User:Lramirez2003/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Elephant racing

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because i saw it on the list and it sounded to horrible i wanted to read up on it and educate myself about it. My impression of it was ok, to me it want the best read but also not the worst.

Evaluate the article
Lead - The lead gives a brief description of the racing and advantages in the sport, the intro isn't overly detailed but I think it could use a little more.

Content- Yes this article is relevant but i wish it included more information about why the sport is harmful, if it has been banned, if it is still happening and where, etc.

Tone- It is neutral, there is headings about where these races take place. There is good descriptions of what happens in the races, winnings and how it starts and ends. Not to pulling though, i am interested in informing myself about this topic so i wish it was a little longer and kept me interested. It didn't really keep me in because it was short but also just the words.

Sources- The sentences are backed up by citations but there isn't a lot. There is only 1-2 citations at the end of the paragraph, but there should also have some in the beginning and middle because i cant just believe that the whole paragraph comes from one place, its just unethical to a Wikipedia article in my opinion. There is a good amount of hyperlinks throughout. One of the citations is a little confusing because I press on it and it sends me to a home page of the website instead of the exact article it came from. There is about 5 references.

Organization- It is well written, although there is a few long sentences that were a little confusing where I had to read it over a couple times to completely understand, not a lot of big description words. Again, I would've liked to read about the culture, or if its even still around, how its important to people, how its bad, etc.

Overall- Overall id give this article a 7 out of 10, short and sweet, gives general details. Strengths where the sport takes place in different countries and what goes on in the different places. It could be more improved on more details but it was pretty good.