Talk:Fire Station No. 23 (Los Angeles, California)
Latest comment: 16 years ago by SRX in topic GA Review
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GA Review
edit- This review is transcluded from Talk:Fire Station No. 23/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
- Lead
- Built in 1910, it was also the Los Angeles Fire Department's headquarters until 1920 and the residence of every fire chief from 1910-1928. - this can be reworded: in it's current state it does not flow, maybe Built in 1910 as the Los Angeles Fire Department's headquarters until 1920, and serving as the residence for the department's fire chiefs - or something like that.
- When it opened, it spawned a political firestorm due to the ornate interior and expensive imported materials used in its construction. It has been called the "Taj Mahal" of firehouses. - these can be made into one sentence somehow, as they are closely connected.
- I feel the lead should give a brief/short reason why the station was close and what is the current state.
- Controversy over the station's cost and extravagance
- only 26 feet (7.9 m) wide but 167 feet (51 m) long. - long? is this talking about length in height or what?
- The main floor was an arcade stretching from Fifth to Winston Streets with stalls for ten horses, repressed vitrified brick, walls of white enamel tiling, and pressed steel ceilings 21 feet (6.4 m) above the floor.
- Other
- There is no explanation as in why it closed. That is one main reason that needs to be elaborated.
- I feel the sections could be named and organized differently, like so?
- ==History==
- ===Construction controversy===
- ===Operation===
- ==Museum==
- ===Controversy of restoration===
- I recommend rewording "shooting" into "filming" location, as that sounds as if a shooting occurred there.
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
- Is it reasonably well written?
- A. Prose quality:
- Per comments above.
- B. MoS compliance:
- A. Prose quality:
- Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
- A. References to sources:
- B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
- C. No original research:
- A. References to sources:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. Major aspects:
- Per that one comment above.
- B. Focused:
- A. Major aspects:
- Is it neutral?
- Fair representation without bias:
- Fair representation without bias:
- Is it stable?
- No edit wars, etc:
- No edit wars, etc:
- Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
- A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
- Are there any other images that can be incorporate into the article, it won't keep it from passing, but is there any?
- B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
- A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- Very well written article, few concerns, but once addressed, this article should pass. I will leave it on hold.SRX 13:18, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
- Pass or Fail:
- The concerns have been addressed, per a message on my talk page, I find no other flaws, Good Article. This GAN is a Pass.--SRX 13:18, 4 August 2008 (UTC)