User:Ayahbear127/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hail Mary pass

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 chose this article because I have recently become introduced to American Football and would like to use this opportunity to learn more about it. This article is important because it explains thoroughly football jargon that not many people know, including myself. My preliminary impression of this article was a positive one, it was straight to the point and as someone who is not that familiar with football, I was able to understand the definition.

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 of the articles defines the topic and provides the origins of the statement. The introductory sentence concisely describes the articles topic. The introductory paragraph does provide a brief description of the articles major section, providing brief sentences of the origins of the statement and an example of a hail Mary. The lead includes information that is present in the article and is to the point.

ContentA Hail Mary Pass does not seem complex or have many aspects. The article covers all important aspects and provides many real examples of when a "Hail Mary Pass" was done. The content is up to date of the article providing an example dating September 17, 2022, which is less than a year ago. The article does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics, but a statement used to describe a type of throw in American Football.

Tone and Balance
The article does seem to be written from a neutral point of view. There isn't any bias or favor to any of the players being mentioned, or even an opinion on whether hail Mary passes are practical. The article does say there is a small chance of completion but that is biased or favorable language. The tone is neutral and the article seems well balanced.

Sources and References
The sources are reliable, most coming from trustworthy sports websites and articles. There are over thirty sources for a relatively short wikipedia page. Given the topic and the ongoing football season I believe online sports magazine sources are the appropriate source to get information.

Organization and writing quality
The writing and syntax is clear and professional in the lead, however in the origins sections I think the sentence structure could be improved. There is a sentence that is long with multiple commas that can probably be more concise. The article is well organized explaining the definition in the lead, a section of it origin to support the definition, and plenty of examples.

Images and Media
The article contains an image of a desperate football player throwing a hail Mary which does enhance the understanding of the topic. The images are well captioned and sourced and are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Talk page discussion
The talk page discussion is outdated and I believe the article has been improved since then, considering that current hail Mary passes are part of the examples. The article is part of the American Football wikiproject and is rated C class by wikipedia.

Overall impressions
The articles is rated a C class by wikipedia but I think the articles status should be improved. I believe the article is concise, to the point, well organized, provides many examples, and describes the origins of a Hail Mary Pass good. The article provides good images and captions and I don't think it needs improvement. The article is well developed and because the topic isn't that complex, the length of the article is appropriate.