Talk:M-64 (Michigan highway)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: — P C B 00:54, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
A couple of small issues:
The description of the northern terminus is really confusing. Perhaps say that M-38 is a continuation? Or just remove the seamless phrase.
Changed. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So what is the traffic between US 2 and the Gogebic–Ontonagon county line?
Added. I don't know why I missed pasting that figure before. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"By July 1, 1919, the first roads to carry the M-64 designation were signed in the southern Lower Peninsula." I thought Keweenaw County was in the UP. This says "first roads" (plural).
Yes, that's correct. The first highways were each made up of several different roads strung together. The first M-64 was in the LP. The second was in Keweenaw County, and the third (current) was in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Everything about M-129 is a little redundant as it is in two sections (both the previous section and the current section)
That's because MSHD moved the M-64 designation by flip-flopping it twice. The current M-64 was M-129 before the second flip-flop. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
What I am trying to get at is that "The next year, the M-64 number was swapped with another highway, the original M-129 that ran along the west side of Lake Gogebic and south to the Wisconsin state line." and "By the beginning of 1930, a highway called M-129 was designated south of US 2 to the Wisconsin state line and and north along Lake Gogebic." are kind of redundant, if I understand what happened correctly. — P C B 01:54, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's a necessary redundancy though. The first subsection is on the previous highways that carried the M-64 number. The second subsection is on the history of the current roads that carry the number. I can't help that the second highway to carry the M-64 number became M-129 and the current highway was also M-129 because of the flip-flopping. Imzadi 1979 → 02:26, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Unless you can provide a prose reference for the sentence describing that it was one of the last roads to be paved, I think it should be removed. Otherwise, in theory, you'd have to provide reference to every other map after that. I could be wrong.
As of the early 1960s, no state highway in Michigan has been a gravel road per Kulsea, Bill; Shawver, Tom; Kach, Carol (1980). Making Michigan Move: A History of Michigan Highways and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Transportation. p. 20. OCLC 8169232. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
The map caption doesn't tell me that it is a picture of the Upper Peninsula.
I'm adding an inset to the map. Imzadi 1979 → 01:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming you are finishing this inset, unfortunately I won't be back until late Sunday to finish the review. Sorry. — P C B 03:16, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's already done. Imzadi 1979 → 03:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Putting article on hold for a couple minor issues.