# Talk:Hurricane Otto (2010)

...and are located in their usual spot.  I saw that San Juan is using a different time frame than I did for the storm total rainfall, which makes a few inch difference in the overall total.  An e-mail has been sent.  Thegreatdr (talk) 13:00, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Hylian Auree (talk) 04:13, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Hurricane Otto (2010)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: intelatitalk 04:49, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
This should be cool. I'll work on it late UTC today.--intelatitalk 04:49, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
please fix the diblinks to Grand Turk and Quadrant
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
Nice variety of sources. Fix ref number 48 that link is a 404 error.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
Easy to understand and clear
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
All images are PD, No problem there
Overall:
Pass/Fail: 
Fix the disambig links, and I'll pass it.
Fixed. However, ref 48 isn't a dead link for me... Hylian Auree (talk) 22:36, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
Ref 27 actually. --intelatitalk 22:49, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
I see, I've fixed that now. :) Hylian Auree (talk) 01:01, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the review.Hylian Auree (talk) 07:30, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Some comments:

Hurricane Otto was a moderate Category 1 storm that caused widespread damage in portions of the northeastern Caribbean islands. - I feel like this is slightly misleading, since the time it spent as a Category 1 hurricane was well away from land, and near as I can tell most of the damage was done before the storm became a tropical cyclone.
The second sentence seems to assume the reader understands how TCs work. I don't think tropical cyclogenesis is the best link for "transitioned"; in fact, I think it's enough of a common word that a link simply serves to confuse the reader.
You have like two sentences of impact info in the entire lead, so it doesn't summarize the essence of the cyclone.
Although weak, the remnant surface trough persisted - Is this from the wave that dissipated, or the one that remained? I'm confuzzled...
as a near cold upper low - "Cold upper low" is a weird phrase, and I don't think I've ever heard it used that way before. I think simply "upper-level low" would suffice, since all upper-level lows are cold cored.
cloudiness and thunderstorms - Again, I think the link is more confusing than it needs to be... everybody knows what clouds and thunderstorms are
Based on this behavior, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) assessed a high chance of tropical—or subtropical—development within 48 hours. - Nitpicky, but I don't think the dashes are needed.
The MH seems dense in places. Words like hence seem really stiff to be honest.
classical - I think in reading some manuals of styles I've learned that "classical" has connotations of older, period aspects of society (classical music), while "classic" is used more as a substitute for "textbook" in "textbook case".
data obtained during a Hurricane Hunters flight revealed a weak warm core strengthening within the mid levels of the circulation—a feature present at the upper levels of tropical cyclones. - I have no idea what this is trying to say.
south of Bermuda - How far? Argentina is south of Bermuda... :/
the newly formed hurricane - I don't think you can really say it's newly formed, but newly upgraded.
At 0300 UTC October 9, microwave imagery showed the indistinct eyewall was open at all levels, signifying a reach of peak strength of winds - Having an open eyewall means nothing to 98% of readers, and even I wasn't sure how such an inhibiting factor could signify peak strength.
I don't think the see also section is really needed... you list two random links that you already use earlier in the article. Just stick the portal somewhere else.
Dead links:
http://www.bvibeacon.com/1/
http://stluciastar.com/content/archives/15984
http://stluciastar.com/content/archives/15981
http://www2.bviplatinum.com/news.php?module=news&page=Article&articleID=1286499146
http://www2.bviplatinum.com/news.php?module=news&page=Article&articleID=1287690201
All three El Nuevo Dia links
http://www.vocero.com/noticias/44-ultimas-noticias/15365-65-millones-en-danos-en-carreteras-por-otto.html
Good work overall. Juliancolton (talk) 01:06, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

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