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Buangkok MRT station

 * Nominator(s): ZKang123 (talk) 08:13, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

So this is another MRT article! But what's more interesting here is that the station was closed for a while even when the line was opened (20 June 2003). The announcement to close the station was rather last minute and hence led to some discontentment among the few residents living in the area. There was some lobbying by residents, MPs and grassroots leaders to open the station, including a rare form of public protest by putting up "white elephant" cardboard cutouts when a minister visited the area. While the station was projected to open only in 2008 in tandem with housing developments, the government eventually relented and the station opened in January 2006. A curious little drama for the "white elephant" station. ZKang123 (talk) 08:13, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Limited comments by Nick-D
The material on the protests stands out for me, as it seems a bit under-developed. I have some comments:
 * The police response seems absurdly heavy handed. Google Scholar returns some references which seem to discuss this, including as an example of the limited opportunities Singaporeans have to protest
 * This scholarly book has some good discussion of the incident, noting that it was an example of the problems the Singapore government was experiencing at the time in terms of building the train line and (more significantly) responding to public concerns.
 * This academic article is also worth consulting and discusses the over-reaction to the protest. Nick-D (talk) 09:53, 7 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Very interesting. Though the PAP book essentially covers what I managed to find (given it's published by SPH Holdings, which definitely would have access to the news articles I've cited about the incident). I try not to detract too much focus from the station subject, and commentary of the protests in nature is something that can be explored in another potential article (White Elephant saga, perhaps, as the PAP book calls it.) There's actually further context from another source (p56) on how the slump in housing development of the Singapore northeast was due to the 1997 financial crisis.
 * Just keeping an archive of a cited source from the 2nd journal page here. Not sure how to incorporate it, given the editor isn't really an authority on what determines a national political issue or not. I added a citation of what Chua Beng Huat remarked about the paranoia.--ZKang123 (talk) 11:42, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

750h
Will review. 750h+ 13:20, 11 July 2024 (UTC)


 * lead
 * add a comma before "near"
 * Fixed.--ZKang123 (talk) 03:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * remove the comma
 * I've used a slightly different rewording.
 * . Id split these two sentences, like something like "Buangkok station is a designated Civil Defence shelter. The two entrances of the station are enveloped by white Teflon sheets."
 * Done. Though the problem is that the lead seems a little choppy here.


 * history
 * ==> "The North East Line (NEL) project, first proposed in 1984,[1] received government approval in January 1996."
 * I think I prefer to retain "which was"
 * ==> "for redevelopment into a new town."
 * Done.
 * ==> "On 17 June 2003, just days before the opening of the NEL, operator"
 * I've used a slightly different rewording.
 * remove the comma
 * Done.
 * remove the comma
 * Done.
 * remove the comma
 * I think a comma here is necessary given the clauses are rather long.
 * change "traveled" to "travelled", as in Singaporean English (i think)
 * Fixed.


 * details
 * change "is" to "was"; unless they're still designing the station
 * Fixed.


 * artwork
 * add a comma before "which"
 * Fixed.

That's all I got, nice work. 750h+ 13:35, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Did the fixes.--ZKang123 (talk) 03:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Support. I have an FAC open if you'd like to take a look (don't feel obliged though)! 750h+ 08:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)