Talk:Lycoperdon perlatum/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs) 13:54, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Initial comments
On an initial reading of this article, I see a good, well-written species account which is mostly hard to fault. There a couple of minor things I noticed and others may occur to me later as I study the article further:
 * I think the distribution of this species is wider than is mentioned in the article in that it occurs across Europe.
 * I've expanded the distribution section a bit, including mention of its occurrence in Europe. Sasata (talk) 17:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * The Mycological Characteristics box on the right is ambiguous in that it states that the species is both edible and inedible. Would it be possible to clarify that this depends on the age of the fungus.
 * This is not possible to do in the mycomorphbox (technical limitations), but it's mentioned in the lead, and further discussed in the edibility section, so I think we're covered here. Sasata (talk) 17:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * In the lead section, the first half refers to the fungus in the singular and then this changes to the plural with the use of the phrase - "When mature they become brown...". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:36, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Thanks for your review, and let me know if there's other issues you find. Sasata (talk) 17:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality: Good
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists: Satisfactory
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources: Yes
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced and sources appear to be reliable.
 * C. No original research: None observed
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects: Subject is covered well.
 * B. Focused: Yes
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias: Yes
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc: Expanded in September 2011 since when it has been stable.
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales: Images are appropriately licensed
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: Images are suitable and help illustrate the text. No caption required for main image as the fungus' name is immediately above.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc: Expanded in September 2011 since when it has been stable.
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales: Images are appropriately licensed
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: Images are suitable and help illustrate the text. No caption required for main image as the fungus' name is immediately above.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: Images are suitable and help illustrate the text. No caption required for main image as the fungus' name is immediately above.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: Pass
 * Pass or Fail: Pass