User:Deborah Devos/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Short-finned pilot whale

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I have studied short-finned pilot whales during my summer internship. This specie is found in the Pacific Ocean. It is important to have enough information about it in order to protect the specie.

Evaluate the article
This article can be qualified as well-developed. It is well balanced and presents every aspects of the specie (from taxonomy to conservation).

The lead section briefly introduces the specie, without going into too much detail.

Sections are well organized and flow smoothly.

The article’s content is relevant, up-to-date and based on reliable and varied sources.

The article is neutral and only relates facts without biased opinions (e.g. no viewpoint expressed about the low survival rates in captivity). Authors made it easy to read so anyone could understand it (not only scientists).

It also contains images and figures, well-captioned and enhancing the understanding of the topic (e.g. the map showing the specie’s distribution around the world). It seems however that some images are not from the public domain.

Links provided are working.

There are no discussions going on. The article is rated B-class and it within the scope of wikiproject cetaceans.This article could be improved by making sur all images adhere to copyright regulation.