Talk:Eriophorum angustifolium/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 13:35, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Exceptionally clearly written. Perhaps "sexual reproduction occurs via pollination, specifically via anemophily (wind-pollination)" could be more elegantly put, but it's not a GA matter. (done) Surprised to hear it can grow in alkaline soil: why then must it have acidic soil for cultivation - are there different varieties? (minor point, not an obstacle to being a 'decent' article per guidelines.)
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	lead: ok; layout: ok; weasel: ok; fiction: n/a; lists: n/a
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	ok
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	ok
	2c. it contains no original research.	No sign of it
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Informative with a comprehensive feel to it.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	No sign of wandering
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	No sign of bias
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Article was greatly extended in March, has been polished since then.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	All images from Commons, properly licensed
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Fine and well-chosen images, elegantly arranged. I wonder whether the right-hand 'Habitus' image should not be captioned to say it is in (a moorland area of) Sweden but I guess that's readily discoverable. Just learnt the Swedish name is 'ängsull' ('meadow wool'), while the Danish 'kæruld' means 'marsh wool'.
	7. Overall assessment.	A very nice article. It's a minor mystery how a plant that tolerates calcareous peat can demand acid soil in gardens, but it's well-documented so a mystery it will have to remain.