User:Val907/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Wasilla, Alaska

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Wasilla is my hometown, so I feel qualified to judge its quality and learn something new about where I'm from!

Evaluate the article
Lead: Pretty good! The first sentence gives very basic info, and that's elaborated upon in the first paragraph. The second gives some history, and the third has things of political interest. Each of the subjects covered is elaborated on further in the article. The lead is fairly concise.

Content: The article contains some up to date information, but it looks like the copy hasn't been updated - the demographics section talks about the 2000 census instead of the 2010 or 2020 census. The article does speak about Wasilla's indigenous people, the Dena'ina, and their ties to the creation of the town. Though I wish that there was more discussion of the role of the Dena'ina in modern day Wasilla.

Tone and Balance: The article has a fairly neutral and balanced description of the town, but could use development and additional content.

Sources and References: Many of the sources are from reliable sources - the census bureau, NOAA, and other government sources. However, one of the sources is a biased news source, and another is sourced to an individual and lists his phone number. A number of the links, especially the older ones, no longer work.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article is well-written, clear, and concise. The sections are clearly organized.

Images and Media: The images are relevant, and each fall under creative commons or fair use. They're captioned well.

Talk Page: There is one entry on the current talk page article, about updating some dead links. There are 2 archived talk sections with extensive discussion.

Overall impressions: Overall, not a bad article! It could use updates and expansion, but it does give a good base impression of the city.

Val907 (talk) 04:37, 28 May 2022 (UTC)