Talk:Iceland hotspot

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[edit] Good Article?

This must have been reviewed ages ago, it's shocking that a relatively short article with no inline-citations could get GA status. The Anahim hotspot is even better than this article and it's rated B class. Black Tusk 04:15, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

From the history, it was given the good article tag in late 2005. Inline cites have come into fashion since then. I agree it doesn't seem to meet current standards. -- Avenue (talk) 22:13, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

More fundamentally, throughout the article the observed "hotspot" evidence is confused with one possible cause, a "plume". Recent work by people such as Anderson and Foulger opens up other possible causes. The article seems considerably removed from GA quality; it could benefit by distinguishing between observed hotspot (facts) and the various possible causes (hypotheses). Feline Hymnic (talk) 22:33, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

It's probably better if the article would be rated start class insted of GA class. I have seen other volcano articles that don't seem to meet current standards, such as Mount Baker and Mount Nyiragongo; they are relatively short and have very few inline-citations. Black Tusk 03:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I've just re-structured the article to separate observation (hotspot etc.) from possible theories (plume etc.). All the original material should still be there, but re-ordered, structurally prepared for expansion and development. Also the plume theory already has its own article, Iceland plume, so I've cross-referenced that. Feline Hymnic (talk) 12:00, 22 March 2008 (UTC)