User:Dparaz/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Archaeological looting

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because we've been learning a lot about Archeology and I want to see if there's any more info I could provide for this article.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - Yes the first sentence clearly states the article's topic. However, it doesn't give a brief description of the article's major sections. The lead section also brings up archaeological sites that aren't explained in the later parts of the article (Italy, Turkey, Africa). It does give extra details of archeological looting and the different types (like how it explained subsistence looting) which I think is a good inclusion to the lead section. But does have info in it that isn't explained in later sections of the article.

Content - Yes most of the information is up to date. The article's content is relevant to the topic. However, I feel like more info on what was looted in the places that were presented in the article would be very helpful. It could also go in-depth about when the looting started to peak in history for the places described in the article. It could go into more detail on finding lootings by satellite. The article also doesn't present or talk of underrepresented populations.

Tone & Balance - Yes I would say this article is a neutral tone and doesn't take bias toward a certain side. I would say the article does underrepresent other communities that are affected by looting like it doesn't talk about African looting or Asian looting. The article doesn't persuade a reader one way or another.

Sources & References - Yes, the sources are reliable and current. Yes, the sources are diverse and links do work.

Organization & Writing Quality - Yes it is clear and concise to read. Yes, it is organized in a clear way. There are spelling errors though.

Images & Media - Yes the images in the article do help to enhance understanding. The images are well-captioned and visually pleasing.

Talk Page Discussion - Yes this article is a part of a Wikiproject. Someone on the talk page had made a suggestion to add looting laws to their article and also agreed with me that there were parts in the lead that weren't explained in the article. No I don't think Wikipedia discusses it differently to how we are learning it in class.

Overall Impression - I thought it was a good rough draft to a Wikipedia article but there are quite a few things that are missing that could be explained further. It's strength is that it's clear to read but it could work on going into more details or give more information.