User:Jcoates3/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Colossal squid

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it relates to the curriculum of the course and I am fascinated by the ability for organisms without vertebrae to get as large as the colossal squid and have the abilities it does to survive.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of this article provides a solid introduction of the colossal squid and concisely describes the articles topic. It does a good job highlighting bits and pieces of the other major sections of the article (morphology, taxonomy, etc.). It does not include irrelevant information and is concise, yet not overly detailed.

The content of the article is up to date and relevant to the topic. The content includes information on just about every sense aside from olfaction, which may be relevant or may not but should be included if all other sense are talked about.

The article is neutral and unbiased. No viewpoints seem over or underrepresented.

The facts in this article are backed up by reliable and current secondary sources. The sources aren't written by too diverse of a group, seeing as they are mostly all written by scientists and marine biologists preforming studies or reflecting on studies. The links work and most articles consist of peer reviewed studies and not random website links.

The article is clear, concise, and easy to read. It is well organized and there are no spelling or grammatical errors to my knowledge.

The article includes a number of images that thoroughly enhance the reading. They are all well captioned, adhere to Wikipedia's copyright policies, and are laid out in an appealing and effective manner.

The article hasn't been talked about frequently on the talk page, but has been used for course assignments. Conversations about it from 2005 consider that the colossal octopus may have been the largest invertebrate species, but that has since been proven to be false. The article is rated a C-class article.

I think the article overall is very good, but I also do not have a doctorate or any degree regarding marine biology and i have minimal background knowledge of cephalopods compared to researchers and professionals. I do however think it is a well-developed article. I think the strengths are seen in the introduction section as it clearly and concisely highlights the basic/background knowledge someone would look for if they are just seeking casual information on the topic. I think weaknesses are seen in the behavior section as it just feels like its missing a good bit of content (like the aforementioned possible olfaction category/topic)