User:Crross5/Evaluate an Article

Hoonah, Alaska

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is the article for my hometown. I found in on the list of C-class Alaskan articles. So I picked it because I wanted to see what makes it C-class and what's on Wikipedia about the place that I grew up in.

Lead Section
The lead section for this Article is pretty good. It gives some facts about the town and introduces a few of the main parts of the article. However, there is a sentence that needs to be cited in the lead section.

Content
All of the content in the article is relevant and while it's not completely up-to-date, not much happens in the town so it doesn't make a big difference. There is one thing that I would add to the history list. In 2018 there was a man who was arrested in town for drug trafficking. other than that it all seems up-to-date. I was surprised at how well the article covers the transportation in and out of town. I didn't think that the ferry system or Alaska Seaplanes were gonna be mentioned.

Tone and Balance
The article seems neutral to me. There is a banner that warns readers that the history section could give more importance to some small events. I did think that it was unnecessary to include the year that 400-500 people wintered in Hoonah. The only part of the article that could have gotten political is the part about the recent budget cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway. When I read that part I didn't feel like the article was trying to convince me of anything, which is why I say this is a neutral article.

Sources and References
The sources that are used are reliable. Most of them are government websites and even a textbook. There is a sentence in the lead section that does have a warning about not having a source provided but that's the only time there's a warning. I checked a bunch of the links and they all work. The only other link related problem is Alaska Seaplanes, there is no Wiki-link for the company so it is highlighted red. The article also provides external links to the schools website.

Organization and Writing
This is a well written article. There are no spelling errors and the paragraphs are concise and easy to read through. the article is organized well too each section that I thought would be important was included. the sections that are included are all main points that should be there.

Images and Media
The article uses pictures and graphs along side the paragraphs. Most of the pictures in the article came from a user who took the photos. The other photos are public domain so all of the images in the article follow copyright regulations. The pictures are well captioned and relevant to the article. The graphs and charts that the article uses are helpful in the climate and population sections.

Talk Page Discussions
There are only 2 discussions on the talk page. The first is just an edit summary that is talking about how someone modified a few links. The other discussion is an argument between two people about weather or not a picture belonged in an article. The article is a part of the WikiProject Alaska. The paragraph is rated C-class and low-importance on the project scale.

Overall
Overall I was surprised that the article had as much information that it did. There are warning banners for a few things. Based off of the other C-class articles that I looked at, overall this article is more complete than most of them. There is a suggestion to change the formatting of the article and I do think that would make the article better. The talk page is interesting, the argument was very passive aggressive and didn't belong on the talk page. In the end I get why this is a C-class article ranked low-importance, its because its a small town and not much happens.