Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Hurricane Irene (1999)

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[edit] Hurricane Irene (1999)

Yes, another Hurricane Irene is up for FAC ;) I've worked on this a lot lately, and I just finished. On behalf of the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject, I think this displays Featured Article status, so I'd like to nominate it. Comments? Support. --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:16, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Support. íslenska hurikein #12 _(samtal) 18:25, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Support. Good job. --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 19:24, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I went through it with a fine comb, and I've fixed everything I could see, which wasn't much. Support. Titoxd^(?!?) 17:24, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Support Very nice. There were only two minor things that I found and I fixed both of them. Great job! --Nebular110 21:37, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Object Just a tad too many images I think, to be encyclopedic. Think of eliminating those that aren't really, really needed. 63.23.111.36 00:18, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Which ones would that be? Titoxd^(?!?) 00:57, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Better? The cow one wasn't needed. --Hurricanehink (talk) 01:59, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Darn, I liked the cow one (it's true). :P íslenska hurikein #12 _(samtal) 14:21, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I did too ;) --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:30, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment - when nominations are made 'on behalf of' a wikiproject, could members of the wikiproject say that they are members when commenting? Worldtraveller 09:49, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

LOL, ok. Wikiproject members are me, Titoxd, and Icelandic hurricane so far. --Hurricanehink (talk) 12:49, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Worldtraveller has raised an important point concerning the transparency of this process. Declaring one's membership doesn't for one minute mean that your comments will not be taken as seriously. Tony 12:52, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I only laughed because I didn't think it was necessary, no biggie. --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:30, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Comment Just in support of the need for a copy-edit, the version I skimmed had the following lead sentence: "Hurricane Irene was a hurricane that produced moderate damage across southern Florida during the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season." I changed the link, but it made me wonder. -Fsotrain09 02:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

• Weak object, will have another look after a copy edit. For example:
  • While moving through the Florida Keys, Irene produced a storm surge of up to (of or up to, pick one, having both is redundant) 2.3 feet (0.7 m) in Key Vaca, while Key West reported a surge of 1.5 feet (0.5 m). The hurricane produced strong winds, peaking at 79 mph (127 km/h) with a gust of 102 mph (164 km/h) at Big Pine Key.[1] The hurricane It also produced heavy rainfall in the Keys, including 12 inches (305 mm) of rain in Key West. The rainfall flooded numerous roads throughout the Keys, prompting officials to close 50 miles (80 km) of U.S. Highway 1. Sandy 03:58, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
    • Hmm... it wouldn't be a good idea to replace "The hurricane" for "It", as the antecedent of the pronoun would become unclear. I've copyedited the paragraph differently, though, so have a look at it. Titoxd^(?!?) 18:55, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
• Support. I thought I already had. The few issues brought up above have all been remedied. —Cuiviénen 03:02, 15 July 2006 (UTC)