Talk:Dracophyllum traversii/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Choice article bro' - will take a wee look and jot some notes, make striaghtforward copyedits and please revert if I inadvertently change the meaning....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

• Meld lead into 2-3 paras Done

• Common names not in italics - also style-wise best to do common name (scientific name)

Even when there are several common names?

Well...just choose one or put scientific name last. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:01, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

This isn't really necessary is it? Banksia cuneata doesn't do this for example. Same with Banksia dentata and Banksia coccinea.

Ah yeah, I should have clarified. You can just leave out common names altogether yes. I often stick them in as you otherwise get a whole string of bluelinks....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:44, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

• Avoid abbreviations such as "don't" and "it's" Done

• yards!? - feet/inches for imperial units. Done

• It grows through a large vertical region, from sea level up to 1,768 m (1,934 yd) on 3–75 degrees steep gradients - Err...was source this precise? Usually if a round figure is given, convert to a round figure. So 10,000 ft is better converted to 3,000 m, not 3048 m. Need to get a sense from the source about the "best" intended accuracy. E.g. like this or this

Source said: "Dracophyllum traversii occurs on gentle to steep (3–75�) slopes from almost sea level to 1768-m elevation."

• As was the position of Anthony Peter Druce, who first merged the two species in an unpublished check-list in 1980. - this is not a sentence as main clause has no verb... Done

• link subalpine, canopy, gradient, candelabra, habit, synonym Done

• Don't link New Zealand. Linking localities such as Otago and Fiordland more important

• W. R. B. Oliver is Walter Oliver - link in lead and body of article Done

• Why does it die in cultivation - fungal/rootrot?

NZPCN just says it persists for a few months before dying

Well put in a time frame. I guess it is rootrot, just snooping around online....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:29, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Ok I put in a time frame. Dracophyllum 05:54, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

• Ref authors should all be "Surname, first name" format.also need to fill out the 1952 Oliver ref - journal etc Done

Looks pretty good - the above stuff is all pretty mundane and straightforward. BTW/FWIW I generally try to give anything I review as big a shove as possible towards eventual FAC... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:25, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

@Casliber: I've adressed you comments so far - thanks for doing this review! :) Dracophyllum 01:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

• Copyvio is clear

1. Well written?:

Prose quality:

Manual of Style compliance:

2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:

References to sources:

Citations to reliable sources, where required:

No original research:

3. Broad in coverage?:

Major aspects:

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4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:

Fair representation without bias:

5. Reasonably stable?

No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:

Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

Overall:

Pass or Fail: the last minor things are not deal-breakers so we're over the line....nice readCas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review cas :) Dracophyllum 06:18, 3 August 2021 (UTC)