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Title

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@Epicgenius: Can you fix the title. This was not deliberate. Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 13:23, 10 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Kew Gardens 613:  Done. epicgenius (talk) 14:09, 10 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Bx15 (New York City bus)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Pi.1415926535 (talk · contribs) 06:00, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Starting this review. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:00, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to respond point-by-point with **. {{done}} and its family preferred when applicable. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:13, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Pi.1415926535: Thank you for taking this up.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 21:48, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

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>No, I do not Mtattrain (talk) 22:31, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lede

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  • The hatnote can be in "See also" instead.
    •  Done
  • The first sentence is far too wordy. I would suggest something like The Bx15 is a bus route in New York City that operates between Fordham Plaza and West Harlem. The route runs primarily on Third Avenue and Willis Avenue in the South Bronx, and on 125th Street in Harlem.
  • No need to mention the Bx41 in the lede - it's only tangentially related to the Bx15.
    •  Done
  • The historical section of the lede needs rewritten and expanded (probably into two paragraphs). It should offer an outline of the major points of the route's history; right now, it's missing a fair bit, including most of the streetcar era. One of the bolded titles of the streetcar line isn't even used elsewhere in the article. If that title is important, add it to the main section, with the citation there. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:50, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Route description and service

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  • This section should stick just to current operations - the streetcar route information should be with the streetcar history. Meanwhile, this section should have a complete (2-4 sentence) description of the current route.
    •  Done
  • The Bx55 paragraph is pretty much redundant to what's already in the history section.
  • Move the ridership section into this section.
  • Add depot and bus type information (especially artics versus non-artics) here, since you have it in the infobox.
  • Add some basic frequency information (something like average headway at peak, midday, overnight, weekend is plenty - no need to get too specific)
    •  Done

As a streetcar line

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  • Four redlinks in this subsection (one of them repeated). Are these likely articles (especially the first one)?
  • Shouldn't the photo be in the bus subsection?
    •  Done
  • Three and four citations after a sentence is generally excessive.
  • It sounds like part of the streetcar route that became the Bx15 was in operation by 1864. If so, I'd rather have that date than the 1895 extension in the infobox.
    •  Done
  • The line about the Fort Lee Ferry would make more sense in the second paragraph than the third.
    •  Done

As a bus line

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  • This is a very long section - seven meaty paragraphs. Might be worth subdividing, but that's by no means a requirement.
  • Some excessive citations here too - one sentence has seven!
    •  Done
  • Any information on when 29 became Bx29?
  • Link Bx6
    •  Done
  • The last three sentences of the fourth paragraph can be combined into one or two.
    •  Done
  • Move the June 2010 sentence to the end of the fourth paragraph. Slightly out of chronological order, but it fits better there than awkwardly in the middle of SBS discussion.
  • This section is long enough for at least two images (including the image currently in the streetcar section). Perhaps move the non-artic image from the current service section?
    •  Done

See also

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References

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I should be able to get to these individually this weekend and finish up the review. For now, a few comments. All reference numbers based on this version. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:24, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • For the images of multi-page documents, you only need to have the full citation information once. Then just have "(Pages [2] [3] [4])" with links to the pages at the end of the citation.
    • Done.
  • When the publisher and site name are basically the same, drop the latter. (Sources 6 and 38, for example).
    • Done.
  • Flickr (30) and Ward Maps (24) should use the via field - they were not the original publishers.
    • Fixed.
  • Does citation 45 (which has a typo) really need four sources? The sentence also has two additional sources.
    • Fixed.
  • Checklinks looks good.
  • Citation 20: use via=Internet Archive
    • Done.
  • Lacking a dedicated web page for the route, I'd add this as an EL.

Overall

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@Kew Gardens 613 and Epicgenius: After a literal month (sorry about that!) I'm done reviewing. All that's left to fix is a handful of infobox items and the citations. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:10, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535: Thanks for the review. I have addressed all the remaining comments. epicgenius (talk) 02:40, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius: Still several regarding the infobox. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:14, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Kew Gardens 613 and Epicgenius: All my concerns are taken care of, so passing. Great job! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:24, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk15:25, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Improved to Good Article status by Kew Gardens 613 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:03, 20 March 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Requested move 11 April 2020

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved buidhe 20:49, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]



Bx15 (New York City bus)Bx15WP:PRECISION; there's no ambiguity for this title, and pursuing consistency in disambiguating phrases for the sake of consistency has been rejected by the community throughout various topic projects, most recently Wikipedia:Naming conventions (US stations)/NYC Subway RfC. All the reasons there apply here too. -- JHunterJ (talk) 22:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support - yeah, I'm fully against unnecessary disambigs. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 11:00, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Old streetcar railroads

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Would it be appropriate to redirect the redlink for One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Railroad to this article? And does anybody know of any other railroads and lines that could be redirected here? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 17:31, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Bx15 (New York City bus has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 20 § Bx15 (New York City bus until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 01:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]