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Can I please make a edit that Iron Wolf is rough because of the style of the trains?
MHLU ( talk) 23:07, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Glad to help. 70.246.204.190 ( talk) 23:33, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Should the title of this coaster be changed to Apocalypse: The Last Stand. That is the official name of the coaster — Preceding unsigned comment added by Astros4477 ( talk • contribs) 03:44, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
With the info box Astros4477 added makes it looks like their was two of the same rides at two different parks but it is not! Like for example SkyScreamer they are all different in some way and at different parks. Apocalypse is just a relocated ride so it shouldn't look like a their is still one at Great America.-- Jpp858 ( talk) 23:38, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
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I'll review. Give me a couple of hours to have a read through and make some comments... Meetthefeebles ( talk) 18:02, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I'll make a start. My first comment would be that the article is rather short and certainly shorter than any other GAN I've seen. Other than the GA Criteria, I've had a bit of a root about to see if there is any guidance on what I should expect to find in an article like this to ensure that c.3 of the criteria are met and it seems that some other coaster GA's are just as short ( Behemoth (roller coaster) and Leviathan (roller coaster), for example) and the only guidance I could find was this. It seems, then, length is not an issue per se...
I'll leave comments as I go:
* Suggest red linking and unitalicising 'Milky Way'. If it once held a world record for a coaster, someone someday should create an article on the coaster.
Okay, I'm going to take a short break. Will continue shortly. Meetthefeebles ( talk) 19:34, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Right, let's crack on...
* I think "at Six Flags Great America" is superfluous having spent the last paragraph talking about Iron Wolf at it's original home. Simply "Iron Wolf closed on..." would probably be fine.
* I can't see anything in ref.5 which infers that the coaster was heading to a new home at Six Flags America– all it says it that the coaster was being shut down for permanent removal. I had a look around and
this might help?
* The whole section reads quite reads poorly and would benefit from a rewrite; unfortunately, the prose here is quite confused. I'd suggest something like: "Iron Wolf closed on September 5 2011 and work began on preparing it for transport to its new location. The new owners planned to add the roller coaster to the Skull Island section of their park, but before the relocation could take place, the Skull Mountain ride at Six Flags America had to be closed and demolished to make room for the new attraction." or something along these lines.
* Rather than referring to 'unknown reasons', suggest a rewrite of the closing sentence in this section; "The official facebook page had stated that the ride would officially open on May 25 2012 but this was later changed to 7 June 2012", perhaps? I would also suggest that there must be a better, secondary source to confirm the opening of a new attraction than a Facebook status and perhaps this could be cited instead?
I can see that you have begun to respond, so I'll give you the chance to look over these and make improvements.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 20:44, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I've responded to the comments made by the nominator and will pop this on hold for a week to see if improvements can be made.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 21:12, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The article looks better for the changes made but there are outstanding issues so I'll keep the article on hold.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 11:31, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
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We should keep the name Apocalypse for the article until it closes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172.180.75 ( talk) 05:17, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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Can I please make a edit that Iron Wolf is rough because of the style of the trains?
MHLU ( talk) 23:07, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Glad to help. 70.246.204.190 ( talk) 23:33, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Should the title of this coaster be changed to Apocalypse: The Last Stand. That is the official name of the coaster — Preceding unsigned comment added by Astros4477 ( talk • contribs) 03:44, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
With the info box Astros4477 added makes it looks like their was two of the same rides at two different parks but it is not! Like for example SkyScreamer they are all different in some way and at different parks. Apocalypse is just a relocated ride so it shouldn't look like a their is still one at Great America.-- Jpp858 ( talk) 23:38, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
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I'll review. Give me a couple of hours to have a read through and make some comments... Meetthefeebles ( talk) 18:02, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I'll make a start. My first comment would be that the article is rather short and certainly shorter than any other GAN I've seen. Other than the GA Criteria, I've had a bit of a root about to see if there is any guidance on what I should expect to find in an article like this to ensure that c.3 of the criteria are met and it seems that some other coaster GA's are just as short ( Behemoth (roller coaster) and Leviathan (roller coaster), for example) and the only guidance I could find was this. It seems, then, length is not an issue per se...
I'll leave comments as I go:
* Suggest red linking and unitalicising 'Milky Way'. If it once held a world record for a coaster, someone someday should create an article on the coaster.
Okay, I'm going to take a short break. Will continue shortly. Meetthefeebles ( talk) 19:34, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Right, let's crack on...
* I think "at Six Flags Great America" is superfluous having spent the last paragraph talking about Iron Wolf at it's original home. Simply "Iron Wolf closed on..." would probably be fine.
* I can't see anything in ref.5 which infers that the coaster was heading to a new home at Six Flags America– all it says it that the coaster was being shut down for permanent removal. I had a look around and
this might help?
* The whole section reads quite reads poorly and would benefit from a rewrite; unfortunately, the prose here is quite confused. I'd suggest something like: "Iron Wolf closed on September 5 2011 and work began on preparing it for transport to its new location. The new owners planned to add the roller coaster to the Skull Island section of their park, but before the relocation could take place, the Skull Mountain ride at Six Flags America had to be closed and demolished to make room for the new attraction." or something along these lines.
* Rather than referring to 'unknown reasons', suggest a rewrite of the closing sentence in this section; "The official facebook page had stated that the ride would officially open on May 25 2012 but this was later changed to 7 June 2012", perhaps? I would also suggest that there must be a better, secondary source to confirm the opening of a new attraction than a Facebook status and perhaps this could be cited instead?
I can see that you have begun to respond, so I'll give you the chance to look over these and make improvements.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 20:44, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I've responded to the comments made by the nominator and will pop this on hold for a week to see if improvements can be made.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 21:12, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The article looks better for the changes made but there are outstanding issues so I'll keep the article on hold.
Meetthefeebles (
talk) 11:31, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
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We should keep the name Apocalypse for the article until it closes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172.180.75 ( talk) 05:17, 1 September 2018 (UTC)