User:Cwebb2023/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Mendelian inheritance

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.) I chose this article because it is what we discussed in class most recently, so I needed to refresh my memory on the topic anyway. It was informational and not overwhelming from the first skim through.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.) The lead section has some of the important items discussed above except a summary/breakdown of each topic that is discussed on the page. It seems like more of an introduction paragraph to the history of the topic, rather than an introductory paragraph for the page as a whole. It is hard to rate the content since I am attempting to familiarize myself on the topic, rather than viewing it as an expert. It seems to have some good general information, however, I feel as though it is likely missing some more detailed information that could be beneficial to the reader. The tone and balance of the article seem neutral and not persuasive. Every paragraph/sentence is not referenced throughout, although some of it is general knowledge being discussed by the author. There are plenty of reliable sources and references listed throughout and they are accessible when they are clicked on. The article has good, understandable organization and writing quality. The images and media seem to be inserted properly. The talk page does contain a lot of edits and discussion regarding things that are missing in the article. It isn't rated too well overall (c-class and mostly low importance). After skimming the Talk Page discussions, I learned that my initial assumption was correct - I believe this article is lacking a lot more detail and important information. It is written with clear, concise language, much of which just needs expanded upon. I would say it's somewhat underdeveloped.