User:AuGopher/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Abiotic component

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because the abiotic world is a critical topic to my class and has many functions. It matters because the world has both biotic (living) and an abiotic (non-living) component. We cannot live without abiotic factors and the status of these has direct impacts on our lives and the entire biosphere. My preliminary impression was that it is a good article for a summary of the topic, but could have more to it.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * Was an overall good article encompassing all the main parts of abiotic components.
 * Stays relevant to the topic and even adds in other examples and side notes that are helpful in grasping the content
 * The extra links could have more cycles linked other than just the Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycles. e.g. Water, Carbon, Oxygen, soil matter, etc.
 * The article seems to have no bias and sticks to the topic and facts associated with it
 * Could have more descriptive pictures than what are provided
 * The links of sources work
 * Sources are relevant to the topic
 * Some sources offer a much more in depth explanation, or application of the topic
 * Diverse sources from textbooks, accredited universities, websites, and peer reviewed articles
 * The talk page has a few suggestions that were added to the article which add to the information in a good way
 * A few questions were asked related to the article
 * The page is part of both the Wiki-project Biology and Wiki-project Ecology projects
 * It is rated a start and low importance article for both projects
 * The article doesn't seem to have much different from what we discussed in class
 * An overall good article for a relatively straightforward subject, but since the topic is so broad I would recommend adding even more extra links which could help the reader grasp the concept better and see how it applies to the subject of biology and ecology, respectively.