User:Ayub Shahada/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

Arab cuisine

I selected this article because I know a lot about Arab food. It fascinates me, and from a matter of fact, it represents a big part of my daily diet. Basically, I have a lot of experience and I could talk for days about the Arab food without getting tired.

Lead evaluation

 * The article does not have a great lead. It has a lack of description and it does not introduce the main sections of the article. For instance, the introduction talks about "the history of spices", thus is not included in the article. The main article is based on dishes and not spices.

Content evaluation

 * The content of the article from my point of evaluation is complete. It talks about Arab dishes from a variety of regions. The overall content is up to date and the article is relevant to the topic. It's written in great chronological order and it uses images connected to the topic.

Tone and balance evaluation

 * The tone of the article is not neutral. There are some opinions about the person that wrote the article that describes the Arab food as "the best". This article claims to be towards a particular position. Wikipedia articles have to be in a neutral point of view and using balanced content.

Sources and references evaluation

 * Most of the links work and others not. The ones that work are great sources of information. They are based on books written by a specialist on the topic. Most of the sources are form the year 2015 up to date. Two sources didn't include information. Overall, from my point of evaluation, the article uses mostly reliable sources of information but it needs more. But some sections include copy-paste plagiarism. It refers to the original author, but this is not accepted in a Wikipedia article.

Organization evaluation

 * The article has a great structure and organization. It has great chronological order of sections connected with the images, but there are some minimal grammatical errors. Basically, it's well organized and clear.

Images and media evaluation

 * This article is well developed visually. It has great images that enhance the understanding, and well organized chronologically to the section. All of the images don't adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations because they are cited in the reference section.

Talk page evaluation

 * This article is rated a type-c one and it belongs to the WikiProject Arab World. The conversations on the talk page are based on additions and eliminations to the topic. There are great discussions about the topic and the content. For instance, there was a discussion about why the topic is called Arab Cuisine and not Arabian Cuisine because it talks about non-Arab regions that have Arab food but they are not Arab people.

Overall impressions

 * Overall, the article is great, but it needs more work towards citation. It can be improved by eliminating the copypasted part and changing it to the own words of the witter. Also, it has to change the point of view of Arab food as the best. Wikipedia articles in order to be well-developed need to be wrote using a neutral point of view and covering many important aspects more than fridge ideas.