Talk:East Somerville station/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Mike Christie (talk · contribs) 10:26, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

I'll review this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 10:26, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

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• I had to go and read the GLX article to understand the geography of the extension -- e.g. that Lechmere is the northern terminus, that the extension will create a branch in the Green Line, which explains the reference to the Medford Branch. I think this should be clearer to a reader who knows nothing about the Green Line.
  •  Done I've added a mention of the two branches.
• Similarly, "The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) opened a station at Milk Row in the mid-19th century; it was replaced with Prospect Hill station in the 1880s" is unclear. Without knowing the local geography, there's no way to tell how these are related to the planned station.
  •  Done Added a sentence mentioning the common location.
• Why are we mentioning the Lowell Line in the lead? The station isn't going to serve that line, is it?
  •  Done Removed.
• "though the planned station at Washington Street was renamed Brickbottom by 2011": I don't follow this -- it appears from the following sentence that the MBTA didn't agree to open the station till 2012, so what does "planned station at Washington Street" refer to in 2011?
  •  Done Reworded to clarify.
• Suggest either linking LRV at first mention or explaining it inline.
  •  Done
• Suggest linking MTA.
  •  Done

That's everything. Almost all my concerns are about the lead; the body of the article clarified most of what I didn't understand, but I think it needs to be clearer in the lead too. Not necessary for GA, but you might consider a small map showing some of the local area, to orient the reader to the various street and district names. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

@Mike Christie: Thanks for the review! I believe I've addressed everything. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:15, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Fixes look good; passing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:52, 16 August 2022 (UTC)