Talk:Laguna Fire (1993)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 04:47, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Looking good with copy changes made. Will pass. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Copy changes

 * its flames were routinely 40–50 feet (12–15 m) in height, but occasionally reached 200 feet (61 m) into the air Unnecessary comma (WP:CINS)
 * ✅ - sentence rephrased slightly in such a way as to remove the comma Penitentes (talk) 22:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)


 * But as the wind shifted Remove the "But" to start the sentence
 * ✅ - removed


 * bulldozers constructed firebreaks on the fire's north side between the community of Turtle Rock and Laguna Canyon Road and firefighters continued with firing operations. Add a comma after "Road" (CINS)
 * ✅ - removed


 * A$50,000 reward missing space
 * ✅ - space added


 * A Los Angeles Times investigation Italicize the name of the newspaper
 * ✅ - italicized, wikilinked


 * limiting factor during the fire, instead, it had been the distribution system The comma after "fire" should be a semicolon.
 * ✅ - switched


 * In other areas, as homes burned the pipes inside them broke Make reading a little easier by adding a comma after "burned"
 * ✅ - added

Sourcing and spot checks
The article cites the firestorm report 24 times.
 * It's an invaluable reference for the article but perhaps I use it as a crutch too much. I'll start combing through to see if more statements solely sourced to it can be attributed to secondary sources. Penitentes (talk) 22:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Penitentes I got busy but this was actually going to be for spot checks specific to that report. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 17:18, 6 March 2024 (UTC)


 * 2i: No issues. ✅
 * 2n: Firing out to protect Newport Beach. ✅
 * 2s: Declaration of control on Oct. 28 6pm. ✅


 * 5: flames were spotted in the vicinity of the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park off Laguna Canyon Road ✅
 * 7: Amide [sic] a wholesale evacuation... ✅
 * 19: Orange County fire officials, who had stopped actively investigating the case about three months ago and reopened it only when Martinez confessed to starting the blaze, said Wednesday they were also disappointed. ✅
 * 23: 2001 list shows Laguna at seventh. One of the listed fires above is after: Jones (1999). ✅

Images
All three images come from Orange County Archives which offered them as cc-by-2.0. No concerns here. Alt text present.