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Article Evaluation "Benjamin of Tudela": 1.) "The subject" in the Journey section seems a bit off. It sounds too much like a report. The article should just say "Benjamin of Tudela" 2.) Also on the Journey, the word "whence." The article says "His journey began in Zaragoza, further down the valley of the Ebro to Tarragona, Barcelona, and Girona, whence he proceeded north to France, then set sail from Marseilles." "Whence" makes it sound, again, too much like a report or as if you're reading a book and not an overview styled Encyclopedia page. 3.) Everything is relevant to the article's subject matter. 4.) The facts, for the most part are unbiased, except for the part at the end of the overview section. That whole last paragraph beginning with a "While the aim of his journey..." and ending with "Thus portraying..." The way this paragraph presents itself sounds like it is in a research essay and not in a Wikipedia article. 5.) In the section "Journey" there are air quotes around "long road." Air quotes are a little too informal, even for Wikipedia. 6.) Despite all I just said, the "Journey" section for the most part was pretty decent. 7.) Links for the citations all work. 8.) All sources appear to be cited 9.) The talk page for this article seems a bit contentious. One reviewer, granted from almost ten years ago, cited this article as a bad article considering its lack of concrete citations and shaky facts. 10.) One thing that I wanted a bit more information on is Benjamin of Tudela's biography. Is there any information what so ever as to his pre-travels life or even afterwards?