User:Tgtg1234/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Sunflower sea star

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
We already learned about it in class and I found it super interesting.

Evaluate the article
LEAD


 * Overall, good lead
 * It could include more information about Sea Star Wasting Syndrome and reproductivity
 * The fact "Adult sunflower sea stars have 16 to 24 limbs" is not mentioned in the body of the text and either needs a citation or be changed. Below it only mentions "5 to 24" limbs

CONTENT


 * Good up-to-date content

TONE and BALANCE


 * Good use of tone and balance
 * Author maintains a neutral stance throughout

SOURCES and REFERENCES


 * The authors partially credited the decline of Sea Stars to climate change. However, both of the sources cited (i.e. 3 and 10) for this fact are news articles and do not provide any references about where they got their information from. Instead, you could use the peer-reviewed article: "Demography, Ecology, and Management of Sea Star Populations: Introduction to a Special Issue in The Biological Bulletin" by Ciemon F. Caballes and Maria Byrne to cite this fact
 * The link to source 4 does not work anymore
 * Source 5 can be updated. It says this directly on the website
 * Source 6 requires a link

ORGANIZATION and WRITING QUALITY


 * Good use of sections
 * The sentence: "The sea star wasting disease affects the sea star's whole body by spreading throughout the whole body." under the Threats section could be shortened. Using "whole body" twice is repetitive

IMAGES


 * One image still needs a caption
 * I would suggest including a map of the Pacific coast that shows the areas that Sea Stars inhabit

TALK PAGE DISCUSSION


 * The article is rated C
 * It is a part of the Wikiproject Vital Articles, Animals, and Marine Life
 * It is an offshoot of the Wikiproject Tree of Life
 * It was the subject of a Wiki Foundation-supported course assignment
 * In the talk page, people are discussing the Larval stage, extinction and proper name usage

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS


 * The overall status of the article is mediocre
 * The article's strengths are its conciseness and clarity
 * The article can be improved by adding more detail about SSWS and updating references to be more reliable
 * In my opinion, this article is underdeveloped