User:Kristenzima/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Caspian Sea
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I am interested in the environment and think it is important that information on it is out there for people to read.

Lead evaluation
The article contains a large intro. It is very detailed, possibly to the point where it might have a little too much.

Content evaluation
The content seems to be all relevant to the topic, although it might drift off a little in some sections. The information seems mostly up to date and the article has many links to other articles that also provide current info.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article seems to just state the facts and history of the topic. There isn't much controversy over this topic so it is not surprising that it is from a neutral point of view.

Sources and references evaluation
There are over 70 sources for this article. Most look like they are from a reputable scholarly source. There are a few sketchy links that lead to nowhere.

Organization evaluation
This article is highly broken down into multiple sections and subsections. Each section seems to be appropriately titles with a good visual layout and a few reference images.

Images and media evaluation
There are various images that complement the section of information. They each have an informative caption that describes what they are and most help show their relevance.

Talk page evaluation
There are a few conversations on the talk page. A few are questioning the correctness of some of the material and a few are suggesting helpful additions. This article is part of various wikiprojects dealing iwth different countries. All these projects have c-ratings

Overall evaluation
I feel the article is a pretty good base, it needs some fact-checking and a few improvements on materials and citations.

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