User:Alburrro/Evaluate an Article

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Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
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I chose the article for PopCorners because I often enjoy the snack. I remember the food getting pretty big during the Super-Bowl Breaking Bad commercial. However, I was surprised to find that the article didn't have that much information on the snack.

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 brief and to the point, however if a little short. Improvements could be made in describing the rest of the article's section. Namely, the history and advertising. The lead is concise, but could improve through a bit more detail.

Content

The content is relevant to the topic and is up-to-date. The article goes over the history and advertising of the snack nicely. However, the article seems to be missing a lot of content about the snack itself. The article doesn't seem to discuss many named figures nor populations.

Tone and Balance

The article is written form a neutral point of view. The advertising section consists only of the Breaking Bad commercial. However, I'm very sure that other forms of advertising have been used for the snack. Through omission of other data, the advertising section can be a little skewed. Apart from that section, the rest of the article seems totally balanced and without a clear, strong argument.

Sources and References

All pieces of information have been backed up by a secondary source of information. When discussing the snack's development process in the history section, a citation is given to archived trademark form. This is a good, reputable source. All links also work. Within the advertising section, the provided sources work well.

Organization and Writing Quality

In the history section, December is shortened down to 'Dec.' I believe extending the word to the full spelling would be better quality. Additionally, the town of 'Liberty, New York,' is written without the comma separating the city and state. The rest of the structure is pretty easy to read and well-organized.

Images and Media

The images are well-selected. The PopCorners image provides an image of the snack as well as the logo. The captions are also succinct. I think when adding additional content to the flavors or advertisement, photos would be useful to include.

Talk Page

The last time the article was edited was back in August, 2023. A whole lot of stuff has happened since then. A conversation about how to add sections was included. Additionally, a Wikipedia helper noted the article as a 'good start.'

Overall Impression

I wholeheartedly agree with the 'good start' comment. I think the article may have just been left under the rug for so long, and could be improved through injecting whatever new, relevant information has come about the snack. Additionally, a brief overview of the snack itself would prove useful. The existing content is great and only needs a little scrubbing up for grammatical changes.