Talk:Rauher Kulm

Hello all. I'm looking to expand this article by telling more about the natural area around the Rauher Kulm; i.e. number of trails, length of trails, how large is the forest, more about the history....etc.... Any input is appreciated. Joshuashearn (talk) 00:13, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

A captain in the Big Red One, are you? Very nice!  :) Glad to hear you like Germany, as well. It's a lovely place, isn't it? I've read your article and made some comments below. I also tweaked one of your paragraphs directly. Just commas and such.

first, it is an interesting article, and I enjoyed reading it. You've given me a hook, though, and I want more. I'd like to know what the history of the area is, how the castle was built and so what.

Your paragraph, which I've copied below, needs a bit of work. I would put the gov office as a source in a footnote, not in the text itself. And that third sentence of that paragraph could use some explaining. Are you saying that this area was formed in a similar way to the alps? Does this area cover the eastern most region of the Swiss plateau? I don't know.

The mountain is one of the most imposing basalt mountains of Bavaria. According to the Bavarian State Geology Office, During the Tertiary, now also called Paleocene-Pliocene period, a number of active volcanoes produced liquid magma in Northern Bavaria, mostly due to the continental collision of Europe and Africa.(within ref citations, put your source) As a result, not only the Alps but a number of fissure vents and cracks began to form throughout central Europe where magma could rise. Most of the Rauher Kulm's magma cooled below the surface.

I removed the world "great" from great views of the surrounding...etc. That falls into "peacock" -- you might insert views made famous by (whoever that author was who made the area famous in the 19th century. Do you have any trail maps? I think in the old Badeckers there are trail maps from this region as well.

It is still start class, basically since it has no obvious lead paragraph, and very little else in the article. What you've done is fine, but you'll need more.

Some areas that you could expand: some of the trails, what are they like, where do they go? Are they organized by some kind of level of expertise? How about the climbing areas? What else is available there? Why is it a Federal Monument? (Naturdenkmal). Who was the Count of Nuremberg and why did he build his castle the is its situation similar to the Hegau volcanoes and fortresses? If you are on the top, what do you see: what kinds of crops are planted in the valleys, etc. How many towns are there around it? Of course, you don't want it to sound like a travel guide, so you'll need to link all that to its natural environment.

Let me know if/when you've expanded it and I'll get back for a reassessment.--Auntieruth55 (talk) 23:55, 1 July 2009 (UTC)