Talk:Seamount

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This article is forked from Encycolpedia Brittania. ResMar 17:01, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Re-wording suggestion

Perhaps the following text could be worded better to indicate which examples are isolated and which are without clear volcanic origins? (Axial is isolated and definitely volcanic, but I don't think that is very clear from the current wording).

"Isolated seamounts and those without clear volcanic origins are less common; examples include Bollons Seamount, Eratosthenes Seamount, Axial Seamount and Gorringe Ridge."

--GeoWriter (talk) 15:16, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Xover (talk) 13:50, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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Generally well written and interesting treatment on an important topic.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   I'm a little concerned by the number of citations to the Encyclopedia of Earth, which, as an Encyclopedia like Wikipedia itself, is a ternary source and as such it would be preferable to find reliable secondary sources to replace it. Note that ternary sources are acceptable on Wikipedia for some uses, and that for broad summary or overviews it can be difficult to find secondary sources to cite the specific point.

   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:

Very nice article. Another good FA candidate I'd say. Kudos! I'll jump through the administrative hoops to get it passed as GA, but note that my Internet connection is acting up so there may be some delay. --Xover (talk) 16:06, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Re Encyclopedia of Earth: It's written by professionals (literally) and in association with CenSeam and a few other research-oriented organizations, so I think it's fine. ResMar 16:47, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Re-wording suggestion #2:

What is a "cliff-rock"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:8D20:F7F0:45C:F189:A727:D9F2 (talk) 00:48, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Bias

"Overall there is also a significant bias in distribution towards the southern hemisphere." I have 2 problems with that statement. First, how can a seamount be biased? I realize the statement was lifted word for word from its source, but that's no excuse for bad writing, and anthropomorphism has no place in encyclopedia articles about geology. Second, the accompanying map shows more seamounts in the Northern hemisphere. The sheer number of seamounts in the Emperor chain alone would appear to disprove the statement in the article. In addition, I second what GeoWriter wrote, and suggest the entire article be gone over with a sharp editorial eye, and rewritten. Tenorlove (talk) 10:02, 22 October 2011 (UTC)Tenorlove

Okay, I agree the "bias" phrasing is problematic here. It's not clear whether it accounts for the greater area of ocean in the southern hemisphere, for one thing. But I wouldn't put as much credence as you do on that map, which seems quite biased in itself - towards well studied seamounts, which tend to be those associated with richer countries. For instance, if I'm reading the map right, it shows over 10 of the 80+ seamounts in the Hawaiian-Emperor chain, but only 2 or 3 of the 70+ seamounts in the Louisville chain. It's so incomplete that I don't think it sheds much light on the "bias" statement, let alone disproves it. Of course, the article could benefit from careful revision. Feel free to improve it! --Avenue (talk) 14:31, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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