User:Eacrom/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Verginia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article because the story of Verginia is brief, yet has a lot of substance. Additionally, the impact/implications the story of Verginia had on ancient Roman society was widespread.

Evaluate the article
LEAD SECTION:

The lead section of the article is very brief as it simply states that Verginia was the subject of a Roman story. I personally think that there should be more information in the leading section about Verginia as the current one does not really help reveal anything about Verginia as a person.

CONTENT:

I think the content of the article is well organized and compact. The article not only sums up the story of Verginia well, but it also goes into the story's implications and impact in wider society. I do not think there is much else that needed to be added.

TONE AND BALANCE:

The article, as it is simply recounting the events of a story, seems pretty balanced in both tone and opinion.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES:

The article references a plethora of reliable sources. Most importantly, the article also sources Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, which is important as it is where the story of Verginia comes from. Additionally, there are some pretty recent academic sources cited as well (if 2002 can be considered recent).

ORGANIZING AND WRITING QUALITY:

The article is well written and concise. It summarizes the story of Verginia very well and in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. The article itself is also broken down very neatly into two small sections, each with two (not daunting) paragraphs.

IMAGES AND MEDIA:

The article does include images. However, some of them are not well captioned or sourced.

TALK PAGE:

In terms of the talk page, there does not seem to be much issue with the content of the article itself. Instead, there were requests to change the spelling of the name Verginia as well as discussion as to whether the killing of Verginia was akin to modern-day honor killings.

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS:

Personally, I think that the article does a really good job covering the subject of Verginia. Due to this, I would not change much about it. I think the article truly excels in its brevity and readability. If I had to change anything, though, it would be the lead section. I just think that more information on Verginia could be included in the first paragraph in case someone does not wish to scroll down and read further. I do not think that simply referring to Verginia as a "subject" in some story does her much justice.