Talk:Matagorda Bay

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
May 26, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed
May 24, 2020	Good topic candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 21, 2010.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Matagorda Bay in Texas was separated from East Matagorda Bay after local residents diverted the Colorado River to control flooding?

Current status: Good article

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Matagorda Bay/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 22:29, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am beginning a review of this article. ~~Initially, I found that the reference http://www.gulfbase.org/bay/view.php?bid=matagorda (ref 10) seems unaccessible.~~ This is ok now. Xtzou (Talk) 12:15, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, there are several links that need disambiguation. http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py?page=Matagorda_Bay
There appear to be many common words that are linked, constituting overlinking.

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"system's northwestern extension of Lavaca Bay" - Is Matagorda Bay considered a system?
"Port O'Connor is located on the southwestern tip of the main bay's shore." - what is meant by the "main bay"? Are there other bays, of which Matagorda Bay is considered the main?

Xtzou (Talk) 22:29, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The nominator and I have each done some editing. I feel any reservations I had about the GA status of the article have been satisfied. Xtzou (Talk) 17:27, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality: Clearly and concisely written

B. MoS compliance: Complies with required elements of MoS
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources: Reliable sources

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects: Sets the context

B. Focused: Remains focused on the topic
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail: Pass!

Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 17:31, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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