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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:31, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Review for "Rip Tide" page additions

Hi Gracehall27 - good job editing the Wikipedia page on rip tides! You've made some great improvements to this page. What follows is a review by an external reviewer who based their comments on the version of your page that's available at this link.

Reviewer Comments:

What is a Rip Tide

• This section provides a useful overview of the differences between ebb and flood tides. However, I encourage the author to also include the definition provided on the old version of the Wikipedia page after the first sentence, because it provides a more specific definition for a riptide. The additional information on ebb and flow tides can then be included after this definition.
  • The definition on the old version of the Wikipedia page is: “A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong, offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas. The riptides become the strongest where the flow is constricted. When there is a falling or ebbing tide, the outflow water is strongly flowing through an inlet toward the sea, especially once stabilized by jetties.[1]”
• I would encourage the author to combine the two sections “What is a riptide?” and “When does a riptide occur?” into one section called “What is a riptide?” because the definition of a riptide describes when it occurs (where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide).

What is the difference between Rip Tides, Rip Currents, and Undertows?

• I would suggest rephrasing the first two sentences of this section to “There is often a common misconception between riptides and rip currents.” And then proceed with the definition for a rip current.
  • I also suggest linking the Wikipedia definition for “rip current” within the sentence so the reader can easily access its definition.
• For the sentence “Rip tides are predictable and studied by costal scientist”, the last two words should be corrected to "coastal scientists".
• Link the Wikipedia page for “undertow” into this sentence so the reader can easily access its definition: “Although undertows are not commonly discussed, they are arguably the most dangerous of the three because undertows pull people to the bottom of the ocean.”

Gallery/Images

• This image is a useful addition to the page especially since it is a common sign posted at beaches.

References

• A more specific reference than Web Archive could be provided for the definition of a rip current in section 3. The following reference could be used instead:
  • Jamie H. MacMahan, Ed B. Thornton, Ad J.H.M. Reniers, 2006, Rip current review, Coastal Engineering, Volume 53, Issues 2–3,Pages 191-208, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.10.009. (Link to article: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378383905001353)

I hope the above is helpful as you wrap up your edits on your Wikipedia page! If you have any questions about this review, please let me know and I'll help you contact the reviewer. JoGDelta (talk) 22:09, 30 November 2020 (UTC)