Talk:Giant Dipper/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 01:20, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be glad to take this review. Initial comments to follow in the next 1-3 days. Thanks in advance for your work on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:20, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments[edit]

This looks pretty solid, and I don't think it'll have much difficulty reaching GA status. Thanks again for your work on it! I do think it has some minor organizational problems that need to be cleaned up--information duplicated between sections, and numerous one-paragraph sections that form a minor WP:LAYOUT issue. I also have a few questions about sourcing.

" was built on the site" -- state again where the site was; the body shouldn't rely on the lead.
- Fixed.-- Astros4477 (Talk) 02:14, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"rejected a hoodie among other prizes" -- rejected a hoodie? They all refused to accept it?
- I think it was supposed to read "received a hoodie". -- Astros4477 (Talk) 02:18, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
the many small sections here should be combined per WP:LAYOUT. For example, there's no reason to separate "incidents" or "construction" from "history", and no reason to have three small sections subdividing "ride experience".
I've formatted the sections to follow the layout of other roller coaster articles.--Dom497 (talk) 12:37, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
that are still operating from the "golden age of roller coasters." -- this opinion ("golden age") should be attributed in text -- "what ACE calls the 'golden age of roller coasters'"
- Fixed Themeparkgc Talk 23:01, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Reference 19, the YouTube link, appears to link to an unofficial copy of the song, and therefore probable copyvio. The link should be removed. You might simply write a citation to the song directly, without a link, or not provide a citation for this sentence at all. (It's not the type of claim that needs to be cited per criterion 2b).
- It seems this has been fixed by another user. Themeparkgc Talk 23:01, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"The ride celebrated its 60 millionth rider in 2012" -- no need to repeat this in multiple sections
- Fixed Themeparkgc Talk 23:01, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"It was awarded the American Coaster Enthusiasts Golden Age Coaster award in June 1994" -- no need to repeat this in multiple sections
- Fixed Themeparkgc Talk 23:01, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Giant Dipper was also awarded the ACE Coaster Landmark award on May 5, 2007 at the 100th anniversary of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk." -- no need to repeat this in multiple sections
- Fixed Themeparkgc Talk 23:01, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Incidents" seems like a euphemism, which falls under WP:WTW (criterion 1b). Since these were all fatalities, I'd suggest simply writing "fatalities".
Done--Dom497 (talk) 02:33, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Is Roller Coaster DataBase a reliable source? -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:50, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'll answer this one! RCDB is reliable...it is used in virtually every roller coaster article that is a GA, FA, FL (especially this one), or neither. Duane (the guy who owns the database) only includes information that can be confirmed by a source that he can trust. There was also this discussion that talked a bit about RCDB and this one.--Dom497 (talk) 02:30, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist[edit]

Thanks to everybody who's chipped in to finish this off! I think we're on the home stretch; only a few last checks to do. -- Khazar2 (talk) 00:41, 3 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass as GA