User:Tornewt/Evaluate an Article

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because this is the topic of my group project for class. My first impressions were that it was a fairly short article and especially lacked detail on diet, lifetime and reproduction.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section- the lead section does include an introductory sentence that clearly describes the articles topic. Since this article is about snailfish broadly. the topic sentence is sufficient. I think the lead is well written, concise, and includes a brief description about the article's main sections.

Content- I think that all the article's content is relevent to the topic. There is still a lot unknown about snailfish but recent discoveries have been made as more deep sea research is being conducted. I think there is some more up to date information that could be added to this article. Since many deep sea organisms are not very well documented, I do think that this article addresses a topic that is historically underrepresented.

Tone and balance- I do think that this article is neutral and it is describing various facts about snailfish as a deep sea organism. By simply reporting the facts, this article does not try to persuade the reader.

Sources and References- Overall I think all the sources are relevant but the most recent one is from 2020. I think there are more recent articles that could be added. When clicking through the links they do work and the sources are thorough.

Organization and writing quality- I think the article is well written and is gramatically correct. I like how the article is broken up into various sections but I think some sections can be expanded upon.

Images and Media- I think the included images are helpful to enhance the article but I think adding more photos of snailfish in their natural habitat would enhance the article. When I clicked on some of the citations of the pictures it said that the article does not exist. These links appear red instead of blue.

Talk page discussion- On the talk page discussion the various dead links were discussed which I did notice. Overall there is not much on the talk page discussion. This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation supported course assignment in 2020.

Overall impressions- Overall I think this is a well written article. I think that some sections can be expanded upon, the dead links can be fixed, more photos of snailfish in their natural habitat can be added, and more recent scientific articles can be added as sources. I think this article is fairly well developed considering the state of knowledge on snailfish.