Talk:Bintulu/GA2

GA Review
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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 00:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'll review this article. Have all issues raised at the last review been dealt with? FunkMonk (talk) 00:39, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks FunkMonk for reviewing this article. All the issues mentioned above have been addressed. Guild of copy-editors has done their job on this article. You are welcomed to point out any further issues regarding the article. Cheers! Cerevisae (talk) 07:27, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * FunkMonk, sorry for late reply, I shall start correcting these soon. Cerevisae (talk) 13:06, 24 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Photos should not be size forced, but simply have the standard thumb size, according to the manual of style. ✅
 * In some places, the images seem a bit crammed. Could they perhaps be spread out or some trimmed? ✅ Images spread out. Cerevisae (talk) 13:06, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "During the Brooke era," You need to explain what this is outside the intro as well. All info in the intro should also be present in the article body. ✅ changed "Brooke era" to "Brooke administration". Added more info in the lead section. Cerevisae (talk) 13:06, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "There is another story where" Could perhaps be worded differently, "another story relates" or some such. ✅ Used "another story relates" Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "carried out head preservation (menyalai kepala) activities" What is this? ✅ changed to "preservation of severed heads". Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * This image states it was taken in 1868, but this seems to be based on a sign in the photo, which rather seems to show when the fort was built... ✅. Yes, it was built in 1868 and the photo was also taken in 1868 as stated in this blog post: Thus, my earlier post, mentioning the photograph of the fort taken in 1868. and even if he is wrong about the dates, the fort only survived until World War II: There used to be a Fort Keppel in Bintulu, but it was destroyed by bombs during World War II.. Citations added on the Wikicommons page. Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * You need to introduce Brooke, outsiders have no idea who he was, why he was suddenly a rajah, etc. ✅ Introduced him in the first sentence of the subsection "Brooke administration". Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * " and Charles Brooke." Which is who? Always present persons at first mention, nationality, occupation, significance. ✅ Introduced him as: "Charles Brooke was a nephew of James Brooke and would later became the successor of James Brooke as the second Rajah of Sarawak." Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * " for crushing Dayak piracy" The Dayak piracy. ✅
 * "in Saribas " The Saribas. ✅
 * "being made to the Rajah of Sarawak " Name? ✅ Replaced the word with James Brooke. Cerevisae (talk) 00:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "These Melanaus used to lived" Does the quoted text really say this? "used to lived" is grammatically wrong. ✅ Sorry, my mistake. I have copied it wrongly. changed to "used to live" Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "The Melanau houses" What is a Melanau? Need explanation. ✅ It is a racial group in Sarawak. Linked in the quoted text. Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * You should only link a word at first occurrence outside the intro, you have a lot of duplicate links. ✅ Done with delinking Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * " the production of sago." Which is what? Link? ✅ processing of Sago palms. Sago linked in previous sentence. Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "During World War II, the Brooke government under the leadership of Charles Vyner Brooke" The Brooke government? You haven't explained this seems to have been some kind of dynasty (White Rajahs?). ✅ changed to "During World War II, Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke ordered the construction of airstrips" Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "During the Japanese occupation" What Japanese occupation? You need to explain when this happened and other circumstances (Japanese occupation of British Borneo). What happened to the rajahs? ✅ The Japanese invaded only Miri and Kuching. Since Bintulu was only a small village, the Japanese just bypassed the area. Basically, when Kuching has fallen, the whole Sarawak was under the Japanese occupation. Charles Vyner Brooke already left for Australia before the attack began. Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "was the cousin of the Japanese emperor" Link and name him. ✅ Removed the sentence regarding his connection with the Japanese emperor. Historical records of his death in Sarawak may be accurate but his relations with the emperor may be an error. Chinese sources of Ref 28 and 29 does not mention any of his royal connections. Meanwhile, the Sarawak Gazette, (Ref 30) published by the Brookes, mentioned he was the cousin of the Japanese emperor. A Bintulu historian named Mahmud Yussop (in Ref 31) mentioned that Maeda was the brother of the emperor of Japan. Cerevisae (talk) 05:54, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Iban is not linked at first occurrence in the article. ✅ It is already linked here in the etymology section: "There are several legends surrounding the name Bintulu. During the Brooke administration, the indigenous Iban people practiced headhunting". "Iban" and "Iban people" are the same. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "and several villagers had resorted to hunting" I think you can remove "had". ✅
 * "After the formation of Malaysia" Which was when? You already mention Malaysian federal government earlier, so you should perhaps also mention earlier when the country was formed earlier in the section. ✅ Removed "After the formation of Malaysia" Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "these new residents have started several squatter areas", "To address the issue". When? You write it in present tense, but that might be "recentism". ✅ It is an ongoing problem for more than 10 years. The state government planned to eradicate the squatters only by 2020. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "The coastal area is a geological formation from the Pleistocene", "A geological formation from the Oligocene period ". What are these formations called? Are fossils found there? ✅ changed both the sentences to: "Geology of the coastal area was formed during the Pleistocene period; silt, clay, and gravel can be found here. Geological formation from the Oligocene period is found in the inland area, which contains limestone, siltstone, and sandstone." Of course there are no fossils here. :-) Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * " since the Bruneian Empire era." Which was when? ✅ changed to "The Chinese have been living in the town of Tatau since the era of Bruneian Empire." Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Why is there no history information about the town from before the Brooke administration? Seems it could go way back... ❌ There is very little historical records on this village during the era of Bruneian Empire. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "There is also a large number of foreigners working here." There. ✅
 * "English is widely spoken here." Likewise. ✅
 * "Bintulu is spoken by communities" What ethnic group speaks this language? ❌ It is very difficult to find out the original data of this ethnic group because official data already classified them into "Melananu" ethnic group as described in the second sentence. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "The majority of the Bintulu population are adherents of Christian denominations" Anything to do with the former British rulers? ✅ Yes, it is due to Brooke's policy of allowing Christian missionaries into the state. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems there has been a huge (economical and demographic) transformation of the town in relatively short time, but it is almost glossed over. Nothing on the building of new residential areas etc. (apart from those that will take care of the squatter problem)? If the original inhabitants were mainly fishermen and so on, didn't they have trouble adapting to the new circumstances? ✅ Added info on residential and commercial properties in Bintulu and the capital appreciation on these properties. The Melanau fishing village still exists to this day, as shown in the culture and leisure section. The older generation still pursue their traditional activities while the educated younger generation would pursue higher paying jobs in industrial areas. Cerevisae (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Anything on general social issues that could be added under demographics? ✅ added gangster and illegal immigrants problem. Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * For some reason, I can't click on the two first photos under Demographics... ✅
 * "The complex is built by the Malaysian national oil and gas company, Petronas" Why present tense if it is already built? ✅ use "was" Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * In the others section of economics, you have two prallel images, could these be offset? ✅
 * What happened to the Japanese airport? I can only see an explanation in the intro, but should also be in the article body. ✅ Fate of the old airport is described under the "Transportation" subsection "Air". Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Anything on he animal life of the area? ✅ You can find it at the Leisure and Conservation area. The national parks are quite far away from Bintulu, and there is a Tumbina park at 4 km from the town centre with a mini-zoo. Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "Assyakirin mosque, whose name means" Not sure if "whose" can be sued for buildings... ✅ changed to: "Assyakirin mosque, meaning "Gratefulness to God",..." Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "idurong Tower is the observation tower located at Tanjung Kidurong." Is an observation tower? ✅ changed to "an". Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * ""houses both wet market and fish market" A wet market and a fish market? ✅ wet and dry market Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "food such as Laksa, Kolok Mee, Jawa Mee, pulut panggang" Why is the last one in italics? ✅ non-italicised the word Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * " It is located 610 kilometres (380 mi) northeast of Kuching[10] 216 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Sibu,[11] and 200 kilometres (120 mi) southwest of Miri." Shouldn't this info be mentioned in the article body as well? The intro should not have unique info. ✅ Introduced it for the second time in the "Geography" section. Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "The Brooke later built a" Brooke administration? ✅ changed to "Brooke dynasty" Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * "The town was visited by an Italian botanist in 1867." Is this significant enough to mention in the intro? I'm sure many botanists have visited the area... ✅ Sentence removed. Cerevisae (talk) 07:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Changes look good, two last points:
 * "Sarawak was fallen to the Japanese hands when they" Sarawak fell into Japanese hands. ✅
 * "cracking down gangsters activities" Cracking down on gangster activities. ✅
 * Nice, doesn't seem the last point was actually changed in the article, but I'm sure it will be, so will now pass this. FunkMonk (talk) 16:07, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I forgot to remove the letter "s" from the word "gangsters". Thank you for promoting this article to GA status! Regards. Cerevisae (talk) 06:31, 29 March 2016 (UTC)