Talk:Capital Bikeshare/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Racepacket (talk) 21:23, 13 April 2011 (UTC) GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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Thank you for nominating this article. No disamb. or invalid external links.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A (prose):

   "Capital Bikeshare replaced SmartBike DC" - this is vague and could mean a number of different things.

   More wikilinks - United States Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, etc.

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

   Expand lead to include current tennants.

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   Fn 2, 4, 12, 15 and 16 need publishers. Fn. 17 needs an access date.

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   Explain why DC area would be ripe for such a service. For example, is it because of a pre-existing network of bike routes as well as bike-friendly public transportation? There must be some sources which address this.

   Explain who "owns" CABi? If it is controlled by a Board, how is the Board selected and what is its size:?

   "The program was a public-private partnership between the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and the advertising firm Clear Channel Outdoor." - from the SmartBike article. Can we make a similar statement about CaBi?

   Explain who will pay the ongoing subsidy after the grant runs out.

   Have there been any follow up news stories documenting public acceptance?

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

   No edit wars.

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   File:CapitalBikeshare Logo.jpg - your fair use rationale is adequate. But it is not clear to me who actually owns CaBi, and if it is a federal agency, this may be a free image under a different rationale.

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   This article represents significant work by its author, but a few points need further work. Putting review on hold for you to address concerns. Racepacket (talk) 22:25, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

I believe I have addressed the issues raised here as best as I can with the available sources. I look forward to your comments. Best, epicAdam^(talk) 04:34, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Good job. Thank you for your work and congratulations on the Good Article. Racepacket (talk) 16:06, 16 April 2011 (UTC)