Talk:Blue-footed booby/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:38, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'll be reviewing this article for Good Article status. I'll go through and copyedit as I go - please revert any changes I make which accidentally change the meaning. I will jot questions below: Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:38, 28 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi, Casliber (talk · contribs). Thanks for your willingness to review the page for GA status. lhyuan has been editing here most significantly for our class mentioned above, and I will be helping move the article towards GA. We are eager to hear your comments, let us know how we can improve! Nsavalia23 (talk) 20:50, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry about delay - too much on my plate! Notes below: Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


 * ensure all mentions of genus are in italics


 * generally easier to write in singular ("the male...the female" in description sections etc.) unless specifically talking about a group


 * fix tags


 * fix ref formatting


 * better to use templates, as it makes refs look all nice and properly formatted. Fill in parameters like authors of online sources and their dates of writing.


 * "Females start their own nest at 1 to 6 years" - you mean begin breeding rather than starting a nest....?


 * don't use bold text outside the lead. use italics instead (for the hypotheses)


 * Look at some other bird Featured Articles such as White-bellied Sea Eagle. This article needs a Taxonomy section - who discovered it and when, who is it named after and what are its closest relatives. Are there any subspecies or variation between colonies.

Anyway, these are just some preliminary notes. Also, check your sources to make sure the wording is different. I haven't checked sourcing yet but will do so once the above are addressed. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for these helpful suggestions! I will edit the article as soon as possible! Ihyuan (talk) 21:48, 6 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry about delay - let's try and wrap this up: see how I combined refs. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:47, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Tidying the references so they all are formatted the same - author names - like, Smith, John; Jones, Fred; (or initial is fine), make sure sicentific name is italicised and all the dates are formatted the same way - eg "10 December 2010"


 * I generally try and avoid webpages as references unless authoritative - Cornell unviersity/Audubon etc.


 * Make sure all tags are fixed. Remember you can use the same journal source in different places. Also, make sure that conclusions drawn are actually drawn in the sources - we don't synthesize here - see No original research.


 * I'll check through sources a bit later - looking alright though. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:47, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks Casliber! I will continue to edit the article and tidy up the references. I will most likely have time this weekend to do so. Also, I am having a little trouble finding more information on some basic Booby facts, which was I why I kept referring to those webpages. Do you have any suggestions for any other sources I can look into instead? Ihyuan (talk) 02:46, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, if you use google scholar and find articles that you cannot get access to fulltext, let me know as I have unversity access to a range of journals etc. I will try to look for some myself in a day or so, just a bit busy with some other stuff. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:57, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * It's been three weeks since the above, and no edits have been done to address any issues from above. Perhaps it's time to close this review, which has been open for over two months now. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:12, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * At this point who knows when the above will be addressed, so closing. Wizardman  16:54, 16 February 2013 (UTC)