User:Vgreen2/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Animal Diversity Web

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen the article, "Animal Diversity Web" because I was hoping to be enlighten and educated on special spiecies that may be new to my viewing. I have always been very intrigued with rare animals such as; the Javen Rhinos, Sunda Island Tiger, and Mountain Gorillas. It's unfortunate that mostly all rare and majestic animals are soon facing extinction, however that is why I try to to educate myself meanwhile they are still present. This website is completely new to me, which gives me a chance to view with a fresh perspective.

Evaluate the article
Although, I might've been mistaken on what I initially thought the information in this article would carry, after close evaluations I firmly believe this is a well written article. There is a few adjustments I would make in order to make this a strong article. For starters, the Animal Diversity Web (also known as the ADW) is an encyclopedia that lists many varieties of species and their background. The AWD uses databases, contributions from colleagues, professors to gather information to post. Therefore, I was a little stunned in the lack of sources provided. I believe if there were more sources provided this would increase the article's validity. One thing I did find extremely strong was the lead section. It is very informational and the quality of writing is clear. The tone throughout the reading unbiased and fluent. I notice the background was fairly short. My suggestion would be to go a little bit more in depth with the history behind the creation of the Web. I feel as though that would add much value to the article. However, I do like how everything is straight forward and the way the facts are given. Another thing that stood out to me was, the involvement of multiple Wiki Projects shown on your page. I believe this was a little bonus to make the article more authentic. Overall, in my opinion this article is well-developed.