Talk:Waatch River

Possible alternative renderings

The name is most often "Waatch". You can also find "Wa'atch" on other nearby features. I suspect "Wyatch" is another form (seen in the Washington Territorial act that created the short-lived Quillehuyte County). —Mrwojo (talk) 03:29, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

GA review

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

Nominator: Generalissima (talk · contribs) 08:34, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Crisco 1492 (talk · contribs) 16:22, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Written comments

Prose and comprehensiveness

• Ideally, the lead should inform readers that the river is in the United States. Not everyone knows where Washington is. Outside of the infobox, the country isn't mentioned.
• Is there any information available on historical habitation in the region? How long have the Makah inhabited the peninsula?
  • Added a source discussing this.-G
• Otherwise, prose is good.

Images

• Both images have been reviewed and found to be under the proper license.
• Not a GA criterion, but consider using ALT text for the infobox image

References

• All material is referenced.
• Formatting appears consistent.
• Recommend archiving where possible to ensure continued verifiability in case of WP:LINKROT. This is not a GA criterion, and has no bearing on the outcome of this review.
• Spotcheck (based on this revision):
  • 2: I'm not seeing 12.7 square miles
    • Hmm, I can't find where I got that. Changed it to a different figure from an older source.-G
  • 5: Supported
  • 9: Could you provide a quote?
    • "Waatch: From the Makah (Nootkan) name /waʔač'/, said to mean 'bundling up cedar to make a torch'. I realized I should state this less definitively to match the source.-G
  • 13: Supported

Verdict

• A couple questions, and a request for a quote, but otherwise seems about ready. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:40, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

  @Crisco 1492: I think I got to everything; thank you! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 02:46, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

  Excellent. It appears that this meets all of the GA criteria, so I will be promoting. Congratulations. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 8 April 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.