Talk:Fossa (animal)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 14:02, 7 June 2010 (UTC) Hi, I am reviewing this article and have entered some comments below. (I may add more as I read through it again.) I hope you don't mind my minor copy edits.

Thanks for taking up the review. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

• The article has some links needing disambiguation:[1]
  • Taken care of. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
• There seem to be some common words linked, like"fish", "birds" "insects", "fowl etc. Should they be delinked per WP:Overlinking?
  • Removed a couple of those. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Description

• Too many short paragraphs.
• There are a couple of paragraphs in the middle that compare the Fossa with other families. Then the section returns to description of the Fossa again. Could these comparison paras be put together and placed under a sub heading (as the section is rather a long read, somewhat disjointed without subheadings)?

  I've started to clean this section up by joining two of the paragraphs and by following your second suggestion. The rest of the paragraphs seem to be fairly focused. I also can't think of any other subheadings. I'm open to suggestions, though. – VisionHolder « talk » 16:56, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Behavior

• "The animal generally does not reuse sleeping sites, but females with young do return to the same place." - does this imply that they carry their young with them, so that returning to the young is not the reason they return to the same place. Below (under "Breeding"), a "den" is mentioned. Should "den" be used here also, for continuity?
  • Used "den". The source didn't say that females carry their young. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
• and a call of fear, consisting of "repeated loud, coarse inhalations and gasps of breath. - needs a close quote
  • Closed quote. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Breeding

• This section has many short paras, making for choppy flow.

  Related paragraphs have been joined. – VisionHolder « talk » 16:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Human interactions

• Is there evidence that it sometimes preys on humans?
  • None that I can think of. It seems unlikely; it's too small for that. Ucucha 16:31, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

    Ucucha's fast! He was one step ahead of me on several edits, so I just let him handle it. Anyway, none of the sources report attacks on humans—only that the Malagasy sometimes believe that they do. I'm sure it's possible that small children could be taken (since it hunts the largest living lemurs), but I have no source for that. – VisionHolder « talk » 16:34, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

All is addressed. Article passes. Xtzou (Talk) 12:07, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality: Well written

   B. MoS compliance: Complies with required elements of MOS

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources: Reliable sources

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects: Sets the context

   B. Focused: Remains focused on the topic

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

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: Great illustrations!

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: Pass!

Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 12:07, 8 June 2010 (UTC)