Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Banksia sceptrum/archive1
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The article was promoted by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 08:58, 15 July 2017 [1].
Banksia sceptrum[edit]
This article is about yet another banksia (I try to spread these out!), and would be the 30th article to be nominated to the FAC process. I think it is the equal of others. Have at it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:47, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
Images are appropriately licensed. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:43, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
Source review[edit]
Amazing sources. Earwig has no issues with it either. The text cited have the information appropriately mentioned in the citation. I support the article to get a shiny star. Adityavagarwal (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
- thanks for the review/support. I am not sure what you mean by the third sentence. Did you do a spot check of sources? (generally a person does not support on source review alone but thanks anyway!) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:57, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah, I spot checked a bunch of them. The citations correctly have the information present in the article. Also, the prose is written very well, so a net support. Adityavagarwal (talk) 02:26, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
- thanks for the review/support. I am not sure what you mean by the third sentence. Did you do a spot check of sources? (generally a person does not support on source review alone but thanks anyway!) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:57, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
Comments Support from JennyOz[edit]
- tesselated - double L
- and 1–3 cm (3⁄8–1 1⁄8 in) cm wide. - remove 2nd cm
- and 8–10 cm (3 1⁄4–4 in) cm wide, - remove 2nd cm
- measures 0.2 cm (1⁄8 in) long. [2] - space before ref
- The species name sceptrum "sceptre" referring to the prominent flower spikes. - refers?
- 1775 as Banksia J.R.Forst & G.Forst, - missing by?
- Alex George - wlink?
- muricate - wikt link?
- Are the 2 diff links for style intentional? Ditto for dieback?
Thanks JennyOz (talk) 21:07, 2 July 2017 (UTC) signing happy support JennyOz (talk) 10:11, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
Support Sterling quality! Now even the prose is flawless! Parcly Taxel 03:57, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
Comments by Wehwalt[edit]
Interesting, though I won't claim to have understood all the technical bits. Just a few items:
- Input from neophytes is always good. Regarding this, I find it more natural without the pronoun. but it really bugs everyone else who reads my prose... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:55, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
- "It is killed by fire and regenerates by seed. The woody follicles open with fire." It strikes me that these two short sentences can profitably be combined.
- "old spikes bearing follicles" should spikes be spike?
- "Known as cotyledons, the first pair of leaves produced by seedlings are obovate and measure 1.4–1.5 cm (1⁄2–5⁄8 in) long by 1.2 cm (1⁄2 in) wide. " consider moving the introductory phrase to after "seedlings".
- "Their upper leaf margin of the wedge is crinkled." Should their be the?
- "Swiss botanist Carl Meissner described Banksia sceptrum in 1855, based on a specimen having been collected by James Drummond north of the Hutt River sometime during 1850 or 1851. " I would cut "having been"
- "The follicles on the old flower spikes remaining closed until burnt by fire, after which they open and release the seed." Remaining should probably be remain
Support on prose per my standard disclaimer. As always, feel free to revert my copyediting, but as usual, I found little to do. These are my edits. - Dank (push to talk) 23:37, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
Support and comments from Jim[edit]
Just a couple of comments
- Tessellated, emarginated and petioles, unlinked and unexplained are asking a lot of the average readers
- similarly, I'm not convinced that Anthesis and obovate are better than "opening" and "egg-shaped"
Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
- Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ian Rose (talk) 08:58, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
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