User:Amaya.myhovich/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Canadian diamonds

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article as Canada is one of the biggest exporters of diamonds in the world. It is important because not only does it provide Canada with revenue, it is also an interesting part of Canada's geographical history. My first impression was that while it was a smaller article, it seemed very well written.

I chose this article as Canada is one of the biggest exporters of diamonds in the world. It is important because not only does it provide Canada with revenue, it is also an interesting part of Canada's geographical history. My first impression was that while it was a smaller article, it seemed very well written.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * 1) The lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic.
 * 2) The lead could include a brief description the environmental impacts of Canadian diamonds.
 * 3) The lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * 4) The lead is concise.

Content


 * 1) The article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * 2) The content is up to date.
 * 3) There is not content that is missing or content that does not belong.
 * 4) The article mentions that the Canadian diamond mines gave work to many Indigenous people.

Tone and Balance


 * 1) The article is neutral.
 * 2) There are not any claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position.
 * 3) The argument that Canadian diamond mining harms the environment could be made from this article. There are no counter arguments to this.
 * 4) N/A
 * 5) The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favour of one position or away from another.

Sources and References


 * 1) All facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information.
 * 2) The sources are thorough.
 * 3) The sources are current
 * 4) The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors, but do not include any historically marginalized individuals.
 * 5) I could not find any better sources that were available.
 * 6) The links that I checked worked.

Organization and Writing Quality


 * 1) The article is well-written.
 * 2) There are a couple points where in my opinion, the grammar is questionable, such as when mentioning Indigenous people in the History of Mining Section, but the article is mostly grammatically sound and free of spelling errors.
 * 3) The article is well organized.

Images and Media


 * 1) The article contains images that enhance understanding of the topic, although I'm not sure if the picture of the caribou is necessary.
 * 2) The images are well captioned.
 * 3) The images adhere to WIkipedia's copyright regulations.
 * 4) The images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion


 * 1) A majority of conversation on the talk page is about people adding sections to the article.
 * 2) The article is C-class and low importance under rocks and minerals. The article was a part of the Wiki Education Foundation project which took place in early 2019.
 * 3) As this is a relatively new and "low-importance" article, there is not a lot of conversation going on in the talk page.

Overall Impressions

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 * 1) The article's overall status is structurally sound although it could use more information.
 * 2) The articles strengths are that it provides quite a bit of the history of Canadian diamonds, as well as the environmental implications the mining has on the environment.
 * 3) The article can be improved by mentioning environmental impacts in the lead section, fixing issues regarding grammar, perhaps adding another perspective on environmental harms, as well as just adding more information to the whole of the article.
 * 4) I would say that for being a "low importance" article, the article is well-developed, but there is always room for improvements.