User:Jclawlor/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
In 2021, I was part of the turf and maintenance team at Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa. It was one of my favorite experiences working at a course and I took pride in all the jobs I was assigned. I hope that the article has accurate statements about the location and provides some detail into this amazing resort.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The lead section of the article very briefly explains the general consensus of what the resort is for. It states what it is, who its owned by, who designed it, and a few of the activities located within the resort. It is able to encapsulate the major section's in the rest of the article with little additional detail. In the introduction paragraph, it mentions the marina, hunting lodge, winery, and spa, but does not mention the spa or winery later in the article. On the positive side, the introduction is clean and concise without an overload of information.

Content

All the content within this article focuses on the resort, and what it provides to its clients. This includes facilities like the golf course, marina, hunting lodge, winery, and spa. All of the information is up to date, but fails to mention some of the more recently built facilities and activities including horse back riding and golf lessons from a PGA pro. It also fails to mention that ownership of the resort has changed from the late Ron Joyce to his son, Steven Joyce. Further more, it is currently labelled as a private course, but it is now open to the public. In the Facilities section, the author writes about a meeting planned by Frank Mckenna which does not fit properly in that section. Another section, potentially named "Events", could be created. This section could talk about how the resort has been and continues to be used for large business meetings between people of importance and higher status. More information can be provided using the Fox Harb'r website to delve deeper into the resort, but a good general overview of the resort has been provided.

Tone and Balance

The article has been written in a neutral tone with no biased information provided. The author does not attempt to convince the audience that tis resort is better than another and states where it sits in the rankings amongst other golf resorts. An article about a relatively lesser known golf resort is difficult to create as there is a minimal amount of accredited information about it. Therefore, some may say the the resort is underrepresented, but with a lack of information, it is difficult to provide a more thorough article about the resort.

Sources and References

The sources used in this article are generated from news blogs, and some golf companies websites. These sources are the most reliable when describing the resort as there have not been significant credible research or descriptions released about the resort. The author used the information provided at the time to describe the course, but many of the sources are outdated. The links function, but take you to older websites and retrieved over 10 years ago, in February 2013. There is updated information about the course, new developments on the resort, and its ranking against other golf resorts in Canada. More recent information could be provided to better this article from the Fox Harb'r Website, located here: https://www.foxharbr.com/.

Organization and Writing Quality.

With the information at the time the article was written, it was written well. It includes 4 sections that are concise and clear and explain how the resort came to be and what the resort offers to the public. There are no grammatical or spelling errors and does a decent job at describing the resort. Because the article is so short, it is difficult to address any problems without doing more research into the resort itself.

Images and Media

The article only provides one image of the front gate, and a map to show where the resort is located. Both these figures are located in the Upper right-hand corner of the article. More images of the golf course and facilities could better showcase what is available at the resort. It could bring a more engaging atmosphere to the article and help readers understand why the resort was ranked 15th best course in Canada in 2009. The images were taken by one of the authors and the map was created by another author which was cited properly.

Talk Page Discussion

Currently, there are no conversations between editors or authors in the talk page. Because this article is small, little authors have had to communicate with each other and have not needed to collaborate to bring a more immersive page to readers. The article is rated as Start-Class and Low-importance as it does not contain crucial information. Most people reading about the resort will likely use the Fox Harb'r website, instead of Wikipedia. However, the article is part of WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Golf and has appeared on Wikipedia's Main page for its fact about Tiger Woods and how he set the course record.

Overall Impressions

In conclusion, I was pleased to see that all the information provided about the resort was accurate at the time the references were available. It gives a quick overview of the resort's main attractions and delivers main information that a reader would find useful. This article could be improved by using updated resources and by including more information about the course and activities available. It is slightly underdeveloped but has a great starting point for another author if someone decided to add to it.