Talk:Mississippi Highway 161/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: SounderBruce (talk · contribs) 06:11, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Criteria

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

1. It is reasonably well written.

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

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Prose comments – Lead and Bolivar

• The lead is longer and more detailed than it needs to be. I recommend giving each section one or two sentences and merging the designation dates.
  • For example, the Bolivar County section could be shortened to this: The Bolivar County section, designated in 2000, travels from Merigold to Mound Bayou and Shelby.
    • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• The lead has two uses of "there highways" that are too close together. I suggest using "sections" for the second instance.
  • Good point, changed. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• The sentence fragment for Jones Bayou should be merged into the following sentence.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "multiple smaller streets" sounds awkward; perhaps "
  • Changed to something shorter. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Decide between either corporate or city limits for consistency.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Google Maps and Street View seem to suggest that it's "Edwards Avenue", not street.
  • Changed. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Shouldn't the street be the boundary for the historic district, rather than the border?
  • Changed. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "it crosses over US 61 and US 278 as it travels northwestward" could be reworded as "it crosses northwesterly over US 61 and US 278".
  • Changed. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Emphasize that Moody Road functions as the main connector, rather than just merely exists.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• The Winson Street and Tarsi Road sentence fragments could be merged.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• It seems that US 61 was also realigned in Bolivar County long before 2000. Perhaps that event should be tracked down (but I won't hold this back over that kind of research).
  • It's not related to MS 161, so I'm not going to continue research something that is more fit for the US 61 in MS article in the future. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:04, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Prose comments – Coahoma

• Some context for the Crossroads sign caption would be welcome.
  • Added. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 03:12, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

More comments to come, but otherwise it's a pretty good start. SounderBruce 06:11, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Follow-up comments – Bolivar

• "Inside the city, the road, now known as Edwards Avenue," has a lot of commas
  • Perhaps Inside the city, the road (now known as Edwards Avenue) forms the boundary of the Mount Bayou Historical District
  • Also, it should be Mound Bayou Historic District; do not link to the county list. Red links are fine.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "outside the district" → "outside the historic district", to prevent confusion (as hospital districts are a thing for a lot of people)
  • Done.
• "The waterway known as Mound Bayou"...is he related to Prince by any chance?
  • Tried to differentiate the town from the river. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "At Winston Street..." This sentence needs to be rewritten to put the city first, or else it sounds like the Winston Street intersection is where everything happens.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "and it enters Shelby" The "it" is not needed.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "was problematic" can be omitted
  • Suggestion: "the two-lane road had stop signs and low speed limits that significantly slowed through traffic"
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• US 278 needs to be linked at its earliest use
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Continuing comments – Coahoma

• De-link Google / Google Maps from ref 14
  • It's a template, so I can't do that in an article. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "its intersection" should be "an intersection"
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Mention the concurrency in the middle of the sentence instead, like so:
  • The route travels northeast, concurrent to MS 322, across several farms before reaching Clarksdale
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "Commercialized area" can just be "commercial area", though it looks more industrial to me
  • Changed, and I've seen a lot more stores than factories or storage areas on Street View.
• Mention the intersection before going into the Crossroads sign, like so:
  • The intersection is home to the "Crossroads sign", a sculpture that commemorates the alleged location where musician Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to learn how to play the blues.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• A lot of these minor streets do not need to be mentioned (Lincoln Place, Syracuse Street, Hopson Street, Roberson Road, etc.), as they don't seem to be big landmarks in their own right.
  • I feel like that's need in order to say where it turns direction or reaches something important. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• I recommend moving US 61 before the date to shuffle things for readers.
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• "As its old alignment" should be "on its old alignment"
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Prose comments – DeSoto

• Why the sudden change to Bing Maps?
  • Something I didn't change since last year. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Add direction to the caption
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Replace "corporate limits"
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• First two sentences can be merged, and "farmland" should be replaced with a better term
  • Better? Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Presumably passing through town would entail passing multiple buildings, so it can be omitted
  • Done. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• The old alignment became MS 161, not the other way around.
  • Oops. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
• Shouldn't the jct lists have directions listed for US 61 and MS 302?
  • Doesn't seem necessary with the notes already given. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Alright, that should be it for now. SounderBruce 03:56, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 04:37, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Passing now. SounderBruce 04:43, 9 August 2018 (UTC)