Talk:Green Line Extension/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 05:27, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Copy changes

Route and design

• An additional 0.9-mile (1.4 km) extension from Medford/Tufts to Route 16 is proposed, but is not being constructed as part of the main GLX. — remove comma
  • I think the comma is necessary to avoid confusion - otherwise it's possible to parse "as part of the main GLX" as referring to the first clause - but I'm open to rewording.

Green Line Extension planning

• In 1991, the state agreed to built a set — "build"
  •  Done
• due to the cost of modifying bridges over the Mystic River and Mystic Valley Parkway, and safety issues with two grade crossings — either remove the comma or change "and" to "as well as"
  •  Done
• Two bridge replacements were avoided, and two others reduced — no comma needed here
  •  Done Reworded to clarify.
• as was elimination of the Union Square Branch and other cost reduction measures — "as were" perhaps?
  •  Done
• That August, the FTA indicated it was "committed in principle" to the project, but expressed reservations — remove comma after "project"
  •  Done
• Use "consortia" instead of "consortiums"
  •  Done

Construction

• School Street and Medford Street are expected to reopen in late 2021 — update
  •  Done
• The work was originally expected to require closing the viaduct for 17 months — the parenthetical that starts here is mangled with a sentence that follows right outside of the parentheses. Can you figure out the correct layout?
  •  Done
• to be through-routed with the E Branch, — no comma needed
  •  Done
• The 1984 opening of Davis station ... resulting in gentrification — should be "resulted"
  •  Done
• project would "disparate benefit ... — missing a verb
  •  Done
• , and as part of an ongoing bus network redesign — remove comma
  •  Done

Other items

• Run IABot again to catch more references. I would archive live refs, though I see you've had a disagreement with another editor on this.
  •  Done Just ran it on archive.org with outlinks saved.
• All images are suitably licensed (many the nominator's own, also a significant chunk PD from Massachusetts). It's clear this has been a labor of love for you over a period of years with the images you've contributed.
• Images in the Construction and Economic effects headers need alt tags.
  •  Done Good catch!
• Earwig catches quotes, organization names, and common phrases like "groundbreaking of the Green Line Extension" but nothing else.

Final notes

@Pi.1415926535: Putting on hold for copy changes and alt tags on the images in the Construction and Economic effects sections (including the galleries). Mark me as in favor of archiving live sources, too (I initially had this suggested by another GA reviewer on a page of mine, and it's fairly important for me with my volume of newspaper clippings). 7 days, but this shouldn't take long to fix. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: Thanks for the detailed review on such a long article! Your comment about labor of love made me feel proud indeed. I've addressed your comments above. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:52, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

My response to the first bullet point, Pi.1415926535, would be to fix the issue by making it read but it is not being constructed... so that the second half of the sentence is complete as well. That'd be the last hitch; even if we disagree about showing archive sources in the article, at least they have all been archived so they can be added if needed. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: I implemented your wording change there. Thanks, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)