Talk:Washington State Route 251/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: –Fredddie™ 00:23, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   You should explain how SR 25 is 251's parent route. Not everyone is a roadgeek, so the concept of a parent route may be novel to some people. Route description has a pretty glaring run-on sentence. RD also says the route continued on 1st Street. A highway can't continue from its starting point, but it can begin. The road is still there, so I think you should talk about the road in the present tense, but still refer to SR 251 in the past tense.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   I can't find anything that says Boundary, Washington, is anything more than the border crossing. A Google search points me to that border crossing, but I don't see anything that says it was a community at any point. A US Postal Service search verifies it's not a community. Please either explain what Boundary, Washington, is or remove the references to it.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   The history section stops after the highway was turned over in 1983. Certainly, the highway is still there, so any mention of what it is now would be an improvement.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

   Images would be nice. It's a very picturesque area.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   These are certainly fixable issues, so I'm placing the article on hold until they can be resolved.

I have fixed the run-on sentences in the route description and eliminated the reference to a parent route, since the term "Auxiliary route of SR 25" is in the infobox. All references to Boundary are now pointing to it as just a location/name on the map and not a community. Added something stating that the highway continues to be maintained by the county and that no realignments have occurred. Also, I can't find images at the moment, but I'm scouring several sites to find them. –CG^Talk 00:34, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

You didn't fix any of the mentions of what Boundary is, which according to the WSDOT map, is an unincorporated community. I have fixed that for you. I will reluctantly pass the article. –Fredddie™ 01:15, 8 November 2010 (UTC)