User:Manateefriend/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Arbor Day Foundation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it correlates with the message we have been discussing in class-- connecting people with the environment. The Arbor Day Foundation is something that a lot of people know of, but not a lot of those people are aware of the work they actually do. I noticed there was a notice that said "This article has multiple issues", so while the information the article had was decently written, I feel like this article could be built a lot more.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section is alright, although it does not have an outline of the main topics. The opening sentence is "The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees" which I think is a little broad for all of the other work that is done under the foundation. There is a sentence that mentions the mission of the foundation, "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees", which I think is a good point to put in the lead section.

The rest of the sections are better than the history section, although they could all either be expanded upon (like the 'Programs' section), but I also feel like some sections can be combined into one larger section (combine the sections of "Time for trees" and "Team trees").

The information given I think is important to note, but I would strongly recommend updating this article and expanding a lot more on the entire page.

This topic is not generally controversial, so there is no really point to argue. I would say this article is neutral as it is just facts, dates, and other information that is presented in an unargumentative way.

The sources are sorely lacking-- there are a lot of "Arbor Day Foundation" cites where they source the actual website, which is important for getting information, but I feel like there should be more sources (outside information) regarding events, and other information. The sources that are cited seem okay, but I feel like for such a well known brand, there should be more put out there regarding it.

The article is well written, it is just short and precise where some things should be expanded on. There are no errors I see.

This article does not have any photos, but I think it would be very beneficial to have photos. There are "Tree City USA' signs that could be implemented in the article, or there could even be photos from tree planting events, or other fundraisers that they have done.

The talk page is mostly just talking about how the article is short and needs to be expanded.

What is in the article is good. This article is very very basic. It is very underdeveloped and almost like a draft. There could be more information added, more supporting sources and other things to give the article more depth. I think photos would be very beneficial in this article.