User:Dataclassaccount/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Irrigation sprinkler

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the irrigation sprinkler because I have worked closely with them for 3 years. I specifically have worked with underground sprinkler systems that automate the process. It is a C-Class article that needs work.

Evaluate the article
Lead-


 * Introduction sentence is good.
 * It doesn't really include a brief description on the major sections
 * It did include one bit of information that I didn't find relevant, or later in the article.
 * The first paragraph is concise, the second paragraph in the lead is not. It gets too detailed and doesn't flow well.

Content-


 * The content is relevant
 * In my opinion, some information is slightly dated. There have been some recent improvements in the technology that aren't reflected here.
 * I think there may be a couple points that don't belong as well as some information missing
 * It does not, to my understanding, deal with any of the equity gaps

Tone and Balance-


 * The article is neutral
 * I didn't see any bias
 * There really aren't any competing viewpoints or positions taken

Sources and References-


 * Not all facts are backed with sources
 * I wouldn't describe some of them as thorough
 * Some of the sources are not current
 * The sources are limited and not from a diverse group of people
 * I think there could be some better sources, but there's not many people talking about the history irrigation sprinklers

Organization and Writing Quality-


 * It is not incredibly well-written. Some parts are unclear and hard to follow
 * I did not find any grammatical errors
 * I think it's fairly well organized

Images and Media-


 * The article includes images that help give the reader a visualization.
 * The images are captioned well
 * None of them violate copyright issues
 * They are not all laid out in an appealing way

Talk Page Discussion-


 * There is limited going on in the talk section. No one has posted anything in almost 4 years.
 * It's part of the Agriculture wikiproject and the Horticulture and Gardening wikiproject

Overall Impressions-


 * The overall status is not great, as said in the talk page - Talk:Irrigation sprinkler "This article is a mess"
 * The agricultural aspect is covered well
 * Everything else is ill-cited or doesn't have any citations. The content is lacking
 * The article is underdeveloped