Talk:Black Rock Harbor Light

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 01:55, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "Black Rock Harbor Light also known as Fayerweather Island Light" - add a comma after both "Light"s

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• Link 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane when you mention the storm on September 3, 1821

Ah! So that's the storm. Thanks. Added and updated that article as well. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "Despite repeated vandalism of the lighthouse, two restoration efforts, first in 1984 and the second in 1998." - this isn't a full sentence

Fixed and expanded. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "9½ acres" - this should have a conversion to hectares, and IMO I think it'd look better as 9.5 acres, but that's just me.

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk)

• I think the opening sentence to "construction" would work better if it was reordered. For example: "In 1807, the United States government bought the 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) of land upon which the lighthouse stands from Daniel Fayerweather for $200."

Done. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "The government appropriated $5000 for the light station in February 1807 and was operational by October 1808" - this implies that the US government was operational by 1808 (which is like 20 years late). Add a "which" or something here to specify.

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "The Lightkeeper's home" - does this need to be capitalized?

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "40 foot" - don't forget metric

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• You should specify somewhere at all costs are from the original year's USD

Huh? I think that is clear already. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "coursed sandstone ashlar and rubble mortar" - can you explain and/or link what these mean?

Linked, but we don't have an article on rubble mortar really... ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "Though this boisterous claim was countered by Edmund Blunt, an American Coast Pilot, who stated, "a more contemptible Lighthouse does not disgrace Long Island Sound, most shamefully erected and badly kept." - this isn't a complete sentence. Remove the "Though" and it will be, though.

Nice pun... done. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• When was the rebuilt tower finished, after it was wrecked in 1821?

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• You spell Fairweather Island differently in the lede than in the body of the article. Also, you should say in the first sentence of "Construction" that the lighthouse was on Fairweather Island.

Historically, its spelt both ways, but I fixed it. Thankfully, this isn't the same issue as Falkner Island... or shall I say Faulkner. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "The lighthouse originally had whale oil spider lamp" - is this missing "a" before "whale"?

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "The Black Rock Harbor Light was deactivated in 1932 following the construction of two offshore automatic lights." - the infobox says 1933

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "favorite spot for beer drinking parties"

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "was repainted with graffiti-resistant" missing word here?

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

• "Died in service; after five months" - why the semicolon

Fixed. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

All in all, a pretty good and interesting read. Maybe it'd be neat to have a bit of status of what it's like today. Are there any estimates for annual visitors? Any entrance fee to see it? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:55, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for finding the storm and giving it a good review. I hope I fixed everything. Oh an Seaside Park is free for state residents and $40 to access, but the lighthouse itself is not accessible. I added some details about it, many of these structures are maintained by caretakers or are automated and off-limits. Some do serve as museums, but those are particularly uncommon it seems. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

This all looks god. Sorry for taking so long to pass it, I forgot about it! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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Weird/manipulated photo

I recommend the following photo be removed because it is overly manipulated, especially the fake lens flares: “File:Black Rock Harbor Light nowadays photo by Ting Xu.jpeg“

-Reagle (talk) 23:48, 28 July 2021 (UTC)