User:Lnbiggs/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Texas oil boom

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I find the history of geographical locations very interesting. I like looking into what makes each city or place special. I think Texas in the early 1900s is one of the places I think of when I think of historical significance. Connecting this to oil I think the Texas Oil Boom was arguably the more significant event turning the tables for the US.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very clear and concise. It gives a lot of general information without overloading. It mentions the sections that will be in the article and the information is correct without any opinion or bias. This historical event is informational and not biased in any way. There has not been any recent updates as this was a time period so all of the information is up to date. Some content that I would've loved to read more about is the damage done from this "oil boom" period. I am sure the amount of oil from this area in Texas was more then enough to significantly impact the pollution issue. It also addresses topics like the wars, great depression and pollution in this article. Again, the article is very neutral and fact oriented. One source I saw come up a few times was the "Handbook of Texas" along with a ton of other scholarly articles. I think the sources here all seem reliable as they are through and accessible. There are many many authors and different perspectives and types of sources as well. A good bulk of the sources are from the early 2000s. This is semi-current as well as not too far from when the time period ended as well. I think the sources here are as good as I would be able to find myself. There seems to be a lot of different Texas history background not related to oil along with what seem to be more Texan government centered research along with the oil. Though this is a very long article it is very easy to read and clear to understand with I believe no grammar errors. It is broken down into good sections with very relevant pictures and interesting graphs. This is in a few WIkiProjects (Rated GA-class, High-importance) and there is some very good feedback and good commentary on the talk page of the article as well. The feedback is much more grammar based than the conversations we have had in class so far. I think one weakness I can think of is maybe too much information for one reading though a strength is that it is broken into very manageable sections with great information. I think overall this is a very well developed article.