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Washington State Route 531

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This peer review discussion has been closed. I am preparing this article for FA status by 2009, so I am turning here. I have worked extermely hard to get this article up to here and hopefully FAC. After the suggestions from this review have been put into the article, I will nominate this article for FA.

Thanks, ĈĠ890100Review me! 19:19, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk) 20:17, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * "SR 531 became a state highway in 1991, and the highway designation took effect on April 1, 1992." Awkward.
 * I don't understand the difference between becoming a state highway and then having the "designation" take effect.
 * In 1991, the law that made SR 531 was passed, but it did not take effect until April 1, 1992, according to the bill. ĈĠ ☺ Simple? 00:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, much better. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * "Even though SR 531 was established in 1991, no signs went up until the law that made SR 531 took effect on April 1, 1992." Unclear.
 * What signs is the sentence referring to?
 * Route shields along the highway. ĈĠ ☺ Simple? 00:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * OK. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * There is WP:Overlinking galore.
 * Is there information about notable landscapes or buildings that can be put in?

Ruhrfisch comments - I read this yesterday and forgot to put a doing template on it. Agree with the Dabomb87's points. Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 23:47, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I would mention the county in the lead, since it is all in one county
 * Lead seems to say it does not have an interchange with Interstate 5 (just "passes Interstate 5") but the article later says it does.
 * Article is very short and most of that is course, one of the FA criteria is comprehensiveness and this seems to need work there. For example, I did not see any traffic statistics. Or the hsitory starts in 1991 - what about the roads that followed this route before then? When was the first road along this stretch? When was the state park opened? When did the interstate come through?
 * A model article is useful for ideas and examples to follow - there are several state route FAs at Featured_articles that may be useful models

Replies to 's comments:


 * "SR 531 was approved by the Washington State Legislature in 1991 along its current route." ?
 * "Even though SR 531 was approved by the Washington State Legislature and WSDOT in 1991, no signs went up until the law that made SR 531 took effect on April 1, 1992." ?
 * I'll take care of the overlinking some other day.
 * There are no other notable features around the highway other than what is already listed.

Replies to 's comments:


 * How about "State Route 531 (SR 531) is a short state highway in Snohomish County, a county within the U.S. state of Washington."?
 * Maybe "SR 531 intersects Interstate 5 and passes the Arlington Airport." ?
 * From the ACR, some users suggested that I not include about the history of other highways (e.g. Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 99) in the history section. There is no known information about the road before 1991 except that the exit has existed since at least 1969, the year I-5 was completed. There is no reliable sources that tell when the first road opened. There is also no information regarding the founding of the state park.

Thanks for all the comments! ĈĠ ☺ Simple? 00:58, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * You are very welcome. How about "State Route 531 (SR 531) is a short state highway in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington."? Avoids repeating county. Intersection sounds OK to me. I guess I would at least put the 1969 date in - seems odd the year of the state park is unavailable, but I know from experience sometimes such information is lacking. Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. ĈĠ ☺ Simple? 22:56, 16 September 2008 (UTC)