Talk:1985 Election Day floods

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:1985 Election day floods/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 09:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)

Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 09:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written

• a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
• b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

WP:LEAD:

Check for WP:LEAD: Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:  Done Check for Citations (WP:LEADCITE):  Done Check for Introductory text:  Done Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO):  Done Check for Relative emphasis:  Done Check for Opening paragraph (MOS:BEGIN):  Done Check for First sentence (WP:LEADSENTENCE):  Done Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE):  Done Check for Proper names and titles:  Done Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN): None Check for Foreign language (MOS:FORLANG): None Check for Pronunciation: None Check for Contextual links (MOS:CONTEXTLINK):  Done Check for Biographies: NA Check for Organisms: NA Check for Biographies of living persons: NA Check for Alternative names (MOS:LEADALT):  Done Check for Non-English titles: Check for Usage in first sentence: Check for Separate section usage: Check for Length (WP:LEADLENGTH):  Done Check for Clutter (WP:LEADCLUTTER): None

WP:LAYOUT:

Done Check for WP:LAYOUT:  Done Check for Body sections: WP:BODY, MOS:BODY.  Done Check for Headings and sections:  Done Check for Section templates and summary style:  Done Check for Paragraphs (MOS:PARAGRAPHS):  Done Check for Standard appendices and footers (MOS:APPENDIX):  Done Check for Order of sections (WP:ORDER):  Done Check for Works or publications:  Done Check for See also section (MOS:SEEALSO):  Done Check for Notes and references (WP:FNNR):  Done Check for Further reading (WP:FURTHER):  Done Check for External links (WP:LAYOUTEL):  Done Check for Links to sister projects:  Done Check for Navigation templates:  Done Check for Formatting:  Done Check for Images (WP:LAYIM):  Done Check for Links:  Done Check for Horizontal rule (WP:LINE):  Done

WP:WTW:

Done Check for WP:WTW:  Done Check for Words that may introduce bias:  Done Check for Puffery (WP:PEA):  Done Check for Contentious labels (WP:LABEL):  Done Check for Unsupported attributions (WP:WEASEL):  Done Check for Expressions of doubt (WP:ALLEGED):  Done Check for Editorializing (MOS:OPED):  Done Check for Synonyms for said (WP:SAY):  Done Check for Expressions that lack precision:  Done Check for Euphemisms (WP:EUPHEMISM):  Done Check for Clichés and idioms (WP:IDIOM):  Done Check for Relative time references (WP:REALTIME):  Done Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA): None Check for Offensive material (WP:F***):  Done Check for WP:MOSFICT:  Done Check for Real-world perspective (WP:Real world):  Done Check for Primary and secondary information (WP:PASI):  Done Check for Contextual presentation (MOS:PLOT):  Done

WP:EMBED:
Done Prose is preferred over list (WP:PROSE): Check for Tables (MOS:TABLES):

2: Verifiable with no original research

• a. Has an appropriate reference section: Yes
• b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary: excellent (Thorough check on Google. Cross-checked with other FAs)

WP:RS:

Done Check for WP:RS:  Done Cross-checked with other FAs: South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Hurricane Diane, Hurricane Hattie, Hurricane Carol, Typhoon Rusa, Typhoon Chataan, Hurricane Lenny, Typhoon Gay (1992), 1991 Perfect Storm, 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Charley (1986), Hurricane Gordon (2006), Hurricane Ginger, 1950 Atlantic hurricane season, Typhoon Sudal, Cyclone Gonu, Tropical Storm Marco (1990), Hurricane Bob (1985), Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007), Hurricane Daniel (2006) Check for the material (WP:RSVETTING): (not contentious)  Done Is it contentious?: No Does the ref indeed support the material?: Check for the author (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Who is the author?: Does the author have a Wikipedia article?: What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?: What else has the author published?: Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?: Check for the publication (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Check for Self-published sources (WP:SPS):

WP:MINREF:
Done Check for inline citations WP:MINREF:  Done Check for Direct quotations:  Done Check for Likely to be challenged:  Done Check for Contentious material about living persons (WP:BLP): NA

• c. No original research:  Done

WP:NOR:
Done Check for primary sources (WP:PRIMARY):  Done Check for synthesis (WP:SYN):  Done Check for original images (WP:OI):  Done

3: Broad in its coverage

a. Major aspects:

Done Cross-checked with other FAs: South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Hurricane Diane, Hurricane Hattie, Hurricane Carol, Typhoon Rusa, Typhoon Chataan, Hurricane Lenny, Typhoon Gay (1992), 1991 Perfect Storm, 1991 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Charley (1986), Hurricane Gordon (2006), Hurricane Ginger, 1950 Atlantic hurricane season, Typhoon Sudal, Cyclone Gonu, Tropical Storm Marco (1990), Hurricane Bob (1985), Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007), Hurricane Daniel (2006) Check for Article scope as defined by reliable sources: Check for The extent of the subject matter in these RS: Check for Out of scope: Check for The range of material that belongs in the article: Check for All material that is notable is covered: Check for All material that is referenced is covered: Check for All material that a reader would be likely to agree matches the specified scope is covered: Check for The most general scope that summarises essentially all knowledge: Check for Stay on topic and no wandering off-topic (WP:OFFTOPIC):

b. Focused:
Done Check for Readability issues (WP:LENGTH): Check for Article size (WP:TOO LONG!):

4: Neutral

WP:NPOV:

Done 4. Fair representation without bias:  Done Check for POV (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for naming (WP:POVNAMING):  Done Check for structure (WP:STRUCTURE):  Done Check for Due and undue weight (WP:DUE):  Done Check for Balancing aspects (WP:BALASPS):  Done Check for Giving "equal validity" (WP:VALID):  Done Check for Balance (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Impartial tone (WP:IMPARTIAL):  Done Check for Describing aesthetic opinions (WP:SUBJECTIVE):  Done Check for Words to watch (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Attributing and specifying biased statements (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV):  Done Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI): None Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV): None

5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes

6: Images  Done (PD)

Images:

Done 6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:  Done Check for copyright tags (WP:TAGS):  Done Check for copyright status:  Done Check for non-free content (WP:NFC):  Done Check for valid fair use rationales (WP:FUR):  Done 6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  Done Check for image relevance (WP:IMAGE RELEVANCE):  Done Check for Images for the lead (WP:LEADIMAGE):  Done Check for suitable captions (WP:CAPTION):  Done

I'm very happy and inspired to see your work here. As per the above checklist, I do have some insights that I think will be useful in improving the article:

• "In the city, many residents became trapped, requiring rescue, and three people drowned by driving into flooded waters." (Can you rephrase it to boost the flow? Without "became trapped" and "driving into")
• Throughout the lead, "the" (definite article) is missing before "damage", "flooding" and the superlative degree words like "worst", "heaviest"? My English is atrocious, so please feel free to ignore :). For example, "Damage was heaviest in Virginia and West Virginia." "Throughout Virginia, damage was estimated at $753 million, making it the state's costliest flood at the time, and there were 22 deaths." "Damage was estimated at nearly $700 million, making it West Virginia's costliest flood, and there were 38 deaths." "Flooding also affected Maryland, although to a lesser degree than neighboring Virginia, with $21 million in damage and one death."
• "In West Virginia, 27 gauging stations along rivers recorded 100 year events, mostly along the Potomac and Monongahela basins." (Can you rephrase it? It’s not clear.)
• "Overall damage was estimated at $1.4 billion, which would have been the fourth costliest United States hurricanes if it were a tropical cyclone; there were also 62 overall deaths. " (two "overall"s in one sentence? The second one is a bit awkward, I believe. The version that appears in the body appears perfect to me "Overall damage totaled $1.4 billion, and the system killed 62 people; if the system were a tropical cyclone, it would have ranked as the fourth costliest United States hurricane.")

Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. Hurricanehink, please feel free to strike out any recommendation you think will not help in improving the article. All the best, --Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:13, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! I took care of your comments, with the exception of adding "the" before "damage", "flooding", etc. I didn't find that necessary. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:08, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Hurricanehink, very much for your diligence, care and precision in writing such great articles. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Promoting the article to GA status. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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