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Entry: Off Leash Dog Parks - Seattle, Washington USA - A2971613
Author: Mikey the Humming Mouse - A1355195 Hitchhike your way into the Edited Guide! - U99875

Here's one I've been meaning to write for awhile now.

Looks pretty good I have but two things.

"There are several off leash areas in the towns surrounding Seattle, with the largest being the 40 acre off leash area at Marymoor Park in Redmond, which is east of Seattle, across Lake Washington. Located in Redmond, Marymoor Park"

You say it's located in Redmond twice.

And don't forget to use the text format instead of just text

I think it is a splendid idea! Dog owners pay taxes overhere, but are not given anything in return.
These parks, especially designed to meet the needs of the dogs and their owners, really would make a novelty.

Nice entry Mikey Just a few comments:

I don't think 'leash' should be changed to 'lead' throughout because of the rule about British English spelling and words, but maybe a footnote explaining that leash is American English for lead?

Should off leash be hyphenated?

I would say that the tag is only necessary in the list found in the Other Off Leash Areas in Seattle Parks section.


Scout

Gosho's sort of right. The isn't necessary in the rules section. But I think it is necessary in the other sections

"Gosho's sort of right" Damning me with faint praise are you young Jodan?

You can't kick me out of here, old man! I'm not on your porch!

Thanks, kids, have done!

Now what next?

"Here's one I've been meaning to write for awhile now"
'Here's one I've been meaning to write for a while now'

Why is there no smiley?



Anything else, boys?

One very small niggle.

You use the term "handicapped access" in the entry; the more acceptable term, at least in the UK, is "disabled access".

Apart from that, it's a great entry

Hmmmm.... in the US, the term "disabled" is preferred to "handicapped" when describing people, but "handicapped" is still the term generally used when mentioning accessibility. Perhaps I should say "wheelchair accessible"? After all, the accessibility I'm describing is really in terms of usability for those with wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, rollators, canes, etc, and has nil to do with how accessible the place is to someone who is blind, or has a medical condition requiring ready access to the bathroom, etc.

I went ahead and just changed it to "disabled accessibility", as "wheelchair accessible" wouldn't be entirely accurate either -- after all, my own experiences at these places are mostly with walkers and crutches and such.


Mikey

Hi Mikey! This is an excellent entry.

You should remove the word "both" from the following:

in both Everett, Edmonds, and Snohomish.

Are you sure that Whidbey and Camano Islands are to the northeast of Seattle?

Yikes, that should be west, not east. I will take care of both errors this afternoon. Thanks!

And I always thought you were a cat fancier.

Great entry! Really great!

That's all.



- Jimi X

I am a cat person. But my friends have dogs, and my office is right next to one of these parks.

Ok, have fixed the errors Gnomon spotted. Thanks!


Mikey

Thanks, Jimi! This may end up being one of my speedier trips through PR.

Which entry should I do next?

How about taking over my "Washington State" entry and doing it? Although I think you are probably too close to the place to be satisfied with a quick summary, which is what it is supposed to be. A2812105