Talk:1973 Flores cyclone/GA1

GA review

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Nominator: Aviationwikiflight (talk · contribs) 13:51, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: HurricaneZeta (talk · contribs) 20:07, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Will review this, leaving comments soon and within 7 days. HurricaneZeta^C 20:07, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

• The lede section seems a bit short, but that's alright.
• The meterological history too seems a bit short, not a GA problem though and it covers the main points.
• On 26 April, a tropical low formed in the Banda Sea in the waters of eastern Indonesia. - highlighted part is redundant due to the wikilink to Banda Sea (and arguably the track map).
  • Removed. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• In Palu'e, 1,300 houses - this has a curly quote which is (partly) why it's a red link, change to Palue Island or Palu'e.
  •  Done. Changed to Palue Island.
• Kompas had previously written that - is the quote following this entirely needed? Seems like it could be shortened.
  • Removed the quote as the previous sentence covers it. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Indonesia's Minister of Information stated to reporters after a cabinet meeting: - same here, if it's a reliable source you could paraphrase it instead of quoting, or state as fact if you're sure.
  • Removed the mention as it doesn't add much now that I think of it. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• A government relief team accompanied by the Red Cross was sent to Flores, described as "battered". - clarify, was the relief team or Flores battered?
  • To clarify, Flores was battered, not the relief team. I removed the statement as I realize that the damage descriptions should be enough to convey the extent of the damage. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• The Kompas report from June 1973 also noted - "also" is unneeded.
  •  Done. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• In addition, the cyclone - ditto, I feel like these somewhat disrupt the flow and are generally not recommended.
  •  Done. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi @HurricaneZeta. Are there any more issues or comments that you want to raise? Aviationwikiflight (talk) 07:53, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

No, that's all. I need to a spotcheck which I will post after this one. All three images are in the public domain, so no issues there, and the article is broad enough for GA with no copyvio and a centered focus. HurricaneZeta^C 23:59, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

[1]e -  Pass

[3]c -  Pass

[6] -  Pass

[9]b -  Pass

[14]a -  Pass

[20]d -  Pass

[26]a -  Pass

[27]b -  Pass

[30] -  Pass

HurricaneZeta^C 00:09, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.