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Latest comment: 2 months ago by Bgsu98 in topic GA Reassessment
Former good articleFort Wayne, Indiana was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Did You Know Article milestones
DateProcessResult
September 5, 2006Good article nomineeNot listed
February 4, 2014Good article nomineeNot listed
May 5, 2015Good article nomineeListed
May 29, 2026Good article reassessmentDelisted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 20, 2015.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Fort Wayne, Indiana, is considered the birthplace of the NBA?
Current status: Delisted good article

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Picture of the skyline of Fort Wayne

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User:Sahas P. and User:SwissAmish,
You are both right. The newer picture is clearer and taken on a day that was not as overcast. The older picture shows the river.
This should not be a binary choice. It is not a zero sum game.
Can't someone find or produce a better picture that has the features of both? 7&6=thirteen () 14:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

There appears to be a lack of Fort Wayne skyline photos of quality in the public domain.
The one re-uploaded by @WeaponizingArchitecture falls quite short as well IMO. It fails to show the river, and I am by no means a photographer, but the rule of thirds seems to be crudely ignored in this photograph (so much sky). It it were just a bit lower, and instead the upper portion was the skyline (and not the sky), and the lower showcased the river, this would be the ideal shot, which can be pulled off to my knowledge.
Really, someone just needs to go there and take a better, new picture. SwissAmish (talk) 16:33, 22 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
The river is generally unimportant to what should be shown (the cityscape). Also, you can still easily see the buildings, its not like they're not visible at all. The focus isn't on the sky either, an average reader can focus on the buildings easily. WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 17:41, 22 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
I agree with User:WeaponizingArchitecture. Poor photographic composition needs to be put in the 'round file.' We can do better. 7&6=thirteen () 19:53, 22 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
This is a river city. It was/is built along the rivers.
Interesting conjecture that the 'river' is 'generally unimportant'.
The rivers are the sole reason for the existence of this city and its scape.
Look up 'cityscape photos' of any city that is situated along a body of water, and that body of water will likely be prominently featured in the city's 'skyline' or 'cityscape' photo.
File:Dresden photochrom2.jpg SwissAmish (talk) 12:56, 24 April 2023 (UTC)Reply
I will take a picture of a new skyline trust me guys 198.89.253.254 (talk) 20:37, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! SwissAmish (talk) 00:48, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Once the State Road 37 expressway between Bloomington and Martinsville is completed in 2018, [...] the road will run...

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My calendar seems convinced that 2018 was six years ago. Perhaps some updating is in order? Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 05:23, 12 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Article review

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It has been a while since this article was reviewed, so I took a look and noticed the following:

  • There are uncited statements, including entire paragraphs, in the article.
  • Some sections, like The "Voter registration and Partisan Primary Participation" (2014 source cited) and Religion (2013 sources) need to be updated
  • The 2020 Demographic section should include prose, and the 2010 information can be removed.

Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 14:30, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

GA Reassessment

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Result: Issues have not been addressed. Bgsu98 (Talk) 09:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

There are uncited statements, including entire paragraphs, in the article. Some sections, like The "Voter registration and Partisan Primary Participation" (2014 source cited) and Religion (2013 sources) need to be updated. The 2020 Demographic section should include prose, and the 2010 information can be removed. Z1720 (talk) 02:21, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.