Talk:Chicago "L"/GA1
GA Review[edit]
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Reviewer: Arsenikk (talk) 11:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
I am failing the article because it fails the good article criteria. In particular, criterion 2 (references) is not followed; large portions of the article lack references and there are {{fact}} tags. Several of the references are formatted incorrectly and some are just bare links. The article also seems to have a non-optimal structure. In particular, there should not he an "overview" and "getting around the 'L'" and "'L' or El" section; this information should be incorporated into other sections. Looking at what is common among GA and FA rapid transit articles, I would recommend a section of "route" (including lines and stations, or similar) and "service" (including parts of "getting around the 'L'"). Particularly in the last section, I am concerned about the unencyclopedic style, which should describe the system and operations, rather than "presume" that the reader is a rider. The bulleting of that section should also be removed. The article also has a lot of undue weight: despite the 'L' being one of the world's oldest rapid transits, there is a very short history section (for instance much shorter than the yet-to-commence Bergen Light Rail) and a huge section on the future. There is also too little information on the rolling stock; just because there is a subarticle, there should still be much more about the trains. Also the lead needs to be a lot longer, somewhere between two and three times the current length. Once the article has been improved, feel free to renominate the article. Arsenikk (talk) 11:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)