User:WiseWillowPtarmigan/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I have a personal connection to Denali National Park & Preserve and I was interested to see what the wikipedia page looked like. This article is important because it discusses the name change from Mt. McKinley back to its original name given by the Athabaskan indigenous groups, Mount Denali. It is important to make sure the information is accurate and not bias, because it was a very controversial and polarizing decision, but it is important for people to understand why the change was made and the importance of honoring indigenous peoples.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article explains the topic clearly and concisely. It gives context, but not too much detail. The article has lots of sources. After reading through the reference page, I can see that they are all reputable sources. I checked several of the links and they work. The sources are also very current, most are within the last 10 years. I was a science expert and backpacking guide in Denali national Park, and all the sources utilized in the article are resources that are available to scientists working in the park as well. I noticed a few grammatical errors throughout the article and there are several spots that are wordy and difficult to understand. I would encourage you to expand the "Historical Naming" section and clarify the "Alaska Board of Geographic Names attempts to change name" section. More pictures could be used to break up the very large chunks of text. The images could use better captions as well, I found them to be long and confusing for image captions. They do adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The article is a part of the History of Alaska series.