User:Ayla Crosby/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Methane chimney

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article primarily because of my interest in gas chimneys in the ocean floor and especially the unlikely life surrounding them. Methane chimneys are directly related to gases released into the water and atmosphere, and therefore a considerable factor in the world of climate change. This Wiki article exists, but that is about it. There is very limited information and the scope of sub topics concerning methane chimneys is quite narrow. Due to the importance of methane chimneys concerning climate change combined with the lack of accessible knowledge of them, I find this subject to be one that would greatly benefit from a wide range of additions. My preliminary impression was that methane chimneys were extremely interesting, and the depth of information on them was lacking. I was left with far more questions than answers after reading what's currently on the article.

Lead section
The lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the topic. It does not include a brief description of the article's major sections. It also includes information that is not present in the article, even though it shouldn't. The lead is concise, but is missing some information and has information that doesn't belong in a lead.

Content
The included content is relative to methane chimneys, but carries little weight. There is a great deal of substance missing. The content has not been edited since April 2020, and there is potential that the climate change section could be updated as there may be more relevant information available now. There is a lot missing from the article both in terms of the sections already there as well as sections that should be added. The article does not deal with equity gaps nor does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

Tone and Balance
The article is from a neutral point of view, there do not appear to be any heavily biased claims or over/underrepresented viewpoints.

Sources and References
Almost all facts are backed up by thorough reliable sources, there are one or two factual statements that could have been backed up by an additional source. The majority of sources are from 2010 or earlier, so potentially could use an assessment of source accuracy compared to more recent sources. Links work.

Organization and writing quality
Article is well-written and clear, could benefit from a lot of additional information. No obvious spelling or grammatical errors. Article has potential to be well-organized but needs more substance before judgment can be made in that aspect.

Images and Media
Single image is well-captioned and laid out in an appealing manner, additional images would assist with conceptual understanding

Talk page discussion
No conversations are going on behind the scenes for methane chimneys. One comment on talk page about edit to external links, but no other conversations have ever occurred. The article is part of several WikiProjects and is rated as a start-class article with plenty of room for improvement.

Overall impressions
Overall status is S (start-class). Strengths: important subject in terms of climate change. Good lead sentence. Good identification section. Places for improvement: more information concerning involvment in climate change, more sections. The article is overall poorly developed.