User:Cdunn23/Evaluate an Article

Article: Rock art of Uganda

Lead section
The introductory sentence in the lead is concise and it gives the very basic information you need to know to understand what the article is going to be about. It specifies the geometric part of the art, which is an important detail about the art, as well as where in Africa the art can be found. The lead addresses most of the article's sections, although some parts are left out. Overall, the lead is very well done and gives a concise summary of the topic and what's to come in the article.

Content
I don't know much about this topic, but I do think the article has relevant content. I think it summarized the topic fairly well. The sources are from a range of dates, the most recent being from 2014. There could've been developments on the topic since that time, so it may not be completely up to date. I think there could be more content that explores the topic even more, but this article is a good starting point. Additionally, the article addressed topics that are related to underrepresented groups, specifically to the Batwa people, who are often referred to as pygmies.

Tone and Balance
I think the article is fairly neutral. It explains the art and how archaeologists have analyzed the art. I do wish more sides of the Pygmy debate would've been highlighted as I felt like there was only one side covered. The article did a good job addressing the problems that archaeologists have with analyzing the art and emphasizing that more research is needed to understand the past. I didn't feel persuaded to a certain view over another, so I think the article had a good balance of ideas.

Sources and References
The sources used are reliable and the information throughout the article is backed up by those sources. The sources aren't the most recent, so up to date information could be lacking. After digging around a bit, it appears that there are some new articles that are more recent that could've been used. The sources are written by multiple different authors and includes an author from a historically marginalized group. Catherin Namono is a Ugandan archaeologist and she wrote a few articles that the page relied on. The links provided do work and most of the sources are peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals or books.

Organization and writing quality
The article is not well-written. The wording is not concise and has a lot of unnecessary fluff. It's easy to read, but it's not the best quality. There are many grammatical errors and many sentences are not structured well. The article is well organized and easy to follow. Overall, the writing quality was lacking and that took a lot away from the article.

Images and Media
The amount of images is lacking. There is one image and that image simply shows where Nyero is on a map. There's no pictures of the rock art being discussed, which takes away from the quality of the article.

Talk page discussions
There's no conversations on the talk page. The article is rated as stub-class and it is part of the WikiProject Africa as well as WikiProject Uganda.

Overall impressions
The article needs a lot of work. I think it's a good starting point, but the writing quality needs to be improved and more perspectives and information on the topic are needed. Presenting more sides of the Pygmy debate would make the article stronger, as well as addressing other theories. Adding images to the article would make it stronger since the reader could see the rock art in question. The biggest thing that needs improving is the writing quality—it needs a serious overhaul. I think the article is underdeveloped and needs a more complete analysis of the topic.