Talk:Yamsay Mountain/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Malleus Fatuorum 20:52, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Lead

• The lead seems a little on the short side, and needs to be expanded a bit to better summarise the article. For instance, it says nothing about the volcano's activity, climate, ecology, or reacreational facilities.

Expanded a bit, suggestions are recommended! ;)

• "The best known members of this back-arc ....". The term "back-arc" probably isn't appropriate for the lead. Can this be clarified in some way?

Replaced with "enigmatic arc".

• "However, Yamsay is the highest volcano in the eastern arc, almost 300 feet (90 m) higher than Newberry and Medicine Lake." So what are Newberry and Medicine Lake? Other volcanoes in the region?

Should be clarified.

Geography and geology

• "The Cascades make up the majority of the North American West Coast volcanoes, as they have been volcanically active for about 36 million years." This implies that they're in the majority because they've been active for 36 million years, but I can't see the connection.

Inserted a semicolon instead.

• "Yamsay, along with the Simcoe volcanic complex, Medicine Lake field ...". Should that be "Medicine Lake Field"?

Not sure, so I'm checking the reference.

• "Volcanism at these centers is unlike other eruptions in the Cascades, and does not stem from fissures like Basin and Range volcanism." The "like" is a little unsettling here. Does this mean "as in Basin and Range volcanism"?

Changed to "as would".

• "The volcanoes appear to be related to neither of the major volcanic ranges ...". Strange phrasing. Why would anyone expect a volcano to be related to a range, rather than another volcano? Does this mean unrelated to any of the volcanos in those ranges?

Changed to "appear isolated from". While scientists group Yamsay and the others in the Cascades, they appear to be unrelated to the Cascades and the Basin and Range groups.

• "The second most recent phase of volcanism in the Cascades ...". I've read and re-read this, but the meaning is rather elusive. What about the first most recent phase? Were there a series of recent phases of volcanism? Why is the volcano's last period of activity not described?

Going to try and dig this up.

History

• "The name Yamsay Mountain is a corruption of the Klamath name Yamsi ...". It's obviously only "Yamsay" that's derived from Yamsi, not "Yamsay Mountain". Need to mention as well that the Klamath are a North American people, or whatever the current PC thinking is on how to describe the aboriginal people.

First one fixed; second, I'm not sure.

• "The Yahooskins lived east of Yamsay Mountain, which is located north of modern-day Lakeview". Why is the location of the volcano relative to Lakeview given for the first time here? Does the volcano pose any threat to Lakeview?

Location was listed just for the reader's sake.

• "Their group commanded 22 million acres (8.9 ha) of land in Oregon and California." You can't "command" land.

Yup, agree, replaced.

• "Traders entered the area at some point between 1825 and 1827, then worked as trappers for the Hudson Bay Fur Company." So they came in and then worked as trappers for the Budson Bay Company, they didn't come in to work for the Company?

Can't get to the source right now (PDF stuff is irritatingly dysfunctional). Will try to get fix that, though.

Yup, the change I made was correct.

• "The city of Klamath Falls sprung up in the 1920s ...". What's the relevance of this paragraph to Yamsay Mountain?

I thought it would be a nice touch as the article was lacking in information. If not, I will remove it and try to expand the geography/geology section a bit more.

• "The upper 3.5 miles (5.6 km) now form a hiking or backcountry skiing trail to the summit." Uphill skiiing to the summit? Impressive. Usually people ski downhill, from the summit. Is this talking about cross-country skiing?

Actually, I could not find anything concerning skiing in the lead. Judging from the pictures I've seen it seems odd that there is nothing on it, but, I'll look some more tonight.

Recreation

• "It offers tourists a spectacular view of other Oregon Cascades landmarks ...". The word "spectacular" is bothering me here. Is this a quote from a reliable source? Who says it's spectacular?

Replaced with "excellent views" from reference three.

• "... from the recreation area located at an elevation of 6,500 feet (1,981 m) and 8,196 feet (2,498 m)." I'm not following this. So there's one recreation area, but it's at two different elevations?

Between elevations; clarified.

Outstanding issues

• "The second most recent phase of volcanism in the Cascades ...". I've read and re-read this, but the meaning is rather elusive. What about the first most recent phase? Were there a series of recent phases of volcanism? Why is the volcano's last period of activity not described?

• "After routes opened up in 1846, Fort Klamath was able to be built (in 1863)." What does "was able to be built" mean?

• "The city of Klamath Falls sprang up in the 1920s ...". Where is Klamath Falls in relation to Yamsay Mountain?

Malleus Fatuorum 22:14, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Should be addressed. The last one is partially OR, but if I can find a source for it, I certainly will. ceranthor 22:50, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

• That'll do for me, we can close this now. Congratulations. Malleus Fatuorum 22:59, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

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