Talk:Osborne Reef

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Osborne Reef was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake. Date of review: 2007-03-25

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[edit] GA status

I have reviewed this article, and it looks well organized. However, I cannot say the article is ready for good article status. It clearly needs a really good copyedit. There are all sorts of grammatical inconsistencies. For example: "With the endorsement of the US Army Corps of Engineers^[1], Broward Country approved the project. That spring, enthusiastically supporting the reef construction, more than 100 privately-owned boats volunteered to assist with the project; accompanied by the USS Thrush they simultaneously dropped thousands of tire bundles onto the reef." (e.g. 'Broward Country' in the first sentence, and the second sentence is poorly-written and is kind of a run-on sentence).

The article could use some images, although I understand the difficulty some editors might have in taking underwater photos.

There are a lot of red links, particularly towards the end.

You're going to have to define the word, "minortoxin." It's a red link, and without an article to click on, most readers will be lost. The sentence probably also needs a citation, as it's original research without one.

It's getting close. A little more work, and I think it will be WP:GA. Editors might want to review WP:WIAGA and WP:CITE for suggestions. Dr. Cash 23:02, 25 March 2007 (UTC)