User:Charisseiscool/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Landmark Theatre (Syracuse, New York)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I used to live above the landmark theater in the historic loews building. The theater has great historical value, but is also a cornerstone of culture in downtown syracuse. My preliminary impression is that the article is a good resource of history on the building, but has a lot of spots that have been talked about in local discourse, but have not been migrated to wikipedia.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

the article has a solid lead section and provides a concise overview to the building's historic significance. However, in reading gate opening section, one would not know that it is currently in use and draws large broadway shows as well as performances (e.g., primus, moe, trevor noah).

the lead doe not include a brief description of teh article's major sections. is this necessary with the navigation menu?

content

The article's content is relevant to the topic but it is not up-to-date. it has not been updated since 2017 but even this seems too recent to be so antiquated in its content. There is no discussion about the current shows aside from the 1 show that opened honoring ernie davis (a syracuse alum).

Given that the theater is located in an area of gentrification, I think that there is much more to be said with respect to the surrounding community. it is located just a few blocks north of the mission and across the tracks from struggling neighborhood.

tone and balance

the article is neutral and none of the claims appear heavily biased toward a particular position. however, again, there is nothing about the current state of the theater or the surrounding community.

sources and references

Most of the sources are historical registers, there is little of the theater's character. the theater is covered in many local papers, none of which are cited aside from a daily orange (su student newspaper). It is unclear as to whether the authors are 'diverse' given that most of the sources are references.

organization and writing quality

the article is well written, concise, clear, and easy to read. it is well organized aside from glaring gaps in the current status of the landmark and the surrounding neighborhood.

talk page discussion

there is only a brief discussion about updating a couple of links in the page. there doesn't appear to be any discussion of the theater's modern history.

overall impressions

the article is labeled S which means that it is a starter article. i think that it is a good start but there is so much more that can be included. a strength of the article is the historical details, but the article can be improved by including some of the folklore as well as the current state of the venue and its role in anchoring the gentrification of downtown Syracuse, as well as the current acts that have performed there.

I think that the article is underdeveloped.