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The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted by Karanacs 18:52, 20 September 2011 [1].

Hurricane Igor[edit]

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Nominator(s): Cyclonebiskit (talk) 18:35, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Igor is regarded as the most destructive tropical cyclone to ever strike Newfoundland, causing roughly $200 million in damage. I can't think of anything catchy to put into this nomination but I do believe the article is ready for FAC. I've done thorough research on it over the past 11 months so content wise it should be up to date. As always, all thoughts and comments are welcome and encouraged. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 18:35, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are you planning to transclude this nom? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:18, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure it was an honest mistake. Transcluded for him, was easy enough to fix. Juliancolton (talk) 19:29, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Administrative note - Cyclonebiskit is going to be busy over the next few days preparing for Hurricane Irene. In his absence myself and other project members will keep an eye on this FAC.Jason Rees (talk) 23:50, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Storm's over and I can pay attention to what's going on here, thanks for taking over JR. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:49, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Source review - spotchecks not done. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:48, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • FN 1, 39: page(s)?
  • Newspaper names should be italicized
  • Notes should go before citations
  • FN 39: Government of Canada should not be italicized
  • Don't repeat cited sources in External links. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:48, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • The few repeated links are there for convenience. The first two links (Advisory Archive and Tropical Cyclone Report) are in every hurricane article. The repeated government paper is also for convenience and it would look rather strange just having the second one there by itself. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:52, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Copyscape searches have revealed duplicate text on this webpage.[2] Graham Colm (talk) 21:03, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • CB says that source has copy and pasted bits from this article and not the other way around, as he wrote the majority of the article before March 18.Jason Rees (talk) 23:50, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • That's what I suspected. It's the dates that are critical. Thanks for following this up. Graham Colm (talk) 05:53, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - The first thing I noticed right off the bat that there is nothing mentioned about the record its size set. Wasn't Igor the largest Atlantic hurricane since reliable record-keeping commenced in terms of gale diameter? ★ Auree talk 03:49, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    • I think there was a problem finding a proper citation for that and im not sure it is correct since CB had so many problems interpreting the data.Jason Rees (talk) 15:32, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yea, there was no reliable source to cite this "record" so I left it out of the article. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:52, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        • Ah, that's a shame. It was one of the things that made Igor stand out, other than the destruction in New Foundland. ★ Auree talk 23:48, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article needs a good copyedit. There are a few spelling and grammar mistakes (not minor ones, but ones that actually stand). After this, I'll be willing to give a more in-depth review. ★ Auree talk 23:48, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • All in all it was a good read. The majority of the things below are minor textual things. Only two things may require a bit of time to research (the status on the 92 foot wave, and any more information on what the flood actually did). I'll be happy to support once this is done.
    • "it developed into a tropical depression on September 8 and a tropical storm shortly thereafter." - technically that isn't quite right. It developed into a tropical depression, sure, but a TD doesn't develop into a TS
    • "completing this phase within hours of striking southern Newfoundland" - was that before or after it hit Newfoundland? The wording could imply either.
    • You should have a note somewhere that indicates that the damage is 2010 USD.
    • The meteorological history reads really well, nice work.
    • "Although several hundred miles from the Leeward Islands, Igor produced large swells, averaging 9 to 13 ft (2.7 to 4.0 m) in height, in the region between September 16 and 21" - there are a few too many causes. I think the "in the region" part is redundant
    • Any reports on impact in Haiti? The current wording leaves me wanting to know more.
    • "The Bermudan government..." - the demonym of Bermuda is "Bermudian", per its article.
    • "sustained winds reached 91 mph (146 km/h) and gusts to 117 mph (188 km/h)" - that doesn't feel right grammatically
    • "A handful of emergency rescues had to be made" - what if my hand is bigger than yours? (the wording doesn't feel right)
    • "Along the New Jersey coastline, waves averaging between 6 and 9 ft (1.8 and 2.7 m) and dangerous rip currents affected the coastline" - the sentence is very front-heavy
    • Any reason for no hurricane warning in Canada?
    • "Throughout much of eastern Newfoundland, Hurricane Igor produced torrential rainfall, estimated over 10 in (250 mm) in Bonavista, resulting in widespread flooding" - there is one comma clause too many. Try reorganizing a bit
    • Any impact in Canada outside of Newfoundland? The HPC indicates 4mm in Nova Scotia
    • Also, the current wording indicates Igor is the 3rd wettest in Newfoundland, but the source says it's the 3rd wettest in all of Canada. That should be changed, since that's much more impressive.
    • Is there a reason the rainfall map indicates that Igor did not make landfall in Newfoundland?
    • Any update on that 92 foot wave?
    • "an estimated 5,000 trees were felled" - "were felled"? Weird :/
    • Is there any more information on what the storm flooding actually did? It feels a bit lacking in depth.
    • "In an email sent on September 21" - that should probably indicate 2010.

♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:45, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    • Quick note on the 92 foot wave: there has been no update on whether or not it was verified as of yet. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:40, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Re: the "felled" thing, I don't think that word should be used at all. It's mostly a forestry term used when a specimen was cut down for timber or clearing, not for natural downings. Juliancolton (talk) 19:06, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


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