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I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Typhoon Mike's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
From Typhoon Nina (1987): "Typhoon Nina bound for central Philippines". United Press International. November 23, 1987. – via Lexis Nexis (subscription required)
From Typhoon Ruby (1988): "Typhoon spawns twister in Philippines". United Press International. October 23, 1988. – via Lexis Nexis (subscription required)
From Typhoon Bess (1982): "International News". United Press International. August 2, 1982.
From Typhoon Irma (1981): "International News". United Press International. November 23, 1981.
From Typhoon Betty (1987): "Tropical Typhoon Hal Rakes Northern Philippines Killing Three". United Press International. August 12, 1987.
From Typhoon June (1984): "Tropical storm kills 7, injures 127". United Press International. August 29, 1984.
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:17, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline
(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)
Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
The article does not seem to have undergone any edit warring in the past year, according to a checkup of the past 100-odd revisions. Says the 21st century, "I'm 18 and I like it!" (talk) 07:25, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
Meteorological history, paragraph 3: "Land interaction took toll on the typhoon on November 12 as cloud tops temperatures surrounding the eye..." Is "cloud tops" supposed to be plural in that statement, as presented? Just want to make sure.
"Maximum storm alerts were raised in five islands of the central Philippines and lower warnings in the southern tip of Luzon island, where Manila is located, he said." Who said?
Just an old edit window c/p from a news article that never got axed. Re-wrote the entire sentence. YEPacificHurricane 07:05, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"Authorities advised coastal residences to move to higher ground" Isn't that supposed to be residents?
Caroline Islands: "Damage on Paula totaled $2 million..." I think that's supposed to be Palau, but I'm having trouble navigating the maze of citations and body text, so I'm posting it here.
Paragraph 2: "Eighty-eight ships sunk at the Cebu City harbor, the most ships ever sunk at the Cebu City harbor". Since we already know by the first half that this sentence is about what happened at Cebu City harbor, wouldn't it suffice to say "the harbor" in the second half?
Note 1: "Offshore, seventeen people, including six Americans, were rescued on an oil rig, but sixty-eight other workers were evacuated." Given the text surrounding this sentence, wouldn't it make more sense to say, "Offshore, seventeen people, including six Americans, were rescued on an oil rig, and sixty-eight workers were evacuated"?
Note 2: "Another ship called the Iligan Flores was missing off the coast of Mindanao but no reports about the fate of the passengers and crew." I think "...but no reports were made about the fate..." would be more grammatically correct.
Paragraph 1: "Philippines navy vessels being were utilized..." Oughtn't the "s" in "Philippines" to be dropped in this context? Also, the whole "being were..." thing.
I think you're right, and dropped "being". YEPacificHurricane 07:05, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Paragraph 2: "Typhoon Mike's damage to the infrastructure to Cebu..." Infrastructure to, or infrastructure of?
"Of" works better here probs. Switched. YEPacificHurricane 07:05, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, funny seeing this sentence after Typhoon Ike. You kinda did it wrong here. Irma redirects to 1966 PTS. Also, there's no mention of 1990 now. Is there any better way of wording that?? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:58, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly I re-added the year, and just left it as is.
"Forming from an area of persistent convection over the Caroline Islands, Mike was first designated on November 7, 1990 and moved generally westward' - infobox says 11/5. The MH says the 6th. Please fix (go with JMA formation date)
"Late on November 10, the typhoon reached its maximum intensity" - which was?
I have a longtime policy of avoiding the double agency thing so I'm gonna sit on this. YEPacificHurricane 20:36, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
OK, well I have a longtime policy of including the maximum sustained winds, especially the JMA's (since they are the RSMC, after all). So... ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:58, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
JMA wasn't even an RMSC then though. Out of NPOV, I've always written "X was upgraded to Y by Z" regardless if Z was the JTWC or JMA. Still, I sneaked in the JMA's peak intensity in there. YEPacificHurricane 15:51, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
To be fair, JMA became an RSMC in 1988 - [1] - thanks for adding though. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Typhoon Mike turned west-northwest, avoiding land interaction with Vietnam." - the track looks like it went northwest.
It went from WNW to NNW so clearing that up. YEPacificHurricane 20:36, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"After striking the Philippines, the typhoon brought widespread damage and was considered the worst typhoon to hit the country since Typhoon Ike in 1984." - technically, wouldn't the typhoon cause damage "while" striking the Philippines, and not "after"?
"At the time, Mike was the costliest tropical cyclone listed in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's database, and as of 2014, is the seventh costliest typhoon to strike the country since independence in 1947." - Why as of 2014? What about as of now?
At the time of me GANing this, that was the newest source available. I'll look into this later. YEPacificHurricane 20:36, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Rainfall peaked at 276.1 mm (10.87 in) at the port of Cebu City; this was the fourth highest total ever observed by a tropical cyclone in Cebu City while a storm surge of 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) was reported." - split off the surge bit into its own sentence
"A total of 630,885 homes were damaged and 222,026 houses were destroyed,[40] including 160 from a tornado" - for the tornado bit, was this the same tornado as mentioned in the previous paragraph? If so, move that bit up there.
"the storm was responsible for the lives of 68 individuals in the Central Vietnamese province of Nghệ Tĩnh. Many fishing boats also sunk" - did they die from the shipwrecks? If so, don't put that in as an afterthought.
"On November 28, the Republic of Palau was declared a disaster area." - anything else with that? Any rebuilding?
Not finding anything else with regards to this. Most Google Scholar results only passively mention the storm, and direct google search isn't any more helpful really. YEPacificHurricane 18:05, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos offered $3.6 million for victims of the typhoon.[54] However, she only ended up writing a check of $125,000 and even that check bounced." - I'm not sure that's necessary. It's odd, it's interesting, but ultimately, is it worth including just to shame her for check bouncing?
Considering that that she ended up contributing $0 instead of $3.6 million, I'd say yes. YEPacificHurricane 18:05, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
True, it's one of those odd bits of history, good call keeping it. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:58, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"The defense secretary ordered 150 tents to be lifted to five affected cities." - "lifted"?
"France loaned the country $36 million that was expected to be paid back within three decades." - odd question, but since we're only one year away from 3 decades passing, was there any update?
Much better! Great work what you've done already. I just have three other items that I think should be addressed, let me know if they're too arduous/burdensome. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:58, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]