Talk:Ontario Highway 401/GA2

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Dough 48 72 02:26, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
Try not to use "The 401" to refer to the road as that is a colloquial term, only mention that the road is called that colloquially. "105 km/h" near the end of the third paragraph of the route description needs a conversion to miles per hour. Avoid using colloquial phrases such as "The 401 then winds towards Kitchener and Cambridge", "East of Kitchener, the highway meanders towards Milton", and "The highway swings south of Bowmanville and towards Highway 35 and Highway 115" The sentence "Highway 401 swells to a total of eighteen through lanes south of Toronto's International Airport." sounds awkward. There are a few one- and two-sentence paragraphs in the History and Future sections, these should be combined with other paragraphs. The sentence "Most of the interchanges in Toronto were also reconstructed as partial cloverleafs, as well as a continuous lighting system." sounds awkward and incomplete. "8 am" and "8 pm" are violationd of WP:MOSDATE and need to be fixed, it should be "8 a.m." and "8 p.m." Why is there a random fragment "The entire width of"? Was something cut off here? In the services section, the table mentioning plaza opening uses seasons. This assumes the reader is in the Northern Hemisphere and needs to be changed to provide a worldwide view.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Citations needed for the following: "East of Kitchener, the highway meanders towards Milton, passing through the hills and cut rock along the way.", "This final piece was commemorated with a plaque to signify the "completion" of the 401.", "and include a smaller reassurance marker (shield) with a poppy and the text "Highway of Heroes" in place of a number, as well as a larger billboard version with English and French text.", "This included significant reconstruction of the Wellington Road interchange, allowing for a future widening of Highway 401, compared with the old overpass built in 1956 that could only support four lanes."
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Can some more information about the physical environment the route passes through be added to the Southwestern Ontario section of the route description?
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):
The caption "Highway 401 between London and Ingersoll features rolling terrain, yet remains straight and generally unengaging." sounds awkward, can it be reworded? In File:401 construction phases.svg, some parts of the road are marked having an opening date of "????". Can this possibly be explained? Maybe this can be labeled as "unknown" or "other" instead.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

I am placing the article on hold to allow for fixes. Dough 48 72 02:26, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review Dough, and giving me the chance to fix up the problems. If you don't mind, I'm going to hold off editing this article tonight. I'm on vacation this weekend so I'll be back to make fixes starting Tuesday. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 05:10, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And one question as well before I go away... For one of the sentences you asked for citations for (the plaque), does that sentence need a citation when there is a picture of said plaque (with all the verifying details written on it) beside it? - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 12:55, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In this case, a picture in the article MAY be able to serve to provide verification. However, I would suggest trying to look for a source that also makes a mention of the plaque, such as a newspaper article. Dough 48 72 23:08, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I believe most of the fixes (besides the picture showing the opening dates) have been made. The picture I will try to update in the next day or two. Let me know if I missed anything. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 20:17, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You forgot to convert the 105 km/h, however, I fixed it. I have also tweaked some other rephrasings to make the article flow better. However, i also noticed that references 100-102 and 108, 109, and 113 are bare URL references. These need to be fixed before I can pass the article. Dough 48 72 00:59, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, they are recent additions by another editor. I'm going to go fix those up right now. Cheers, ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 07:10, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the references are fixed, I will pass the article pending that the history map gets fixed. Dough 48 72 14:22, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]