User:Madhatter1752/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Wetland conservation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article because I find an interest in wetland conservation due to my curiosity in learning more about it. Wetlands hold a high value of biodiversity and provide habitats for many organisms and conserving them helps safeguard this diversity. My preliminary impression of it was that wetlands were a natural buffer for climate change due to briefly learning about the subject in a climate change course at my current institution

Lead section

 * The lead sentence provides a clear aim for wetland conservation however lacks some detail.
 * The structure of the intro seems choppy and jumps around without further information of a topic prior to changing the focus on another.
 * There is lack of description of the following sections of the article.
 * It includes some detail that was not further discussed in the article however majority was revisited later.

Content

 * The content provided by this article is relevant to the topic
 * The content provides information and data from a range of years with the earliest 2002 and most recent being 2018
 * Content that is missing is use of wetlands and its impact on rice farms as touched on in the introduction
 * Content is relevant to the topic however there is some information discussed that is irrelevant and un needed where as more useful and explanatory information would be more useful

Tone and Balance

 * There seems to be no bias used in the discussion of this article
 * There is balance in the amount of information for the provided sections of the article
 * Minority or fringe viewpoints lack detail and explanation
 * Unbalanced in terms of important and small information needed in explaining the topic as far as there being a lack of explanation on needed material than provided on less important material
 * The article doesn't seem to persuade the reader to favor one position or the other. more informative and highlights issues with certain findings

Sources and Reference

 * Not all facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information
 * Majority of sources reflect the available literature on the topic however lack further explanation
 * Majority of the sources provided are outdated
 * Sources used have a diverse spectrum of authors and sites
 * There are better sources available for news coverage as well as for sources that lack information
 * Not all links work. A few have functioning links that will direct to a source that is "not available" or "no longer available".

Organization and writing quality

 * The article lacks concise, clear, and easy to read material.
 * There are multiple spelling errors as well as grammatical errors creating unstructured and ongoing sentences
 * Article lacks organization in paragraphs and sections but appears visually organized

Images and Media

 * The articles images used are relevant to the topic and provide little information of the subject
 * One of the three images provided provide a well put explanation but the others lack
 * Images lack a source of reference from where they were found
 * The image placements could be improved however they are not visually unappealing

Overall Impression
In assessing the articles completeness, it does involve a decent amount of material and successfully addresses the importance of the topic discussed. However, by structuring the article in a more balanced manner by focusing on main points brought to light in the introduction can help improve the flow as well as grammatical improvement and structure of paragraphs. The structure of the article with division of sections was well placed however there is a request for more information that is relevant to what is provided (i.e. image details, useful and strong references). The article successfully addressed points that stressed the importance of conservation of wetlands as described in the introduction however a section offering suggestions to helping conservation would be appropriate