User:Pwr2ayjk/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena, California)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This article is relevant to my research project surrounding suicide bridges in California.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The lead section only consists of one sentence stating what the Colorado Street Bridge is. It does not discuss the major sections of the article, and a reader would not be able to get a brief overview from the lead section.

Content: The content is split into three sections: History, "Suicide Bridge," and In culture. The History section contains relevant and specific information. While there are only a few sections, all are approximately the same length.

Tone and Balance: The article struggles with neutrality particularly in the "Suicide Bridge" section. There are sentences like "The bridge had a bad reputation" and discusses "popular stories." I feel that the adjectives could be changed to be more specific and objective.

Sources and References: This article struggles from a lack of citations for stories told about suicides from the bridge. Most of the sources referenced are from local news sources such as the Los Angeles Times and the Pasadena Star News.

Organization and writing quality: The article is well organized and the writing quality is generally clear and professional.

Images and Media: The Gallery section of the article is strong as it contains numerous pictures with clear and informative captions showing different angles of the bridge from various time points.

Talk page discussion: This article is rated C-class, Mid-importance and Low-importance. Discussion surrounds modifying links and fact checking measurements. There is also a question about the wording of the article, as a viewer wanted to check how to delicately write an article surrounding suicide.

Overall Impression: This article struggles from a lack of citations and brevity, but the information is organized. It could be improved with more thorough research.

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