Talk:Providence and Worcester Railroad/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 19:47, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

'''Starts GA Review. The review will follow the same sections of the Article. ''' --Whiteguru (talk) 19:47, 15 December 2021 (UTC)



Observations

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

HTML document size: 172 kB   Prose size (including all HTML code): 30 kB    References (including all HTML code): 59 kB    Wiki text: 36 kB    Prose size (text only): 18 kB (2980 words) "readable prose size" References (text only): 7985 B


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * WP:Proseline: Despite this, the company quickly began to make a large profit upon opening, thanks to the large amount of traffic it carried


 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * Copyvio check picks up names of railroads; else, all is fine.


 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Page is "readable prose size";
 * Lead is crisp and sharp.
 * Founding section is good with the history and links to the Blackstone Canal.
 * Trains magazine not giving access to reference 17... Reference 21 does a lot of back-fill ...


 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * Neutral point of view is presented.


 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * Page created 9 January 2005
 * Page has 309 edits by 127 editors
 * Majority of annual edits in October 2021
 * 90 day page views = 3249 views, with a daily average of 36 views
 * Other than bots reverting financial links, page shows very few instances of vandalism and steady improvement
 * page is considered stable.


 * 1) 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):
 * File:P&W 4006 Baltic CT.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
 * File:Providence and Worcester Railroad logo.svg = fair use claimed = fair use under the Copyright law of the United States.
 * File:Providence and Worcester RR 1909.jpg = is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.
 * File:Route of the Providence and Worcester rail road (11839037763).jpg = Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
 * File:Providence and Worcester Railroad line within Salt Rock State Park, Sprague, Connecticut.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
 * File:Middletown, CT - rail tracks east of Main St 01.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
 * File:ProvWorc10.1.05.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
 * File:Providence and Worcester freight train in Pawtucket, June 2008.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
 * All photos have fair use rationales and are appropriately tagged.


 * 1) Overall:
 * The Ghoul Express? my, my, Halloween will never be the same.
 * Reference 17 is indeed referential to the expansion days; however Reference 21 gives significant backfill as well. Well sourced.
 * All clear apart from the minor prose matter mentioned above. --Whiteguru (talk) 05:19, 20 December 2021 (UTC)