Talk:K-55 (Kansas highway)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ncchild (talk · contribs) 19:47, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Review

• Will review this shortly. This will be my first GA review so it may take a second as I make sure I'm doing everything correctly.--Ncchild (talk) 19:47, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   See comments below

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it verifiable with no original research?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:

   See the one comment about the BNSF railroad, which is a minor issue at best.

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

   A quick Commons search didn't show anything so good to go here.

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

My notes

• I'm gonna call this 1/2 and reread to see if I missed anything.

Lead

• There are several instances where you use the same word to start a sentence back to back. K-55 is used back to back in the first and third paragraph. You also have a string of three "By ____" in the third paragraph of the lead. The same word probably shouldn't start the same sentence back-to-back, although I understand theres only a limited number of options.
  • Should be  Fixed -420Traveler (talk) 15:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Route description

• "and soon" (first paragraph): This might be just me but it would be nice to have an actual distance or an approximation of the distance.
  •  Fixed -420Traveler (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
• "the highway" "the roadway" comes up several times back to back in the first paragraph. It would be great to have some sort of differentiation between the two. K-55 could replace the first instance of "the roadway" but the others might be harder.
  • I think I got them all. -420Traveler (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
• Perhaps place the Udall map citation after the mention of the BNSF railroad track. You can cite it again at the end of the paragraph, but its easier to tell exactly where you determined it was BNSF.
  •  Fixed -420Traveler (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

History

• "By 1931"..."By 1932": Once again, some differentiation would be good. I think "By 1932" could easily be moved to the back of the sentence to create the differentiation.
  • Should be all  Fixed -420Traveler (talk) 16:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
• For the 1930 construction, did you ever get a date of final completion? I know you mention the completion of the Arkansas River bridge but not the Cowskin Creek one.
  • I couldn't find info for that bridge. -420Traveler (talk) 16:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
• "By October 1941, SHC engineers and surveyors were planning the new route from Wichita to Winfield." Some clarification on which route would be great. I am assuming this is for K-15 but I can't really tell.
  •  Fixed -420Traveler (talk) 16:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Major intersections

• Looks good to me.

Overall

• @420Traveler: Overall it looks quite solid, the main issues I can see are quite minor. I'll read over it again tomorrow and see if I find anything else and if so I'll tell you. Let me know if you have any questions.--Ncchild (talk) 03:18, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
  • @Ncchild: Fixed most of what you said, let me know if you see anything else. -420Traveler (talk) 16:25, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

    @420Traveler Looks good to me, I'll go ahead and pass it! Ncchild (talk) 01:42, 3 June 2022 (UTC)