User:Girlscout2009/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am from Oakland, Ca and originally this article stood out to me based on the title. In addition, as it pertains to the environment I was not aware of the oil spill that took place in 1971. I found it important to learn about the incident and the long lasting impact on the environment.

Evaluate the article
Lead section: The lead sentence is straightforward and it is a clear overview of the entire article. In addition, the paragraph is concise and does not include irrelevant information.

Content: The information was relevant however it was very vague. A lot of information is missing and I was not able to gain a lot of historical facts on this topic. The information is up to date, because it was last edited on January 23, 2022.

Tone and Balance: The article is neutral and states facts about what was lost during the oil spill. It mentioned a lot about the birds that died and survived. Furthermore, it does not persuade one to suede one way over another.

Sources and References: I viewed the sources and they are all reliable. They are updated and or revised if it was a historical article.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is easy to read. I am not able to detect any grammatical errors. It is well organized and although it is a short article it has substance.

Images and Media:

There are no pictures for this article.

Talk Page Discussion:

The article is rated start-class/ low importance.

Overall:

The article has potential, however it is extremely short and lacks a lot of historical information. In order to improve this article more information is needed. I only learned about the birds and their existence. I was curious to know how the spill impacted the entire city and or the greater Bay Area.