User:Leeland Adderley-Heron/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Mining in Asia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
After reading the article I noticed it was fairly poor, and could actually benefit from a fair evaluation.

Evaluate the article
Lead section:

The lead section leads you to believe the article focuses mainly on the products and deposits of the Chinese mining operations. The last sentence briefly introduces some of the main topics of the article. The lead section should be focusing more on the issues surrounding mining in China in regard to the content, however in regard to the title of the article the lead section is reasonably acceptable.

Content:

In terms of the title, the contents are off topic. If The title were to be "The issues surrounding mining operations in China" or something along those lines, the contents would be accurate. The contents of this article could be included as a subsection in a larger article about the Mining in China.

The contents of the article are up to date, the page was created in 2019 and consistently getting edited. Tone and Balance:

The article is fairly neutral, it is written with no particular bias. The article does a good job at looking at the viewpoint of the workers and the safety protocol around their occupation. There is no clear attempt to persuade the audience in one way or another.Sources and References:

Several facts lack necessary references. Several sources that are used throughout the article are not reliable, source 14 and 15 being a website called "Radio Free Asia" with unknown credibility. There are numerous credible articles and published writing available to reference as opposed to sources that were used in the article. The articles credibility could have significantly increased by citing more reputable sources. The links to the cited sources do work. Most of the sources cited are current sources, that have been published within the last 10 years.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is fairly well written, all subsections are concise but maybe too concise lacking important details. No grammatical errors were found in the article either. As I said earlier I think this whole article could have been several subsections in a larger article about the mining in china as it really only covers the issues surrounding it and not the actual mining operations.

Images and Media:

The article feature two images to help convey their points. However, one of the images has little relevance as it is not China. The images are poorly cited. The images are not well positioned in the article and they feel cramped in the article.

Talk Page Discussions:

There are no conversations in the Talk page. This article is deemed to be associated with WikiProject Environment, Asia, and Mining. On all accounts it has been classed as a C-class on the quality scale.

Overall Impressions:

This article does a good job at focusing on a specific topic, however I believe it could have been titled better. The article could be improved by formatting it for an easier read, as it features many long uninterrupted paragraphs. In terms of completeness this article would be complete if it was titled something like the Issues with mining operations in China. However it seems to be lacking detail for most subsections. Overall I think this article is relatively underdeveloped.