Talk:Inland Feeder

Article Development

This article will provide new information on a major part of the (California) "State Water Project," which is already the subject of Wiki entries. However, this is my first Wikipedia article, sorry its so clumsy. I started it before realizing I could do a "trial" on my user page. (Lesson learned!) I am in the process of "fixing" the citations/references. Citations to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California may "read" as inappropriate references because they are online sources only. However, the MWD is a very large public water agency created by act of California Legislature. It is not a private company nor is this article for publicity purposes. I am in the process of adding secondary source citations, particularly from two published large-circulation newspapers: The Orange County Register and the Press-Enterprise. Thanks for your patience! Cynthisa (talk) 19:17, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Good start on the article. I've started working on this article and have a basic lead and outline developed. I'll be slowly piecing together the information into the sections. Little bit of a difficult project as many sources are from 2007/2008 when it was under construction, not very many reliable sources following the opening of the system. Even MWD sources are outdated. I have found a couple articles that support the system operating as of now, so I am writing under the assumption that construction has for the most part finished. Lvi56 (talk) 01:25, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

In the description of the East tunnel it says slight gradient of 18 feet per 100 linear feet. That doesn't sound slight to me? 83.217.165.85 (talk) 17:55, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Inland Feeder/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: NortyNort (Holla) 10:39, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

I will review.--NortyNort (Holla) 10:39, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Initial comments

• Coordinates in the infobox should have a "|name=" parameter in them so they are named right in geodatabases, i.e. {{nowrap|{{coord|33|40|57|N|117|02|03|W|name=Diamond Valley Lake}}}}
• The last two sentences in the construction section can be moved. The project being featured on TV shows can go into a "Popular culture" section and the award in the lead.
• Lead: How does the water get to the " local groundwater basins"? That should be explain in a "design" or "overview" section.
• Notes section should be renamed "References"

Close-paraphrasing/plagiarism

• Much of the lead in the prose is too closely paraphrased from http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/yourwater/supply/inlandfdr01.html*In
• A sample from the Arrowhead West Tunnel section:
  • Article states: "Much of the tunneling took place in water-bearing strata of metamorphic and granitic rock. The presence of water, coupled with the depth of the tunnel, up to 1,100 feet underground, forced the tunneling team to deal with water pressures in excess of 150 pounds per square inch. Additionally, the tunnel alignment crossed or traversed near several significant faults and shear zones, including branches of the San Andreas and Arrowhead Springs Faults. In these faulted areas, the massive blocks of rock were broken into fine debris that were treated with grout before tunneling could safely cross through these zones."
  • Source states: "Much of the tunneling has taken place in water-bearing strata of metamorphic and granitic rock. The presence of water, coupled with the depth of the tunnel, up to 1,100 feet underground, have forced the tunneling team to deal with water pressures in excess of 150 pounds per square inch. ... Additionally, the tunnel alignment has crossed or traversed near several significant faults and shear zones, including branches of the San Andreas and Arrowhead Springs Faults. In these faulted areas, the massive blocks of rock were broken into fine debris that were treated with grout before tunneling could safely cross through these zones."
• There is more copying and pasting in the Arrowhead West Tunnel section from the source. I also Google'd a sample from the Arrowhead East Tunnel section and from the Riverside Badlands Tunnel section which shows even more copy/pasting and close paraphrasing.

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): } b (focused): }

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

I am failing this article because it has serious paraphrasing and blatant copy/paste problems that are most likely a copyright violation and will require a significant amount of repair work. If they are fixed, you are welcome to re-nominate.--NortyNort (Holla) 11:28, 16 January 2011 (UTC)