Talk:SS Pere Marquette/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:50, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Shall be reviewing this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): 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):

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:

Lead

• "and provided service between the ports of Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin," - provided a service or provided services

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:12, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Railroad car ferry

• Wikilinked Milwaukee

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:27, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "and had two twelve foot propellers" - please use the convert template on the text highlighted in bold

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:27, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "had a displacement of some 4,050 tons" - same query as above

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "propellers for its driving force." - to drive it or a phrase along those lines

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:04, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• Wikilink compound engine

 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:04, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "that produced 2,500 horsepower." - same query as above

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "It was unique in that it" - The steamship

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• Wikilink Lake Michigan

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "It made its official maiden voyage from Ludington to Manitowoc" - Manitowoc, Wisconsin

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "on February 17, 1897." - the year doesn't need to be mentioned; can be either February 17 or the following day or the next day

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• "On February 21, 1897," - same issue as above

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• Any information on when the vessel was retired and/or broken up?

 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:14, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

References

• Reference 5 is lacking the page number

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:23, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

• Reference 8 looks to be missing the page number

•  Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:23, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 11:42, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

@MWright96: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:23, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

@Doug Coldwell: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 18:02, 22 May 2020 (UTC)