User:Jshon3/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because I wanted to evaluate an article that had to do with Hawaiʻi. This article in particular focuses on the evolution of volcanoes throughout the Hawaiian Island chain.

Evaluate the article
I believe the lead section of the article did a good job introducing the topic of volcanoes and gave a little bit of background information without being overly detailed. The lead also did a good job introducing what would be discussed throughout the article by listing the different stages and evolution of an Hawaiian volcano. The content of the article is relevant to the topic and includes information from published sources. However, the article could be updated with new information because the last update was in 2018. The article remains neutral in tone as it does not heavily favor one theory of how volcanoes in Hawaiʻi evolved. It also discusses that not all volcanoes are the same and may experience a different type of evolution depending on factors like time, weathering, and climate. Most of the facts throughout the article have a citation but many of the sources are outdated. The article does represent the ideas presented in the sources but as mentioned in the talk section of this article it is lacking unique information on the evolution of volcanoes in Hawaiʻi. There are a few other articles that could be used such as peer reviewed articles by geologists from the University of Hawaiʻi who specifically studied the creation and evolution of these volcanoes.

This article is well structured and organized because the lead lays out the order of which the subtopics will be discussed in. The way the authors of this article designed it make it really easy to read through because the different areas are separated to signify the importance of the evolution of the volcanoes. The images provided really compliment the content because it connects the information and gives the reader a clear visual of what is being described. For the most part I donʻt see any grammatical or spelling errors throughout the article. The article is rated as a C-class article and is a part of WikiProjects. I feel that the article gives a sufficient overview of the topic but could be improved by providing more current information and updated with more unique data.