User:Danielleharmon23/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Mount Katahdin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because I have hiked Mount Katahdin before, and it is something I know more about that other topics. At a quick glance, the article looks good.

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.)

Lead Section


 * The introductory sentence concisely and clearly describes the article topic.
 * The lead does not include a summary of the article sections.
 * There is no information in the lead that is not in the article.
 * The lead is concise.

Content


 * The article content is relevant to the topic of the article.
 * The content is up to date.
 * There is no missing or necessary information.
 * It briefly addresses Mount Katahdin's relevance to indigenous peoples who live in the area. However, there is only one sentence about this topic while the rest of the section about human history deals with colonizers experiences with the mountain.

Tone and Balance


 * The article is neutral.
 * There are no biased claims.
 * There are no viewpoints represented.
 * There are no minority or fringe viewpoints.
 * There is no persuasion in the Mount Katahdin article.

Sources and References


 * All facts are based up with a citation.
 * The sources are thorough and represent the topics presented.
 * The sources range from 1967 to 2017, however most sources are from after 2000.
 * There is a diverse group of authors.
 * I was unable to find any sources that would be better suited for this article.
 * Yes, the links work.

Organization and Writing Quality


 * The article is well written and is concise.
 * There are no grammatical or spelling errors in the article.
 * The article is organized in an efficient and easy to follow way.

Images and Media


 * The images included in the article enhance and pertain to the topic of the article.
 * The images are of good quality and correctly captioned.
 * The images adhere to copyright policies.
 * Yes, the images are presented in an appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion


 * Most discussion posts are about the accuracy of information in the article and requests to change information. The conversations being had are so the topic is better represented.
 * The article is rated C-class and is apart of 5 WikiProjects.

Overall Impressions


 * The article's overall status is pretty good.
 * The article is very concise and presents the information in an easy to read way.
 * The article could be more detailed, by providing more information about the hiking trails and going into greater detail about the fauna of the area.
 * The article is well developed, but has the potential to become even more developed.