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 * Name of article: Understanding Florida’s Red Tide, https://www.flseagrant.org/news/2018/12/understanding-floridas-red-tide/
 * Its from a .org web sight, after reading through it theirs lots of information in it thats true and I didn't see any false facts in it

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? yes it gos into detail talking about whats happening and is an overview of what the article is going to be about.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yeah it even gos into detail about them
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no it does not
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think its concise, its long but the page itself is huge so I think it works perfectly

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yeah they reflect directly on the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes its from the last few months
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no it seems like its all important to the article

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Its a little biased when it comes to the government but its a stand that 98% of the public take so I don't really see it being that biased
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? not really just the things that have to do with the government
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I don't think so it really has everything covered for the most part
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Its more of an informative article so I really don't think their tying to persuade the reader of much as its more so to inform people on the topic

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? most of it are supported by secondary information and those secondary sources are cited through out the article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yeah it seems to
 * Are the sources current? Yeah its all pretty recent information thats been published that their using
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes they do

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yeah its easy to read its just long
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? not that I notice but I have horrible spelling because im dyslexic so I wouldn't put it past it
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? I think they did a great job doing this, the article is very well organized

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes theirs a decent amount that show how red tide works
 * Are images well-captioned? yes most have detailed captions
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes I think so
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes its a visually appealing article and web sight

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? not sure
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? no it is not
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? we haven't talked about it in class at all

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? pretty good
 * What are the article's strengths? it points out all of the important things in the article that should be pointed out
 * How can the article be improved? it seems like a good scientific source so I don't think it could be improved
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think its strongly developed

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