Talk:Vätsäri Wilderness Area

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Date	Process	Result
September 14, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 6, 2012.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Vätsäri Wilderness Area in Lapland, which covers an area of 1,550 square kilometers (600 sq mi), includes taiga forests of Scots Pine and thousands of small lakes (pictured)?

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GA Review

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Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 18:51, 12 September 2012 (UTC) Hi, I'll review this! MathewTownsend (talk) 18:51, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

review

The article is fine. I just have a few questions about the wording. I've made some edits that you're free to revert:[1]

"The nature is affected by a short growing season" - do you mean the wilderness area is affected? or someother word? The landscape?
- Rephrased. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"is affected" and "has been affect" in two sentences in a row - vary the wording?
- Fixed. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"loss of fish-life" - can it be just "loss of fish"?
- Fixed. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

" It is located entirely within Inari," - what is Inari? Did I miss an explanation?
- Added that it is a municipality. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"the reserve's eastern border is identical to the Finland–Norway border." could you say: the reserve's eastern border is the Finland–Norway border?
- I guess that would work. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Water levels are now highest during autumn and lowest during spring" - is that opposite from the past?
- Yes, added explanation. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"farming with cattle and sheep" - farming and herding cattle and sheep? cattle and sheep farms?
- Better. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"fish planting"? - introduce fish?
"planting of fish" - stocking with fish?
- The source is in English and uses the exact phrase "fish planting", although I to be honest am not sure what that would actually imply. I've changed it to your proposals. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The reserve is located in a lay area" - what is a lay area?
- Trying to both rights "lays in an area" and "located in an area" at the same time. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The freedom to roam grants everyone the right " - this "right" is a law or what?
- It is both a cultural norm, a common practice and it is codified. It applies throughout the Nordic Countries, not just in designated protected areas. Its a bit like the term "private property", although it may be codified, the concept is much broader and older than the laws which govern it. My point in the article was that these rights are governed at a higher level than just being enforced by law in the wilderness area. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

suggest linking the fells again in the body of the article. It's not a familiar term to many.
- Sure. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Meanwhile, I'll put the article on hold. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 23:45, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review and comments. Everything should be looked into now. Arsenikk ^(talk) 06:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I made a few more minor edits[2] which you're free to revert.

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

Is it reasonably well written?
a. prose: clear and concise, respects copyright laws, correct spelling and grammar:

b. complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, summary style and list incorporation:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
a. provides references to all sources in the section(s) dedicated to footnotes/citations according to the guide to layout:

b. provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:

c. no original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic:

b. it remains focused and does not go into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.
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!

Very nice article. Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 21:08, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]