Talk:61016/GA2

Comments (1/20/26)

Lead

• I would clarify that SMS means "text message" as many people may not recognize SMS.

History

• "The 61016 service was first introduced in 2013." --> The "first" is not needed; it's redundant.
• You have the slogan in quotation marks in this section, but italics in the lead. Pick one for consistency.

  The slogan is presented in quotes in the sources; I would use quotes in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgsu98 (talk • contribs) 10:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Efficacy

• There is a "needs update" notation that will, uh, need updating.
• "The "See it. Say it. Sorted" campaign has been described as "the most irritating slogan in the history of British transport"." --> This sentence ends with a quote; it needs a citation immediately afterward.
• "Then in March 2023, BTP announced that more than 668,000 texts had been sent to the service in its first ten years." --> Avoid beginning a sentence with "then".
• "In 2024, BTP collaborated with the four major UK mobile networks to make the 61016 service free of charge." --> Who are the four major UK mobile networks?

  You don't need to say "including" since you are naming all four networks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgsu98 (talk • contribs) 10:36, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

• "From TFL (Transport for London) Data..." --> You need to flip this around – Transport for London (TFL) data
• "the amount of robberies have increased..." --> "the number of robberies has increased"

  This has still not been fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgsu98 (talk • contribs) 10:36, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

• "From TFL (Transport for London) Data, the amount of robberies have increased on the London Underground network by 318%, while passenger reports have gone down when documented by the source by March 2023.[1]" --> I'm honestly sure what purpose this sentence serves?

  This last sentence does not fit chronologically with the rest of this section. It feels way out of place. It also doesn't seem to address the main topic of the article (the use of 61016). I recommend removing it altogether. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgsu98 (talk • contribs) 10:36, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

  I can sort the ordering, however it should stay in the article as it is about passenger reports, and passenger reports are from 61016. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 21:38, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

@Wikiediter2029: Let me know when you've had a chance to examine these comments. Bgsu98 (Talk) 19:31, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

I have finished the suggestions, aside from the needs updating tag but apart from that it should hopefully be fine. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 06:44, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Well, that "needs updating" tag will have to be addressed before this article can be promoted, for sure.

@Wikiediter2029: There are still several items that need to be addressed. Bgsu98 (Talk) 10:36, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

If you want to check The Times reference, you can do it here. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 21:36, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

I believe I have done everything you said excluding the needs updating tag. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 21:49, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

Wikiediter2029: There are several items you still have not addressed, and the article will not proceed to GA with maintenance tags still in place. Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:22, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

The needs updating tag is gone since yesterday now. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 09:20, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Although Redrose64 has since added a clarify template, which was added today. It wasn't there when Bgsu98 wrote the comment at 2222 UTC on 23 Jan) JuniperChill (talk) 20:58, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

User:Wikiediter2029: Was it actually updated, or did someone just remove the tag? Bgsu98 (Talk) 21:10, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

I did update it by linking the facts to present day. Wikiediter2029 (talk) 18:03, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Source review

This table checks 3 passages from throughout the article (23.1% of 13 total passages). These passages contain 3 inline citations (17.6% of 17 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. Bgsu98 (Talk) 19:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

More information Reference #, Letter ...

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
Efficacy
Within the first year of its release, the service received over 4,000 messages.
6		btpa.police.uk
The "See it. Say it. Sorted" campaign has been described as "the most irritating slogan in the history of British transport". Passengers have commented that the station and train announcements were "becoming too frequent and a bit annoying."
5	b	theguardian.com
Then in March 2023, BTP announced that more than 668,000 texts had been sent to the service in its first ten years.
9		btp.police.uk

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