User:Glackinm1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Water

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I was thirsty at the time and it was in my recent search for some reason. It is also a B-class article so it is pretty highly edited and reviewed.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

- The lead has an introductory sentence that is very informative of the topic. It tells basic background and origin of water.

- The lead gives a brief overview of what the article's major topics are and give some information about them.

- The lead does not include information that is not present in the article but it is a little over detailed.

Content

- All of the article's topics are relevant to water but some more than the others.

- The content is up to date as it was edited on the 8th of this month.

- I did not find any missing content or content that doesn't belong. Everything that the page has is relevant to the main topic.

- The article does relate to underrepresented populations in history. They did so by talking about the different cultural necessities of water and demographics.

Tone and Balance

- The article is neutral and has no bias.

- No bias is shown and no points are overrepresented

- There are no minority viewpoints shown and no positions of the topic are present.

Sources and References

- The article is reinforced with over 200 reliable sources. All of the information has links to the sources along with it.

- There are many current sources but a lot of older ones.

- There is a diverse amount of sources that goes from magazines, to people, and books.

- I don't believe there are many better sources available. This is a very reviewed and edited page so it is more credible.

- The links of the sources do work

Organization and writing quality

- The article is well written with clear material. Some of the information is complex and hard to understand.

- The article does not have any grammatical sand spelling errors

- The article is also broken down into many different sections that relate to the main topic which makes it organized and easy to find.

Images and Media

- There are multiple pictures at most sections which helps the reader understand the topic better.

- The images are quality and well captured.

- The images to adhere to Wiki's copyright regulations. They have sources.

- The images are laid out in an aesthetic and pleasing way.

Talk Page Discussion

- The conversations in the talk pages are talking about how they can contribute to the page and other articles that go along with the topic.

- The article is rated as a level 2 vital article in science and as a C-class by wiki.

- It discusses it as a vital and high up article but gives it only a C-Class rating.

Overall Impressions

- The article's overall status is a very good reliable article.

- The article's strengths consists of its organization and its sources.

- The article can be improved by making the content more concise.

- I would say the article is well-developed due to its high status.