Talk:Smilodon/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 20:20, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	ok
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	lead: needs extending to summarize sections of article. Done. LittleJerry (talk) 23:43, 2 June 2013 (UTC) layout:ok; weasel:ok; fiction:n/a; list:ok (3 spp.)
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	ok. It would be good to list some popular (book or website) sources, perhaps for further reading, and perhaps with a 'For children' section, after the GA.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	well sourced and cited.
	2c. it contains no original research.	no sign of it.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	ok. Article will benefit from further coverage of the different species.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	does not stray.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	no sign of bias.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	was some dispute about 'de-extinction' in April but nothing major.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	all from Commons.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	all relevant and properly captioned. A couple of images are of poor quality (resolution/focus) and should be upgraded when possible.
	7. Overall assessment.	An interesting article on a popular palaeontological topic.

One or two small details:

"use their teeth to simultaneously slash the throat." Simultaneously with what?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 21:03, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

"distress calls of the trapped prey animals would have lasted longer that the playbacks" What?

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 21:03, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Machairodontinae contains images of Smilodon skulls showing the maximum gape. That article (as you've noted) needs cutting as it contains materials that (this is what concerns us) probably belong here. I think at least the gape images (Smilodon, domestic cat for comparison) should come here now; perhaps this would also be a good moment to bring across some of the gape text that specifically concerns Smilodon.

Done. LittleJerry (talk) 22:59, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

We hear very little about S. gracilis compared to the other two species.

There isn't much available, at least that I can access. LittleJerry (talk) 22:59, 2 June 2013 (UTC)