Talk:Blagdon Lake/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 00:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I'll get to this shortly.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

• No DABs
• Connection errors on two external links.
  • I'm not seeing these.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • I can connect manually to all of these except the Western Daily press which requires a subscription. So add "|subscription=yes" to the cite template.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
      • It already says "via = British Newspaper Archive|subscription=yes" in the citation template.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
        • Oops, sorry, I didn't look at the citation to see if it was there, I was just using the link checker.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• Loink rotative beam pumping engine, suction tanks, trout rearing, sewer
  • rotative beam pumping engine -> Beam engine, not sure what to link "suction tank" to? trout linked, sewers -> Sanitary sewer.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Me neither, but I think that you could clarify it to say that the suction tanks of the pumping engines and that would be good enough.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:55, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Added.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
        • Move that bit to first mention in the lede.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
          • Done.— Rod ^talk 13:51, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• 8,456,000,000 litres (1.860×109 imp gal; 2.234×109 US gal) Add adj=on to the template to put it in its proper adjectival form.
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Not there, it's not adjectival the way that you phrased that sentence. I meant in the lede: The 8,456,000,000 litres (1.860×109 imp gal; 2.234×109 US gal) lake still provides The quantity describes the lake and acts like an adjective.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:55, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Sorry - now done.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• It is a hard water area which is susceptible to eutrophication with transient stratification in the summer. As a result, a research programme has been established to observe and measure the limnology of This is very jargony even though you've linked all the main terms. Can you rewrite this a little more simply while keeping the links for readers who want to investigate further?
  • I've tried to explain this.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Here's my attempt. Note that I'm not sure that an algal bloom is what actually happens, but it is a bit more familiar to the average reader than phytoplankton buildup. And how important is the stratification? "It is a [[hard water area]] with high mineral content that is vulnerable to [[eutrophication]] in the summer, that can cause [[algal bloom]]s, with transient [[Stratification (water)|water layers]]." Feel free to tweak this as you see fit.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
      • I've used your version. I'm not an expert in this but my reading of the source is that the layers (stratification) affects the build up - but could be removed.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
        • I don't know the science of algal blooms/phytoplankton buildup either, but I don't that I have strong feelings about the phrase either.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• works closely with its larger neighbour Chew Valley Lake what does this mean?
  • I've attempted to explain.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• and 3.25 ft (0.99 m) stroke add "with a" after "and".
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• 30 inches (76.2 cm) diameter pump bucket, 3.5 ft (1.07 m) strike adjectival form on both of these.
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• of a burts main fix the typo and link main.
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• gothic style meter house put a hyphen after gothic.
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• 212.7 hectares (526 acres), notified in 1971 what does notified mean? Created?
  • It is when the Secretary of State signs the document to designate it as a Site of Special Scientific Interest - not sure how to word that.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • I think that created works well enough.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Changed.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• In the ecology section you're using semi-colons instead of the full colons appropriate for the lists that follow.
  • Hopefully done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• The section should group the plants and animals together, so move the orchids to the end of the first paragraph and the mammals up with the birds and insects.
  • Done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• Be consistent about using title case in your bibliography.
  • Did you mean "Blagdon Lake Birds" in the ext links? If so done.— Rod ^talk 18:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Nope, Wilson, et al.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
    • OK Hopefully done now.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
• Images appropriately licensed.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:32, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
• Missed these earlier, link weir and spillway.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Linked.— Rod ^talk 13:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Make these last few changes and we'll be done.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)