Talk:Zapata rail/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Review claimed, comments soon. Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * lead: link habitat loss (and later in Conservation status section)
 * Done


 * does ref #2 have a title? Is it really only 1 page?
 * None that I can find (I can't access the original. No reason to doubt that its only one page though
 * Found the citation and filled in the details. Sasata (talk) 15:54, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * link specific name
 * "… eventually leading to the finding of the rail." perhaps reword to avoid passive voice
 * Done


 * "Cervera was also the finder of the" how about "Cervera also found the"
 * Done


 * wlink plumage, down
 * Done


 * "The sexes are similar," add "in appearance"?
 * Done


 * "similar to Bare-legged Owl" either add "the" or pluralize owls
 * Done


 * link nominate subspecies
 * Done


 * "Typical plants are…" not clear what's typical about them? Typical plants found in the vegetation preferred by the Zapata Rail?
 * Done


 * "James Bond found a nest…" perhaps add "American ornithologist". The Ian Fleming name connection was interesting, will definitely drop that tidbit in a future conversation.
 * Done


 * "…pectoral girdle and wing are as reduced as in other species of rails…"; link pectoral girdle
 * Done


 * "…very susceptible to introduced predators." link introduced (also in lead too)
 * Done


 * 230 hectares -> convert
 * Done


 * link predation (?), protected areas, conservation measures, ecotourism
 * Done


 * "The Zapata Rail is classed as endangered" classed->classified
 * Done


 * "but Cuba's Tourism Minister and Pablo Bouza" does the tourism minister have a name?
 * he does, done


 * "global warming" and "climate change" are used in consecutive sentences. Does the source use these (politically-loaded) terms? Couldn't global warming also lead to higher ocean temperatures?
 * The source has "Climate change" in the title. I don't think these are politically loaded except in the US - it's mainstream science elsewhere


 * "..once the fallen vegetation had dried out." -> dries out
 * Done


 * Caption: "… is a serious predator" could use better adjective than "serious"
 * Done "major"


 * et al. needs a fullstop (abbreviation of et alii/aliae/alia)
 * Done


 * I know you aren't a fan of unnecessary punctuation, but it looks inconsistent to have some refs ending in a fullstop (because the template puts them there) and some not
 * Done!


 * foreign-language titles sources should include a translated title
 * Done


 * why not put accessdate directly in citation template? (parameter accessdate= )
 * Don't know, I had problems withthe template at one time so now I avoid it.


 * the above ref tweaks are beyond GA criteria, so feel free to ignore


 * All done I think, thanks for the careful review  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:19, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Shouldn't the catfish be mentioned in the text body? &mdash;innotata 13:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't understand, it's in para 3 of status (I've changed the link to the species now) and the image caption, where else do you think it should be mentioned?  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  15:16, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I mean: shouldn't everything in the caption be in the text? &mdash;innotata 19:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

The article meets all of the GA criteria: Sasata (talk) 04:50, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * Well written; complies with MoS.
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c(OR):
 * Well-cited to reliable sources.
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Coverage comparable to other bird GAs; there's not a lot of info on this bird.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * Images are PD or have appropriate free-use licenses.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail: