Talk:Maryland Route 363/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Grondemar (talk · contribs) 17:31, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Another quality article. I do have a couple of concerns, one of which might be challenging to address:

The road map in the infobox is confusing, in that it doesn't show the route crossing onto an island. I looked on Google Maps and it looks like there's an inlet of the Chesapeake (Laws Cove) that the road crosses. Could the map be improved to show the cove?
- I made a request to the WikiProject: U.S. Roads maps task force to update the map to show Deal Island as an island and not the end of a peninsula. V C 20:16, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks. I'm going to hold this review open waiting for a response from the map editors. Let me know when the map is fixed. –Grondemar 19:52, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - To be honest, you might be waiting a while for that... unfortunately it seems that most of the map editors are inactive right now. --Rs chen 7754 06:57, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - Based on this discussion on your talk page I have commented-out the map in question; it can and should be restored when it is fixed as noted above. –Grondemar 05:28, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In History: "MD 363 was under construction as a modern highway by 1921, when the highway had been completed from Princess Anne to the eastern end of the 5-mile (8.0 km) straight." I'm not sure what you're trying to convey by this sentence. Did construction start in 1921, finish in 1921, or is the start of construction unknown and all that is certain is that the road was partially constructed by 1921?
- The start of construction is unknown. I do not have any maps from between 1915 and 1921. The prose source I have from 1920 does not mention the road under construction. I do know the mentioned section of the highway was completed by 1921 because it is included on the 1921 map. Does that clear up your confusion? Do you have any suggestions on how to better phrase that sentence? V C 20:16, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - I simplified to "By 1921 MD 363 had been built from Princess Anne to the eastern end of the 5-mile (8.0 km) straight." –Grondemar 19:52, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thank you for working on that sentence; it conveys what I intended in a simpler way. I moved "by 1921" to the end so I could start the paragraph with the route number. V C 18:46, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
I am placing this review on hold for a minimum of seven days until the above issues can be addressed.

Thanks. –Grondemar 18:01, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, thank you for your review. V C 20:16, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

With all concerns addressed (see above), I can now pass this good article nomination. Congratulations! –Grondemar 05:28, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]