Template:Did you know nominations/North Branch Bowman Creek

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The result was: promoted by sst✈^(discuss) 18:55, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

North Branch Bowman Creek[edit]

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... that the valley of North Branch Bowman Creek is one of the only places in the Sweet Valley quadrangle where the surficial geology features Boulder Colluvium?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hygrophorus hypothejus

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self-nominated at 19:34, 22 October 2015 (UTC).

Length, history and reference check out. However, I note that the reference in question has, on its front page, two prominently placed notations: "THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED FOR CONFORMITY WITH THE PUBLICATION STANDARDS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY" and, below, "This report has not undergone external peer review." Both of these could be at least yellow flags as far as the source's reliability ... on the other hand, it seems like pretty thorough and professional work, and after all the state did put it on its website. So I'd like to hear someone else weigh in on whether we should consider this a reliable source before I'm totally OK with it. Daniel Case (talk) 01:53, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: It is something called an open-file report, which, according to this, has "received a technical review by at least one (and commonly two) bureau staff member(s)." The author, Duane D. Braun, is also a former geology professor, and is thus an expert in the field. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 01:56, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Good to go. Daniel Case (talk) 01:58, 20 November 2015 (UTC)