User:Cshehan/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ranch

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because ranching has a big part in my life and my future. The article is well written with a diverse and detailed history of the topic.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article gives a good introduction of the topic. It talks well about the main points of the article and transitions to the individual topics in a smooth way. The lead section gives a good base to build knowledge off of. It also gives good basic statements if a reader did not want to read the whole article. The content of the article is well written and well diversified. It is unbiased to one location or belief when it talked about origins and operation of the ranches and types of ranching. It was very descriptive and answered any questions a reader might have. The article does not fail to give information in regard to different locations of the world and the origins of ranching. The article remains unbiased without and the tone is informative and does not lean to a certain belief or opinion on ranching. There are 12 great sources spanning over many years that keep the article up to date and give detailed information from plenty of time-frames and progression over time about the topic. The sources chosen are great insights on the topic and are well written. The article is well written and organized in a way that progresses through the history of the topic. The flow of the page keeps the reader interested and easy to understand. There are no apparent grammatical errors or obvious problems with the quality of the article. The images on the article are well chosen and give further insight into the topic and the history that is written in the article. The images are placed well through the article and have great detail. This article is rated at a Level 5, which means it is of high importance. The article is part of five other wikiprojects, two of which are of high importance. The article is rated important because the topic has a great deal to do with basic history and the functionality of societies. The articles overall status is of high importance and every evolving to be improved to give further information. The article has many strengths, especially when it comes to the origins of the topic. The only way it could be improved is if there could be further history found to support and inform on the topic. I would say this article is complete and well-developed.~