Talk:Boletus subluridellus

Boletus subluridellus has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: October 4, 2013. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Boletus subluridellus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 September 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the mushroom Boletus subluridellus was first described scientifically from specimens collected on a golf course?

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GA Review[edit]

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

Reviewer: Dana boomer (talk · contribs) 18:17, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this article for review. Full review up shortly. Dana boomer (talk) 18:17, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
Description, "Its color is reddish to bay to" What color is bay?

Similar species, "has a cap color changes according to its age" -> "a cap that changes color"?
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Overall good, as always. Just a couple of minor prose niggles... Dana boomer (talk) 18:38, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing Dana; I've tweaked the prose issues that you found. Sasata (talk) 02:39, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bay (color) redirects to Bay (horse), which I don't think is what you were going for, as the color bay in horses covers a wide range, from almost tan to almost black. Is there another link that describes the proper color? Dana boomer (talk) 14:01, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's interesting ... I think that many mycologists believe that bay is a single color, as it is often used in mushroom descriptions. I've changed instead to reddish brown. Sasata (talk) 14:37, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me. "Bay" in horses is a genetic thing producing a range of brownish colors with black points, rather than a specific shade, although the typical reddish/dark brown is the most commonly thought of. After that aside, now passing the article... Dana boomer (talk) 15:54, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

subluridellus[edit]

I thought the specific epithet subluridellus deserved a footnote, viz. "Subluridellus: "a little bit yellowish". (luridus being "yellow, wan", luridellus being "a bit yellow" and with the prefix sub-, signifying "less than". Another editor reverted my contribution with the unanswerable retort "What the heck is that supposed to be?"--Wetman (talk) 16:45, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]