Talk:Gemmi Fault

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 01:12, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Gemmi Fault is a geological fault in Switzerland that was active in the last 10,000 years?

Comment: Using the "last 10,000 years" definition of Holocene. Don't have time for QPQ right now, I'll do upon review I think.

Created by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 15:13, 28 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New article, size good, well referenced. No issues. But I think the hook just falls flat (and doesn't flow well with the double "fault"). I have gone through the article looking for anything better and there is not that much. I do have one proposal:

ALT1 ... that the last activity of the Gemmi geological fault in Switzerland was partially determined with luminescence dating?

Jo-Jo Eumerus, OK with ALT1? and still need QPQ. MB 05:03, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MB: QPQ is here. Regarding ALT1 I think it's actually less interesting than the original. Faults that demonstrably moved in the last 10,000 years are rare in Central Europe. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:10, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That may be true and obvious to a seismologist, but I don't think the hook as written will mean much to the average reader. It would be better if the hook talked about the rarity as you explained it above - but that is not in, and is outside the scope of, the article. I think "luminescence dating" adds something to the hook that sounds interesting. Approving with both hooks; the promoter can pick. Both are properly cited at the sentence. AGFing that they are in the paywalled sources.

MB 22:56, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping I could find sources discussing these two aspects, but I didn't find anything. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:45, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A fact from Gemmi Fault appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 September 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Gemmi Fault is a geological fault in Switzerland that was active in the last 10,000 years?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gemmi Fault.

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Questionable source

This one is drawing a connection between 19th century earthquakes and this fault. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]