==== Comments (9/21/25) ====
==== Comments (9/21/25) ====
* In ”’Description”’, you use the word “bracts”. What are these? This is not a term most people would be familiar with, nor can the meaning be determined by the context of the paragraph.
* In ”’Description”’, you use the word “bracts”. What are these? This is not a term most people would be familiar with, nor can the meaning be determined by the context of the paragraph.
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* The phrase “Picea engelmannii do for instance differ in flower…” reads a little awkwardly. I would recommend “Picea engelmannii, for instance, differ in flower…”
* The phrase “Picea engelmannii do for instance differ in flower…” reads a little awkwardly. I would recommend “Picea engelmannii, for instance, differ in flower…”
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* In ”’Basal species”’, I would recommend lower-casing “northern” in the parenthese after Clade I.
* In ”’Basal species”’, I would recommend lower-casing “northern” in the parenthese after Clade I.
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* Recommend de-wikilinking China, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Korea, Serbia, Bosnia per [[MOS:OVERLINK]].
* Recommend de-wikilinking China, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Korea, Serbia, Bosnia per [[MOS:OVERLINK]].
* In ”’Distribution and habitat”’, recommend removing “the” from the first sentence: “Like firs and pines…”
* In ”’Distribution and habitat”’, recommend removing “the” from the first sentence: “Like firs and pines…”
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* Also recommend removing “the” in the following sentence. “Spruces tolerate heat less well than firs”. Also, “less well” sounds very weird; perhaps “worse”?
* Also recommend removing “the” in the following sentence. “Spruces tolerate heat less well than firs”. Also, “less well” sounds very weird; perhaps “worse”?
**
* In ”’Diseases”’, what is sirococcus blight? Is there a wikilink available?
* In ”’Diseases”’, what is sirococcus blight? Is there a wikilink available?
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* Replace UK with United Kingdom.
* Replace UK with United Kingdom.
** Done.
* What is “needle cast”?
* What is “needle cast”?
** Done.
* What is meant by “ascomycete”?
* What is meant by “ascomycete”?
** This is already a gloss on ”Rhizosphaera”, it’s already explained in context as a type of fungus, and it’s already wikilinked.
* What are “conidia”?
* What are “conidia”?
** This is already explained as a way of spreading the fungus asexually, and wikilinked.
* In ”’Predators”’, you write that “spruce regeneration depended on protection”. Shouldn’t it be “depends”, as I assume the situation is still true?
* In ”’Predators”’, you write that “spruce regeneration depended on protection”. Shouldn’t it be “depends”, as I assume the situation is still true?
** Done.
* Recommend wikilinking “black bear”.
* Recommend wikilinking “black bear”.
** Done.
* In ”’Pests”’, you have “They bring ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens, with them”. I recommend slightly rewording: “They bring with them ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens.”
* In ”’Pests”’, you have “They bring ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens, with them”. I recommend slightly rewording: “They bring with them ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens.”
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* Recommend wikilinking “phloem”. I know what the phloem is, but I took botany and I’m guessing most people haven’t. 😉
* Recommend wikilinking “phloem”. I know what the phloem is, but I took botany and I’m guessing most people haven’t. 😉
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* In “destructive pest of spruce forest…”, recommend pluralizing “spruce forests”.
* In “destructive pest of spruce forest…”, recommend pluralizing “spruce forests”.
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* Again, replace UK with United Kingdom.
* Again, replace UK with United Kingdom.
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* In ”’Other materials”’, recommend replacing the comma after Aintree Racecourse with “at” or “in”. “Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to build fences…”
* In ”’Other materials”’, recommend replacing the comma after Aintree Racecourse with “at” or “in”. “Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to build fences…”
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* In ”’In art”’, change to “Munch Museum in Oslo”.
* In ”’In art”’, change to “Munch Museum in Oslo”.
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* “at the Moderna Museet”
* “at the Moderna Museet”
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* “30-metre-tall”
* “30-metre-tall”
**
[[User:Chiswick Chap]]: This article is also very well written. Please let me know when you have a chance to go through these, and I will do the source and image reviews as soon as I can. Let me know if you have any questions! [[User:Bgsu98|<span style=”color:darkorange;”>”’Bgsu98”'</span>]] [[User talk:Bgsu98|<span style=”color:darkorange;”>(Talk)</span>]] 21:44, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
[[User:Chiswick Chap]]: This article is also very well written. Please let me know when you have a chance to go through these, and I will do the source and image reviews as soon as I can. Let me know if you have any questions! [[User:Bgsu98|<span style=”color:darkorange;”>”’Bgsu98”'</span>]] [[User talk:Bgsu98|<span style=”color:darkorange;”>(Talk)</span>]] 21:44, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
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Nominator: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 14:44, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Bgsu98 (talk · contribs) 22:04, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
Hello… I will do this review, along with your Pine article. I hope to start this review in the next day or two. Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:04, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
- Many thanks. I’ll respond promptly to any comments. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:01, 17 September 2025 (UTC)
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- In Description, you use the word “bracts”. What are these? This is not a term most people would be familiar with, nor can the meaning be determined by the context of the paragraph.
- The phrase “Picea engelmannii do for instance differ in flower…” reads a little awkwardly. I would recommend “Picea engelmannii, for instance, differ in flower…”
- In Basal species, I would recommend lower-casing “northern” in the parenthese after Clade I.
- Recommend de-wikilinking China, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Korea, Serbia, Bosnia per MOS:OVERLINK.
- In Distribution and habitat, recommend removing “the” from the first sentence: “Like firs and pines…”
- Also recommend removing “the” in the following sentence. “Spruces tolerate heat less well than firs”. Also, “less well” sounds very weird; perhaps “worse”?
- In Diseases, what is sirococcus blight? Is there a wikilink available?
- Replace UK with United Kingdom.
- What is meant by “ascomycete”?
- This is already a gloss on Rhizosphaera, it’s already explained in context as a type of fungus, and it’s already wikilinked.
- What are “conidia”?
- This is already explained as a way of spreading the fungus asexually, and wikilinked.
- In Predators, you write that “spruce regeneration depended on protection”. Shouldn’t it be “depends”, as I assume the situation is still true?
- Recommend wikilinking “black bear”.
- In Pests, you have “They bring ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens, with them”. I recommend slightly rewording: “They bring with them ophiostomatoid fungi, some of them serious tree pathogens.”
- Recommend wikilinking “phloem”. I know what the phloem is, but I took botany and I’m guessing most people haven’t. 😉
- In “destructive pest of spruce forest…”, recommend pluralizing “spruce forests”.
- Again, replace UK with United Kingdom.
- In Other materials, recommend replacing the comma after Aintree Racecourse with “at” or “in”. “Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to build fences…”
- In In art, change to “Munch Museum in Oslo”.
User:Chiswick Chap: This article is also very well written. Please let me know when you have a chance to go through these, and I will do the source and image reviews as soon as I can. Let me know if you have any questions! Bgsu98 (Talk) 21:44, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
