User:NigelForest/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Queenstown, New Zealand

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because Queenstown is one of my favourite places to visit when I'm in my home country and it is a beautiful place.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

- the lead has a good introductory sentence, it describes the place, what its known for (resort town) and where it is located.

- the lead talks about the inlet in the middle of the town, lakes surrounding it and the neighboring towns around it. It doesn't mention any of other major sections.

- No the lead only has information that is present in the article later on.

- the lead is concise, it's not overwhelming with information. Needs more information on other tourist places in queenstown (what its known for).

Content

- yes it covers everything it needs to give a reader the and understanding of the history of queenstown, geography, climate, economy, tourism and so much more. Has a lot of information on a lot of topics that are relevant to queenstown.

- yes information is up to date

- content is correct, in the right place and in the right place in the article

- I'm not sure what wikipedia's equality gaps is

- It does bring up the history of Queenstown and underrepresented populations (Maori) or topics (naming)

Tone and Balance

- the article is extremely neutral, there are no points of view. very factual and evidence based

- no claims of heavily biased towards a particular position, factual

- no viewpoints either underrepresented or overrepresented, very neutral viewpoint, states facts and give evidence and historical information based on the place.

- everything is accurately described, the article has a very neutral tone and describes points in that way

- no where did i find the article trying to persuade the reader, it is very factual and remains a steady neutral point of view.

Sources and References

- all facts in the article are backed up with reliable secondary sources

- all the sources are very thorough, they come from reliable places, they information from the sources reflect the correct information about Queenstown

- the sources are mixed between current and past. majority of the sources are new and come from articles with reliable information.

- many articles are written but government based websites but there are also articles written by a diverse group of authors.

- there are no peer review articles but there are many government websites, news coverage and random websites. saying that there are many sources that are random but very reliable, they give accurate information that help this article.

- all the links work and show where the information is from.

Organization and Writing Quality

- the article is very easy to read, it is clearly stated where information is, it is easy to find and easy to understand.

- no spelling or grammatical errors, which is great since other languages other than english are in this article.

- the article is laid out very well, it is broken into sections related to the major points of the article. it is clear what each section is about and there are subsections within the big sections, which makes it easier to understand.

Images and Media

- there are many images that show the place to show the reader what the place looks like to understand how Queenstown is set up. The photos are relevant and up to date.

- images are caption with basic information but there could be more information in the captions with more detail.

- all images adhere to the copyright rules and regulations

- images are laid out in a appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion

- discussions on the talk page are mainly about the tourism side of Queenstown and information about how it became a tourist destination. there are many people discussing different websites that are good to use. There are problems about the article brought up but they seemed to be have fixed.

- it is rated C-class, High importance. it is apart of WikiProjects Cities as a C-class article.

- this article is a good article, there aren't any warning banners in the talk page and majority of the conversations are positive besides from a few just trying to improve some mistakes.

Overall Impressions

- The overall status is good

- The strengthens of this article is how it is laid out, it is easy to read, clear and provides correct information that is neutral.

- it can be improved by adding extra sources that are current, it may be useful to try get rid of old information passed a certain date.

- the article is well developed, Queenstown is not a huge place compared to major cities around the world but the information in the article is well developed and provides good quality information.