User:Alexpope01/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Trans Mountain pipeline

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I noticed many broken links leading to 404 errors. Its important to fix these links to make the article more trustworthy. My first impression of it was that it was complete and trustworthy but once I started clicking some links in the references section, I realized that these references weren't as up-to-date as I thought.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of this article is a bit short in length but tells exactly what you need to know. It has a good introductory sentence that describes the topic but does not talk about the major sections of the article. It is a concise lead section that does not include irrelevant information. The content of the article is fairly up-to-date but could have more recent news on the subject. The article states that the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMP) begins in Edmonton, Alberta but it actually begins in Strathcona County which is close to Edmonton. Also, the article is in a neutral tone as it doesn't try to subtly sway the readers in a specific direction. The minority viewpoints are accurately described as over half of the article is dedicated to showcasing the TMP controversy and impacts on indigenous groups. The sources and references section of this article is where some of the errors start to begin. Many of the links in the references section either don't work or are incomplete. So, further revision is needed to make this article more trustworthy. The sources that are complete are not the best though. A lot of the sources used are news coverage which aren't always the best place to get information. However, the nature of this topic makes it extremely difficult to find up-to-date and peer-reviewed sources since the TMP is constantly updating with new information. Aside from that though, the article is organized into sections and has no grammatical errors. One thing that is missing from this article though is images. There are only four images in this article and none of them are a photo of the actual pipeline which is concerning. The images that are shown though are well-captioned and are laid out in a visually appealing way. Also, the talk page is empty besides me and one other commenter so it is not a popular topic. Overall, the article is a little underdeveloped. It needs more images and updated references. This is important because without many images, it's difficult to follow along and have a full understanding of the topic. Also, without properly linked references, it's hard to say whether or not the information is relevant and up-to-date.