User:Zcl23/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fresno, California

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is about the my hometown. I wanted to see what other editors though of Fresno. I was wanted to verify that the information presented in the article was true or somewhat relatable to what I've seen in Fresno. My first impression of this article was that there was a lot of history about the town that I didn't even know myself. I was expecting a bit of shorter article but in my opinion it was pretty lengthy. There was a lot of information that I didn't know myself.

Evaluate the article
I think the lead section was informational, but a bit too informational. It includes on where Fresno is, how big it is, and some popular areas near the town. I do think that there is too many numbers that can distract the reader. There isn't a brief description of the article's focuses therefore it feels a bit unorganized. The lead section is concise enough and is not too long. I think the article's content is relevant because it includes historic information, certain attractions that are known in Fresno, and it dives a bit into the neighborhoods of Fresno. I think this gives the reader an opportunity to imagine how it would be to live in Fresno. I could say that some of the demographics are out of date just because they are from the year 2000 which means 23 years have gone by. The information could have changed drastically. It seems that article's tone and balance are pretty well because it just states facts and details about the town without diving or being biased toward something in specifically. The article does include images, but I think they do relate to the article. For the most part, the images shown relate to the paragraph next to it. The talk pages includes edits of other editors because they think there are some opinion facts that didn't really belong in the article. Other sections state that there was wrong information being stated. This article is classified as C-Class therefore I think it might need some work. The article's strengths are that it includes interesting historic facts on how the city of Fresno came about. It is very statical and number based because it includes lots of citations. The article can be improved by adding more recent information and data. For example, in the demographic section, there could be more recent information instead of the 2000 one. I would assess the article as developed. I don't think it is well-developed nor poorly developed. It is a work in progress. There is a lot of helpful information, but also information that could be updated.