Wikipedia:Peer review/North Sea/archive1
This article (about one of the world's most important seas) was recently "Collaboration of the month" over at WP:ACID and thus has seen much improvement. A couple of times now people have requested either a peer review or a GA nomination, and I think a review would be extremely useful for the editors to further spruce up the article.
Thanks,
Totnesmartin 11:23, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
RJH
[edit]A few random comments:
The lead section is too short to be a proper summary of the article.Someone along the way added another paragraph, and it flows much more smoother than a while back.More citations may be needed in many parts of the article. As an example, the 12-nautical mile territorial claim documented in the "Political status" section.- In the "Basic data" section, I'd like to have a basis for comparison on the salinity. Could the article list the typical North Atlantic and Mediterranean salinities?
Of the major oceans, the North Atlantic is the saltiest; its salinity averages about 37.9 o/oo....- in parts per thousand, for which the symbol o/oo is used.[1]
In the Mediterranean, the seawater has a salinity of approximately forty (parts per thousand), while the Atlantic Ocean, on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar, has a salinity of thirty five (ppt).[2]
- Even though the salinity is added above, the Basic Data section has already been updated. SriMesh | talk 23:41, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to see the bulleted list in the "Water circulation" section converted into a table so that the reader can more readily compare the flow rates of the different rivers. Right now the rates are not aligned in a column.- In the first sentence of the "Coasts" section, shouldn't the jagged coasts be the "eastern" coasts?
Why is "East" capitalized (in both locations)? Is it a name? - Not done Some measure of the shipping tonnage passing through the sea would be informative (in the "Marine traffic" section) to demonstrate the relative importance of this body of water.
- North Sea Canal Ships and Shipping: Chapter 13..There isn't a lot of information readily available online on a google search for... Shipping (by tonnage) "North Sea"SriMesh | talk 22:53, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
"Culture and languages" has a caption for a deleted image.Wherever possible it would be good to show the author, publication date and publisher in the citations. At least three of the citations are empty (7-9), and one (48) is showing a URL rather than the title.Tried to fill out the citations as fully as possible for author, publication date and publisher. The citations 7-90 and 48 were fixed.
Thanks. — RJH (talk) 16:18, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, APR t 01:02, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- Put a strike through on the items completed thus far that I could see....SriMesh | talk 03:34, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
- ^ Swenson, Herbert. "Why is the Ocean Salty?". US Geological Survey Publication. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ McVane, Hope (2001). "11b. Density Currents - Background Information". Osher Map Library Lesson Charting Neptune's Realm US Geological Survey Publication. Osher Map Library University of Southern Maine. Retrieved 2008-11-02.