User:AjLing1501/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Baroque music

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 have chosen this article because I enjoy classical music and I am interested in learning more about this category of music. This matters because it was a form of music that has impacted future forms of music. My first impression of this article is that it was really detailed and gives a good description of what baroque music consists of.

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.)

The article does give a good introductory sentence and does describe accurately what the rest of the article is going to be about. It somewhat includes the brief description of the article’s major selections with the exception of instruments and styles. It does not lead into information that the article doesn’t include. There are some pieces of information that can be considered as overly detailed such as the numerous composers that are notable in the baroque period.

The information in the article does pertain to the topic and is up to date with the topic. There is some content missing it lists some artists and instruments but doesn’t say how it is relevant to baroque period. The article doesn’t address any equity gaps or any historically underrepresented populations or topics.

The article is neutral and doesn’t have any viewpoints that are over represented but, the genres and instruments within Baroque is underrepresented. There are no viewpoints of minority or fringe within the article and doesn’t try to persuade the reader into any position.

The article does have some good sources but has some questionable sources. The sources do reflect available literature on the topic and there are some sources that are more current than others. The sources have a primarily white demographic with very few minorities and doesn’t include marginalized individuals. There are sources that can replace some of the current articles sources and the links of the sources do work.

The article is clear to read and has a few grammatical issues. The article is well organized overall however has some issues of the individual paragraphs.

The images do enhance the understanding of the topic and is well captioned. The images don’t really adhere to Wikipedia’s copy write regulations and the images are displayed in a appealing way.

The conversations are mainly about how to make this article into a better concise article that gives details in a natural way. The article is rated to be good with some minor mistakes such as weaker sources and issues with the list format. This topic differs in the way that it is an older topic than most and causes some issues with the information being presented.

The article overall status is that there are multiple mistakes within the article. The strengths of this article is the detailed and through explanation of the years of the baroque period. The article can be improved by adding a little more information about the kinds of instruments and styles being used in the first paragraph. This would give the reader a better understanding of what the article is going to discuss latter on after significant composers. The article is mostly well developed with the exceptions of certain topics such as instruments, musicals, styles and sub genres of baroque music.