Talk:Ganoga Lake

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 2, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed
April 4, 2010	Peer review	Reviewed
April 10, 2010	Featured article candidate	Promoted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 16, 2010. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in the 19th century, Ganoga Lake (pictured) in Pennsylvania had a hotel, its own ice cutting company, and a branch railroad line to serve both?
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review

First inhabitants

- repeated link to Susquehanna River right after link in the last sentence of the previous paragraph. Dincher (talk) 20:40, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd just go with Lenape and drop the (or Delaware) Dincher (talk) 20:41, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- turnpike is a redirect to toll road Dincher (talk) 20:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Stage coach is apparently a compound word. It redirects to stagecoach. Dincher (talk) 20:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

R. B. Ricketts

- Third paragraph has a repeated link to Iroquoian languages. Dincher (talk) 20:49, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't know if Watercraft rowing is the best link for row boat. Perhaps Jon boat. That's not much better either. Dincher (talk) 20:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Historic American Building Survey should have an 's' at the end of building, it's a redirect. Dincher (talk) 20:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a redirect to Pennsylvania. Dincher (talk) 20:59, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- kayaks and wind surfers? perhaps kayakers and wind surfers. at it reads it sounds like the kayaks are a living thing. Dincher (talk) 21:01, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ecology

- Hardwood forest is a redirect to Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Dincher (talk) 21:06, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Black Gum is a redirect to Nyssa sylvatica Dincher (talk) 21:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Black Spruce is a redirect to Picea mariana Dincher (talk) 21:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Eastern Hemlock is a redirect to Tsuga canadensis Dincher (talk) 21:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Red Maple is a redirect to Acer rubrum Dincher (talk) 21:10, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Yellow Birch is a redirect to Betula alleghaniensis No idea why some trees main article is the english name and why others is the latin name. Dincher (talk) 21:10, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- all the fishies with two word names are redirects for example Brook Trout redirects to Brook trout first letter of the first word is capitalized, first letter of the second words is not. Dincher (talk) 21:14, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Total Maximum Daily Load is a redirect to Total maximum daily load Dincher (talk) 21:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Mallard Duck is a redirect to Mallard. Dincher (talk) 21:23, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is a redirect to Hemlock woolly adelgid Dincher (talk) 21:26, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Hoary Bat is a redirect to Hoary bat Dincher (talk) 21:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- White-tailed Deer is a redirect to White-tailed deer Dincher (talk) 21:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks great and was an interesting and fun read. Dincher (talk) 21:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks, I changed everything as you suggested with two exceptions. I linked rowboat to wiktionary, and I left Delaware in after Lenape as that was suggested at an FAC a while ago. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:00, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks for making the changes. I am not sure if there'd be a COI if I promoted it to GA or not. Dincher (talk) 18:03, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I understand and can wait, thanks again for your review. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 18:08, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:11, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've always wondered about this one: when saying "U.S. state of Pennsylvania", why is it considered important to link to "U.S. state" but not important to link to, or even mention, "United States".
- I've adopted this as a result of experiences in different FACs. For some reason linking to United States is sometimes considered WP:OVERLINKing, but linking to US state is not. Thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I would have though presenting the basics of the lake (size, length etc.) before the various ownerships would be more natural, but this is beyond a GA review.
- Most of the ownership is in the History section, but it seemed helpful to briefly identify William Reynolds Ricketts, as he is quoted on the lake's size and height. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
'American Revolutionary War' needs linking, so people who do not know when it is can look it up. Consider adding a year as well.
- Thanks for linking this, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
As 'circa' has been assimilated into the English language as a common word, it shouldn't be in italics. (not strictly a GA criteria)
- Switched to "about", thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not all the {{convert}}s are have the right number of digits, so I've forced some of them to one decimal.
- Thanks very much, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If you're going to use raw formatting for square meters, use <sup>2</sup>, not the symbol ². (not strictly a GA criteria)
- Not sure why that did not use the convert template, thanks for the fix. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
To convert delta temperatures, use {{convert|12|F-change}}
- I did not know that - thanks very much! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I always find that placing the {{commonscat}} box in a two-column reference area uses a lot of space, because it takes up the space of almost a full column. Perhaps move it somewhere else?
- There is a space for it in the Geobox, so I moved it there. Thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations with a good article. Interesting article about a lake I would otherwise never had heard of. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:11, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for your edits and review, I will address the individual points today. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 12:24, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

All replied to, thanks yet again. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:16, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additions after FAC

I got Tomasak's Biography of Colonel R Bruce Ricketts and have added about 5 kB to the article based on that - diff. I plan to ask the FAC and PR reviewers to take a second look at the article and make sure it still reads smoothly and clearly, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 16:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The additions are good and the article is still wonderful. Dincher (talk) 17:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking it out (again), Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 18:12, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Commonscat

<moved from user talk Docu> Thanks for your edit to Ganoga Lake - it already had {{Commonscat}} in the Geobox, so I think it should only have one - do you have a preference? Thanks again, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:34, 2 July 2010 (UTC) </moved>[reply]

Hi, I wasn't aware of the geobox feature and most user would probably expect it with the external links. If you prefer, you could use {{commonscat-inline}} -- 签名 _sig at 11:56, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed it from the Geobox. Thanks! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 12:29, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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