Talk:Vailuluʻu

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Did you know... that the submarine volcano Vailulu'u was named after a sacred rain and might become an island in the future?

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Okina

Samoan language, which I gather produced the volcano's name, uses the ʻokina (ʻ), not an apostrophe ('). Per MOS:HAWAII the proper symbol should be used for Hawaiian toponyms, so I figure using it in Samoan toponyms would be an improvement too. I didn't move the article since it's a GAN and I don't know if it will break the templates. Daß Wölf 06:36, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Our article ʻOkina suggests that in Samoan one often represents it with an apostrophe. Incidentally, since this article is not yet under review you can probably simply edit it. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 07:28, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I wasn't aware that both are used in Samoan. Incidentally, pinging Quisqualis who reverted me. Daß Wölf 00:51, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ganesha811 (talk · contribs) 14:15, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'm opening a Good Article Nomination review. Hoping to complete the review over the next couple of days. I'll be using the template below. Thanks! Ganesha811 (talk) 14:15, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ganesha811:Greetings, is the review completed? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:27, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Jo-Jo Eumerus, No, not yet. I've been very busy this week and haven't had time to complete it yet - will get it done in the next couple of days! Thanks for your patience. Ganesha811 (talk) 15:46, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Went through and did a copyedit for minor issues. No major issues. Pass.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Pass. No issues.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Pass. No issues.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Pass. No issues. Mostly scientific papers.
	2c. it contains no original research.	Pass. No issues.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Checked against several sources and generally. No issues. Pass.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Pass. No issues - no other major areas of necessary coverage found.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Very good coverage. Geological detail nicely linked and/or explained. Pass.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Pass. No issues.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Most work completed in February. Stable. Pass.
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	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Pass. No issues.
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	7. Overall assessment.

This passes GAN! Very nice article. Congrats to @Jo-Jo Eumerus: and all those who worked on it. Will do the needful to wrap up the nomination now. Ganesha811 (talk) 16:13, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:50, 14 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the submarine volcano Vailulu'u was named after a sacred rain and might become an island in the future? Vailulu'u Seamount was named in April 2000 by Samoanhigh school students; the name refers to the sacred sprinkling ofrain that reportedly always fell as a blessing before a gathering ofKing Tuimanu'a, the last king of the Samoan Nation and named Nafanua, in the summit crater ofVailulu’u seamount. Nafanua grew from the 1,000-m-deep craterfloor in<4 years and could reach the sea surface within decades

Reviewed: Wynand Boshoff

Improved to Good Article status by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 10:03, 8 September 2019 (UTC).[reply]

Article was promoted to GA status within the last seven days, is obviously over the required prose size and has no copyvio concerns. Hook is interesting and attributed to reliable sources. QPQ provided, good to go. Kosack (talk) 15:17, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]