User:BridgetMn/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Lady Godiva)

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.)

This article was selected due to its relevance to both myself and my family's history, which was discovered years ago after the passing of a family member through an examination of a family tree. It highlights the life and legend of a prominent female historical figure that is quite fascinating and continues to demonstrate its effects into the modern day through such examples as "Godiva Chocolatier". Based on a preliminary evaluation, the article contains extensive information and photographic evidence to support the claims and information being supplied. The authors appear to have extensive knowledge on the subject, using many references and links to other sources of information.

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.)

When evaluating the article, Lady Godiva, one must examine all components of the work, initially starting with the lead section. Concise in nature, the lead section of the article provides all the necessary details for the short story of Lady Godiva; however, the introduction does not contain a description of the article's major sections but highlights concisely and clearly the main discussion of the topic. Moreover, when examining the adequacy of the content, the article is both up-to-date in information, has been actively edited up until this month, and discusses only the information relevant to the topic/legend being discussed. Keeping a neutral tone, the article initially provides a detailed history of Lady Godiva as an individual before moving on to discuss the legend to which she belongs, the 'typical' version of the story, the opinions of many historians on more detailed factors such as pagan fertility rituals and other analyses of the legend, the modified version of the story, and other relevant information. Furthermore, the article goes on to discuss "Peeping Tom," a factor relevant to the details of Lady Godiva's legend, and provides detailed information on this subject, but only as relevant to the legend being discussed. The subsections of the article and the information itself are organized in a simple, easily readable manner. Concise and clear in nature, the work is devoid of grammatical errors and broken into components that reflect the major points of the topic.

Under further evaluation of the sources, all links in the article appear to work and lead to other sources of information for the reader. Although the subject itself may not be inherently noteworthy, the sources used within the article are extensive, including both academic and non-academic sources and archives. All information is supported by current, relevant, and reliable secondary sources, and all images included in the article are cited, captioned, and comply with Wikipedia's copyright regulations. Furthermore, the photos are displayed in a way that helps the reader understand the context and provides a visual aid as to who Lady Godiva was and the impact she had.

The only noteworthy comment on the article to be made is that in some sections lacking citations, it possibly appears to be the words or opinions of the authors as opposed to supported information. Although this is rare throughout the article, it does appear towards the end of the article when discussing the degree of nudity and the images in art in society. Here the author appears to some extent to input their own speculations, lightly supported by secondary information; however, this may be due to poor or incomplete citations.