User:Acechen0/Evaluate an Article

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Jeremy Lin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The reason why I choose this article is because my favorite sport is basketball and I always enjoy to watch NBA. Jeremy Lin is a phenomenal player back to 2012 when he played in New York Knicks. When I was kid, I had all those absurd dreams like going to Harvard and being a player in New York Knicks. Jeremy had completed all these seemingly inaccessible goals and he earned his name and respect in the whole NBA league. Now, he is more than a basketball figure in the world. I admire and respect him not only as a basketball player, but also as a successful student and a role model. He is the first person that comes to my mind when I was evaluating Wikipedia article. I want to see how the editors describe his story and achievement.

Evaluate the article
This article has a decent lead section, it has an introductory sentence that concisely describe who Jeremy Lin is and his achievement as a professional basketball player. The lead also includes a brief description of the article's major content: his early life, NCAA experience, NBA years and present in the CBA. All the information that the lead section has mentioned can be found in the major content in the article. However, the lead section for Jeremy Lin is a little too long, it can be more brief. Its tone is somewhat neutral, but it can be better without using the word "unexpectedly".The major content is very ample, the article depict not only his basketball career from early childhood to present in CBA, but also it portrays his figure outside the court. It also explains "Linsanity" which became wide spread word back to 2012. The content is thorough, it contains all the informations about Jeremy Lin as a basketball player, a role model and a music producer. There is no such missing information or content that does not appear on the major content. This article reports the racial issues that Jeremy Lin has to encounter as a Chinese American when he played in NCAA and NBA since it is rare for Asian American play in NBA. There are a lot verbal discriminations and slur when Jeremy played all around the nation. The tone throughout the whole article is neutral and unbiased, it impartially depicts Jeremy Lin in terms of his success, fame and adversity. Nonetheless, the leading section will become better without the word "expectedly". All the viewpoints in the article are accurate and factual, there is no underrepresented or overrepresented viewpoints displayed. The citations are plenty and they are still accessible for readers to check. It comes from diverse sources. There are lots of the sources come from Newspaper, books and websites, which is not highly reliable, but it is still worth to read. The talk page has a conversation about Jeremy Lin's parents identity, since Taiwan is part of China. it should not present as a country. It also mentions his career path's oder on NBA and CBA. This article contains a lot wikiprojsects in it such as Wikiprojects National Basketball Association and Wikiprojects New York City Articles. The Wikipedia discuss this topic is more serious and strict. it has a clear standard to evaluate the article. Overall, the article is reliable and amble for the people who curious about Jeremy Lin to read and get more knowledge from it.