Talk:Hinge Park

Rosie's comments on the outline/proposal: I think this is a very suitable topic. Try to emphasize the ecological features (creation and use of new shoreline habitat, and how people are using the park). It would be good to find/create a small map showing the location of the park, and another showing the features within the park. And can you take a few photos illustrating some of these features? Rosieredfield (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Nivethana Krishnamurthy:

- The ideas are presented in a logical order and incorporate important information. The author also presents the information in a neutral point of view, however, in an interesting and an inviting manner. - The provided photographs enhance the information provided, as they are a clear pictorial representation of the park. All the photographs provided are the author’s own work, which is a positive addition. The author also provides captions for each photograph that highlight the location of the viewing with important information. The map used is also cited. - As the people of Vancouver use public transport efficiently, the “directions” subsection could include the translink information for busses and skytrains, which could also be addressed as an external link. This would provide the directions to the park, as of now only the location is elaborated. - Over all the information is well organized under sections that are mentioned in table of contents. - Most of the the previously generated suggestions are implemented. However, information concerning how people are using the park can be addressed in detail. One way to do this would be naturalistically observing the park and incorporating the information into the page. - good work on references and the addition of external links — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vivijamal (talk • contribs) 22:02, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Hannah:

I agree, comments are presented in a logical order. Also, it looks like your sources are coming directly from the city of Vancouver site, I think sources are supposed to be from third parties. Also, are your images copyrighted? I like that there are many links within the article to other articles. The page does seem to be on the rather short side though and the information is very brief; many sections could be expanded. I'd like to especially see a bit more history and ecology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hannahxxx123 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Jessie

There are some grammatical errors in the “Habitat Island” section. I think it might be helpful to move the Directions part up to the top of the page before you go in depth about the history, ecology and activities of the park. I agree with the comments above by Nivethana about the pictures and the map. The various subheadings are well chosen to reflect the various facets of this park and greatly help this page's organization. The integration with other Wikipedia pages is seamless, and adds to the validity of this wiki. One thing I would like to point out is that there was nothing about weather or temperature. Although one may always just look at Vancouver's wiki page for the best times to visit or Vancouver's weather report, it would be useful to include the best time of the year to visit. I see you have used some sources such as Vancity Buzz and Twitter; I think its ok to look at these pages while you are researching but they are not reliable sources for references. Jessiezhu98 (talk) 04:57, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Sara

The image of the map could be more specific. If it shows exactly where the park is located it is better, since I had to google it to locate it in the map in another tap.

“The park includes a trail in Habitat Island, a walking/biking trail along the shoreline of False Creek, public art installations, picnic tables, benches, docks, a children's play area, a bridge constructed from sewer pipe and a water pump with metal runnels at the top of a small hill, and the Olympic Village Dog park.”

This sentence is very run on. It will sound much better if it is divided up into a few sentences.

In the history section, there is “West 2nd Ave..” extra dot

It also sounds weird going from past tense to present tense. Have one uniform verb tense throughout.

In the activities section “Also, near the play area is a small hill with a slide, a water pump that can be used in the summer, and a big rusty tube bridge.” No need to have a comma before “and”

Hngsm2 (talk) 06:40, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Rosie

Nice work! The reviewers' suggestions are great - implement them if you can. A few specific points:

• A local street map would be a great addition, especially one showing how the the street grid 'hinges' at the park.
• Replace 'It was also made due to...' with something like 'Its design was partly a response to the requirement that...'.
• Under History, can you describe what the land was used for before it was turned into a park? (Industrial land, right?)
• Be careful about 'its' and 'it's'.
• Under 'Habitat Island', 'was intended to be' reads as if this intention was not accomplished.
• 'the interior of downtown Vancouver'???
• Are washrooms etc available nearby?
• Mention of connections to local bike paths etc should include links to descriptions or maps of these resources, not just to an article that mentions them.

Rosieredfield (talk) 21:08, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Comments from Ruth

• What is a "naturalized wetland park"?
• Can you get public transport to the park?
• I like all the photos!

RuthVancouver (talk)