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River

I've listed this article for peer review because... it was suggested in the GA review that this may be a future FAC. I've never written a featured article before, but I wanted feedback on the article geared towards that to see if it's within reach or not. I'm pretty familiar with GAN but don't know a ton about FAC.

Thanks, ForksForks (talk) 03:05, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

A few quick comments from me:

• Extraterrestrial rivers are not discussed. I believe there are active methane rivers on Titan and dried river beds on Mars?
• Types of rivers are not discussed (e.g., Braided river) and how rivers can be classified based on morphology.
• Geology is missing. What geological features are caused by rivers, what is the impact of rivers on sedimentation and rock formation, etc.
• Also, earth history seems to be missing. 400 million years ago, before plants, rivers tended to be wide and straight, right?
• A common misconception holds that all or most rivers flow from North to South, but this is not true. – I don't think that is accurate. The source talks about the US but the statement seems to be for the entire world. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:04, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

The non-Earth rivers thing is kind of interesting, the old River article used to talk about it. There is a blurb about Mars in the article, but could be expanded. The problem with the rivers on Titan is that they are not made of water, to my knowledge. Therefore by our definition they are not rivers. Which may be a little out of step with colloquial practice but is a notable distinction. ForksForks (talk) 13:13, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

The Mars mention seems a bit out of place in my opinion. In my opinion, a separate section on extraterrestrial rivers is a good solution. I would also include Titan rivers there, because they are called rivers in the respective sources. I don't think that the definition of the article precludes this mention. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 13:18, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

@Jens Lallensack: I have updated the article with a new section. I appreciate the opportunity for me to learn more about extraterrestrial rivers! ForksForks (talk) 13:46, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Query from Z1720

@ForksForks: It has been over a month since the last comment on this PR. Is this ready to be closed and nominated for WP:FAC? Z1720 (talk) 02:57, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Can be closed but I am not ready for FAC. Still need to do some work. Thanks, ForksForks (talk) 03:04, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

@ForksForks: Instructions on closing a PR can be found at WP:PRG. I recommend the closure script. Z1720 (talk) 03:22, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

I’ll do this tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving ForksForks (talk) 03:26, 30 November 2024 (UTC)