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Interstate 95

Lots of people have been working on this article, particularly members of WP:IH. My fellow members of that WikiProject and myself would like to know where substantial improvements could be made to bring it up to GA-class, A-class, and or FA-class. V60 ^{VTalk - VDemolitions} 02:10, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to see the history section moved up and some mention of it in the introduction, "I-95 consists largely of previously-existing toll roads constructed from 1900-1950" or something like that, "and received the designation I-95 in 1953 as part of the Eisenhower Administration's..." etc. etc. Kaisershatner 15:13, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but to adhere to WP:IH's standards, the history section must stay where it is, but we can make some mention of it in the intro. V60 ^{VTalk - VDemolitions} 22:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why must it stay where it is? I remind you that WikiProject guidelines are exactly that, and if it would make the article better (which IMHO, it would), it's something to be considered. I wrote the article on I-295, also up for GA and peer review, using a different project's standards, and will open up discussion on WT:IH on the matter. -- NORTH ^talk 00:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But "External links" should move down according to WP:LAYOUT. Also, "History" probably would be best off in prose (and why is there a reference to a toll bridge in 2009?) It would be good to add more information to the footnotes; for example, see {{Cite web}}. APR _t 01:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, APR _t 21:19, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update to the article: Okay, I moved the history section to below the route description, I feel it is better in that order than with the history above the route description. I did not add anything related to the history (like suggested) into the introduction yet, but I'll work on that. I swapped External links and References. However, I do not feel that the Tolls section of history would be better written in prose. The subjects in the list work better as children of the section — an "indented list with content" (Wikipedia:Embedded list). Wikipedia isn't a crystal ball, but the toll bridge will happen. The first sentence of the link provided states "Wikipedia is not a collection of unverifiable speculation." The toll bridge that will be on the highway in 2009 currently exists, and will continue to exist after the interchange currently under construction is completed (all sources are documented on all relevant pages). I'm not good with footnotes though, so someone else will need to take a look at that. --MPD^{T / C} 02:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

V60, you might want to consider whether the WP:IH project standards conform to the broader standards for WP:FA if you want to get these articles featured. Just a suggestion. And to start with I would review WP:LEAD. "Some mention" of the history/origin of I95 in the intro is required if you are trying to bring this article in line with "what is a good article." Some additional suggestions would be to provide citations for the following assertions in the intro:

Interstate 95 is one of the best-known, most important, and most heavily traveled highways in the Interstate Highway System. [Best known by what measure and by whom? Most important in whose view? Most heavily traveled- have some stats on that?]
It is the longest north-south Interstate highway (five east-west routes are longer),
It passes through more states - fifteen - than any other Interstate.
I-95 is the only long-distance Interstate in the original plans that is not yet completed.

And answer the following:

What "original plans" are you referring to in the introduction?
If the highway parallels US1, why was it built?
and WHEN was it built?

Thanks, Kaisershatner 15:15, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Updated article: I can't really remember what I did. But the edit changes are here. I added sources for the "longest", and "original plans" (included a 1955 map, the 1957 one has numbering labels on it), but for the "most states", people will have to trust us or count them for themselves. I-90 passes through 12 (MA, NY, PA, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, ND, MT, ID, WA). --MPD^{T / C} 18:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other Wikipedia articles cannot be used as references. (Interstate System History is listed as one.) Removed here.-- NORTH ^talk 21:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]