Talk:Huntsville, Alabama/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Phlsph7 (talk · contribs) 09:09, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

I'll review this one. I hope to have my initial assessment ready soon. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:09, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm afraid this is a quick fail: there are too many unreferenced claims and paragraphs. I've added various "Citation needed"-tags to highlight the problem. They should all be addressed before the next nomination. Phlsph7 (talk) 10:09, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

A few other things that caught my eye:

• The article is relatively long. By my count, it has roughly 64kB of readable prose. For comparison, see WP:SIZERULE. There is no fixed rule here but this is an indication that it covers too many details, which should maybe be discussed in articles on more narrow subjects, see WP:SUMMARY.
• WP:EARWIG shows one potential copyright violation with [1] for the sentence "infectious disease diagnostics, immune responses to disease and cancer, protein crystallization, lab-on-a-chip technologies, and improved agricultural technologies".
• User:Headbomb/unreliable shows a few unreliable sources, like Blogspot, Facebook, and Internet Movie Database.
• User:Evad37/duplinks-alt.js shows various duplicate links, like cotton, Great Depression, Holger Toftoy, and Redstone Arsenal. See MOS:DUPLINK.
• There are no edit wars.
• Land Trust of North Alabama is a member supported, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the natural heritage of the area, and has preserved more than 5,500 acres (22 km2) of open space, wildflower areas, wetlands, working farms, and scenic vistas in North Alabama, including 1,107 acres (448 ha) of the Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Monte Sano Mountain), 1,471 acres (595 ha) of the Blevins Gap and Green Mountain Nature Preserves (Huntsville & Green Mountains), and 935 acres (378 ha) of the Wade Mountain Nature Preserve.: this is a very long sentence. Maybe split it up into several shorter ones.
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Huntsville to its "America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2010" list.: I think "included Huntsville in its ... list" sounds more natural.
• Today only the antebellum smokehouse survives at the property.: replace "at" with "on".
• Huntsville's initial growth was based on wealth generated by sale of cotton from plantations: add "the" before "sale".
• On July 1, 1960, 4,670 civilian employees, associated buildings and equipment, and 1,840 acres (7.4 km2) of land, transferred from ABMA to form NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).: I think it should be "were transferred".
• Huntsville has become the second-largest technology and research park in the nation, and ranks among the top 25 most educated cities in the nation.: remove the comma before "and".
• Average yearly precipitation is more than 54 inches: add "The" before "Average".
• from WP:WTW:
  • Clay House Museum is an antebellum home built c. 1853 which showcases decorative styles up to 1950 and has an outstanding collection of Noritake porcelain.: "outstanding"
  • Huntsville Fire & Rescue also has Fire Investigations, emergency response dispatch, logistics, and training divisions, all of which are diverse, innovative and efficient: "innovative". Sounds a little like an advertisement for Huntsville Fire & Rescue.

Phlsph7 (talk) 10:09, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your review, I'll get working to fixing these! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 13:17, 18 December 2022 (UTC)