Talk:Hurricane Carmen/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 17:33, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

In general, this is a very nice article. I have just a few comments:

• "the feature ignited a tropical wave in the Intertropical Convergence Zone." - what is "the feature"

• "eye feature" - this seems like artificial wording - is is common in meteorology?
  • Yeah it is - it basically refers to a cyclone eye that isnt an eye.Jason Rees (talk) 18:01, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

• eye (cyclone) is piped twice within a couple sentences of each other, once to "eye feature" and once to "eyewall". Isn't this unnecessarily confusing to the reader?

• "the more northern of which became consolidated and organized. Moving westward, the system organized into a tropical depression" - repeat "organized"

• "Heavy fell on Hispaniola as the storm progressed westward" - rain? Except you repeat it in the next sentence: "High winds and heavy rainfall were reported there and in Cuba" - needs addressing

• "The city of Chetumal was described as a disaster" - a disaster area?

• "Since Carmen had moved ashore over marshland, it caused "far less" damage than initially feared" - don't see the point of using quotes for "far less"

• ref 2 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/easyread-2008.html is a dead link - It has 10 refs so it needs replacing.
  • Sorted - JC can you do a check of other articles using that link please. :)Jason Rees (talk) 18:01, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

I will put this article on hold while you address these issues.

Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 17:33, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Done with everything, I believe. I've also undone one of your edits, specifically the one changing "initially" to "in the beginning". I feel the original wording was less clunky. Thanks for the review! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:07, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Further comments That was quick. Looks good, except for one more thing"

• " Initially threatening the major city of New Orleans, it veered westward and made landfall again over marshland, eventually dissipating over Texas on September 10. Damage was lighter than initially feared" - repeat of "initially".

Xtzou (Talk)

Got it, thanks! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 19:51, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality: Well written and concise

   B. MoS compliance: Complies with the basic MoS

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources: Sources are reliable

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: Pass!

Well done! Congratulations, Xtzou (Talk) 20:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)