User:Skiploom/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
SLOSS debate

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.) I chose to evaluate this article because this is a topic I have learned about in a few classes and that I find interesting. I think the SLOSS debate is extremely relevant to conservation efforts. Also, I thought that the article was a good start to the topic.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.) I think that the article is a good start to the topic. It gives a brief overview of the main points, but I do think that there could be more detail. I think that the lead section in particular could use a bit more information. The article does appear to be neutral in describing the viewpoints of the debate. Also, the article appears to use good sources. The talk page discusses how a resolution to the SLOSS debate was needed. I agree that that was a good addition to the article to include where the debate stands today. This article is currently C rated and a part of WikiProject Ecology. Overall, I think this article could benefit from a more in depth description of the pros and cons of a single large vs several small.