User:Rocky561/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Molecular motor

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This article was selected for evaluation because of its relevance to the PHYS 4230 Molecular Motors class that is taught at the University of Utah, for which I am a student of. This article is important to have on Wikipedia because it provides an encompassing article on molecular motors without going into the more technical details that can be found on more specific articles (i.e. myosins, kinesin, etc.). Initial impressions of this article is that it provides a good general overview of the topic of molecular motors that highlights the wide variation of such motors. However, this article contains many generalities and absolute statements that fail to capture the nuances in the field.

Lead Section
The lead section provides a clear and concise opening sentence that informs the reader of the article's topic. However, the lead section does not provide a clear description of the major sections found within the rest of the article. Additionally, some topics are mentioned (e.g. efficiency and environment), which are not discussed elsewhere in the article.

Content
The majority of the content found in this article is relevant to the overall topic and takes into consideration those things which should be presented more in depth versus others. During the evaluation, frivolous or missing content was not recognized. However, some of the sources cited come from the early 2000's signaling that the information provided may need to be updated based on more recent understanding and changes within the field which is itself rapidly changing.

Tone and Balance
The tone of this article is such that it does not lead the reader to any unproven conclusion preferentially. Likewise, there seems to be a respectable balance of subjects within the article's topic that do not imply a preference to one over the other.

Sources and References
Most of the facts presented in this article are backed-up by reputable sources. However, there are a few statements made within the lead section and subsequent subsections that require citation or clearer connection to sources already cited. Furthermore, of the citation links tested, all links seemed to be in operation and lead directly to the source cited.

Organization and Writing Quality
The article is generally easy concise and clear in its writing, and the article is void of any noticeable grammar or spelling errors. However, there seems to be some disorder to how the subsections are organized within the article which make the topics seem disconnected and breaks the flow of the article for the reader.

Images and Media
The article contains a total of four images, three of which apply directly to the topic being discussed and therefore enhance the reader's understanding of the article topic. The fourth image, spatially last in the article, relates less directly to the article, but it reasonable to include. Each of the images present are well-captioned and follow Wikipedia's copyright regulations.

Talk Page Discussion
Most of the conversations taking place on the talk page for this article involve what should and should not be included in this particular article and which subjects, such as synthetic molecular motors, should be moved to their own article. Additionally, there are some conversations about the specific wording used to describe what drives molecular motors. In class, more about examples of molecular motors and details regarding those examples are discussed whereas in the talk page discussion is more focussed on formatting and organization of this and other related articles. This article is listed as an article of interest to the Physics (Start-class and Mid-importance), Molecular Biology (Start-class), and Biophysics (Start-class) WikiProjects.

Overall Impressions
This article provides a decent general overview of molecular motors and great images which support that understanding. The article begins with a fairly strong lead section, but lacks some organization in subsequent sections that might cause confusion to readers. While most of the article is cited and uses reputable sources, there are a few statements that could require a citation. Likewise, many of the citations used are from older sources and therefore there is an opportunity to update the information in the article to more recent findings and knowledge within the field. Additionally, more can be done to capture the nuances surrounding molecular motors that is lost in some of the absolute statements that are made. Overall, this article is somewhere between well-developed and underdeveloped. A lot of good information is present but a lot more work can still be done.