Talk:North Carolina Highway 157

GA Review

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Reviewer: 420Traveler (talk · contribs) 23:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Review coming soon -420Traveler (talk) 23:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• Infobox
  • Add references to established date.

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• Lead
  • Use commas instead of slashes.

Done--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, but after the last comma put and so it says "Interstate 85 (I-85), U.S. Route 15 (US 15), US 70, and US 501" -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Fixed it.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Comma after 1948

Done--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Comma after other 1948

Done--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Change April of 1987 to "April 1987".

Done--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• Route description
  • Use commas instead of slashes.

Completed--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Theres one more in the second paragraph. Also, after the last comma put and so it says "I-85, US 15, US 70, and US 501" and "Crumpton Road/Paterson Drive". -420Traveler (talk) 22:12, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

You did mean placing an "and" between Crumpton Road and Paterson Drive, correct? If so, I fixed it.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Add links to first mention of each town/city/state/highway.

I think I did this but let me know if I missed one.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Link "Durham" in first sentence, link "Orange County" in last sentence of first paragraph. Link "Person County", Link "Hurdle Mills" and "Roxboro"

Linked them.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, just move Person County and Roxboro links up. -420Traveler (talk) 12:32, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • The highway begins by traveling north would "The highway proceeds north" sound better?

Yep that sounds better, thank you.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:06, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • North of the interchange, the adjacent properties are primarily commercial businesses. Several intersecting streets lead to residential neighborhoods. I would combine these sentences.

Combined them and it makes sense to me but you may want to double check.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • On mile conversions, change spell=on to spell=in.

I fixed the two, do all of them need to be like that?--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good now. -420Traveler (talk) 12:32, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Link North Fork Little River even though its the same as South Fork Little River.

Completed--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • NC 157 continues for one-half mile (zero point eight zero kilometres) northwestward before turning to the northeast and crossing the Eno River. Would "NC 157 continues northwestward for one-half mile (zero point eight zero kilometres) before turning to the northeast and crossing the Eno River." sound better?

In all honesty, I don't see a huge difference but I changed it because I think it does belong in front to be in the proper tense.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • The highway briefly runs adjacent to and crosses the South Fork Little River. I would add "then" between and crosses.

Done, thanks for catching that.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • the surrounding area transforms from residential neighborhoods to rural farmland and forested area. should it say "rural farmland mixed with forested areas"?

Yeah that was definitely the idea, I fixed it.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • The highway crosses the North Fork Little River south of Caldwell before turning northward toward Caldwell. I would remove "south of Caldwell"

Fixed.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Link "at-grade intersection"

Linked.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Between Caldwell and Barry Road, NC 157 generally follows a northerly alignment. Do you mean Caldwell or Caldwell Road?

I meant the community but I substituted NC 57 as clarification.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • At Barry Road, NC 157 diverges to the northwest, continuing to follow Guess Road. NC 157 enters Person County 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwest of Barry Road. I would combine these sentences.

Combined them, it makes sense to me but of course you might want to read over them.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Nearing Hurdle Mills, the highway runs adjacent to residential neighborhoods on the southeastern side of the community. NC 157 also begins to generally parallel the Flat River located to the northeast of the highway. I would combine these sentences.

I think I did a good job with this combination, perhaps the best I could think of at the time. But I'm not sure how great it is, so this might be one you definitely want to look over to see if it makes sense.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

It may sound better to say "Nearing Hurdle Mills, the highway begins to parallel the Flat River and begins to pass residential..." Let me know because I'm not familiar with the area. -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, that accurately sums up the situation in that area. I changed it to reflect your wording.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 12:32, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • The northern terminus of NC 157 is located at an intersection with US 158/US 501/NC 57 south of downtown Roxboro. Would "NC 157 then reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 158, US 501 and NC 57 south of downtown Roxboro." sound better?

Sounds better, I corrected it.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, but change to commas. -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Added the commas.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Add section about traffic counts and National Highway System information.

Done.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, but add link to Annual average daily traffic -420Traveler (talk) 22:49, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Linked.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• History
  • NC 57 was relocated north of Caldwell in 1948. From Caldwell NC 57 continued northeast until reaching US 501 north of Rougemont. From the intersection, NC 57 ran concurrently with US 501 to Roxboro. add references.

My apologies, I added them.

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • NC 157 was established along the former alignment of NC 57 running along Guess Road and Hurdle Mills Road from Caldwell to Roxboro. Add date

Added the date on the front end.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Orange County–Person County line I would change it to "Orange–Person county line"

Good idea, I fixed it.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• General
  • Add location to all references

99% sure I fixed all of them.--Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good -420Traveler (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Once again, although not required for GA, are any images available?

There is one, but I'm not sure if the quality is good enough. I also have the one of the parade and the NC 157/NC 57 signs are in the background but of course thats not the main topic of the picture

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_85_North_at_HIllandale_(19894521615).jpg --Ncchild (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

That looks good with just the parade picture. Its up to you if you want to add the I-85 picture to the first paragraph, but you could always wait until if you expand it to FA. -420Traveler (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

I decided to leave it out. At least on my laptop, it looks a bit odd because the text gets squished between the picture and the infobox.--Ncchild (talk) 04:23, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Just FYI, I've seen this and I will work on it. I've just been busy with school work so it is probably gonna take until the end of this week to carve out the time.--Ncchild (talk) 02:52, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

• Other final comments
  • Just make sure that everywhere you changed slashes to commas make sure you add the "and". Theres a couple left.

I used CTRL-F and couldn't find any more of the slashes to convert to commas. I corrected those that were missing an "and".--Ncchild (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

• • Id add 29.3-mile-long (47.2 km) to first sentence in lead, and remove from second sentence.

I moved this to the first sentence in the lead.--Ncchild (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Everything looks good, passing now. -420Traveler (talk) 20:38, 23 March 2021 (UTC)