User:Sheep2027/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.

This article peaked my interest because of the event taking place (earthquakes). I have always been interested in natural disasters and their affect on the general populace. This article provided me with a detailed understanding of the event, ranging from the geological changes which caused the event to take place to the reaction of the public and after effects of the event.. I thought this article was well structured and provided the readers with a good amount of information on the topic.

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The article is extremely focused on the event at hand and doesn't stray from the topic, the authors talk in depth about the event and those involved in it. The introduction of the article is concise and straight to the point, discussing the topic and what is later talked about throughout the article. However, it is too short and it would have been better if it included the specifics of the locations the earthquake affected. It is very general as it just mentions the earthquakes in the Indian oceans and not the other countries which are later on discussed throughout the article. The article remains relevant to the topic and mentions evidence gained from official government websites. It discusses all important aspects of the event such as - the magnitude, areas affected, after affects, countries reactions and responses to the event, images of the magnitude and areas affected etc. The article is balanced as it doesn't heavily lean on the destruction the earthquake caused and actually discusses the actions the government took and like the geological evidence behind the event. The authors used credible sources like government websites for their statistics and responses to the event. Images which were used throughout the article are relevant to the topic and help better the understanding of what's being discussed in the article. the article is well written as it isn't biased and appropriately covers the topic at hand. Talk page conversations were cooperative and insightful as the authors used them to better improve the article's quality. The discussions were mainly about adding more information to some parts and updating information with the latest news. The article provides the reader with in depth information about the event. I feel it would be better if the article was updated with the current time and talked about previous earthquakes in the region, other than that this article is great for people looking for information on the earthquake in 2012.