User:Adrcllo/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Los Angeles River

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose it because it relates closely to where I grew up and also due to it being a natural occurrence found in California. The article before reading seems extensive with lots of information about it that do not only talk about the environment around it, but how the city of Los Angeles has interacted with it.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence does concisely explain what the Los Angeles River is and addresses one main idea, that being the physical characteristics of the river. The lead overall is equally concise and refers to all the sections to be mentioned in the article.

The article content is up-to-date and relevant to the topic, while also properly representing marginalized communities, specifically the Tongva tribe, Africa American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Islander communities. Minority viewpoints are accurately described, such as in the section "Revitalization Inequity and Concerns". The article is overall neutral.

Most citations were published recently with the past ten years, which indicates that the information presented in the article are up to date.

Most sources are current, having been published within the past fifteen years. Some citations are needed, however, for the "War on Water" section and the "Point of interest" section. Links found on the article do work, but a few are links to pages that do not exist.

The organization of the writing makes the writing understandable and the sections of the article do reflect their subtopic in great detail.

Images are included to enhance the article as they feature the layout of the Los Angeles River. They are well-captioned and are sprinkled throughout the article to balance the presentation of words and images.

The talk page does show previous conversations mentioning edits to links, and some confusion regarding a detail on the flow of the river. There have been no recent talks of considering major changes to the article. The article is a part of WikiProject California, Los Angeles area task force, and Southern California task force.

Overall, the article has been completed and shows a professional level of writing and citation. The article does a great job with using citations and explaining specific details on how the river navigates through the Los Angeles area. The article could be improved by adding the missing citations found in some sections.