User:TomBarbey/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Rowing (sport)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
-I row, I want my sport to be accurately represented and I felt that the rowing page was a solid overview of the sport, its history, and the mechanics involved.

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.)

The article has a thorough and efficient lead section. The introductory sentence is concise and accurately sums up what rowing is. The lead also serves to summarize the 11 different sections of the article, but fails to include anything on the health and fitness of rowing(most likely a new section). The article as a whole is very neutral only stating the facts and never exceeding beyond them to make a point. Minority view points are described somewhat rather vaguely when talking about para rowing, but it still serves to be an apt summary. Furthermore, the history of women's rowing is effectively explored in this article and its growth is accurately represented. The talk section has very much alive and healthy debate that is both constructive and beneficial to the article. Overall, other than its occasional fluff in some sections, this article is an excellent example example of Wikipedia's key criteria and is deserving of possibly higher than its current C class ranking.