Talk:1985 Election Day floods/GA1
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Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 09:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)
Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 09:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
1: Well-written
- 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:
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2: Verifiable with no original research
- a. Has an appropriate reference section:
Yes
- b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:
excellent (Thorough check on Google. Cross-checked with other FAs)
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- c. No original research:
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3: Broad in its coverage
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4: Neutral
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5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes
6: Images Done (PD)
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6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
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I'm very happy and inspired to see your work here. As per the above checklist, I do have some insights that I think will be useful in improving the article:
- "In the city, many residents became trapped, requiring rescue, and three people drowned by driving into flooded waters." (Can you rephrase it to boost the flow? Without "became trapped" and "driving into")
- Throughout the lead, "the" (definite article) is missing before "damage", "flooding" and the superlative degree words like "worst", "heaviest"? My English is atrocious, so please feel free to ignore :). For example, "Damage was heaviest in Virginia and West Virginia." "Throughout Virginia, damage was estimated at $753 million, making it the state's costliest flood at the time, and there were 22 deaths." "Damage was estimated at nearly $700 million, making it West Virginia's costliest flood, and there were 38 deaths." "Flooding also affected Maryland, although to a lesser degree than neighboring Virginia, with $21 million in damage and one death."
- "In West Virginia, 27 gauging stations along rivers recorded 100 year events, mostly along the Potomac and Monongahela basins." (Can you rephrase it? It’s not clear.)
- "Overall damage was estimated at $1.4 billion, which would have been the fourth costliest United States hurricanes if it were a tropical cyclone; there were also 62 overall deaths. " (two "overall"s in one sentence? The second one is a bit awkward, I believe. The version that appears in the body appears perfect to me "Overall damage totaled $1.4 billion, and the system killed 62 people; if the system were a tropical cyclone, it would have ranked as the fourth costliest United States hurricane.")
Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. Hurricanehink, please feel free to strike out any recommendation you think will not help in improving the article. All the best, --Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:13, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! I took care of your comments, with the exception of adding "the" before "damage", "flooding", etc. I didn't find that necessary. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:08, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks, Hurricanehink, very much for your diligence, care and precision in writing such great articles.
--Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks, Hurricanehink, very much for your diligence, care and precision in writing such great articles.
Promoting the article to GA status. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 23:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)