Talk:Delaware Route 279

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Delaware Route 279/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Caponer (talk · contribs) 01:27, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dough4872, I will complete a thorough and comprehensive review of this article within the next 48 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in the meantime. Thanks! -- Caponer (talk) 01:27, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

Dough4872, I've completed my thorough and comprehensive review and re-review of your article, and I assess it to meet all the criteria for Good Article status. Before I pass it, I do have a few comments and questions that need to be addressed. Thank you for all your great work on this article! -- Caponer (talk) 01:50, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
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 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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lede

Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section, this article's lead stands alone as a concise overview. This lede defines the route, establishes context for the route, explains why the route is notable, and summarizes the most important points about the route. It summarizes the Route description section, the History section, and mentions the major intersections.
The map of Delaware Route 279 is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 and is therefore free to use in this article.
The elongated circular route shield is released into the public domain is therefore free to use here as well.
Delaware Department of Transportation should be wiki-linked and mentioned by name with the abbreviation in the lede section, as it is responsible for the road's maintenance.

Added. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This section is well-written, its contents are internally-cited by verifiable sources below in the prose, and I have no other suggestions or questions regarding this section.

Route description

I suggest also sourcing the first paragraph with the USGS topographic map of the area, which also includes this route. I've provided the citation below:

Newark West Quadrangle: Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania (Map). 1 : 24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 2011. OCLC 794112185.
Added citation. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Using the topographic map, see if you're able to discern and describe any information about the terrain and elevation of the route.

Added. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

New Castle County should be wiki-linked and mentioned in the route description section, with some sort of statement stating that the route's entirety lies inside the county.

Done. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Does Otts Chapel Road have a county or secondary route number?

Added DelDOT maintenance road number. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is this development mentioned in the first paragraph residential, commercial, or both?

Indicated it is commercial. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any other unincorporated communities along this route? The topographic map may lend a hand with this.

DE 279 passes through an unincorporated area southwest of Newark that has a Newark mailing address, so no. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The image of the beginning of westbound DE 279 is licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 and is therefore free to use here.
This section is well-written, its contents are internally-cited by verifiable sources within the prose, and I have no other suggestions or questions regarding this section.

History

Delaware Department of Transportation should be wiki-linked and mentioned by name with the abbreviation in the history section. There should be mention of when DelDOT took possession of this road's maintenance.

It is mentioned, it occurred in 1927. Also, I wikilinked DelDOT; it does not need to be mentioned by name again here since the abbreviation is defined in the lead. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This section is well-written, its contents are internally-cited by verifiable sources within the prose, and I have no other suggestions or questions regarding this section.

Major intersections

The one sentence of prose should be cited with one or both of the map inline citations.

The template generating the table that mentions the entire route is in New Castle County does not allow for that. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be possible to place some sort of caption in the table with the inline citations for the maps so that the table is sourced?

Added ref to maps above destinations column. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, I have replied to the above comments. Dough 48 72 02:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dough4872, thank you for speedily addressing all my comments, questions, and concerns and for incorporating most of these into the article's prose. Upon my review and re-review, I assess that this article meets all the criteria for Good Article status and it is hereby a privilege for me to pass it. Congratulations on a job well done! -- Caponer (talk) 02:20, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]