User:Chlorinetwist/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
I am evaluating the indole alkaloid page.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this page because I am currently working on a minireview about indolocarbazoles, which is a class of chemical compounds that contain a bisindole unit. For this reason, I thought it would be interesting to review the indole alkaloid page. I thought, since indoles are quite general substrates, that the page would have a few more sections - maybe one about chemistry of indoles. But, I guess that would be too broad of a section, and it would be difficult to make it concise.

Evaluate the article

 * Lead section is concise and includes a brief overview of all the sections within the article.
 * The article is mostly well-written. I did find one sentence odd: "Dimers of strictosidine derivatives, loosely called bisindoles but more complicated than that." For me, this sentence is unclear.
 * All claims are cited. However, I wish there were more recent sources. Most claims are from two main sources (Dewick and Hesse), both published in 2002. Other sources include journal publications dating up to 2009. I think this article could use an addition of more diverse and current sources.
 * The article has a neutral tone.
 * The article mainly covers the biosynthesis of indoles. I think there needs to be a section about the synthesis of indoles (artificially).
 * I like that the two classes of indole alkaloids each have their own heading. But, I think they could be expanded. For example, the "Classification" heading lists quite a few examples of isoprenoid indole alkaloids, but the section for "Isoprenoid indole alkaloids" only goes in depth for a few.
 * There is a good use of images in this article. It includes plenty of molecular structures as well as images of organisms that biosynthesize indole alkaloids.
 * There is not much on the Talk page. One comment from 2014 about making an edit has not been responded to yet. The other comment on the Talk page is from a bot, referring to modifying external links. So, it seems like there's not much discussion happening about this article.
 * This article is rated as C-Class on the quality scale, but has not been rated on importance. It is part of the WikiProject Chemistry.
 * Overall, the article is well-written, organized, and provided a good overview on indole alkaloids from a biochemists' viewpoint. It definitely could use some improvement in terms of representing how indole alkaloids are important in chemistry. Furthermore, it could use some updating, as most sources are more than 12 years old.