User:Floresjf1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Soil contamination

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because it caught my attention and it looks to be well-written with good organization along with numerous relevant sections within the article. I saw that this looks like a well-rounded article that can help guide me as to what a good put together article should look like. In addition, this also provides that no matter how good an article may already be, it still could use revision or more information added to it.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The lead section of the paper is concise and it lists all the necessary information that is covered within the article. The introductory sentence alone covers the main ideas that will be discussed in the article and is done in an effective manner.

Content: I would say that the content is well-represented and balanced to where it is all relevant information. There is an equal amount of information providing the causes and the repercussions of soil contamination on humans and the environment. All content is belonging to the article and there seems to be nothing left out.

Tone and balance: After reading the article there is no bias and is neutral. There is even a section providing how each country combats, measures, and legislates around soil contamination and pollution. There is no content that is over or underrepresented as multiple viewpoints are introduced so the reader grasps a well-rounded informative article.

Sources and references: For the most part there are sources that are current. However, there were a few incomplete citations and an untraceable link. For the citations that were inputted, they did have significance and where reinforced with secondary sources. It is evident that looking through the references will present some revision or work dedicated to proper citation format.

Organization and writing quality: The paper is well-written with no grammatical or spelling errors. The article is easy to read and is concise. I found it to flow really good despite multiple authors having joined in on the work. The article is organized well and supports each subtopic in a effective manner by having numerous sources and current events supporting ideas.

Images and media: There are a few images that help with enhancing the understanding of the topic. There were descriptions that tied in with the images which helped and they were relevant to the content. The images are appealing and formatted correctly as they are cited.

Talk page discussion: There are active discussions on this topic as there revisions and new emerging topics pertaining to providing the best information possible. The article is rated C-class overall and has high, mid, and low importance.

Overall impression: For a big topic I am impressed that the content is covered quite well and that it is rated good. The article has strengths regarding format and the its constant revision, I would also say that it is well-developed. After looking at the discussions I would say that this article is well-developed it is being revised and gone through lots of suggestion.