User:Annenoravalentino/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Abiquiú, New Mexico
 * I chose this article to evaluate because it is a place I have visited many times and I noticed that the article was missing some local information that might be worth including.

Lead evaluation
The lead could be improved. The first sentence is a run on and the general organization is a little chaotic. The lead does provide some basic facts about Abiquiu but does not reflect the organization of the article and its major sections. It references the area's school but this is not mentioned below - it should probably be included in a section about what is in the town itself, either points of interest or townscape? It also includes information about Georgia O'Keefe but there is no discussion of her time in Abiquiu in the article below. The lead is concise but could benefit from more information as the article is fleshed out.

Content evaluation
The article content seems to be relevant to the topic but would benefit from more citations. The article needs more information about the community - this is a small town so every element of it is important. There is no mention of key community points of interest such as the Plaza Blanca or Bode's General Store. Additional services include The Abiquiu Inn and Las Clinicas del Norte. I would consider adding a section for Education to put the Abiquiu elementary school information into (instead of only being mentioned in the Lead) as well as information about where the rest of the students attend school and how they get there. History could be expanded and The Old Spanish Trail section may be better as a subheading under history. Other headings for relevant local information would be geology, religion (the area has a varied religious history with practices/groups including penitente, muslim, catholic missions, indigenous, and the monastery) and transportation.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is fairly neutral although because it is so short the viewpoints represented are minimal.

Sources and references evaluation
More secondary sources are needed especially for the 'popular culture' section. The links that I tried worked.

Organization evaluation
The article is written reasonably well but needs more information and some adjustments to organization. As mentioned in my review of content, I would add some sections and make the Old Spanish Trail section a subsection of history unless there are recent events to add to it.

Images and media evaluation
The images used are good and include several key local elements. If I were to add anything it might be more images of the landscape as Abiquiu is known for this. Layout of images could be improved with images added to more sections throughout the article.

Talk page evaluation
There is some brief discussion on the talk page about historical facts and the need for more information about the town itself. This is a C ranked article of low interest to WikiProjects for United States/New Mexico and WikiProject Cities.

Overall evaluation
The article's best section is history and also includes some relevant links to area attractions. It is a decent start as an entry but needs more information and some reorganization. I would call it underdeveloped vs. poorly developed - a few more headings, information, and sources would strengthen it quickly. Easy places to start to improve it would be to add a section with information about the current town as well as more about local places of interest.

Optional activity

 * Link to feedback: Talk:Abiquiú, New Mexico