Norobello

At this point, we are in our fourth week and read for peer review of the article you have written in your sandbox. By next week, you should be able to move it over to Wikipedia proper. If you do not know how to do that, please retake the training from Week Three. Natala Orobello

New article topic selection

I note that you are listed as the instructor for WP:Wiki Ed/FSW State College/ENC 1102 (Fall 2016). As part of this course, one of your students (Gabriel Gonzalez19) created Issues of the Evolution v.s. Creation Debate. I haven't had a chance to review the rest of your students' creations, but I would recommend that you instruct your students to research whether their selected topic is already covered at Wikipedia. In this case, we already have an extensive article on the Creation–evolution controversy; a second article on the topic is neither necessary nor desirable. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 17:43, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Coral bleaching / Sydneyt512

Hi Sydneyt512, Hi Norobello,

I just saw that you picked "coral bleaching" as your Wikipedia project. (My name is Satu Katja, I mostly write in the German Wikipedia.)

The coral bleaching article in the English WP is dismal. I am so glad you picked it for your project!

I did some research: The recent and humongous bleaching events on the Australian Great Barrier Reef point very strongly towards climate change & global warming as main culprit. Some of the worst bleaching on the GBR occurred in the remote northern sector of Cape York peninsula - an area with no industry, limited tourism, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_Peninsula http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38127320

Personally, I have seen really bad bleaching in the Maldives, too. No industry, no sunscreen, no nothing. Just tons of dead coral.

I asked the Australian Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef for help. They replied: "you are correct with regard to (a) the Wikipedia article needing improvement; and (b) the need for competent scientific input. Try gbrmpa.gov.au and CORALWATCH."

"Coral Watch" seems a great resource.

P.S. improving this article is quite a task, which is why I am so glad, you are here. Reason: There was a lot more controversy as to the underlying reasons of coral bleaching a few years ago - until the recent massive bleaching events. The only upside to these events really is that after corals bleaching over a stretch of a thousand kilometers (Great Barrier Reef northern and central section ≈ 700 US miles.)there is not much evidence pointing towards any other reason than higher water temperatures caused … well, by climate change.

Here's a good "coral bleaching 101" intro: http://www.coralwatch.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=9e94823d-66b4-44d8-87b0-7b3de64cca7e&groupId=10136

best from Berlin, Satu Katja (talk) 10:50, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

I am really looking forward to your changes! Great stuff! -- Satu Katja (talk) 22:39, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Abell3

Please see this thread on my talk page. How could you possibly allow one of your students to write a new article on this topic? — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:50, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Coral Bleaching - Sydneyt512

Hi Norobello, are you and Sydneyt512 moving the coral bleaching article to the main WP? The text is good and concise, it would be a pity if weren't moved. --Satu Katja (talk) 12:09, 6 May 2017 (UTC)