User:Dr. Entomology (yas)/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist).)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(I evaluated this article because of my passion for agricultural innovation. Jethro Tull is a named often mentioned in preliminary and secondary education when the agricultural revolution is taught in history. However, his name is often left on the sidelines in academia concerning the industrial revolution in the levels that proceed with preliminary and secondary education.

My preliminary impression of the article was that it was rather concise with little information on Mr. Tulls’ contributions nor his educational background.)

Lead Section
The Lead includes an introductory sentence that succinctly describes the major accomplishments of Jethro Tull and lets the readers know in one sentence who the agricultural innovator was. The sentences to follow briefly lay out a summary of Mr. Tull’s accomplishments, such as perfecting the horse-drawn seed drill and inventing the horse-drawn hoe. It is not overly detailed, with only a few sentences. The lead contains enough information for the reader to understand who it is they are reading of and does not include information that is not present in the article.

Content
The content in this article is up to date, however, does not provide any information on Mr. Tull’s educational background nor does the article provide insight to his influences for inventing the machinery in 18th century England. In addition, much of the content presented in the article is relevant to its topic, but it speaks more of Mr. Tull’s legacy than his work and contributions whilst alive. It contains enough information for someone who wishes to learn of this person for their own pleasure however is missing information for those who would wish to do academic research on it.

Tone and Balance
The article appears to be neutral as there does not seem to be presented with a bias or favourite to a specific group of people. After observing the sources referenced in the article, similarly the references appear to be reliable, therefore leads me to believe that the writing in the article that speaks to information sought from external sources is reputable as well.

Wikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences in interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.

Sources and References
Because there are few sources on Jethro Tull to begin with, even with my research, I found that the articles or academic papers published on him were at the latest, released in the mid-20th century. Therefore, I commend those who worked on this article because a lot of the research was done through encyclopedias. Every paragraph or short paragons contains a footnote, of which a few seem to be unreliable.

https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/graves-of-the-famous-or-quirky-tales.7921/#.VHzRd_lX5tE is a source that provides images of tombstones and was cited when writing Mr. Tull’s death date however, the cite of the source “Graves of the famous or quirky tales” does not seem like the most reputable cite. In addition, after checking the other links provided, the rest of the online sources and their respective links worked fine, but there were a few citations that were of printed books. Therefore, I could not access the information. This does not follow the wiki guide lines as the sources should be free and available to everyone.

Most of the articles are from the 19-20 century and appear to be reputable, and other than the source mentioned above on graves of the well known, the rest of the citations (online) seem to be up to date.

I have looked for other sources available, one mainstream service and platforms my college grants me access to and I have found little sources on Jethro Tull, those that I believe would work best to add to this article I will present below:

 (For additional information on the contributions he made while alive, not just his ‘legacy’.

 (For his actual death date and a source to back it up. As well, his educational background).

Organization with Writing Quality
The article could use more gerunds throughout the page. When put though an AI literary corrective device, the most frequent error that appears is the misuse of commas, lack of gerunds and certain run-on sentences. Other than those errors, the paper appears to be comprehendible, concise and organized sensibly into sections. In addition, there are few to no grammar mistakes. At anytime I thought there were, I looked up the spelt word to learn a new scientific terminology such as “lacteals” or “nitre” instead of the word “nitrate”.

Other than the information on Mr. Tulls’ educational background, majority of the information needed on Jethro Tull is presented in a comprehensive manner.

Images and Media
The article includes images that enhance the understanding of the topics presented, such as a portrait, his tombstone, sketches of the machinery Mr Tull’s designed and how it functions. Each image also has a caption with functioning source and link provided and appears to be organized in a fashion that would appeal the eye.

Talk Page Discussion
This is a Mid C importance article from WikiProjetcs and WikiGermany, powered by WikiMedia.

This article differs from the works presented in class, as it doesn’t approach the scientist with a sociological angle.