User:Daphne DSB/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Oarfish

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it was the most directly related to my project topic. I figured it would give me a good overview to just look at what Wikipedia has so far about oarfish generally, to give me a better idea of what gaps might exist in the research as well as what has already been covered.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

- The introductory sentence was pretty good, giving an introduction to the oarfish.

- The introduction did not give an overview of the other sections of the article.

- The sentence about the sea-monsters myth felt a little extraneous.

Content

- The content is relevant to the topic.

- The content seemed a little old (2004-2006), but I am not sure how much has changed in the available data since then.

- The article doesn't really apply to the equity gaps section because of the topic.

Tone and Balance

- The article seems neutral.

- The article is pretty much just a compilation of facts about the fish - I did not notice anywhere that the authors had inserted their opinions or were trying to sway the audience in one direction or another.

Sources and References

- There were only three sources, and of those, I believe only one was a peer reviewed article.

- There is definitely room for improvement in this area of the paper - more sources, more varied sources, more peer reviewed articles.

- As mentioned, the sources were all from 2005 or so.

- The links do work.

Organization and Writing Quality

- The article is well organized with clear headings to separate sections.

- The article was clear and easy to read. A bit choppy at times, but strong otherwise.

- I did not notice spelling or grammar errors.

Images and Media

- There are only a few images of the oarfish, and one of them appears to only be a drawing. The article may benefit from more scientific photos of the fish.

- The images are relatively well captioned.

- The images are laid out in an aesthetically appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion

- There are a number of conversations going on about this article, on topics from wording, including information about baby oarfishes, and video footage of the fishes.

- The article is a B class article. It is part of WikiProject Fishes.

Overall Impressions

- Overall, I think this article is relative good, with some room for growth.

- There is a good base of information, but more sources need to be added and the research expanded.

- I think the article is underdeveloped as it currently stands.

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