User:CLS1111/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Meiji (era)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article since it pertains to the current time period that we are discussing in class. It matters since it provides a nice and clear overview of the time period and the most important changes that happened during that time period. At first I thought it would be too brief but upon further inspection, it describes the time period well.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very clear and unbiased. It sets up the proceeding sections very well and the format is very clean. All of the content is up to date and relevant to the topic at hand. The article is unbiased in both tone and its language. The article presents the information in a very neutral way rather than trying to sway the readers opinion. The sources seem reliable with some of the sources actually being from that time period. This article is written very nicely and even has pictures that are placed with purpose. They further enhance the article by giving the reader a visual to connect information to. This article has even been quoted on Wiki's "On This Day" page. Overall, this article has been reviewed many times and it shows by having a very strong structure supported by reliable resources and enriching images.