Talk:Russ Island/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 18:23, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

• Lead needs expansion; for a GA of an article this length, it'll probably need a full paragraph

Took a crack at it, I don't know if this is stunningly eloquent but it seems pretty good to me. jp×g 02:06, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• Not sure that the coordinates need to be given inline in the prose

Many people are saying this. Removed. jp×g 02:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• "An official 1876 map of Napa County shows many islands of the Napa River in their present locations, albeit divided by levees and sloughs along different boundaries than they would later come to have" - a bit concerned by the source here; a 1876 map won't support the claims about modern locations/boundaries

Added supplementary cites. jp×g 02:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• "By 1902, a United States Geological Survey map shows Russ Island as one mostly contiguous island, but covered in marsh and crossed by numerous sloughs; by 1916, USGS maps show it as being almost fully surrounded by levees. On the 1916 survey, as well as a 1942 survey, it is mislabeled as nearby "Knight Island"; however, by 1949 the error was corrected, and it is shown as "Russ Island" in all maps thereafter." - citation needed

Gottem. jp×g 01:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• "was not "traveled by any through country or State road";[12] city engineer of nearby Vallejo proposed to build a highway through the" - missing a word?

Indeed. jp×g 02:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

• "dike the islands to develop them into salt ponds" - Salt pond is a dab page; recommend piped linking to Salt evaporation pond.

Gottem. jp×g 02:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Placing on hold, Hog Farm _Talk 18:37, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

I can't believe that you reviewed one of my GA nominations, and it wasn't the one with the hog farm proposal. I guess maybe that would be a COI. Oh well! Let's get down to brass tacks. jp×g 01:48, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: Okay, I got down to brass tacks. Let me know what you think. jp×g 02:06, 16 January 2022 (UTC)