Talk:M-179 (Michigan highway)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: --PCB 03:34, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

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

   I have just a couple of extremely minor issues, listed below.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

   If you could find a couple more non-MDOT references it would be good to meet WP:GNG

   GNG isn't a part of the GA Criteria. Yes, it's a good idea to find additional sources if an article is headed to ACR or FAC. This one isn't though. GNG is related to notability, which is a criterion at WP:AFD. Imzadi 1979 →

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   The history is a bit short but covers the overall topic well. However, if there is more information on when the road was built it would be good to add.

   If I had it, it would be in the article already. Imzadi 1979 →

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):

   An image would be nice, but not required.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   I am putting the article on hold for several minor issues.

Lead:

• I think a link for U.S. State would be good.
  • That link was removed in Capitol Loop by Tony1 (talk · contribs) before the the article went to and passed FAC. It's a low-value link compared to Michigan and shouldn't be linked. Imzadi 1979 →
• Perhaps a sentence more for the route description. (Like the traffic)
  • Moved the heritage route as a sentence in the lead and tweaked the history stuff. Imzadi 1979 →

Route description:

• "slight jog to the north." This is unfamiliar language to me (it might not be to you) but I suggest you reword it.
  • Changed. Imzadi 1979 →
• "Upon crossing the county line and heading into Barry County north of Gun Lake, the road is locally known as Chief Noonday Road." Something bothers me about this sentence. If the first part could be reworded a little more clearly it would help.
  • Split into two sentences. Imzadi 1979 →
• "No section of the highway has been listed on the National Highway System,[5] a system of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility" This sentence seems rather pointless to me.
  • This is a standard mention. It clears up the question definitively that a highway is or isn't on the NHS for regular readers of our higher quality articles. Imzadi 1979 →

History:

• Perhaps elaborate what happened to M-63. --PCB 03:49, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
  • I added a sentence in parentheses about M-63. Imzadi 1979 → 17:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

At this point, I have no objections and I believe this ready to pass. Congratulations. --PCB 23:36, 9 February 2011 (UTC)