers" because it includes a detailed section on each bridge's known history, images, directions and a list of sources for that particular bridge. "Includes" does not denote the depth of detail. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with what you say, but it is undesirable to use the word "covers" because it has been used three words earlier in the title of the book. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"The book is not a complete inventory of the state's extant bridges." - What do you mean by this sentence? It does include all 142 in Ohio it seems.

Fixed. The other states are missing sizable gaps and I illustrated it, but jumbled the introduction. Thanks. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Krekeler that construction dates prior to 1850 ..." - this sentence needs a verb.

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"A typical page includes the description of two bridges, complete with its history and description alongside two black and white photographs, a street map and directions." - I find this sentence confusing. Perhaps it would be better to say something like "An entry consists of ... There are two entries on each page."

Agreed, fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It states in the lead that the book was published by Daring Books in 1989, but this information needs to be in the infobox and in the main text as well.

Done ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

- That's all for the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, fixed those issues. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above-mentioned points have been attended to and I have done a little copyediting. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:38, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA criteria

The article is well written and complies with MOS guidelines on prose and grammar, structure and layout.
The article uses several reliable third-party sources, and makes frequent citations to them. I do not believe it contains original research.
The article covers the main aspects of the subject and remains focussed.
The article is neutral.
The article is stable.
There is only one image, the dust jacket of the book. It is licensed as "fair use".
Final assessment - I believe this article reaches the GA criteria. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:06, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the additional tweaks and checks. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 14:37, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]