Talk:Great Barrier Reef

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Started on simplifying the opening paragraphs. Collected this data on readability for the rest of the article. Indication of the number of years of formal education that a person requires in order to easily understand the text on the first reading

  • Gunning Fog index : 11.91
  • Approximate representation of the U.S. grade level needed to comprehend the text :
  • Coleman Liau index : 8.60
  • Flesh Kincaid Grade level : 10.77
  • ARI (Automated Readability Index) : 10.72
  • SMOG : 10.64

So there is plenty to be done on the rest if anyone has the time. I'll get to it soon. Peterdownunder (talk) 12:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have done more on simplifying. Figures are now:

  • Gunning Fog index : 7.22
  • Coleman Liau index : 6.14
  • Flesh Kincaid Grade level : 6.01
  • ARI (Automated Readability Index) : 4.59
  • SMOG : 7.63
  • Flesch Reading Ease : 75.72

Peterdownunder (talk) 10:20, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Added ecology section Peterdownunder (talk) 11:18, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]