Talk:Ring-tailed lemur/GA1

GA Review

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

• Some problems below.

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

• Yes

2. It is broad in its coverage.

• Yes

2. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

• Yes

2. It is stable.

• Yes

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

• Some problems below.

2. Overall:

• Hold

The article is very nearly GA. I made some edits myself. Just a few items remain to be fixed:

• All images used are on Commons but the selection in this article is wanting. Can anyone find a usable photo showing this species' eyeshine?
  • Use images without "credit" annotations.
  • Use an image in the infobox that show this species' distinctive feature, its ringed tail.
    • An image cropped from Image:Lemur walking.jpg would be good. --Una Smith (talk) 14:10, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

• In the lead final paragraph, mention the zoos and other facilities (including Duke Lemur Center and Berenty Reserve) most involved in conserving this species.

• The taxonomy section is confusing, in that it mentions lemurs are included with tarsiers among prosimians but does not mention that tarsiers are excluded from Strepsirrhini. Furthermore, the above are tangents. Delete these and other tangents. Just say this species is in the genus Lemur, and explain the major circumscriptions of Lemur. Avoid the temptation to treat a new taxonomy as a "true at last" taxonomy.

• twenty-five to twenty-seven black and white transverse stripes and always begins with a white stripe and ends with a black one are contradictory. The second quote requires that there be an even number of rings, half white, half black. Correct this paragraph.

Once these are done, please ping my talk page. --Una Smith (talk) 13:58, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

The requested changes have been made to the best of my ability. The changes are as follows:

1. Image credit annotations removed by uploading new versions of the files.
2. Taxobox image was replaced per your suggestion.
3. Lead final paragraph mentions facilities involved in its conservation.
4. Taxonomy section completely re-written both per your suggestion, plus to conform with WikiProject Primates Article format
5. New subsection on tail included, along with a clarrification about the stripes.

I do not know of any images showing the reflective nature of their tapetum lucidum, and I don't feel it should be a requirement since all lemurs have it. (Consequently, we'd need a photo showing it for every lemur species.) However, I will try to find a photo showing a lemur's reflective eyes for the Lemur or Strepsirrhini page.

I have also added a photo of a Ring-tailed Lemur handstand for scent-marking. Hopefully, that will enrich the visual content of the page sufficiently.

- Visionholder (talk) 21:43, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Is good. PASS Congratulations. --Una Smith (talk) 02:03, 15 September 2008 (UTC)