Talk:Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)

A fact from Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 March 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Harveys Lake, the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by volume, was discovered by accident?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania).

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Review: January 21, 2016. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This review is transcluded from Talk:Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Will211 (talk · contribs) 22:58, 20 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

Well written

the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct

it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation

Change the link that says streamboat to steamboat.-Done

Fix sentence As was expected of them.-Done

Fix any other minor errors, such as needed commas or badly worded sentences.-Done

Verifiable with no original research

it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline

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

it contains no original research

it contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism

Broad in its coverage

it addresses the main aspects of the topic

it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail

Neutral

it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each

Stable

it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute

It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate

images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content

images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions

Final Thoughts

As seen above, the article meets GA Criteria. Only thoughts are try to limit staccato (short) sentences (such as sentences with only 4-6 words), if possible. This creates smoother reading for the reader.

Also, I've made a few changes to the article (such as rewording sentences, etc.). Now the article looks good to go!

Overall

Article meets GA Guidelines

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