Talk:Coal ball/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sp33dyphil (talk • contribs • count) 01:40, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Coal balls, despite their name, are calcium-rich masses of permineralised life forms, generally having a round shape. ~~Coal balls are not made of coal, despite the name.~~"
Done →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
why is period capitalised?
Not done Like the other geologic time scales, you would say "Permian Period", or "Carboniferous Period" in this case. →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"exceptionally well" an adverb describing an adverb? I suggest "They ~~can preserve~~ are exceptional at preserving organic matter ~~exceptionally well~~"
Done →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"~~, and the~~ initial research on coal balls was carried out in Europe, and it was not until 1922 that coal balls were discovered and identified in North America ~~in 1922~~"
Done →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"coal seams" --> "coal mines"?
Not done The coal seam (currently a redirect) has much potential to become an article. They are related to coal mining, but I believe it can stand as an article by itself. Besides that, the sources unanimously state "coal seam". →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"and European scientists did much of the early work on these objects ~~was done by European scientists~~"
Done →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"formed in situ, where organic matter are gently accumulated" or "~~that is,~~ organic matter gently"
Done →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note I always imagined that GA reviews would involve usage of the support symbol. I seem to have been wrong. →Σ τ c. 07:00, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment: GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

End note

I'm happy with the article, which is very worthy of GA status. I'd love to see this get the Star. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 23:57, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]