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Evaluate an article

 * Coronavirus recession
 * Coronavirus has been the main topic for a lot of conversations in the past few weeks. It has caused a panic in the stock market. A lot of people are worried that this will lead to a world recession.

Lead evaluation
The introductory sentence in the Lead precisely described what the topic is about in the. Main information like time, location, causes and outcomes were all briefly mentioned in the Lead, which were all explained in details in the article. Overall, there is just enough information for someone who only have a few minutes to understand what the Coronavirus recession is.

Content evaluation
The most common questions readers have when they first hear the topic of the article are answered in the content, which includes the why, when, where, what and how. The contents appear to be up-to-date. Facts that were released couple weeks ago were included in the content. Socio-economic effects on developing countries can be included since the seven countries that were mentioned in the article were developed countries.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article does not seem to be biased. A lot of factual numbers and news were mentioned, without much personal interpretation. IMF did declare global recession in late March, but there is not enough information to support that the Coronavirus is the only cause to the recession.

Sources and references evaluation
A lot of the content comes from IMF as well as major news companies around the world. IMF has been known to have a high credibility, therefore information retrieved from their website are reliable. News companies can sometimes be biased, however, if the same content are reported by multiple news companies, it is safe to say that the information are well grounded. Looking at the sources, there are a wide variety of news companies used for similar information. 100% of the link that I clicked on works.

Organization evaluation
Throughout the article, not many professional words were used, thus it's easy for readers to read. The contents are not redundant and it appears to be free of grammar and spelling error. The article is broken down into 7 sections, all discussing different important details. Most of the sections includes only 2-3 paragraphs, which are clear and concise.

Images and media evaluation
Not many images were included in the article. The thumbnail does show the ongoing effects of the recession across the globe, which makes it easy for readers to understand the the topic. A brief caption are included in all of the images. All images were either in the public domain or freely licensed. Therefore, they do comply with Wikipedia's copyright regulations. More images can be inserted in the article to create a stronger impression.

Talk page evaluation
A lot of different opinions are presented in the talk page. Questions including whether the content of this Wiki article is too similar to one that is already created before and whether the name of the article is appropriate are being discussed in the talk page. It is part of the WikiProject COVID-19.

Overall evaluation
In general, the article provides a good amount of knowledge to people who does not know anything about the topic. Causes and background section are well organized and explained. However, the other sections can be improved by adding more details and including a broader information. It is an ongoing event, so there is definitely space for more facts and data being added in the future.