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Evaluate an article - Sparta (Mythology)
This section of my sandbox is devoted to my article evaluation of the Sparta (Mythology) page.


 * Sparta (mythology)
 * I'm considering working on this article for my semester assignment so I figured evaluating it would be helpful.

Lead section

 * There is no introduction sentance
 * I would say this article doesn't really have a lead as the entire article is one paragraph.

Section Rating: 0/10

Content

 * It is not clearly stated anywhere if the article is meant to be about mythology surrounding Sparta or the presence of mythology within Sparta. It seems as if it is on the mythology surrounding Sparta, but this should still be clearly stated.
 * There is hardly any content, so it is likely that there is more information available that could be sourced.
 * This article touches on topics related to wikipedia equity gaps (women in antiquity) but does not address them properly or substantially.
 * The information present seems to be correct, but is so sparse it should hardly be considered an article.
 * Even the family tree included is not very relevant to the overall article.

Content Rating: 1/10

Tone and Balance

 * The article was entirely neutral, which is not saying much since it is a single paragraph that is essentially a list of names.

Tone + Balance Rating: 10/10 on a technicality

Sources and References
A Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.


 * Pausanius is practically the only source.
 * Without even having to do research I can guarantee there are other relevant sources both primary and from peer reviewed articles that could be included.
 * The links do work and are helpful.

Sources + References: 3/10

Organization and writing quality

 * There is no sectioning or organization of any kind.

Organization: 1/10

Images and Media

 * The article only has one photo, it is well captioned and relevant.
 * There are definitely other photos that are relevant and could be included.

Images: 7/10

Talk page discussion

 * The talk page is empty

Talk page: N/A

Overall impressions

 * This article is a hot mess. I wouldn't even call it an article.
 * Step one is to clarify what is meant by Sparta (Mythology), be it mythology surrounding Sparta, or the presence of mythology within Sparta, or Sparta's role in mythology, and once that is clarified adjust the title to be accurate. Then add information on the subject from here.

Overall rating: 1/10