Talk:Spotted eagle ray/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) 16:44, 27 November 2011 (UTC) Hi, looks pretty good, and I see malleus has been through too. A couple of points at this stage

• I think you are underlinking. You are assuming readers understand words like ventral, pectoral, crustacean, hermit crab, chevron, calcified

DONE --UND77 (talk) 21:47, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

• upper tooth plate — what does this mean?

Done, I think I clarified. Or does it need further explanation? Marissa927 (talk) 01:53, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

• Given the huge range of this species, it looks like parochial trivia to only give incidents from Florida. If you can't make it more global, I'd be inclined to loose the specific examples.

Done. Marissa927 (talk) 01:53, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

• The lead section looks inadequate, some sections are not mentioned

The lead has been my weakest point throughout this whole process. I tried to clean it up and fix it. Marissa927 (talk) 02:34, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:44, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

I made these changes, please check. Note that countries and continents should not be linked. I'd be inclined to lose one of the ray pictures and move the shark to the right, on my browser it looks a mess with the photo intruding into the heading. probably needs a bit more work if you plan to go to FA, but I'll pass this once you have had a chance to check that you're OK with my edits above. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:10, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

The edits you made look good. I just moved the pictures around. Thank you for your time reviewing this article! Marissa927 (talk) 12:59, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

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, where possible and appropriate.

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Congratulations on passing GA. Still think the map fails for copyright issues but glad it's passed. Not bad for an article that at one point wasn't considered to have enough resources/references for GA. It's amazing what research and effort turns up. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 16:40, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marissa927 (talk • contribs) 02:35, 29 November 2011 (UTC)