User:Navenp/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapelo_Island

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose Sapelo Island because I did a semester-long project on the Island's residents for a sociology class last year. The island is home to descendants of Muslim slaves that were brought over from Africa hundreds of years ago.

Evaluate the article
Evaluation: Sapelo Island The article has a good lead section that describes the geographical aspects of the island as well as its historical significance as the last known Gullah community. The content of the article does not seem to be very up to date thought the content as a whole is relevant—such as including a discussion of the Hog Hammock community. The tone and balance is overall professional and respectful, with multiple viewpoints being represented, and without strong one-sided arguments. The sources and references could be updated to be more current and the list of references is not as thorough as it could be. Although the article draws from multiple references, citations could be more frequent and maybe pulled from better quality sources. The article is organized well with a few major topic sections and the article is fairly well-written in an objective manner. With regards to image and media, the pictures are captioned concisely (perhaps a little bit too much so). The images are laid out okay, but do not add too much to the article and could be changed to reflect more recent and important aspects of Sapelo Island or its history. The talk page discussion is very minimal and seemingly off-topic with small notes by the author that never seem to have been fully addressed. Overall, the article is a good introduction into Sapelo Island that could be better researched and more thorough, but does still provide basic information about the locale. Although underdeveloped, the framework of the article is a strength that editing could greatly improve. Navenp (talk) 17:38, 2 September 2021 (UTC)