Talk:Thistle, Utah/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Arsenikk ^(talk) 11:40, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The history and geography sections are good, but what about the community? What was Thistle? Were there public facilities? Was it incorporated? How was the town? Demographics? I kind of feel there is a lot missing from the article. In the end, the article reads like an article about the landslide, not Thistle. (still working on this)

For currency conversion, don't use "today", but "as of [year]". (fixed)
Dates don't end in "th". (fixed)
The rest area is not referenced. (still working on this)
The first reference is not formatted properly. (fixed)

I am placing the article on hold; there needs to be more about the settlement and community itself. Arsenikk ^(talk) 11:40, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I will try to address these this weekend. For the record, I didn't have a good source about thistle itself (most sources are about the landslide). However, I recently found one, and will use it to make the requested expansion. Dave (talk) 17:32, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK I have fixed the issues in the bulleted list. I finally found a source that may have some demographic information. I am reading that source now (it's a book, it will take a few days) and will update the article accordingly. Thanks for the review. Dave (talk) 06:09, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As long as things are progressing, don't worry about the few extra days. Arsenikk ^(talk) 07:53, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have added what I could from the book about the demographics, facilities, and info on the early settlers. The book dedicates a large section to interviewing the families who had to flee Thistle when the land slid, but unfortunately not much on the first immigrants. Dave (talk) 07:24, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% satisfied, but if this is all that is available in reliable sources, then the article can meet the good article criteria. I am passing the article, and trust you will add more information, should you ever come across it in the future. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:55, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review and feedback. I don't know if you noticed, but I also added a couple of paragraphs about the "pre-landslide" history of the area. I will add more as I find it.Dave (talk) 16:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]