Good articleLincolnshire, Illinois has been listed as one of the Geography and places good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
August 22, 2008Peer reviewReviewed
October 10, 2008Good article nomineeNot listed
October 24, 2008Good article nomineeListed
November 15, 2008Peer reviewReviewed
June 27, 2009Featured article candidateNot promoted
Current status: Good article

Peer Review[edit]

Comment about the intro. It seems to place too large an emphasis on the major businesses in the area. Is Van Vlissingen so important to the town that it deserves to be in the second sentence. Maybe "Local Businesses" could be a separate sub-section down with "Education" and "Demographics". And, could the stuff in the intro about the high school go in the Education section, it reads a little too much like an advertisement. I would also like to see earlier mention of the fact that it is basically a suburb of Chicago. Generally a pretty good article though, definitely deserves better than start-class. maxsch (talk) 20:19, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second look[edit]

As requested I took a second look at the article and have some more comments for improvement. While it is looking better, there is still room for improvement.

Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:09, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Economy picture[edit]

I think that we could find a much better one. A fountain is not specific to Lincolnshire. We should have a picture of a office building, shopping center, or something like that. Tojo940 (talk) 03:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the fountain is located in a major Lincolnshire retail center, so I think it is sufficient. --Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 16:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reassessment and tips[edit]

I reassessed this as a C class for now, though with the suggested changes above it isn't far from B class IMHO. A couple tips follow:

These are just a couple things, I can drop by again if you need it, Kranar hasn't been too active lately and I am just returning from a hiatus.--IvoShandor (talk) 04:40, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copy edit[edit]

 Done Copyedited by ukexpat (talk), a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, on 14:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notes: Changes should be apparent from the diffs, but a couple of general comments. I removed some words and phrases that were either repetitious or unnecessary. I cleaned up some of the wording where it read as stilted, forced or unnatural. Added a lead in sentence to the table of office-holders and edited a couple of the headings to comply with MOS. In the Geography section there are some area units which should use the ((convert)) template - I have not made those changes. I also changed the References section to use the ((Reflist)) template in two columns. I realise that this change is only relevant to those viewing the article in Firefox, but it does shorten the References section for those readers. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them here or on my talk page.  – ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copy edit comments[edit]

I've finally arrived. I will get to editing now, and I may make several comments here on this page. Much like a peer review. As I'm not familiar with the article, I will make some of my suggestions here. Editors who are more familiar may then follow up on my comments, and edit the article as such. Jordan Contribs 15:35, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Update I put a period in to break up the sentence, which I think is sufficient. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 16:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent. The sentence flows much better now. Jordan Contribs 17:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Lincolnshire, Illinois/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Good work by the editors here. I have just a few comments about Lincolnshire:

Well, the bulk of the information comes from the sources bunched up at the ends. What do you suggest? --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 04:08, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With some more work, and a detailed look at the guidelines at WP:USCITY, this article should be ready for GA in the near future. I will put it on hold for the time-being. Best, epicAdam(talk) 18:41, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Starstriker7's Improvement Notes

 Done I reordered the sections the best I could according to WP:USCITY; I left the transportation section, however, as a subsection of geography because since this is such a small settlement, I feel it would serve more use there. --Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 01:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Despite it being a small section, Transportation is not really a part of "Geography". I mean, anything can be part of geography if you stretch the meaning of the word far enough. I really do recommend that it be broken into a separate section, or a subsection under "infrastructure". Further, information about public safety would go under government, and details about crime, specifically, go under "demographics". -epicAdam(talk) 15:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Done and  Not done: I put Tranportation back under Infrastructure and Safety is now under Government. However, Lincolnshire, from what I have learned, is nigh invisible on the criminal radar. I don't think I'll find enough on Lincolnshire's criminal activities to form a new section. Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 21:28, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I fixed the screwy citation in the Demographics section. --Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 01:28, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great to see the reference fixed, however, you shouldn't just leave the citation in the same spot. I would put that citation at the end of each paragraph so that it's clear that each block of information came from that source. -epicAdam(talk) 15:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Done --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 23:54, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Done? I removed the Andrea Jaeger picture, and will replace it later on with something involving Lincolnshire parks (maybe). --Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 01:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The number of pictures is totally up to you. I would say that the article has enough pictures at current. I would definitely keep quality in mind over quantity. Pictures should illustrate unique aspects of the town. For example, I don't think the picture of Route 22 is a good picture, because that could be a picture of any highway; there's nothing that makes it unique to Lincolnshire. -epicAdam(talk) 15:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, remember that titles of books and magazines are always written out in their full name using italics... so US News should really be U.S. News & World Report. Let me know when you make some more improvements to the article. Best, epicAdam(talk) 15:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am assuming that the only case of this in here is the US News and World Report, which has already been resolved. In that case,  Done --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 00:10, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second review

Now that most of the WP:MOS problems are fixed I can go into greater detail with the prose. Honestly, it is not good. The lead, especially, still doesn't really summarize the article. For example, why is "Lincolnshire has been recognized as a Tree City USA since 1988." the second sentence? It's really unimportant and totally out of place in the lead. This entire bit from "unincorporated Half Day area" to "collectively completed by the 2000s" is very confusing to readers who are unfamiliar with the area and second, it's unclear why this information needs to be present in the lead. What does "The village experiences elements of the Des Plaines River," mean? An encyclopedia should not be poetic. If it means that the Des Plaines River flows through a part of the town, then that should be said instead. The trivia about the high school is also unnecessary in the lead, unless the school somehow defines the town. If so, then that should be made clear as well. The information about notable people should also not be present in the lead. People don't often summarize a town.

Further, the sourcing is still missing in areas. For example, in the geography section the sentence references the Census Bureau as the source of the land data, but there's no citation. Also, it is typically unnecessary and undesirable to make a direct reference in the prose to a source, (e.g. "According to Fizber.com compilations..."), unless it is somehow important. Further, that data directly conflicts with the chart below that shows a total precipitation of 36 inches...

These issues are just an example of issues that I still have with the article. It is still in need of a few good copy editors to really tighten up the prose and truly focus the article text. Best, epicAdam(talk) 16:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I can't copyedit or review articles as my English is too bad. I have changed two minor points (see page history). In my lightweight opinion a good article. Greetings. Sebastian scha. (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the help, Sebastian.
However, epicAdam, because writing for Wikipedia is not the only writing I do, I've trained myself to write poetically like in the article and now do so without much second thought. Heh, I'd be a terrible copyeditor.
I'll take a look at WP:PRV, see if anyone's open. Thanks, --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 15:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Update I contacted Jordan Timothy James Busson, and he has agreed to copyedit the article. He will not be able to start immediately, but he should be cleaning up the article by this coming Tuesday. Just to let all passerby know. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 21:46, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. That sounds good, but since this review has been open for quite awhile, I'm going to close it until the copyedit is completed. Please renominate then! Best always, epicAdam(talk) 13:11, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Lincolnshire, Illinois/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Starting review.Pyrotec (talk) 14:11, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Initial review

Article is "readable" and appears to pitched at the right level. I've added some more wikilinks so that I understood the article a bit better. Now its just the references / in-line citations to check out and possibly a couple, or so, of questions to sort out.Pyrotec (talk) 21:25, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. It's good to know that the article's doing well.
Is there anything I can do to help out? --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 02:41, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GAR

The article appears to be on the right track for GA. But a few questions first:

Comment That might be a problem; I borrowed the book and have already returned it to its owner, so it might take a little while to retrieve said information. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 21:19, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Done I used a BBC source on another Lake County, Illinois city, which documented their arrival in Lake County. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 18:50, 25 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The reference states the number of centimeters, from what I presume (I added the figures by centimeters in the data table and it came up roughly the same); I took the data from the very top. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 21:13, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The reference I was talking about was this one [1] which has now become Ref 27. It gives average precipitation per month which adds up to the figure in the last column (41.93), but no units are given. This ref therefore fails the WP:verify test. Pyrotec (talk) 19:15, 25 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Once these have been resolved, its probably OK for a GA.Pyrotec (talk) 18:33, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One more question. The lead says: "It is also maintained by a public works system that encompasses complimentary public services and storm drain networks". Does complimentary mean free, as in free to residents? Don't you pay local taxes in the USA, if so the cost comes out of your pockets anyway? (I don't live in the US, if the question seems odd).Pyrotec (talk) 18:43, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hah, yeah, technically it is the truth; taxpayers' money pays for all "complimentary" services. I'll reword that. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 21:14, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


A good readable article

  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:
    I'm awarding GA status. One ref for precipitation appears to be unsuitable for the purposes of verification, but this is a trivial part of the overall article.

Name[edit]

So how did it get the name Lincolnshire? It seems odd to name a village after an English county, rather than, say, a town or village. Or was a Mr Lincolnshire involved? 86.147.160.133 (talk) 15:41, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To my knowledge, it seems like it was named after the English county, because if you look around, there's also Bannockburn, Illinois to the Bannockburn in Scotland and Millburn, Illinois (there is no link to the village yet, apparently, but it exists) to the Millburn in Scotland. The connection just seems so obvious, but it's only implied. --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 16:03, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah but Bannockburn and Milburn are only villages or small discrete areas in a city: Lincolnshire is a whole English county, so not comparable at all. I'll try to make an analogy - in the scale of importance it'd be like naming a place after a US state. Is there any history to say why it got the name? Usually settlers named places after cities, towns or villages 'back home' in the UK they were familiar with. 86.147.160.133 (talk) 00:02, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Famous People[edit]

Does Lincolnshire have any famous residents or former residents? 68.57.204.63 (talk) 04:05, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Economy section bias[edit]

I feel like the economy section of this article is written like it's a WikiVoyage page, not a Wikipedia article. It needs to sound much more neutral and include more sources. Meme Star27 (talk) 05:22, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]