User:Environment4992/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Carolina bays

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I choose this article because I am interested in learning more about Carolina bays and their importance along with the types of plants, soils, and hydrology associated with them.

Evaluate the article
I think that this article has a good lead sentence describing what a Carolina bay is and also gives some background information about the origin of its name. However, this section could definitely use a visual showing what a Carolina bay is. The 3 visuals provided throughout this article do enhance understanding of the topic. I have also seen Carolina bay written as "Carolina Bay" with a capital B so I am unsure if the capitalization is correct is here (I did see this was discussed in the talk page but I am still confused). I also think this section could give more of an overview and include a brief description of the article's major sections instead of just talking about the definition of Carolina bays, their locations, and then the reasoning behind its naming. I also think the "Geographic extent" section is very short and also repetitive as that exact information is mentioned in the previous section. Moreover, I think the content in the "Stratigraphy within the Carolina bays and sand ridges" section is very heavy and lengthy but contains useful content that could be condensed a little more. The tone of the article appears to have a neutral point of view. I also noticed that the "ecological significance and biological diversity" section needs additional citations. I liked how this article links pictures to the words highlighted in blue as this provides great definitions and visuals for concepts I am unfamiliar with. The article also appears to have a wide variety of reputable sources in the references section that are current. I clicked on a few of the links and they seem to work as well. In looking at the talk page, I see there is lots of discussion going on about false claims and assumptions being made. There is also a lot of talk about the nitty gritty details laid out in this article which I think is important to address. This is a C class article which means that some improvements are needed.