User:Alissacasey/sandbox

Article Evaluation: The Bacchae

Everything in this article was definitely relative to its subject, the play The Bacchae by Euripides. The article diligently covered the plot and the background of the play, and included other useful information such as adaptations and significant quotes. One thing that is missing that I think would be a good addition is that usually with plays and texts there is a list and description of each character, but I didn’t see that here. There was a list of the characters in the play to the side, but not character descriptions, which usually include social status, relationships to other characters, personality traits, and sometimes brief summaries of the characters' individual plot points. After reading the article, I do think that it is a neutral tone. The criticism section is small so I do wonder if there are critical views being underrepresented, but it would require a little research to find out contemporary criticisms. I checked a few of the links listed in resources and most seem to be working fine, however there is a link to an LA Weekly article that directs the user to the home page of LA Weekly and not the article they were trying to source. A lot of the main sources have to do directly with the text and different translations of the text, so that is pretty trustworthy. As far as the talk page, there was one thread I found interesting which was if culturally insignificant productions of the play should be removed from the "Productions" section. I think this is an interesting point because removing "culturally insignificant" productions would give someone the power to decide which productions are or aren't important, and it could open the door to personal and cultural bias. On the other hand, if that is not monitored anyone can add a production to the page as promotion of their production, so I definitely see both sides of that argument. The article is C-Class, so it has a lot of information, but not enough to really be a complete article.

Wikipedia Project Potential Topics for ARE3030

I have found three topics which I believe could benefit from further research and expansion on wikipedia.

One option I found would be to elaborate on the page for Pavilion. Scrolling through this page I immediately noticed it did not have a lot of information in general. The very first thing is that in the first paragraph the article admits that the word has several different meanings even just in the realm of architecture, but it doesn't really elaborate very much on the different definitions. It briefly addresses Asian architecture and what the term means when applied to palaces, but both are very short sections. Mainly what I think could improve this article is a section that focuses on modern or post modern pavilions. It is a word that I feel like I have heard a lot but the article just addresses the use of pavilions in classical architecture and then has two sentence on "other uses" but nothing about how it was used really after that. It also identifies different sort of stipulations of pavilions which then turn them into other things, for example a pavilion which is used to "take advantage of a view" is a gazebo--so is it then not a pavilion or is pavilion an umbrella term for these different stipulations? I found that a little confusing and the section could be more organized.

Another option I found is the page for Atrium. The thing that immediately I thought could be improved is that the page jumps from ancient atria to 19th century atria, and I am sure there are atria in between that massive time jump that could be important enough to be included. I also think in both the 19th C. atria and the Modern atria sections it would be nice to elaborate further on exactly what is different architecturally about these eras and how they address atria. In each section it offers a few examples and in the 19th C. it offers some changes made by the industrial revolution, but I do think that, especially for modern use of the word, the style choices and nuances of the word could be addressed for the time periods after the ancients.

A third options I found is the page for Vestibule. This article has a nice start as far as organization and topics that need covered, however each section does not seem like it has the content required. The thing that sold me on this being a viable option is that in the Talk page for this article you can see that in 2007 the article failed "good article nomination." In the evaluation in which the article was failed, the user comments on the lack of information and sources required for this type of article. They suggest adding more about modern use of vestibules, aesthetic value of vestibules, and seeing what can be found in architectural texts about vestibules and their uses. The article was denied in 2007 and it seems like in the history of the page that not much has been adjusted, so this could be a good option.

DonatelliaAustin’s contribution on the Temple of Bacchus (also posted on the user's talk page):

It seemed like the user mostly focused their time on improving the “Architecture” section. I liked the information that it offered, and I thought it was pretty well organized. The section of the article starts with more logistical information, such as dimensions of columns and the current existence of the temple. Then there’s a brief section describing the sculpting and decorative aspects on the temple. The last paragraph deals with preservation related information and some natural disasters that have affected the site. The information on this section is good and obviously objective, and it seems like there are sources to back it up. Although, twice in the first paragraph of the architecture section it says (SEGAL) and I am wondering if that is supposed to be a cited source for some of the content. I also think the last paragraph could have a different heading or section such as “Preservation” to make it a little more organized. I think overall the article could use more fleshing out as far as what the temples intended use, since it seems like most of the information is about pretty modern occurrences. It seems some good strides have been made on this article!