User:BUknight/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hyperreality

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I learned about the theory in a sociology class. I found the theory extremely interesting as well as relevant to the field of Communication. My first impression is that the first two sections are well developed, but the last several sections are lacking in depth and explanation.

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.)

The lead section of the article is relatively small when considering the depth of the topic. In addition, the first paragraph is somewhat unclear as to the definition of the what hyperreality is. While the bulk of the article seems relevant to the stated topic and its historical context, within the first main paragraph there is an opinion based statement. The author uses direct quotes semi-frequently, even when the information could be better stated as a paraphrase. In addition, the author makes claims that are not supported by citations. The content of the article heavily focuses on the founder of hyperreality--Jean Baudrillard--but does not present much current research or ideas about hyperreality. The language used is not concise and at times, is more confusing than illuminating of the topic. The format of the article is not coherent and needs a lot of work to make it satisfactory. After the first few sections, the remaining sections are mainly lists with little to no explanation; it is more of a skeletal outline or list of ideas for the future of the article than relevant content. When referencing the talk page, this article has posed many issues for other Wiki editors from areas of proper citation, objectivity, and relevance. In addition, the article is not rated well, with a disclaimer on the talk page indicating it needs input from an expert in Philosophy and extensive editing to be satisfactory. Finally, this article is part of 3 WikiProjects: Philosophy, Sociology, and Anthropology. For all, it is rated as C-level importance.