User:Kavnaulakh/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
1) The article that I will be evaluating is Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. I will be evaluating this article as it covers my area for my practice experience.

2) The second article that I will be evaluating is Grassroots. I will be evaluating this article as it directly pertains to my sector for my practice experience.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
1) I have chosen this article as I currently work with the unhoused population in the SF Bay Area. This article encompasses the population of which I work with, and is most relevant in talking about policy, aid, and prominent issues the unhoused population of the Bay Area faces. My preliminary impression of the article was good, as I was impressed by how expansive and in depth the contents of this page is. I also, however, do believe that there is room for me to add my own knowledge about houselessness in the Berkeley area in particular.

2) I have chosen this article as my practice experience largely works at the community/grassroots level. Reading through the wikipedia page for the community level work, I realized that that page might not be the best to add to. However, looking at this page about grassroots work leaves me realizing that this article may be a good one for me to add to. The article is well developed but also provides a lot of room for things to add. The article seems to tackle things at a political level at the moment, so adding a community aspect to this could be a good move.

Evaluate the article
1) The current lead section for this article is well balanced. It provides an overview of the current unhoused population in the San Francisco Bay Area with several relevant statistics. There are many various topics covered under the contents of the page. However, it appears that many sections are not as well developed. Take for example the drug use section. This section is very underdeveloped for how large of an issue this is within the unhoused population. The wording in this is also very one sided, seen through phrases like the streets are "littered with needles" and fails to address the causes of drug use and the support systems that currently exist. So sections like these, that are very one sided, will definitely be a good place to add my own thoughts. I also want to address the tone that is used in many of these section. I may be overly sensitive due to my time working with the Suitcase Clinic, but from the most objective lens as I can possibly look through, this tone does seem very biased against the houseless population in the Bay Area. Other than that, the page uses many good sources and references and provides quality links to other pages. The organization and structure of the page is also very well done. However, the page could definitely benefit from some other forms of media, including images and links to informative videos. The page is currently mainly words, which can make the overall readability a little difficult. So overall, this page is pretty well done, but can definitely use some addressing in certain topics that are severely underdeveloped and in need of a more neutral tone and perspective.

2) The lead for this article is very well done and covers the main idea of grassroots as a whole. However, as far as content goes, it is very limited. The content is up to date and relevant to the topic at hand, however, could definitely cover far more ground. It only refers to a very limited idea of grassroots, mostly in the political aspect, and very briefly skims the BLM movement. There is definitely much more content that could be added to fully develop this page. The tone of this page is definitely neutral and the content is balanced, for the most part. However, it can definitely be improved however, as it only addresses large political issues at the moment. There are also a good amount of reliable, strong sources listed. There are however, not as many images and other media available, so images could definitely be a good addition for readability. As a whole, this article is at a strong start and has a lot of room for improvement and addition.