Talk:Palinuro Seamount/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 23:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

I'll get to this in the next few days. Ealdgyth (talk) 23:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• Refs:
  • "MARANI, MP; GAMBERI, F (2004)." has a "check isbn value" error
    • I don't understand why it's doing that. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
  • Not strictly REQUIRED for GA, but MOS:ALLCAPS problems with the refs (and short refs) should be fixed.
    • Done. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• Lead:
  • "and was emergent during past episodes of low sea level" wouldn't "and during past low sea levels was an island" or something less jargony?
    • Done. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
  • "which has led to the deposition of seafloor massive sulfide deposits that" jargony - perhaps "which has created [[seafloor massive sulfide deposits|sulfide deposits on the seafloor]] that"? Remember the lead should be accessible to as wide a range of readers as possible.
    • Done. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• Geography:
  • "and is c. 8 km" why not "and is around 8" or "and is about 8"? Why use the silly template and abbreviation?
    • Probably only for copypaste reasons. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
  • "but still within the eastern sector, lies the summit region:[18] Two flat-topped cones known as "Pjotr's cones",[7] c. 800 m (2,600 ft) and c. 2,500 m (8,200 ft) wide." Are Pjotr's cones in this sector? Why not say "lies the summit region which has ..."?
    • Yes. I was concerned it would become overlong if written as one sentence. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
  • "low sea level stands" jargon ... I'm left at a loss .. I think it means when the area was above sea level during previous episodes of lower sea levels but...
    • I've recast this. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• Geology:
  • "A 2017 proposal relates" Proposals are usually put forward as something to do it the future - do you mean a theory or a hypothesis/conjecture?
    • A new theory, which I am not sure has already been adopted or not. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• Biology:
  • "Dense and large stands of deep water corals[35] and coralline algae, the latter particularly around the summit." sentence fragment
    • Completed it. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• Recent activity:
  • "devastating tsunamis like the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami caused by a collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano, which killed 437 people." at most I'd put in "devastating tsunamis like the 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami." but honestly "devastating tsunamis." would also be fine.
    • Sorry, I wanted to be a little descriptive. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
• I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violation.

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:40, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Those changes look good, passing this now. Ealdgyth (talk) 16:04, 7 May 2022 (UTC)