Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:52, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

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• ... that Interstate 229 once ended at a gravel road? Source: Argus-Leader
  • ALT1: ... that Interstate 229 was the first freeway in eastern South Dakota to have planted wildflowers, but they were later mowed? Source: Argus-Leader
  • Reviewed: Asian Garden Mall

Improved to Good Article status by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 08:10, 23 January 2022 (UTC).

• Article and hooks seem promising at first glance (I'll try to do a full review ASAP), but a QPQ is required. --Dylan620 in public/on mobile (he/him · talk) 16:25, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
  • @Dylan620: QPQ added. SounderBruce 02:31, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

On that note...

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ...we're ready to roll! My personal preference is ALT0 because I love the contradiction in a freeway emptying into an unpaved road, but ALT1 is interesting too. --Dylan620 (he/him · talk · edits) 02:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

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Promoting the main hook (ALT0) to Prep 2 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:52, 29 January 2022 (UTC)