User:CapJ62/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ricky Martin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because it was the first thing that came into my head when I thought of a Wikipedia page for this assignment.

Evaluate the article
Lead section

The lead includes an introductory sentence, that concisely and clearly depicts the article's topic. The lead section does not have a brief description of the article’s major sections. All     information in the lead section is present in the article. In my opinion, the lead section is a bit over detailed. I would make it more concise.

Content

The content of the article is incredibly relevant to the topic, as the article gives the reader an abundance of information on Ricky Martin’s life and career. I believe the content is up to date. The most recent information is from November 2020. As I picked this article because I didn’t know all that much about Ricky Martin, I do not think any content is missing, but I wouldn’t really know if there was. But all the content within the article is relevant to the topic. No, I do not believe that this article deals with any of Wikipedia’s equity     gaps. This article does touch on LGBTQ+ topics, seeing as a big section of the article being about Martin’s coming out and his eventual marriage to his husband.

Tone and Balance

The article is written in a neutral point of view. No, there are no claims that are heavily biased toward one particular position. Within this article, minority or fringe viewpoints such as LGBTQ+ issues. These viewpoints are described accurately. Since this article is more about Martin’s life and career, the only persuasion the article might be doing is trying to get the reader to listen to his discography.

Sources and References

Yes, the facts are backed by reliable sources. The sources in this article are very thorough. The sources are up to date as they can be, the most recent on I can find     being from December 2020. I do not believe there are other sources that would better serve this article. One of the sources that is heavily used for the article is Martin’s     autobiography. The links I clicked on did in fact work.

Organization and writing quality

This article is very well-written. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors in the article. This article in my opinion is well-organized, breaking down the article into the major milestones and achievements in his life.

Images and Media

Yes, the article does contain images that enhances the article. I found some of the caption’s kind of lacking with information, only stating the year the photo was taken of Martin. Yes, all the images adhere to the copyright regulations set up by Wikipedia. No,     the images in my opinion are placed in a very boring way.

Talk page discussion

The conversations that are being had behind the scenes is about updating information within the article and making minors changes to better the quality of the article. The     article is a part of a few WikiProjects: WikiProject Biography/Musicians, WikiProject Puerto Rico, WikiProject LGBT studies/Person, WikiProjects Latin music, & WikiProjects Pop music.