Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Assessment/Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)

Archived discussion. Current status: 

Given what happened with Irene, might as well bring the other storms of 2005 up here. To pick one at random... Zeta. Do people think A-class is appropriate?--Nilfanion (talk) 22:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * No comment. I still don't think a storm should be higher than GA class without a significant impact section, but that's just me. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 23:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Umm, that contradicts Irene being an FA Hink, FA>A isn't it?.... And no I'm not suggesting we submit this one to FAC--Nilfanion (talk) 23:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know. Retrospectively, I don't believe Irene should have been made an FA, but that's in the past. I think this should be put up for GA, however. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 00:01, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Irene being an FA is more a flaw in the FAC system as it stands. Not notable enough is not a valid FAC objection and from what I've gathered any article which can survive AfD is an FA worthy subject (and we have gone with all named storms get an article now...) Irrespective of whether is should be an FA or not, the content is FA standard, the FAC didn't dispute that did it? The classification scheme is to do with quality only, thats why I believe this one is A-class - though I would wait until it is a GA before raising it further to A-class, it is likely that a GA nom will raise some copyediting issues (which I can't see). Could someone other than me and Hink comment on this one please?--Nilfanion (talk) 22:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, the discussion never ends, apparently... I personally see FA as a quality benchmark, so that's why I saw no reason precluding Irene to be an FA. But before I go away on a tangent, I say that it would be better to wait for GA to approve it or give back commentary before considering A-Class. (For future reference, GA-Class is not a prerequisite for A-Class, but it would be nice to do that just this once). Tito xd (?!? - help us) 22:56, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I know GA is not a prerequisite, its just with these minor storms the only real difference between B and FA is copyediting. That means the GA nomination is useful as an outside contributor will probably give useful suggestions. I've put it up for GA, having that many TC articles on GA nom doesn't detract from the review quality.--Nilfanion (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Alright, it's almost A class, but I'd like a little more storm history. I personally like a lot of storm history, as it should be the main part of a fish storm article. Mainly, I would like to know how it became a TD. Was it a trough? Front? Extratropical low? Where did the precursor storm come from? That sort of info should be in either the TCR or in TWD's. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 14:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The above is still needed. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)