Talk:U.S. Route 9 in New York/GA1

GA Reassessment

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This review is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps, a project devoted to re-reviewing Good Articles listed before August 26, 2007.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   Examples include "The nature of the Adirondack Park becomes apparent once Lake George is past", "allowing a commercial-vehicle-accessible means of travel", and "US 9 has had as many as 16 suffixed routes" among others.

   B. MoS compliance:

   Introduction is too short, see WP:LEAD for more info.

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   Numerous unsourced claims within the route description include "Conspicuous Spanish-language advertising testifies to the heavy Latin American immigrant population in the area" and "Villa Lewaro, the home of the first African-American millionaire".

   C. No original research:

   Unsourced statements may contain original research.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

   Route description could be trimmed, lots of detail here, some of these details might be unnecessary.

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:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   After careful consideration, I am de-listing this article. Normally I would offer a seven-day period to make improvements, but in this case I think an immediate de-listing is warranted. --ErgoSum•talk•trib 18:20, 31 May 2009 (UTC)