Talk:Chicago "L"/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Arsenikk (talk)  11:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

I am failing the article because it fails the good article criteria. In particular, criterion 2 (references) is not followed; large portions of the article lack references and there are fact tags. Several of the references are formatted incorrectly and some are just bare links. The article also seems to have a non-optimal structure. In particular, there should not he an "overview" and "getting around the 'L and L' or El" section; this information should be incorporated into other sections. Looking at what is common among GA and FA rapid transit articles, I would recommend a section of "route" (including lines and stations, or similar) and "service" (including parts of "getting around the 'L). Particularly in the last section, I am concerned about the unencyclopedic style, which should describe the system and operations, rather than "presume" that the reader is a rider. The bulleting of that section should also be removed. The article also has a lot of undue weight: despite the 'L' being one of the world's oldest rapid transits, there is a very short history section (for instance much shorter than the yet-to-commence Bergen Light Rail) and a huge section on the future. There is also too little information on the rolling stock; just because there is a subarticle, there should still be much more about the trains. Also the lead needs to be a lot longer, somewhere between two and three times the current length. Once the article has been improved, feel free to renominate the article. Arsenikk (talk)  11:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)