Talk:Mount Rose Ski Tahoe/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: Marincyclist (talk · contribs) 05:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: IntentionallyDense (talk · contribs) 03:40, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this soon! IntentionallyDense (talk) 03:40, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, I will work on these recommendations! Marincyclist (talk) 00:08, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Sounds good. I did close the nomination as a fail but so if you wish to nominate this it will have to be re-nominated. It may be easier to nominate something with more sources available as that makes it easier to find reliable sources. IntentionallyDense (talk) 00:16, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	The history section has a lot of one sentence paragraphs. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:29, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
2. Verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	issues found. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	2c. it contains no original research.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	issues found. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	issues found. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	issues found. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
	7. Overall assessment.	Unfortunately due to the number of issues I have found thus far I am going to have to fail this review. There are several unsourced pieces of information, the tone isn't encyclopedic, and the majority of the article is sourced from the resort's own website. I hope this doesn't discourage you from making further improvements I just don't feel that this article meets GAC at this point in time. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:25, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

• A plaque commemorates this Olympic history in the lodge. is unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• Mount Rose Ski Area has a dry summer subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc). is unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• The resort opened 71 years ago in 1953 as the "Reno Ski Bowl" on the east face of Slide Mountain (Nevada). is unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• Mount Rose has the highest base elevation of a Tahoe-region ski area. is there a source outside of the location website that verified this? IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• I can't tell if this is another website copying the Wikipedia page or copyvio but there does seem to be something weird going on here. [1] IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• making it accessible to those traveling from Reno and Lake Tahoe. This feels a bit promotional especially considering the source. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• Renamed to the "Slide Mountain Ski Area", it operated side-by-side with the "Mount Rose Ski Area", which opened in 1964 on the mountain's north side; the two areas merged in 1987. I'm unsure what you are trying to say here. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• saw the opening of The Chutes at Mount Rose what is the chutes? is this a skiing term?
• This means that the resort often receives some of the areas first snowfall, and benefits greatly from snowstorms. Mount Rose usually enjoys high-quality snow for Tahoe, and the resort’s altitude helps with snow preservation. The downside of the resort’s high elevation and exposed footprint is that it has high wind exposure, which can sometimes result in wind holds and a degradation in snow quality, as well as unpleasant conditions for guests on windy days. This kind of reads like a review for the place and not an encyclopedic entry. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:05, 17 October 2024 (UTC)