User:Bailesj/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Frankish Hymnal

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is of interest to me and relates to coursework that I have done during college and relates to my future career field. My first impression of the article was that it has helpful information on an obscure topic. It seems like it would be helpful to expand this article, but I don't know enough about the topic to know if there is more easily accessible information out there to do so. The language and layout seems professional.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

This lead section does have a sentence that concisely describes the articles topic with information that is present later on in the article. While the lead section has a list of the contents, it does not provide a description of the article's major sections.

ContentInformation in the article is relevant and is up to date. I don't believe that there is content that is missing or doesn't belong. Though this is a niche topic, I don't think it would qualify as "historically underrepresented."

Tone and Balance

The tone is balanced in this article. There don't seem to be controversial opinions in this field. Everything is represented neutrally. The article doesn't attempt to persuade the reader in any way.

Sources and References

There are extensive articles to back up the facts in this article. The articles listed seem to be the best sources available to back up the information in this article. The links that I selected worked. I couldn't find marginally represented authors other than any articles present in the article.

Organization and Writing Quality

This article is written concisely and with good grammar and writing quality. Among the information present, the article is well organized.

Images and Media

The image used in this article is in the public domain and thus adheres to Wikipedia's copyright laws. There is a caption that points to the location of this image, however clarity could be added to this caption to explain where the image is from without having to go to a different source. The image is laid out in a visually appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion

There is no talk page discussion going on for this article. This article is a part of four wikiprojects: WikiProject Christian music, WikiProject Latin, WikiProject France, and WikiProject Middle Ages.All of these wikiprojects are rated as start-class, Low-importance. The discussion in this article is different from the way we discuss things in class because in class we are able to express many opinions whereas in this article everything must be discussed neutrally.

Overall Impressions

This article seems to have good content for what it is. Considering there is nothing on the Talk page, it could benefit from thorough editing and review. The list of the hymnal's contents is a huge strength, considering this is very useful. It is underdeveloped and could have a section such as how this hymnal has affected other aspects of hymnody in the future.