Talk:Afternoon

Irish language part

This article states: 'The Irish language contains four different words to mark time intervals from late afternoon to nightfall.'. Isn't this rather unclear? I have looked online to try and find information on this and I can't find anything to back it up. It also says 'citation needed'. Doesn't a citation need sourcing for this? And if nothing can be found, wouldn't it be an idea to consider removing it? H.A.W.C 101 (talk) 16:48, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

About the picture

I tink that the picture is not enough representative about the afternoon, it more like evening. From wikipedia article evening : "The evening is the period in which the daylight is decreasing" The image is great though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.57.69.201 (talk) 11:02, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Good reading, but the article seems a bit cluttered because apparently too many editors have added an image of afternoon in their hometowns. I suggest removing some of the live action images and even replacing all with A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, like at German Wikipedia.– Gilliam (talk) 01:01, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Gilliam, that might not be a bad suggestion, but this is a rather old comment. I've changed the image from what it was when rewriting the page; the original one was something more like evening. Tezero (talk) 01:32, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

A ghost

! How on earth did a picture of a ghost make its way onto this page. 'Encyclopedic content must be verifiable' is being severely tried on this occasion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.4.45.115 (talk) 16:53, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Afternoon/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 14:08, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

I'll leave some initial comments this late afternoon (ho ho ho). ☠ Jaguar ☠ 14:08, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably 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:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Initial comments

Lead

• "Afternoon is the time of day between noon (12:00 pm) and evening" - this is going to sound like the dumbest question of all time, but when is evening? It says between noon (which is 12:00 pm) but should it say when evening is? (of course it changes depending on season, but so does sunrise) Actually forget it...
• The lead summarises human life well, so this meets the GA criteria

Terminology

• "The Irish language contains four different words to mark time intervals from late afternoon to nightfall" - tráthnóna, oíche and something else meaning "dark time" but I don't know how to spell it. I haven't spoke Gaelic since when I was a kid so I can't remember!

• The source doesn't say, actually. Do you know any more current Irish speakers that could weigh in on this? Tezero (talk) 19:59, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

• Maybe some people out of this category (professional level) but none of them seem very active. I could look into it but to be honest I'm not as good as I used to be... ☠ Jaguar ☠ 21:27, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

• "In Southern U.S. and Midland American English" - why isn't Midland American English linked as one?

• Good point; I think something like WP:OVERLINK says something about that. Tezero (talk) 19:59, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Effects on living organisms

• "In humans, body temperature is typically highest during the mid- to late afternoon" - mid-to late afternoon?

• The hyphen is attached to "mid-"; it's written this way because you'd say "mid-afternoon" and "late afternoon". Tezero (talk) 20:01, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

• "In Finland, accidents in the agriculture industry are most common in the afternoon, specifically Monday afternoons in September" - why is that?

• Doesn't say, but I suspect it has something to do with people being tired after lunch, as with most of these afternoon-related maladies. Tezero (talk) 20:01, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

References

The tool server is currently down so I had to check the references manually. They all seem to be functioning and I couldn't find any that seemed unreliable (not on this topic anyway). The citations are also in their correct places so this meets the GA criteria.

Close - promoted

Those points above were so minor that they are not worthy of putting this article on hold. You can address to them if you would like but in all honesty I think the article meets the GA criteria as it is. The prose is excellent and clear, the references are fine and the lead both summarises the article well and complies per WP:LEAD. I'm sceptical about quick-passing GANs from previous experiences but this article is as broad as it can be regarding a time of day! Well done Tezero. ☠ Jaguar ☠ 19:09, 10 October 2014 (UTC)