User:BayleyPlumb/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Selfish Gene

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 had to read a chapter of this book in my Evolution class and I very much enjoyed it. This article matter because it should provide a overview of the book. It should offer readers a quick understanding of the themes and arguments. Overall it is an article for people wanting an introduction to the book. My beginning impression was that the article did a good job giving the themes and arguments of the book along with providing a detailed background. I also noted there were a plethora of references which I took as a sign of a good wiki article.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of this article could be improved by giving detail about the major sections of the page and limiting information not explained farther in the page. I believe the introductory sentence does clearly describe the article's topic, “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins. The content shared on this page is relevant and up-to-date. I believe it could be improved by giving a synopsis of individual chapters included in the book rather than just an overall interview. I also believe the background could be more detailed and focused on the background of the book and Dawkins history with the book. The article is neutral and I do not see any biased positions. The article is heavily supported by reputable sources and after reviewing the talk page has been edited to correct inaccurate links. The lack of images in this article is understandable due to it being a page covering a book but I do believe pictures of the different additions of this book would add something to the article. I believe this article is a good addition to the overall WikiProject Biology because Dawkins expressed some key points in this book that are still studied and reviewed now. The article is overall written very well and contributions to the talk page have been considered and improved the article.