Talk:Spring Creek Park

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Review: May 9, 2018. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Spring Creek Park appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 November 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that although New York City's Spring Creek Park was mostly built on a landfill, part of the park is located in a U.S. national protected area?

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Courcelles (talk · contribs) 17:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take care of this one next. Courcelles (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lot of article here for a one paragraph lead.
- I added two more paragraphs. epicgenius (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"It is the first city park field to be designated specifically for cricket." In what jurisdiction? NYC? NYS? US?
- Fixed. Tdorante10 (talk) 18:18, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I've said this before, but specify who Robert Moses was.
- Fixed. Tdorante10 (talk) 18:40, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Refs 1, 2, 3, 4... and more, all SHOUT!
- I have un-capitalized these references. epicgenius (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If Spring Creek Park South is closed to the public, why was Karina Vetrano jogging there?
- Vetrano was jogging in the Howard Beach / National Park section, which is open to the public. I will try to clarify.Tdorante10 (talk) 18:40, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - Clarified in description of Spring Creek South. Tdorante10 (talk) 19:08, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just not that much wrong with this article. Good work. Courcelles (talk) 17:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- @Courcelles: Thanks for taking up this nomination. I really appreciate it. Tdorante10 and I have resolved all the concerns you outlined above. epicgenius (talk) 20:44, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- - Okay, I'm satisfied this meets the GA criteria. Promoting. Courcelles (talk) 21:25, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]