Talk:Galactica (roller coaster)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dom497 (talk · contribs) 17:22, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Pass!--Dom497 (talk) 01:17, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Great, thanks. Themeparkgc  Talk  09:16, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Comments

• "When it opens in April 2016, the ride will be the world's first virtual reality dedicated roller coaster." - Shouldn't this be modified or referenced, as it seems to me Alpen Express in Europa Park was the first VR rollercoaster? (Sorry if I'm not using the talk page correctly, I'm very new here) --User:Ozziepenguin (talk) 14:35, 21 January 2016 (UTC+10)

Alpen Express isn't fully dedicated. But Kyary Pamyu Pamyu XR-Ride is. Opened the day when Galactica was announced and therefore is the world's first VR Coaster. Please change the mistake in the Galactica article! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Detowu (talk • contribs) 08:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

• "Before Air opened to the public, the manufacturers and the designers experienced the first cycles of the ride. After some slight adjustments,..." - Ref(s)?--Dom497 (talk) 17:30, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

 Removed Themeparkgc  Talk  04:38, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• "Costing £12 million to complete, Air was tied with Oblivion as the most expensive ride at Alton Towers." - Not any more, but still sounds like it is currently tied as the most expensive. Reword?--Dom497 (talk) 17:32, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

 Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  04:38, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• "Early difficulties with unreliability were reduced towards the end of the first year, and problems have become rare." - Ref 8 doesn't say that the most of the problems were fixed within the first year or that they are now rare. Also, I don't think ref 8 is even considered reliable.--Dom497 (talk) 17:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

 Removed Themeparkgc  Talk  04:38, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• "...was built by JJ Cavanagh Construction and programmed by Consign AG." - Ref?--Dom497 (talk) 19:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Removed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• "At the time of opening, Air was the tallest ride at Alton Towers..." - Ref?--Dom497 (talk) 19:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Added Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• Ref 12 is a redirect (I think this is the same one as the superman redirect I mentioned in the other review).--Dom497 (talk) 19:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• "Air commences with a short passage through a tunnel departing the station..." - The POV shows only after the lift.--Dom497 (talk) 19:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Removed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• Doesn't really matter (to me at least) but why not include a table for the GTA awards rather than explain it (to keep in trend with other roller coaster articles)? Again, if you think its better without the table, that's perfectly fine.--Dom497 (talk) 19:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

The main reason for not including the table is that it was only on the chart for four years. When I could explain it in prose without too much trouble, I decided not to include the table to show the same stuff again. Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Makes sense.--Dom497 (talk) 01:17, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

• I feel something else should be mentioned in the lead (height, speed, or something like that)...could just be me though.--Dom497 (talk) 19:47, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Added Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

• In the lead, it says B&M was the designer but in the design section, it says Wardley was. Co-designers? (if so, a reword should fix the problem).--Dom497 (talk) 19:47, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

 Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)