Talk:Onion

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production numbers are mismatched -

the linked source has 2 numbers area and tonnage, so the numbers in table are mismatched - here area, not production - it is carried out automatically? Genchoo (talk) 11:43, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology is incomplete

Etymology section only discusses Latinate derivations of “cepa,” which is unrelated to the etymology of the English word “onion.”

“Onion” derives from early 12c. English ungeon, oinyon, unione, meaning "the underground bulb of the common onion plant," from Anglo-French “union,” Old French “oignon,” and directly from Latin “unionem” (nominative “unio”), a colloquial rustic Roman word for a kind of onion, also "pearl" (via the notion of a string of onions), literally "one, unity." The sense connection is the unity of the successive layers of an onion, in contrast with garlic or cloves.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/onion 71.205.14.105 (talk) 15:49, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA concerns

I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria. Some of my concerns are listed below:

There are a lot of uncited passages throughout the article.
Can the sources listed in "Further reading" be used as inline citations, or should they be removed?
There is MOS:OVERSECTION in the article, and many sequencial one-or-two sentence paragraphs

Is anyone interested in addressing these concerns, or should this go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 22:06, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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There is unsourced information throughout the article, some "Further reading" sources that should be considered for inclusion, and some oversection in the "Uses" section. Z1720 (talk) 16:33, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Z1720 I can try to help address some of these concerns so that we can hopefully keep the article as a GA. Is there usually a certain time frame this needs to be done by? Thanks. Eucalyptusmint (talk) 14:56, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Eucalyptusmint: There is no timeline as long as improvements are being made. Feel free to ping me when it is ready for a review. Z1720 (talk) 15:15, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

sounds good, will do. Eucalyptusmint (talk) 19:55, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]