User:JEMGC/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Washington Trails Association

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I'm interested in the outdoors, including the specific activity of hiking. This particular article matters because Washington Trails Association is a non-profit organization that promotes the protection of hiking trail land. It is powered by a community of volunteers and members. The organization also attempts to strive towards racial and social justice. My preliminary impression of the article was that it was very underdeveloped. It especially lacks content and reliable sources.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * The lead section is one sentence, rather than a paragraph
 * The introductory sentence provides a description of the topic but is not particularly detailed

Content


 * There is one "History" section, could use other sections
 * Content is related to the topic
 * Article was last updated in July 2020. Content could be slightly out-of-date
 * Does not mention Washington Trails Association's commitment to challenging social and racial justice.

Tone and Balance


 * The tone is neutral
 * Appears there is no issue of bias

Sources and References


 * Out of the three sources, one is the Washington Trails website itself. Needs more reliable secondary sources
 * The links to sources do work
 * The secondary sources were written over a decade ago, a bit out-of-date
 * Sources are primarily from news articles

Organization and Writing Quality


 * Amount of information is limited, currently not much to organize
 * The one section does have a relevant section heading
 * Writing does not have outstanding grammatical errors
 * There are a lot of commas in some sentences, could read easier if it was cleaned up

Images and Media


 * No images are included

Talk-page Discussion


 * Talk-page is empty with no activity
 * The article is part of three Wikiprojects: Wikiproject United States / Washington, Wikiproject Backpacking (inactive), and Wikiproject Hiking Trails

Overall Impressions


 * This article has significant room for improvement across most categories (needs more in regards to the lead section, content, sources and references, organization and writing quality, images and media, talk-page discussion)