User:Amazur2/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Acropolis of Athens

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the Acropolis of Athens because it was listed as a C-Class and was a topic that was discussed in my class. I was interested to learn more about the Acropolis of Athens and to see how detailed its page was for being C-Class, as I would have some knowledge regarding the architecture.

The Acropolis of Athens is important because it offers a distinct insight into the Greek architecture of its time, and it had a large cultural significance to Greek civilization.

Preliminarily, before really reading it, I was impressed by the contents regarding its history. I also appreciated how the different structures on the site plan for major archaeological remains gave a list of direct links to relevant pages.

Lead Section

 * The introductory sentence gives a good definition of what Acropolis of Athens is, but it could likely be more concise.
 * It gives a brief rundown of the history well, but it does not touch on the other important contents in the Contents tab.
 * Information provided in the introduction is located elsewhere in the article.
 * Overall, the lead is fairly concise and states important information.

Content

 * The content of the article is pertinent on the Acropolis of Athena.
 * The most recent source was from July of 2021.
 * All of the content appears to fit. I think it does a good job of not putting in too much information that in all reality belongs on other, more specific pages (i.e. information on specific structures).

Tone and Balance

 * The article is written with neutral words, and seems to be well balanced. The different authors of the page are not distinct, which is good.

Sources and References

 * There could be more references:
 * First paragraph of Early Settlement does not have a reference
 * Another reference in the "Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman period" would be beneficial
 * The "Second World War" section has no citations
 * The entirety of the Geology section has no outside citations
 * Some of the sources don't appear reputable, such as The Acropolis of Athens-Athensguide
 * Most of the retrieval dates for the references are over a decade old.

Organization and Quality writing

 * The layout of the page is well organized.
 * No noticeable grammatical errors.
 * The writing is fairly concise.

Images and Media

 * Images are well spaced and labeled.
 * Includes video links, as well as an interactive 3D image.

Talk Page Discussion

 * Most of the Talk Page discussions are several years old, but a common theme is inconsistencies in the writing. One complaint was of the article not using strong enough language, causing for doubt in some of the facts of the case, which I did notice one case of.
 * It is rated C-Class for 5 WikiProjects, and of Top-Importance for 4 of those WikiProjects.
 * Most of the conversations are regarding its history rather than its architecture, which is how it differs from my class.

Overall Impressions

 * This page has good formatting. It could be improved by providing more sources, which should hopefully also help clear up any inconsistencies that currently exist. Another area of improvement for adding readers' confidence in the material of the page would be to add more sound words that properly indicate the level of certainty for different theories regarding the history o the Acropolis of Athens.
 * Overall, I feel as though the article is decent. While there are definitely some improvements to be made, I feel as though there is a lot of important information on the page, and I like how it continues to be concise by having separate, linked Wikipedia entries for each of the major structures within.