User:Deswilliams22/Evaluate an Article

This will be an Evaluation of the Wiki page for the song Basket Case by Green Day.

Which article are you evaluating?
Basket Case

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose Basket Case, because I enjoy music and it was a song that I've played during my 8+ years of playing in marching bands. It has always been a crowd favorite and in some cases a "4th Quarter" song to get the crowd pumped up. I thought it'd be interesting to learn a little more about it and the band, Green Day.

Evaluate the article
I think the article for this song is composed well. The Lead Section serves its purpose by providing a detailed, concise overview of the song and what the entire page entails. After reading the page top to bottom, I didn't notice any breaks in information. To clarify, there were no sentences that stuck out to me or read as if they were out of place. I learned about the origin of the song, what member of the band wrote it, and how it played a role in Green Day's appearance on several music award shows and the accolades the song has received. All of this gave me a well-rounded understanding of the song. As far as I can tell, all the information is up-to-date. I felt like this was confirmed by the 'Music Video' section of the article. One edit was made to recognize how many views the music video for the song has as of February of 2022. This led me to believe that someone is still keeping up with the page often. Pertaining to tone and balance, I believe that the editors have done a great job with displaying both positive and negative facts about the song. They expressed that the song was ranked high on several music charts and nominated for awards, but it wasn't left out that the song didn't win most of the awards it was nominated for. I did not feel as I was trying to be convinced to like or dislike the song or the band. I felt like I was just reading the facts. Lastly, the talk page seemed to be very active and full of passionate editors. Every comment was direct and bold, but not malicious. Some seemed to be trivial questions like whether the song was featured in an anime series, but I digress. Overall, I feel that the editors have done a great job with keeping this article organized, detailed, neutral, and truly an enjoyable, easy read for anyone who's wanting to know about the song and a little about the band.