Talk:Coal ball/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sp33dyphil (talk • contribs • count) 01:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

• "Coal balls, despite their name, are calcium-rich masses of permineralised life forms, generally having a round shape. Coal balls are not made of coal, despite the name."

   Done →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• why is period capitalised?

   Not done Like the other geologic time scales, you would say "Permian Period", or "Carboniferous Period" in this case. →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• "exceptionally well" an adverb describing an adverb? I suggest "They can preserve are exceptional at preserving organic matter exceptionally well"

   Done →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• ", and the initial research on coal balls was carried out in Europe, and it was not until 1922 that coal balls were discovered and identified in North America in 1922"

   Done →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• "coal seams" --> "coal mines"?

   Not done The coal seam (currently a redirect) has much potential to become an article. They are related to coal mining, but I believe it can stand as an article by itself. Besides that, the sources unanimously state "coal seam". →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• "and European scientists did much of the early work on these objects was done by European scientists"

   Done →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

• "formed in situ, where organic matter are gently accumulated" or "that is, organic matter gently"

   Done →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

•  Note I always imagined that GA reviews would involve usage of the support symbol. I seem to have been wrong. →Στc. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Assessment

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

End note

I'm happy with the article, which is very worthy of GA status. I'd love to see this get the Star. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 23:57, 25 September 2011 (UTC)