User:Bmiddour/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Banzai Pipeline

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 I am an avid surfer and this is one of the most influential and prestigious waves in the history of the sport. It is known around the world as one of the most dangerous and powerful waves on Earth. In the early days of the sport, Pipeline was thought of to be too dangerous to surf due to the incredible power of the wave crashing on a sharp, shallow reef. But in the mid 20th century, the pioneers of surfing pushed the sport to new heights by surfing Pipeline, and it since then been regarded as one of the best waves in the world and the location where the progression of surfing has been pushed the most. I feel the article did well covering the history and importance of Pipeline, most importantly highlighting its intensity and danger.

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.)

I feel the lead paragraph does well in introducing the reader to Pipeline by outlining its location as well as describing the conditions of the break (reef break rather than beach break, point break, river mouth, etc.). It also introduces the reader to surf lingo, tube riding, and describes the conditions at Pipeline. I feel the lead paragraph in concise but introduces key information to understand Pipeline. the overall content of the article includes most key points that are needed to understand Pipeline and its history, Origins of the Name, Specifics of the Break, Surfers, Competitions and the media. The article does a great job introducing the history of the break, and also goes into some of the pioneers of Pipeline and outlines the competitions that are held there. This is important because the most prestigious competition of the world surfing league (WSL) is held there each year and the winner is often regarded as one of the best surfers that year. The best surfers at pipeline are also the best surfers in the world. The sources and references used are very reliable as they are mostly from very credible surf magazines and articles and videos created by some of the most respected people in surfing. The organization of this article is very easy to follow as it starts broad with the history of pipeline and then dives into the details and deeper into the history of the prestigious wave. There is only one image of pipeline on this pages, I feel there is definitely room for more and maybe some of the surfers that discovered and have put Pipeline on the map.

The conversations in the talk page regard beefing up the article with more history and details of the break and its conditions. There is also a thread calling for more pictures of Pipeline, in fact claiming the one picture on the article isn't even from Pipeline at all. I agree with all of these conversations. I feel the article would be improved by the addition of more pictures and history of the progression of surfing at pipeline and those who have lost there lives there in recent years. Also, the competitions at Pipeline need to be updated as there have been more added since.