Talk:Chain Island/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kavyansh.Singh (talk · contribs) 07:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Nominator: JPxG (talk · contribs) at 12:37, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

GA criteria

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: 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):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

Prose

• Can add a sentence or two in the lead

Done. jp×g 06:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• Chain Island's coordinates are 38°04′11″N 121°51′11″W. —

Fixed. jp×g 06:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• The United States Geological Survey gave Chain Island's elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981 — do we really need to convert 0 ft?

No. Fixed. jp×g 06:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• although it is designated by the State of California — why not just "California"?

Well, "California" would be fairly vague (random people in California? the land itself?) whereas "State of California" refers to its government. jp×g 06:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• As of 2014, sturgeon fishing at Chain Island was still good. — what is "still good" supposed to mean? bit vague ...
• on an 1850 expedition — should be "during an 1850 expedition"
• War Department — should be linked to United States Department of War
• by State of California engineers — why not just "California"?

As above (the state government specifically employed them; they weren't just normal engineers who happened to be from California). jp×g 06:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

• Could link capitalists

Sure. It seems that this phrase is being used in a very different sense than the modern meaning (i.e. a proponent of capitalism), here it is being used to mean something like what we'd now call a "venture capitalist". jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• California's gold rush — should be "California gold rush"

Done. jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Sacramento–San Joaquin river system — I'm not sure, but should 'R' bu capitalized?

I'm not sure either, but I think this capitalization is correct -- it's a "Sacramento–San Joaquin" "river system", not a "Sacramento–San Joaquin River" "system". jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• by the United States Geological Survey — I'd remove 'United States'

United States Geological Survey is a proper name, so it has to be given in full. jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• The value in inflation template is "as of 2020", not 2022. Using the {{CURRENTYEAR}} would be wrong.

Fixed. jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Anything after 1959 to add in the article?

Sadly, none that I could find. jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Images

• Images can take ALT text

Done. jp×g 04:38, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

References

• Ref#1 — bare URL? format it.

Fixed. jp×g 06:42, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Don't mix {{citation}} with other cite-family templates (cite web, cite newspaper)

Fixed. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Ref#4 — missing publisher

I don't see which you are talking about. Reference #4 currently has | publisher = Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission, and I don't see any other references without publishers. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Retrieved 24 February 2021 v. 1994-11-03 — inconsistent date format.

Fixed. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• The Los Angeles Times should just be Los Angeles Times

Fixed. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Various of cite-newspaper templates should be cite-news, but thats fine if you wish to keep it as it is.

Fixed. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

• Most of the newspaper citations need "|via=Newspapers.com"

Fixed. jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

That is it. Putting on hold. Consider removing the stub tag. It is a start-class article. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

All right, here we go. jp×g 02:08, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Do ping me when everything is done. I am willing to keep it open as long as you wish, given that changes would be made. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 15:19, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

@Kavyansh.Singh: What do you think of it now? jp×g 06:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

@JPxG, I see "Cite error: A list-defined reference named "aaa99" is not used in the content (see the help page)." – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 19:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

@Kavyansh.Singh: Fixed. jp×g 04:38, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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Promoting! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:43, 23 January 2022 (UTC)