User:Mahamwiki/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Russula fellea

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is related to my Plant Physiology course in terms of taxonomy. Also, evaluating this article will help me when it is time for me to write my own article. This article matters because mushrooms are an important aspect when discussing the topic of fungi. My preliminary impression of it was that it looks short compared to other articles. However, after I read the article I realized that the information presented was sufficient for this article topic.

Evaluation
Lead Section


 * The introductory sentence clearly illustrates the topic of Russula fellea and is nicely followed by a chart of the articles major sections.
 * The lead is concise, overall. However, the last two sentences are very awkward to read and the second to last sentence is not grammatically correct (not too big of a deal, though).

Content & Tone and Balance


 * The content is very relevant and informative! It is up to date and presents information from its first findings.
 * This is a very neutral point of view and bias is not displayed. There is no persuasion, at all.

Sources and references


 * The sources and corresponding ISBN numbers are available. They are not completely recent, but I believe they are recent enough for this topic on hand.
 * The sources are diverse and the links work!

Organization and Writing Quality


 * The article is clear, organized, and easy to read.
 * However, there are a few grammatical errors that I would resolve.

Images and Media


 * The article does include images, but I would, perhaps, elaborate on the captions.
 * Also, it would be more visually appealing if the images were larger.

Talk Page


 * This article is a part of the WikiProject of Fungi and there are no conversations.
 * This topic does not compare and contrast any characteristics to other related species, as we have done in class.

Overall Impression


 * I would give this article a Good evaluation!


 * It does need some work grammatically. Also, certain areas would be added such as similarities and differences with related species.
 * This article is very concise, informative, and easy to read and interpret!
 * This article is well-developed for this topic.