User:21gaf/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Sullivan County, Indiana

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because we are working on a new article about the lynching of James Dillard in Sullivan County, and I was curious to see if it was mentioned on the page. It is an important part of the county's history that is largely invisible on Wikipedia.

When looking at the page initially, and it looks like it has a good amount of content. I did notice, however, that there is no mention of the lynching.

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.)

Lead Section

The lead section is very small and does not guide the reader before they look at the rest of the page. It could use a lot more detail to mention some of the history of the county and other details on the page.

Content

The content seems to be reasonably balanced. There is no mention on the page of the lynching of James Dillard, which is an important part of the county's history.

Tone and Balance

I did not notice any overtly biased tones in the article after quickly reading through it. I do wonder if referring to Jane Todd as a heroine is biased. Also, I am not sure that the article discusses Native Americans in an accurate and neutral way.

Sources and References

There are definitely not enough sources in the history section.

Organization and Writing Quality

It does seem like the article is well-organized.

Images and Media

There are really no images throughout the article, and I think that is okay. Pictures are not needed to understand the content, and I think it is okay that there are some general pictures at the end.

Talk Page Discussion

There are no discussions occurring on the talk page. It is a B-Class and Mid-importance article.

Overall Impressions

The article seems generally good and well-organized. However, it could be improved in a lot of ways. The lead section should be expanded, more references need to be added, and it could be checked closer for biased language.