Talk:Zapata rail/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Review claimed, comments soon. Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

• lead: link habitat loss (and later in Conservation status section)

Done

• does ref #2 have a title? Is it really only 1 page?

None that I can find (I can't access the original. No reason to doubt that its only one page though

Found the citation and filled in the details. Sasata (talk) 15:54, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

• link specific name
• "… eventually leading to the finding of the rail." perhaps reword to avoid passive voice

Done

• "Cervera was also the finder of the" how about "Cervera also found the"

Done

• wlink plumage, down

Done

• "The sexes are similar," add "in appearance"?

Done

• "similar to Bare-legged Owl" either add "the" or pluralize owls

Done

• link nominate subspecies

Done

• "Typical plants are…" not clear what's typical about them? Typical plants found in the vegetation preferred by the Zapata Rail?

Done

• "James Bond found a nest…" perhaps add "American ornithologist". The Ian Fleming name connection was interesting, will definitely drop that tidbit in a future conversation.

Done

• "…pectoral girdle and wing are as reduced as in other species of rails…"; link pectoral girdle

Done

• "…very susceptible to introduced predators." link introduced (also in lead too)

Done

• 230 hectares -> convert

Done

• link predation (?), protected areas, conservation measures, ecotourism

Done

• "The Zapata Rail is classed as endangered" classed->classified

Done

• "but Cuba's Tourism Minister and Pablo Bouza" does the tourism minister have a name?

he does, done

• "global warming" and "climate change" are used in consecutive sentences. Does the source use these (politically-loaded) terms? Couldn't global warming also lead to higher ocean temperatures?

The source has "Climate change" in the title. I don't think these are politically loaded except in the US - it's mainstream science elsewhere

• "..once the fallen vegetation had dried out." -> dries out

Done

• Caption: "… is a serious predator" could use better adjective than "serious"

Done "major"

• et al. needs a fullstop (abbreviation of et alii/aliae/alia)

Done

• I know you aren't a fan of unnecessary punctuation, but it looks inconsistent to have some refs ending in a fullstop (because the template puts them there) and some not

Done!

• foreign-language titles sources should include a translated title

Done

• why not put accessdate directly in citation template? (parameter accessdate= )

Don't know, I had problems withthe template at one time so now I avoid it.

• the above ref tweaks are beyond GA criteria, so feel free to ignore

All done I think, thanks for the careful review Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:19, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

• Shouldn't the catfish be mentioned in the text body? —innotata 13:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand, it's in para 3 of status (I've changed the link to the species now) and the image caption, where else do you think it should be mentioned? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:16, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

I mean: shouldn't everything in the caption be in the text? —innotata 19:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

The article meets all of the GA criteria: Sasata (talk) 04:50, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   Well written; complies with MoS.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

   Well-cited to reliable sources.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Coverage comparable to other bird GAs; there's not a lot of info on this bird.

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):

   Images are PD or have appropriate free-use licenses.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: