Talk:Scotch Run (Catawissa Creek tributary)

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A fact from Scotch Run (Catawissa Creek tributary) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 August 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that brook trout are seven times as common in the lower reaches of Scotch Run as in its upper reaches?

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Editorofthewiki (talk · contribs) 02:02, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I will be reviewing this article. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 02:02, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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A. Prose is clear and concise, without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
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B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
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Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
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Some issues with this article:

The lead is too short.

Lengthened. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It seems like there is another Scotch Run in Pennsylvania. This should be mentioned in the article and/or a disambiguation page. Maybe Scotch Run should be a dab.

I didn't want to move it until the review had begun; otherwise the GAN page would link to a disambiguation page. I will move it now. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Does Scotch Run meet with Catawissa Creek along Nescopeck Mountain? How long is the mountain?

I think so, and Nescopeck Mountain is about 20 miles long. Why? --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article implies that the creek flows for a distance along the mountain, and I thought, wow, that must be a long mountain. Just wanted to clarify. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 13:16, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"It has the potential to be affected by acid precipitation." Has it already been affected?

No idea. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What is a umho?

Clarified. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Scotch Run flows over Leck Kill soil for its entire length. However, the northern and southern edges of the watershed are on Hazleton soil." What are the characteristics of these types of soil? Is it silty, loamy, etc.?
Population density should be in square miles and kilometers, since it is in the U.S.

Fixed. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"In its upper reaches, most of Scotch Run is closed to public access." Is it private property?

Presumably. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Due to the topography of the area in the vicinity of Scotch Run, this area was not settled until some time after the first settlement in the general area." This statement is unclear.

It means that people settled in the general area, but the topography prevented them from settling in the valley of Scotch Run for some time after that. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It should still be reworded though. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 13:16, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done, though I'm not sure how much better it is. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Carding mill is a red link and I don't know what it is.

A mill for carding, naturally :-). I've changed the link. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a boundary between the lower and upper reaches?

There is, but it depends on who's defining it. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 13:05, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How did the authors of the study define it? ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 13:16, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:08, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am placing this on hold for 7 days until the issues can be resolved. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 02:02, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please also address the "decimal places" issue I have raised elsewhere, and be consistent on you ENGVAR for units, e.g. metre/meter. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:07, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I think. @Editorofthewiki: Can this be passed now? --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 19:04, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just need an answer to the one question about soil and I am ready to pass. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 19:05, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Editorofthewiki: Okay, done. There should really be articles on those soil series, though. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 19:59, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]