Talk:Manganese, Minnesota/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Most Comfortable Chair (talk · contribs) 16:49, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello. I will be done with the review in a day or two. Thanks. — The Most Comfortable Chair 16:49, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Lead

• "sections 23 and 28 of Wolford Township" — this isn't mentioned in the prose, so please write a sentence or two in the appropriate section.
  • Done
• "Emily" — link.
  • Done
• "social upheavals, and political upheavals on the European continent" → "social and political upheavals in Europe" — also, unlink Europe per MOS:OL
  • Done, but this sentence reads better with the previous serial commas. Perhaps take a second look? I will have my copy editor Jonesey95 look at it as well.
• "today", "sort of" and "are being cleared" — use "as of YYYY", "partial" (or some other formal word), and "were being cleared" instead. It is important not to write in that tense as an article is not a live report of what is happening, but a documentation of what has happened.
  • Done. Changed "sort of" to "limited". Is this okay?

History

• "and Deerwood, Minnesota (originally named Withington), was the first Cuyuna Range community, settled in 1882." → "and Deerwood (originally named Withington) was the first Cuyuna Range community, settled in 1882."
  • Done
• "Cuyler Adams" — was he a surveyor or was he just exploring randomly? If him exploring the place had something to do with his profession, please mention that.
  • Done.
• "painstakingly" — avoid using a term like that. Rather use "thoroughly" (or something plain) or remove it.
  • Done. Changed to "meticulously". Is this okay?
• "test drilling by Adams in May 1903 resulted in manganiferous ore near Deerwood." → "test drilling by Adams in May 1903 resulted in discovery of manganiferous ore near Deerwood."
  • Done
• "Thirteen years after ore discovery by the Merritt Brothers" — please mention the year because the timeline is getting confusing.
  • Done
• "began to blossom" → "began to develop"
  • Done

Establishment and community

• "All of the lots sold within seven weeks of platting, for $100 to $350 each, a result of the rapid mining development in the area." → "As a result of the rapid mining development, all of the lots were sold within seven weeks of platting for $100 to $350 each."
  • Done
• "sidewalk", "butcher shops", "lumber yard", "bakery", "livery stable", "pool room", "dog pound", "bond", "water tower", "Michigan", "eight grade", "high school", "superstitious", "cursed", "camera", "Methodist", "Sunday school" — unlink per MOS:OL
  • Done. Unlinked all. However, I suspect if this article goes to FAC, some will be re-linked (what is considered the eighth grade, for example, is not calculated the same in other countries as it is in the United States).
• "...and the Fitger Brewing Company built a $10,000, two-story hotel, complete with dining room and bar." — This sentence reads a little stretched out and these two are mostly unrelated, so start this with a new sentence.
  • Done. Also changed wording and order so that it doesn't seem plagiarized (even though the orginal sentence was not exactly like the source)
• "Manganese boasted of its high-grade manganiferous ores." — This statement does not sound neutral or related to things talked about in the paragraph, so please remove it.
  • Removed. I can understand how this statement may not be encyclopedic in nature, but it is citable.
• "Forty-one" → "41".
  • Done. However, Jonesey95 reverted this edit. See comments in revision history.
• It isn't explained how the population dropped from 600 (1919) to 183 (1920) – add a line or two clarifying that. Perhaps it was because of World War I?
  • I think that it's pretty well explained in the paragraph that the demand for manganiferous ore decreased after the WWI armistice, and that mines started closing during the Great Depression resulting in residents relocating to find new jobs. I really don't think any further clarification is needed.

Abandonment and current use

• "current use" in the sub-section heading — per my last point in "Lead" above, we cannot use "current". Perhaps "later use", as it was suggested in the Peer review?
  • Done
• "street lights", "graffiti", "gate", "campsites", "electricity", "running water", "waste disposal" — unlink per MOS:OL
  • Done
• "The privately owned land was sold again in 2006; today, it is..." — cannot use "today" or "sort of" per above, so use "as of YYYY" and "partial" (or some other formal word) respectively. Something like "In 2006, the privately owned land was sold again and began to undergo a partial resettlement."
  • Done
• "are being cleared and redeveloped" → "were being cleared and redeveloped" — should not use "are" in here, per above.
  • Done
• "the old town site of Manganese." — remove "site of Manganese" as it is redundant.
  • Done. However, I think this sentence reads better the way it was.

Geology

• "has been variously correlated" — remove "variously" or phrase it differently (I did not understand what "variously" indicated in the sentence).
  • Done
• "In general, the stratigraphic column..." → "The stratigraphic column..."
  • Done
• "Emily" — link when it is mentioned for the first time.
  • Done
• "steel", "aluminum"," batteries", "mining", "mountain biking" — unlink per MOS:OL
  • Done
• "and have been a boon to tourism" → "and have been a tourist attraction".
  • Done. Changed to "tourism asset". Is this okay?

Geography and climate

• "west-southwest" — unlink per MOS:OL
  • Done. However, I suspect this link will also be reverted in FAC. Most people are not familiar with the minor directions of a 32-point compass

See also

• "Iron range" — remove it since plenty of ranges have been mentioned, and some of them have "iron range" in their description.
  • Disagree. Although Manganese was a Cuyuna Range town, the only other Iron Range mentioned is the Mesabi. The other Iron Ranges of the Lake Superior region (the Gunflint, Vermilion, Menominee, Gogebic and Marquette) are not mentioned at all.

References

• Reference 6 — needs work and/or publisher.
  • Done
• Reference 34, 45 — need retrieved parameter. Also, if possible, replace the source of reference 34, as it is a search result.
  • Done. However, it is not possible to replace the reference source without deleting the url. This archive is not available online. However, since an online record of the archive exists, I believe to be important enough to reference. I will remove if FAC believes it to be a problem.
• Reference 61 — Parameter of newspaper instead of publisher for Duluth News Tribune.
  • Done
• Reference 69 — "CUYUNA" should be "Cuyuna", even if it is all caps in the source per MOS:ALLCAPS.
  • Done
• References have a mix of different dating formats. Use MM/DD/YYYY throughout as that is the format used in the prose.
  • Jonesey95 has already taken the liberty to correct these

Copyvio

Some sentences sound a little too similar to their source material. I am mentioning the article and source text below. Please rephrase the following sentences.

• "After World War II, the church was sold and torn down" (article) — "After the war, the church was sold and torn down" (source)
  • Done
• "There were generally four Sunday school classes, based on the ages of the children." (article) — "Generally there were about four Sunday School classes, based on the age of the children." (source)
  • Done. Reworded and combined with the following sentence.
• "Occasional revival meetings were held, and guest pastors came in for services." (article) — "On occasion, revival meetings were held and guest pastors came in for services." (source)
  • See above
• "a $10,000, two-story hotel, complete with dining room and bar" (article) — "a $10,000, two-story hotel, complete with dining room and bar." (source)
  • Done
• "It occurred to him that a vast body of iron ore" (article) — "it occurred to him that a body of iron ore" (source)
  • Done

— The Most Comfortable Chair 09:10, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

That will be all for now and it should pass. Thank you for writing this detailed article, DrGregMN. — The Most Comfortable Chair 07:29, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

At the risk of sounding like Ted "Theodore" Logan, thank you, The Most Comfortable Chair for your most excellent GA review! DrGregMN (talk) 01:53, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Final

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   This was arguably the best article I have reviewed for GA status. It shouldn't have much trouble when it's an FAC. You have done amazing work, DrGregMN! — The Most Comfortable Chair 04:44, 16 September 2020 (UTC)