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Better media from Clipperton
[edit]I've reached out to a ham radio DX-pedition that is planning on going to Clipperton and they've agreed to release a few photos and possibly a short video under a CC license so that'll be a nice new addition to the article. If for whatever reason anyone knows of someone going here please let us know and ask them to take some images for us. Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 01:37, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Praseodymium-141 (talk · contribs) 17:52, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
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After skimming through the article, it seems like this is in a good condition. I'll try and review this as quick as possible. 141Pr {contribs} 17:52, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
- It is reasonably well written.
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a. (reference section):
- b. (citations to reliable sources):
- c. (OR):
- d. (copyvio and plagiarism):
- Checked Earwig's copyvio detector. Doesn't seem to be plagiarism. 141Pr {contribs} 07:40, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
- a. (reference section):
- It is broad in its coverage.
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- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
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- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- A few reverts but nothing like an edit war.
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- It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
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Sorry for the delay, I was just about to finish the previous GA nomination. I'll try to post some comments today. 141Pr {contribs} 07:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
- No rush, it's all good, I'm just grateful that you're giving us feedback. Take your time it's all good. Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 07:56, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Comments
[edit]To start:
- Clipperton Island is the only French possession in the North Pacific. - not sure, but I think only French-owned territory in ... sounds better.
- Changed to "only French territory" "-owned" sounds off to my ear. — Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, that's fine. 141Pr {contribs} 11:00, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Changed to "only French territory" "-owned" sounds off to my ear. — Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Explain interconnectivity and stepping stone in the interconnectivity of its marine fauna with the marine fauna of Hawaii and Kiribati's Line Islands, with the island being labelled as a stepping stone between the southcentral and southeastern Pacific
- The basic concept is that Clipperton is part of a bigger Pacific ecosystem, which can be seen in the related species that span the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Replaced with due to commonalities between its marine fauna and the marine fauna of Hawaii and Kiribati's Line Islands, with the island sitting along the migration path for animals in the Eastern Tropical Pacific region —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 13:23, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- The land ring surrounding the lagoon measures 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi) in area with an average elevation of 2 m (6.6 ft) although a small volcanic outcropping, referred to as Clipperton Rock (Rocher de Clipperton), rises to 29 m (95 ft) on its southeast side add a comma before although.
- Done. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Clipperton Rock is the remains of the island's now extinct volcano; because it includes this rocky remanent, Clipperton is not a true atoll and is sometimes referred to as a 'near-atoll' - does the volcano have a name? Also explain remanence.
- No name for the volcano. Coral islands typically begin as a fringing reef around a volcanic island. When the volcano goes extinct, it can subside (basically erode away) leaving just the growing reef, which can form an atoll. In this case, Clipperton Rock is a part of that original volcanic island rim that did not totally subside. I changed remenat to outcropping. Also, added link to coral island at start of the section. Is further explanation of the formation of coral islands needed here? —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, that would be great. 141Pr {contribs} 11:00, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- No name for the volcano. Coral islands typically begin as a fringing reef around a volcanic island. When the volcano goes extinct, it can subside (basically erode away) leaving just the growing reef, which can form an atoll. In this case, Clipperton Rock is a part of that original volcanic island rim that did not totally subside. I changed remenat to outcropping. Also, added link to coral island at start of the section. Is further explanation of the formation of coral islands needed here? —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Is the first part of Environment necessary? It is slightly weaselly, I'm not sure though.
- Can you be more specific? The first section gives a quick overview of recent research expeditions to the island. I'm not sure I'm seeing what would be weaselly there. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 13:27, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- I've copy-edited the first section some. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 16:53, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- The lagoon is devoid of fish, and is shallow over parts of the previous coral reefs but contains some deep basins with depths of 43–72 m (141–236 ft), including a spot known as Trou "Sans Fond" ('the bottomless hole') with acidic water at its base. - previous? also should Trou be inside of the quotation marks?
- "Previous" is a misinterpretation of mention of coral heads in the source. Will address. The French charts put only "Sans Frond" in quotes. Probably can drop them as being just a convention. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- The island is assigned the French postal code 98799, though there is no post office on the island. - Is this necessary as a one sentence section? Should probably be merged into the lead, can see anywhere else it could be.
- Moved into infobox with the details in an end note. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 01:40, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
More to come later, I'm really busy in real life right now. 141Pr {contribs} 16:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
I think that's it for the prose comments. Just chcecking reliability of references. Are these reliable:
- ref 3?
- ref 25?
- ref 96?
- ref 119?
- ref 217?
Fix permanent dead link on 166. That's all for now. 141Pr {contribs} 19:51, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at this later today but thank you for going over everything and for your notes. Really glad to see how well this article is shaping up! Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 21:44, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, the article does look good! I'll put this article on hold for now for 7 days, so that we can finish the above comments. If these issues are fixed I'll have another quick check of the article. 141Pr {contribs} 17:11, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
- Regarding the sources:
- Ref 3: Primary, but acceptable use, it's the relevant French statute
- Ref 25 (now 26): Primary, but acceptable use, interview with a sailor stationed there. Additional sources support the claims.
- Ref 96 (now 97): Hasn't been discussed at WP:RS. The archive shows some user-generated content separated from the database information. This is the current page for the ship, which is all database and not user-generated, shows the ship is still in service (the relevant claim). Will update.
- Ref 119 (removed): Generally unreliable source per WP:RSP. Removed and reworked paragraph.
- Ref 217: Primary, but acceptable use to support statement that Cordell Expedition and TX5K DX-pedition were connected.
- Ref 166: Current version located and URL updated.
- —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 20:39, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
I can't see any more problems right now, so I will pass the article. 141Pr {contribs} 17:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:42, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
- ... that during World War II the U.S. Navy sparked a diplomatic incident with France by setting up a weather station (pictured) on Clipperton Island? Source: "However, after the French government was notified about the weather station, relations on this matter deteriorated rapidly with the French government sending a formal note of protest in defense of French sovereignty" Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, Europe, Volume IV Page 789 Circling the Earth United States Plans for a Postwar Overseas Military Base System, 1942-1948 Allies of a kind : the United States, Britain, and the war against Japan, 1941-1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as President: Map Room Papers, 1941-1945
- ALT1: ... that President Roosevelt received mail shortly after a stop at Clipperton Island from a biplane launched from the rigid airship USS Macon? Source: "On 19 July 1934, soon after the stop at Clipperton, the rigid airship USS Macon rendezvoused with the Houston, and one of the Macon's Curtiss F9C biplanes delivered mail to president" Kite Balloons to Airships the Navy's Lighter-than-Air Experience Page 33 Naval History and Heritage Command
- ALT2: ... that NASA spent a month on Clipperton Island setting up radar equipment to monitor Ariane flight V88 only for the rocket to disintegrate 37 seconds after launch? Source: "After spending a month on Clipperton setting up and calibrating radar equipment to monitor Ariane flight V88, the mission ended in disappointment when the rocket disintegrated 37 seconds after launch due to a software bug" Space News Roundup
- ALT3: ... that the dispute between France and Mexico over Clipperton Island was settled by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy? Source: "In 1931, Victor Emmanuel III issued his arbitral decision in the 'Clipperton Island Case', declaring Clipperton a French possession" American Journal of International Law Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal
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Improved to Good Article status by Dr vulpes (talk) and Tcr25 (talk). Nominated by Dr vulpes (talk) at 21:34, 17 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Clipperton Island; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: @Dr vulpes: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 00:55, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
Distance from Acapulco
[edit]The lead mentions that Clipperton Island is 1,080 km from Acapulco - but the map (under Geography) shows 1,280 km! According to Google Maps, it's 1,250 km. Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 06:29, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- Corrected to align with the map. (I get 1243.68 km from Google Earth, but will go with the published source ...) —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 11:47, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Other distances
[edit]The map (under Geography) shows 2,390 km to the Galapagos Islands - but according to Google Maps, it's over 2,400 km to Puerto Ayora on Isla Santa Cruz; however, I can't determine from the map just where the measurement ends. Since the GI span some 250 km, 2,390 km may be correct. The 945 km to Isla Socorro seems reasonable; Google Maps has 961 km. Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 06:46, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- The distance to Hawaii is given as 4,940 km - but Google maps shows it is 5,325 to Honolulu, and 5,060 to the centre of the island of Hawai'i, and 4,990 km to the easternmost tip of the island; i.e. 4,940 km is some 50 km short (OK, an error of 1%). Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 06:55, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- Agree that the image's distances may be using some rounding or conversion factor that's not quite precise (or maybe it's a calculation error). —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 11:49, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Pointless sentence
[edit]Under the heading "geography," "in the 1940s American ships reported active problems in this regard" shoud be deleted since it doesn't add geographical info, is more thoroughly covered under "history," and "active problems" is a nonsensical construction. Citizen127 (talk) 22:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- OK, go ahead and fix it. Herostratus (talk) 17:25, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
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