Talk:Roar-o-Saurus

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 22:48, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that despite being only 40 feet (12 m) tall, Roar-o-Saurus was described as one of the "most insane" new roller coasters of 2014 by CNN? Source: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-usa-new-roller-coasters/index.html
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5x expanded by ReedyTurnip (talk). Self-nominated at 03:56, 9 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Roar-o-Saurus; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: While the hook is in decent shape, I think it would be stronger if it were in active voice. I propose this as an alternative:

• ALT1: ... that despite being only 40 feet (12 m) tall, CNN described Roar-o-Saurus as one of the "most insane" new roller coasters of 2014? Source: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-usa-new-roller-coasters/index.html
  CJ-Moki (talk) 04:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for the review, I agree that the alternate hook is better. ReedyTurnip (talk) 13:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

  I believe ALT1 is good to go. CJ-Moki (talk) 18:02, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

GA Review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Roar-o-Saurus/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: CosXZ (talk · contribs) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

I am still reviewing CosXZ (talk) 22:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@ReedyTurnip: I got some Stuff I need you to do under 2C CosXZ (talk) 23:59, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I have responded to both issues. Thank you for your work on the review, I am not exactly sure what is going no with this article, since it is still proposed for merge. I am still somewhat new to editing, so I'm not sure exactly how to continue on with the proposed merge.ReedyTurnip (talk) 13:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

More stuff under 2C and Other CommentsCosXZ (talk) 19:11, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

@ReedyTurnip: CosXZ (talk) 15:33, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

I have addressed all the comments. I am very sorry that it has been taking me a few days to respond, I have been busy.ReedyTurnip (talk) 13:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

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

1A

All good CosXZ (talk) 19:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

1B

lead/lede

Y CosXZ (talk) 22:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

layout

Y CosXZ (talk) 22:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

word choice

Y CosXZ (talk) 22:51, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

2A

Looks great CosXZ (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

2B

• [1] Y lesser known primary source
• [2] Y secondary source
• [3] Y also secondary source
• [4] Y primary source
• [5] N I looked at a Featured article that cited Coaster101 and when the article was nominated for featured article, they did a source check and in that article [81] which is a Coaster101 article they said [81] failed verification also looks like someone's opinion.
• [6] Y also primary source

Overall looks good CosXZ (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

2C

• According to Dave Lipnicky of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, the ride's small scale makes it less intimidating to kids, while still packing a "wild punch".[5] [5] doesn't mention this information [2] does mention this information
  • fixed
• The track length is disputed, RCDB says 1240ft, CNN, Coaster101, inparkmagazine, and Daily Sun says 1242ft, and Press Herald and Globe says 1250ft
  • I see that the length to be disputed, I'm not sure exactly what to do, I can maybe replace with "around 1250 feet". I'm not sure what is the best option, please let me know
    • Add a note at with a total track length of 1,240 feet (380 m) saying: The data on the track length varies according to the sources used.
      • Done
• The park announced that the ride would open in May 2014, in time for the park's 60th anniversary. put [2] after the comma and [3] after the period
  • Done

2D

I used Earwig and it found 6.5% similarity between the article and the CNN source with "Story Land, Glen, New Hampshire" in the Short Description, "at Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire" in lead/lede, and "The most insane new U.S. roller coasters" in Reception but it shouldn't be a copyright violation ,otherwise, Earwig found nothing copied from the other sources CosXZ (talk) 23:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

3A

Y CosXZ (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

3B

Y CosXZ (talk) 17:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

4

No biased information CosXZ (talk) 18:47, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

5

Very stable CosXZ (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

6A

Appropriate Copyright CosXZ (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

6B

Appropriate Image and Caption CosXZ (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Other comments

Concerned about the merge tag CosXZ (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• What does Kentucky Flyer have to do with Roar-o-Saurus
  • It is a similar coaster by the same manufacturer, but this is only really of interest to a small group of enthusiasts, so I removed it.