User:3oo67991/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Early Lake Erie

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am familiar with Lake Erie and was curious about there being this specific article dedicated to early Lake Erie. My preliminary impression was it was very well explained and had many resources backing the information up.

Evaluate the article
The lead includes a brief overview of what Early Lake Erie was and how it relates to today's Lake Erie. The image shows geographically what it would have covered in land. The lead lacks in briefing the rest of the article's contents while instead introducing a few lakes that are not yet again mentioned in the article. The lead is concise but should include more information from the rest of the article to tie it all together.

The content is relevant to the topic and gives a good explanation of how Lake Erie came to be today in comparison to back then which is important for modern day research. The article is rated high importance in the Lakes category and fulfills that need. I am not sure if there is content missing but it seems like some topics could be expanded on further such as the Highstand section.

The article is presented in a neutral point of view. There are points that seem to be speculated but are backed up by other resources claiming speculation, therefore, the author was presenting that speculation in a neutral view. The article does not attempt to persuade but rather sticks to the facts about what is known.

Sources seem to be well established and relevant. The use of the same articles is present throughout the article. Links only link to Reference section of article but most are sourced from books so it is understandable. An update on the links to online sources would be helpful.

The organization of the article makes sense but should have been briefed in the lead to connect and make for an easier read to understand the historical significance. The article is well written with little to no grammatical errors found. Images attached are on the side of the article so easy to view and find with specific information regarding details of the lake underneath. The images are helpful to know where the lake was located and how it was structured which aligns with the sections of the article.

There are no conversations with this specific article but it is within the scope of the WikiProject Lakes with a C-class and high importance rating.

The article seems to have an overall status of near completion. There are a few minor changes to be made especially to the lead as well as updating references.