Talk:M32 motorway/GA1

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 17:17, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this later this evening.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:17, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Thought I'd pop in a comment before Dr. Blofeld starts (please don't use a superweapon on me), but why on the junctions list is the line containing SOUTH WALES, MIDLANDS in all capitals when the rest is all standard case? -mattbuck (Talk) 17:47, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's because that is what is printed verbatim on the signs as you drive up and down it, and I've found unless you transcribe exactly what is verifiable in the real world, people play "my list is better than yours" leading to silly reverts. Easier to nip it all in the bud, I think. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:06, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'd probably go with sentence case anyway, so long as you have the same words. I think there's some convention on that regarding article titles (McFly even when their logo was McFLY). But let's see what the good doctor has to say. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:15, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's MOS:ALLCAPS I think. Put it this way, if I had to order my priorities in life, it would go something like spouse, children, job ... going down to what to have for breakfast tomorrow ... and then whether or not a list entry should have caps is just floating above reading the latest ANI thread for entertainment purposes. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:27, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lede

• "The M32 is a short motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England. It provides a link from the M4, a major motorway linking London and South Wales, to Bristol city centre and is maintained by Highways England, the national roads body. It is about 4.4 miles (7.1 km) and is one of Britain's shortest motorways." -to avoid stating "short motorway" twice I would probably reword as "The M32 is a motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England, which at roughly 4.4 miles (7.1 km) is one of Britain's shortest motorways.. It provides a link from the M4, a major motorway linking London and South Wales, to Bristol city centre and is maintained by Highways England, the national roads body. "

I like that, so I've bolted it in, but copyedited slightly. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Eastville, Bristol without piping would be useful so we know without clicking

Okay, since the paragraph doesn't mention Bristol at that point, we can accommodate this. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• "Design component" -I may come across as a dunce but I have no idea what this is

It's a fancy way of me trying to say "things", I've changed it to "Parts of" which is much simpler Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

History

• "Per cent" -one word or two preferred?

  One word is preferred nowadays. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:10, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  @Adam9007:, you're our resident MOS:PERCENT scholar, what would you say? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the 2-word spelling is more common British English. Adam9007 (talk) 19:40, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  As a British person I have never seen it written as "per cent" in modern usage. -mattbuck (Talk) 08:25, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• "The second section, through to junction 2 was co-operative design" -comma after 2?

Done. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• "The cost of this section was reported to be £10.4 million (now £68 million)" I'd probably add "adjusted for inflation" and demote the brackets to a footnote.

Well, Euston Road and Dartford Crossing both have it as described. Remember that {{inflation}} will sort out the nasty business of what the value is right now (or at least I hope it does otherwise I'm planting factual inaccuracies all over the place, which isn't good). May I take the fifth on this one? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:43, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Traffic

• " the M32 is frequently congested as it is a high quality " - a contradiction as surely high quality depends on traffic flow too! High quality doens't seem right here. "Modern/direct" maybe.

I've gone with "popular". I think the idea is you look at a map, see things like Gloucester Road, Cribbs Causeway and the Portway, but the M32 seems so much better without any danger of getting stuck in some suburb, so everyone heads for it. It's a victim of its own success. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: Review done, good job.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:02, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Always a bit dangerous "fast tracking" an article to GA, but provided you can get a crowd who are prepared to disagree with you (as per Trafalgar Square, where we did GA + DYK in time for it to hit the main page for Christmas lunch with a nice picture of a tree there), it can be done. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:39, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:12, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]