User:Schnackr/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Des Moines, Iowa

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the Des Moines, Iowa article because I've lived there for most of my life and have a good understanding of the history of the place. Also it is a larger article meaning I will find good critiques.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: Good lead. Good balance of hard data and interesting facts, making it engaging to read while still being backed up with the information.

Content: The demographics section is not up to date, and a few sections such as radio/Culture/economy have a few more recent holes, but the article as a whole covers all the sections equally and fairly.

Tone: The tone seems very neutral. There are a few quotes thrown in that seem to sell Des Moines, but it is not the voice of the article simply a fun quote thrown in to show famous opinions of Des Moines.

Sources and References: There are 97 sources and they all seem to be from reputable sources. They source from the local government and university as well as the national government.

Images and Media: The images and graphs were very good. They all fit in well with the article and were helpful in showing the city.

Overall: it is very obvious that a large number of people have worked together to create a wonderful article about their city. This article probably could use an update for more recent statistics, but other than that is a great example of a Wikipedia article.