Talk:Glyptotherium/GA1

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Reaper Eternal in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Reaper Eternal (talk · contribs) 19:22, 3 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:  
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:  
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:  
    B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:  
    C. It contains no original research:  
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:  
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:  
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):  
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:  
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:  
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:  
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:  


Hello, I'll be reviewing this article over the next week or so. While reviewing, I'll add comments and thoughts to this page. You can track overall progress using the above template. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:22, 3 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Lead section
  • Etymology in the first sentence is a bit much. You already go into detail in the article itself. What about "Glyptotherium (from Greek for "grooved or carved beast": γλυπτός "sculptured" and θηρίον "beast") is a..."
  • The sentence "The holotype (the specimen Osborn studied) included a nearly complete carapace, tail, or caudal, armor, and several additional postcranial elements that had been found in the Pliocene Blancan Beds in Llano Estacado, Texas, USA." needs a rewrite.
  • "Graviportal"? Can you use simpler terms in the lead section? Remember that non-biologists and people without technical backgrounds will read this article. Same with "osteoderms", although that one is more likely to be understood, and "hypsodont".
  • In general, the lead section needs to be a little bit simpler and easier to understand. Remember that you can go into all the nitty-gritty details in the body.
Prose
Sources
  • The sources are all to reputable journals—good work here!  Y
  • There is one major issue with the sources: The page ranges cited are too massive for verifiability. You can try utilizing a references list and then using {{sfn}}, {{harvnb}}, or similar for short citations indicating the pages for the individual claims.
Images
Other
  • Copyright spot checks revealed no close paraphrasing or plagiarism.  Y
  • Original research spot checks revealed only one very minor concern: The text "Another important find came in 1910..." claims that the find is "important", and, while I don't doubt that it is, the source does not back up this claim. It backs up everything else in the sentence. However, my inability to find the source for the importance part might simply be due to the missing individual page numbers as described above in the "Sources" section.

Will do prose review once these other issues are resolved. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:18, 7 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Augustios Paleo, are you still interested in this article? Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:49, 15 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Augustios Paleo, please let me know by December 1st when you will get to this. Otherwise, I will have to fail this due to a lack of response. Sorry. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:50, 20 November 2022 (UTC)Reply
The nominator has stated elsewhere that they're on an indefinite Wikibreak. Perhaps someone else wants to take over. FunkMonk (talk) 18:55, 22 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

Drive-by comment


Failed due to lack of response after being open for more than 3 months. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:09, 18 December 2022 (UTC)Reply