User:Weile112/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
2001 anthrax attacks

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am studying the use of anthrax as a weapon of bioterrorism in one of my other classes. This is important because the only way we can continue to improve out emergency response plans for a bioterrorism event, specifically for anthrax, is to learn from the past and further understand the bacterium.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

This section has a great first sentence that summarizes the topic. It is concise and gives a brief overview of everything covered.

Content

The article contains a plethora of information that is highly detailed about every aspect of the incident and the investigation that followed. The article does not go into too much depth about unnecessary biological facts about anthrax, as that would be more appropriate for an article on anthrax, not the attacks. Everything discussed directly relates to the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Tone and Balance

The tone of the article is very factual. A lot of quotes were used from the FBI and from other reputable sources that are known to be generally unbiased. The article does a good job of remaining objective. Even when discussing the possible perpetrator, it sticks to only facts and makes sure to include the viewpoints of investigators as well as quotes from the suspect himself. This is one way the article includes different viewpoints.

Sources and References

Due to this event having happened more than 21 years ago, the sources are as about as recent as you can get. They all reflect the statements made in the article as well. The article has an ample list of sources from a wide variety of sources and are from reputable sources. The links I have checked worked. There are hyperlinks to almost everything that could have one are present.

Organization and Writing Quality

The writing quality is fantastic. Concise and appropriate. There are not any grammatical errors I was able to recognize. It is organized in a logical manner - when read it often answers any questions the reader has in the following section. I do think the titles of some of the sections could be made more clear.

Images and Media

The images provided are excellent. Images are provided from original sources of the letters sent and the suspect. There are not images present that are irrelevant to the article or do not add important information. They are captioned well - they are short and not overly complicated. Images also adhere to guidelines and are visually appealing.

Talk Page

There are not a ton of "discussions" in the talk page. A lot of solid entries about legit information that was missing was added. There was not too many disagreements and the overall talk page was very organized.

Overall Impression

The article was fantastic. It provided a robust amount of information that is crucial to understanding the topic without beings too complicated and hard to understand. The article in my opinion is complete. The one thing I thought could be improved was better subheadings that were more clear about the topic.