User:Passer1ne2001/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cynarina lacrymalis

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen it because our course is on Invertebrates, and I wanted to pick something that wasn't too intimidating in length for my first evaluation.

Evaluate the article
Lead - I think the lead sentence is well put together considering the topic. It outlines a baseline knowledge about the coral - that it is a coral, some alternate names for it, and where it is found as well as potential usage by humans. The only thing missing from a discussion of the other sections is that the lead does not really touch on the biology of the coral, but in my opinion that sort of thing is hard to briefly address.

Content - The content seems relevant and up to date, the earliest source being from 2008. It provides a description of the coral and its biology, various aspects of its behavior, usage and relation to humans, as well as distribution. Thus, I feel it is good content and fits the topic, with up-to-date sources.

Tone and Balance - This article is balanced, helped considering it is a non-controversial subject like an animal. The only weird tone I found was in the last section regarding aquaculture of the coral, where it uses imperatives like "Should".

Sources - The sources for this topic seemed well fitting but rather basic. They were largely collected from databases about marine organisms. However, there were two sources I believe should be altered - Citation 3 is a dead link, currently, and does not lead anywhere, and Citation 6, which cites a Yahoo post. I think this could be improved by removing the dead source and source I believe is unreliable at least professionally, and perhaps seeing if there is any scientific literature on the topic that provides a good description of this coral.

Organization - I think the page is well organized, I merely had some problems where I feel the article is strangely worded. One example of this is "This coral orientates itself so that its cup surface is parallel to the surface to which it is fastened and it sways with the water movement.", which does not seem grammatically correct. There are a few such places like this in the article, and I think it would be beneficial to go through and correct such strange wordings or errors.

Images and Media - The images are appealing and well placed, in my opinion. It is a small article, so a good picture of the organism and its skeleton seem fitting. I believe both are copyright compliant and well formatted.

Talk - There is no discussion on this page. It is considered C-Rated and is a part of Wikiprojects regarding animal and more specifically marine life.

Impressions - I think the article currently offers a good baseline of knowledge about this coral. It is well formatted and has nice images, with fitting content and decent tone. The strengths come from this description and content about the nature of the organism. The things I would improve are getting better sources, potentially from available scientific literature, and going through to reword some passages to make them easier to understand. Currently I would say it is a bit under-developed due to the issues with sources, but other than that it is well formatted and has a decent amount of information on the topic.