Talk:Banton, Romblon/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 18:48, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi! I will be taking this. Will take a few days to add all my comments. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 18:48, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Lead

• formerly Jones Formerly "known as"?
• fifth class municipality Any link or words to explain "fifth class"?
• Maghali group Link?
• No need to keep citations in the lead if we already mention them in the main text (as we should) and add their citations there.
• Can congressman and raffia palm be linked?

Etymology

 Done Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:03, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• Banton's name was derived Would be more proper to write The name "Banton" was derived
• Asi is linked thrice in this section. Link it once.
• some Asi language experts Can we have the names of one or some of them?

Early history

• 13th up to the 14th century AD This is a bit confusing. Did you mean 13th to 14th century AD?
• Link Southeast Asia, municipality, Spanish, Philippines
• some two kilometers Appears a bit vague and originally researched. Can we have an accurate estimate with a valid source, and a convert template?
• Moro raids which looted The wording could be clearer: Raids by the Moro, who looted
• and church Can the name be directly added?
• Fr. Agustin de San Pedro What is Fr.? Who is he?

Modern history

 Done Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:04, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• "civilian government" may be linked
• Link American, congressman
• one of 11 "the"?
• low-enthalpy Link?
• The study aims The study is three years old, so you mean "aimed"?
• delineated at the island "on" the island
• "National Museum" is a duplink and should be removed
• and Southeast Asia's oldest burial cloth Would read better if you simply say ikat.

Geography

• Banton lies in the in --> on
• Dos Hermanas Islands (Two Sisters) In which language is the name originally?
• few meters from Tabonan Beach More precision?
• The main settlement of Poblacion lies on the north-eastern portion of Banton Island. Source?
• 3,248 hectares, rises at 596 meters convert template
• Based on rock petrology, dormant volcano, volcanic arc links?
• What is a sitio?
• Link tropics
• Its proximity to the equator means that the temperature range is very small "means that" does not look so appropriate; could this be reworded?
• Dry and wet seasons may be too common to be linked
• Southwest monsoon or Habagat "locally known as" Habagat?
• Duplink in Climate: Sibuyan Sea

Demographics

 Done Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:08, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• Duplinks: Bantoanon language, Romblon, Tablas Island
• Source for the table data?
• Source for Majority of the island's population are devout Roman Catholics with a small percentage of Protestants, such as Seventh-day Adventists, Iglesia ni Cristo, and Jehovah's Witnesses?

Economy

 Done Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:08, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• Duplink: Asi
• Link cassava

Tourism

• Link coral (Beaches)
• Duplinks in Heritage sites: Romblon, Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino, Asi language
• Duplinks in Natural formations: National Museum, Sibuyan Sea, Tablas

Government

• Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 Difficult to understand.
• Duplinks: barangays, DILG

Transportation

• What is jeepney?
• reached in 5–6 hours Numbers below ten are typically put in words

Education

• the inhabitants putting a high value in having an education Could sound like original research

That should be all. Good luck! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 10:44, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

@Lawrence ruiz: Thanks for addressing the issues. I have marked the unresolved issues in bold for sections before "Tourism". And a problem here could be the limited coverage of the article after such a large portion has been deleted. Can something more be added to make up for it using credible sources? Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:13, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

@Sainsf: You're welcome. It's quite difficult to add more sources about the topic at hand because not much has been written about it, especially on aspects of history, economics, demographics and geography. I will have to look for non-online sources such as books and other publications. For the meantime, let me address some of your questions in the review:

• Sitio - a smaller community unit which is part of a village (also known as a barangay). This is the equivalent of hamlet in English
• Jeepney - a mini-bus made out of old World War II jeeps, a common mode of transportation in the Philippines

I will address the other concerns after the Holy Week here in the Philippines (from March 24 to 27). Thanks. — Lawrence Ruiz (talk) 10:15, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Lawrence ruiz, I see your difficulty. Expanding the article is not a GA criteria, so take your time with it. I will link these two terms in the article. And do enjoy the Holy Week; we in India have Holi for us! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 10:31, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

@Sainsf: I've already applied changes to the article based on your additional recommendations. Thanks! — Lawrence Ruiz (talk) 03:08, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Lawrence ruiz. But I see you added a paragraph on Climate without adding citations. Do not leave parts of the article unsourced, they may attract "citation needed" tags and challenge the verifiability. If you add the source for this, I would be pleased to promote the article. Great job! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 03:13, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Sainsf, I've already revised the portion on Banton's climate. Since Banton is part of Romblon, they have the same climate year round. Hence, I used the same references for Romblon in describing Banton's climate. — Lawrence Ruiz (talk) 04:36, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Very well. All the issues have been resolved. No copyvio detected, sources look good. I am pleased to promote this. Well done! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:38, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Sainsf for your thorough review and editing! This is an achievement for Banton, one of only two places in the Philippines with a Good Article in Wikipedia (the other being Manila). Hopefully, more places in the Philippines become Wikipedia Good Articles! — Lawrence Ruiz (talk) 05:04, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

@Lawrence ruiz: I feel happy for Philippines, I would love to see more GAs and FAs from this nation in the future. Cheers! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 06:36, 29 March 2016 (UTC)