Talk:Geology of the Pearl River Delta

Peer feedback from Morris
Hi Calvin,

Nice job! You gave a concise but informative overview of your study area. Some suggestions:

1.     You have given good amount of references throughout the page. Some links in red are worth paying attention to as their corresponding reference pages may need to be changed.

2.     Good figures, especially the stratigraphy column of PRD. The numbers corresponding to the rock units can be listed in the table accordingly for better understanding.

3.     I like the section talking about contemporary geological issues at the PRD. On top of that, you may as well discuss some future geological perspectives of the PRD development.

Your work looks great!

Cheers!

Morris

Morrisccs (talk) 00:44, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

1. In the geological structure section, three main categories of fault and their trending are suggested, which is nice, but you may want to specify the fault categories (are they normal, reversed or strike-slip?) in the attached table talking about the structures found in PRD.

2. Some scientific terms may need hyperlinks/ referencing, even the texts inside the figure, e.g. false colour maps - the term "false colour" can consider to be hyperlinked.

3. Maybe you can tell us more about the significance of comparing PRD to Mississippi, in a short sentence. (i.e., Is the Mississippi Delta the representative of all deltas? Is it the most common type of delta found in the world?)

Good effort! Morrisccs (talk) 01:44, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Comments from Louis

 * 1) You should avoid using first personal pronounce (This landform with river channel of high complexity evolved since the Early Holocene (~9000 years ago) to form the modern deltaic region we saw today.) to improve the formality of your work.
 * 2) Maybe writing a section of current/future research direction could provide a more comprehensive understanding of the geology in the region.
 * 3) Try to make good use of text styling, e.g. use sub-heading in the geological history section may improve the readability.

Louiskmn (talk) 17:40, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Louiskmn (talk) 15:42, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) For your first sentence, I feel like it's kind of strange, but I can tell why is it strange exactly. I am thinking maybe starting with "The geology of PRD is shaped by some kind of geological process and is dominated by unconsolidated sediments...) would be better.
 * 2) Some places need to be referenced (e.g. Unlike the Mississippi River Delta, it does not neatly fit into William Galloway’s triangular delta classification, which categorizes deltas into three types: river-dominated, wave-dominated, and tide-dominated.)
 * 3) Reference the table of "Rock units in Pearl River Delta"
 * 4) More cross-referencing is needed.
 * 5) Gives short explanation for some technical terms (e.g. ... delta are greatly influenced by the subsidence rate, [explain subsidence rate in one sentence], and spatial distribution of these fault blocks.)

Feedback from Jasmine
1. In figure 5, there are numbers corresponding to the units in the stratigraphic column but nothing to link the numbers with the names of the units. You could maybe add a legend or labels directly onto the figure or put this information in the text.

2. Figure captions could be slightly longer, just to help encompass the key information and help the reader understand exactly what they're looking at without reading the text.

3. The Current Geological Issues paragraph could be split into anthropogenic and natural issues, and you could maybe go into slightly more detail for each for example ways this issues can be overcome.

Great page! Jasmineforshaw (talk) 15:13, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

1. Differential subsidence in geological structure could have a sentence of explaination.

2. Could be useful to the reader to have a figure of the geological timescale in the geological history section of the page with key points in the history of the delta marked for visualisation.

3. Figures are great but could look more professional by filling in colours more neatly in final 3 diagrams

Jasmineforshaw (talk) 14:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Feedback from Tony
1. Try to make use of list in “geological setting” section, instead of condensing all words into paragraphs.

2. A series of block diagrams can be added to demonstrate the geological history.

3. Add sub-titles/change some words into sub-titles to highlight the contents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ngeo21*gnik (talk • contribs) 02:27, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

2nd Feedback

1. It could be better to have another figure showing the relationship between the sediment transportation from East river, North River, and Xi Jiang to Pearl River Estuary.

2. You can give subtitles of pollution and subsidence in the last section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ngeo21*gnik (talk • contribs) 17:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Final reflection
Creating a Wikipedia page on the geology of the Pearl River Delta has been an insightful exercise in scientific communication and critical analysis. It taught me to simplify complex geologic concepts for a wide audience, carefully synthesize information from various scientific sources, and present it in a structured, accessible format. I've learned to evaluate the reliability of sources while catering to both experts and lay readers. Moreover, the collaborative nature of Wikipedia editing has underscored the value of feedback in modifying content, enhancing my appreciation for the collective effort in knowledge sharing. Calvinw72 (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2023 (UTC)