User:Williamspeech11/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Shiprock

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the article because it was under the Earth History category. It matters because it represents a time in the Earth where that side of the country was active. My first impressions of the article is that it is well researched, with no banners. It also shows the geology of the rock, as well as the cultural significance of the structure.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead sentence and paragraph is well done and gives a complete description of the rock's history and geology. The paragraph does not give any information that is not in the rest of the article. The tone of the article is neutral and is informal. It gives historical context without taking a side on which one they thought was correct. The sources are mostly good and they include some government sites as well as books and peer-reviewed sources. There are some websites that are not the most trustworthy however, most of the sources are well researched. The writing is clear and concise, and gives enough information without going into too much detail. It is well organized and shows logical progression between topics. The images all have a good caption and all relate to the topic. The talk page is active and shows improvements. One comment took down the climbing route due to it being illegal and against the Navajo's cultural values. It isn't part of any projects but the article got better due to people editing the article. The article is in a good place and there might not be anything else to do within the article. Its strengths are the content and images as well as the tone. The article is very well developed with good sources and images.