Talk:Broken Top

Some comments on the article

Ceranthor asked for commentary on the article on the talk page, so I shall give; partial review only since it's the holidays:

• The article says that the mountain is 9,177 feet high, but this source says it's 9,175 and the source in the article approximates it at 2,800 metres. I know that the height of mountains is not generally an exact thing.

Do you want me to add a footnote clarifying disagreement on the exact elevation? Unsure what you're suggesting.

• Might be perhaps a personal preference, but wildfires aren't exactly uncommon and giving recent ones such detailed description may be a little undue.

It's only three sentences; is that really too detailed?

• I think the {{convert}} template could be told to not convert km3 into such exact measures of mi3.

Will fix that.

• The Tumalo paragraph does cite a source which does not mention Vesuvius, which is still mentioned in the paragraph.

Will fix that.

• On the positive aspects, it seems the article has sound prose (although I have never been very good at it, so take with a pinch of salt).

Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:14, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Replied to your initial comments. ceranthor 19:51, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

The ones that I said I'd fix have been addressed, I think. ceranthor 19:57, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: Realized I hadn't pinged you; sorry for that. ceranthor 22:15, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Honestly, I am not certain what to do about the elevation information. When I write on Andean volcanoes I often see several different heights and no clue as to which is more reliable - thus I write it out as "X or Y high". USAmerican volcanoes are usually much better documented so there may be a source that carries more weight than others, but I wouldn't know. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:22, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Ah, I see your point. I think that Hildreth, coming from the United States Geological Survey, would be more reliable than a website, which AFAIK I avoid because it doesn't seem like a totally reliable source. That being said, I can definitely add a footnote to clarify that there is some disagreement about the elevation. ceranthor 22:30, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

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GA Review

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

Reviewer: Freikorp (talk · contribs) 09:15, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   "Bend and Crook Glaciers are the two named glaciers on the peak" - this strikes me as awkward, would it be better as "There are two named glaciers on the peak, Bend and Crook Glacier"? Up to you though.

   "making it the second-largest wilderness area in Oregon" - it would be interesting to know what the first is. Can you add it onto the end of this sentence?

   Rhyodacite is wikilinked, though not at its first mention. Rhyolite could use a wikilink at its first mention too.

   "overlapping with eruptions at North Sister" - what is North Sister? Same issue with South Sister later on

   "Edward Taylor's analysis determined" - when did this happen?

   Memorial Day is wikilinked twice

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   Some of your retireval dates are more than 10 years old. It's definitely not a fail point, but I'd update them.

   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: Looks really good. Placing on hold until minor issues are addressed. Freikorp (talk) 11:30, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@Freikorp: I think your comments have all been addressed! Thanks for the review! ceranthor 16:54, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Looks great. Happy to pass now. Congrats. Freikorp (talk) 01:51, 31 May 2018 (UTC)