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Good articleIllinois Route 22 has been listed as one of the Engineering and technology good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
November 4, 2009Good article nomineeNot listed
November 13, 2009WikiProject peer reviewReviewed
February 16, 2010Good article nomineeListed
Current status: Good article

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Illinois Route 22/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: --- Dough4872 16:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC) Comments:[reply]

  1. The article has all the required sections, sufficient images, and a map.
  2. There are several areas of the article that contain uncited information.
  3. Reference 2 is a personal website and not a reliable source.

Due to the bottom two being major issues, I will have to fail the article. One more references can be added, the article may be renominated. --- Dough4872 16:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I added a bunch more references/citations. I didn't want to excessively cite, but nearly everything mentioned in article can be found from the supplied references. As for reference that is a personal website, it is, however it very reliable as it is even directly mentioned on IDOTs official site. [1] I really think that source should be accepted. There's is no other history that I could find and as for the citations, unless you want me to tediously cite every sentence repeatedly, this is very close to being completely cited. This has been a painstaking effort and I really hope it can be promoted. RoadView (talk) 12:45, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • There should be citations for every piece of information in the article. If there are multiple sentences together that use one citation, then a citation should be placed at the end of the group of sentences. Generally, a citation should exist at the end of every paragraph. As for the personal website, this is a rare occasion in which, upon further examination, the site may be acceptable. However, it should be used carefully. ---Dough4872 04:28, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • I added further citations, many of which seemed excessive. The lead is cited less due to the fact that many GA leads I see have limited citations because the information is repeated and cited later on. I'm not really sure what more I can do with the citations, I already feel as if I am starting to lower the quality of the article with too many citations. I have spent upwards of 30 hours with researching/editing this single article and it is getting to the point where it is much more work and frustration than anything. I have hopes of getting this promoted one more time and probably working on additional articles. But now I am seriously discouraged from doing this as the process has become so incredibly tedious, extended, and repetitive that this may be it for the serious editing. I can't even imagine the amount of time and the corrections that would be needed for a FA attempt. Maybe I need a second opinion on this but, is this finally getting promoted or is there even further that work must be done? RoadView (talk) 13:42, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Illinois Route 22/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Ealdgyth - Talk 15:06, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be reviewing this article shortly. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:06, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    Lots of spots of unencyclopedic prose that need fixing
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    some sources that aren't reliable
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
    Few spots of prose that read a bit boosterish
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. 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):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Specific concerns

  • Current ref 2 is a reprint of a 1928 map, so it should be formatted as a map, not a website. The author isn't Rich Carlson, its whoever put out the map first.
  • What makes http://www.n9jig.com/21-40.html a reliable source? Looks like a personal website to me.
    • This reference is a personal website, however it very reliable as it is even directly mentioned on IDOTs official site. [2] I really think it should be accepted. I mentioned this on the 1st GAN and I hope it will be allowed because it is the only source I could find and seems to be reliable RoadView (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • What makes http://www.mapboundary.com/ a reliable source?
    • Well I'm not exactly sure how to prove it but the maps are taken from Google and the boundaries generally match up to the GIS from the other Lake County sources I used. I took out 1 of those references, which only leaves 1 left. If necessary I can remove the last 1 because I'm not sure how else to explain how it is reliable. I can attest to its accuracy as can anyone who wants to verify it by looking up a city near them. RoadView (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • What makes http://local.yahoo.com/info-17186194-hewitt-associates-incorporated-lincolnshire a reliable source?
    • Again this just displays the address and location of the address on a Yahoo map. Yahoo seems to be generally accepted as a reliable source. If this isn't accepted I'm not sure how much more reliability is needed. This address can be confirmed by checking it on any other site such as white/yellow pages. If absolutely necessary I can change this. RoadView (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Current refs 8 through 21 lack publishers, which are needed per WP:V.
  • What makes http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=7968 a reliable source?
    • This is kind of related to the 2 above. Anyone can check its reliability by using it for a couple of minutes. The imagery isn't fake or anything. I previously used Google Earth as a source but I was unable to link directly to the 2002 imagery so I changed it to this site which easily seems to be reliable. I'm not sure how else I can prove this RoadView (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lead: "During the 1990s, it became the subject of much concern for local residents regarding expansion. By the late 2000s, the delays have come and gone and it is has emerged as a state route that is largely capable of handling the daily traffic and one that is ready to look to the future." Two problems with this: 1) What delays? You don't mention any cause for delays, so the first mention of delays confuses the reader, and 2) the last part of the last sentence is unencyclopedic and reads like a press release, should be reworded.
  • Route: "...much more rural as it enters Lake County[6] about a half mile[7] east and then Lake Barrington." Err.. "and then Lake Barrington" what? Something appears to be missing here.
  • "... the road continues its scenic journey as it crosses paths with..." unencylopedic, suggest cutting "scenic" or explain WHY its scenic.
  • Early history: "The name Half Day Road has been thought to have gotten its name because, prior to the 1900s..." is very convoluted. Suggest "The name Half Day Road is erroneously thought to derive from the tall-tale that prior to the 1900s..." or something similar.
  • Recent history: "It was even further back, in 1971, that the section of road in and near Lincolnshire, from Illinois 83 to Interstate 94, had been known to be opposed for widening by its residents." Convoluted and unclear. Needs rewording.
  • "The process of planning, to funding, to construction was eventually in sight; that is until 2003 when the project was delayed for a year due to state budget cutbacks." Unencyclopedic, suggest "The entire process of planning through securing funding was complete by 2003 when state budget cutbacks delayed construction by a year."
  • "At long last, the entire project was complete.." sounds like a press release and unencylopedic, needs rewording.
  • Future: "Now that most of Illinois 22 has been expanded to four lanes, the question remains as to when the remaining gaps will be addressed." unencyclopedic, needs rewording.
  • "... shelved indefinitely for the time being." Needs rewording to avoid the inderminate time frame. Something like "As of (blah), the plans have been put on hold indefinitely."
  • "... appears that this section of Illinois 22 may get widened on its own." needs rewording as it's implying that the road itself will do the widening.
I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:41, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Given that the subject of the article isn't generally noted for contentiousness, and how little the questionable sources are used, I'm not going to hold up GA status on that, but the use of those sources would probably be enough to derail a FAC, just for future reference. On how to show a source is reliable, see Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-26/Dispatches for further detailed information. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:37, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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