User:Vulcanalto/Evaluate an Article

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Siamese fighting fish

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article since it doesn't appear commonly edited and there are plenty of room for improvement. Since the article discusses maintenance and water preference of Siamese fishing fish, those interested in owning a betta fish may look for care information on Wikipedia. Initially, it appears that the article covers the basics of the species, such as appearance, origin, and maintenance, however, lacks information in certain parts.

Evaluate the article
Lead section : Overall, the lead section seems to be complete. The article topic is introduced briefly and also describes the topics of the subsections of the articles very well. However, there is a sentence that describes how betta fishes became popularized outside of their native habitats in Southeast Asia, which was not explain in the body sections. The writing appears to be concise and doesn't overexplain details.

Content : There is heavy description of betta fishes being kept as a pets while lacking information on betta fishes in the wild. There are numerous photos of vibrant captive bred pictures of betta fishes and does not contain a single image of a wild betta. Although, the content is up to date.

Tone and balance : The article presents itself in a neutral tone and does not favor any particular side of fishkeeping.

Sources and references: Sources [28] and [73] are not able to be opened anymore. Most of the sources were publishes within the past 15 years, with the exception of a few scientific article describing the origin and genetics of these fishes. These may be outdated as the articles were published in 1945, 1988, and 1997. Overall, the sources are very diverse, containing articles from modern secondary sources, and scientists from the past. Several of the sources are also published by Southeast Asian authors.

Organization and writing quality: The article is mostly organized well, separated into two main parts containing information relevant to betta fishes as a pet, and everything else. Within the two main sections, there are also subsections that sorts the information. It is very concise and doesn't seem to have any grammar errors that I can detect.

Images and media : Mentioned earlier, the article lacks images of bettas outside of being kept as pets. Although there is a short description of the appearance of bettas in the wild, it would be helpful to include a few pictures as well. Additionally, some of the pictures show a poor view of the fish and descriptions of the images are inaccurate. Out of all of the sections, the images needs the most work for improving.

Talk page discussion : In the discussions, there has been many attempts to move this article "Siamese fighting fish" to "Betta splendens." Much of the discussions were correcting the name of the species, such as calling it the Japanese fishing fish, then editing it to the Chinese fighting fish, and finally corrected to the common name. Currently, there is an ongoing discussion on whether if "Siamese fighting fish" should be changed to "Betta fish" since the latter is more commonly used in the fish keeping hobby in the U.S. The article is not a part of any WikiProjects and is rated as a C-class article.

Overall impressions : For a C-class article, "Siamese fighting fish" is quite detailed and has a variation of strong reliable sources to back up the claims. Mostly, the images needs improvement. Overall, the article is rather well developed.