User:EdwinHartlove/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Pysanka

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 something that interests me. It is a tradition prevalent in many cultures, with many well-documented regional variations. I was initially surprised by the amount of background provided, starting with the the tradition's significance in prehistoric Europe up to the ways in which it is still practiced today.

Evaluate the article

 * The lead of this article provides the reader with a brief description of the subject as as well as well as the etymology of the word.


 * The lead does not include include a description of the article's major sections, instead it provides the reader with links to other articles about similar traditions practiced by different European ethnic groups.


 * The lead does not include information that is not found in the article.
 * The lead is concise, and provides the reader with a general overview of the subject.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, with all subheadings relating either to the history of the practice or the ways in which it is carried out in contemporary cultures.
 * The content is up to date.
 * There is not any content missing in the body of the article that was mentioned in the heading.
 * The article does not deal Wikipedia's equity gaps. The cultures mentioned on this page are represented in most contemporary accounts of European history.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article seems to present information in a neutral manner.
 * There are no claims that seem to be biased towards a particular position.
 * In this article, the tradition's importance is mostly limited to it's significance in Christianity, but there is a small section on egg decoration in pre-Christian times.
 * The article does not specify between viewpoints, but the majority of the history of this tradition is told through its significance in Christian Europe.
 * From my understanding, this article does not attempt to shift readers' positions in any ways


 * About half of the facts in the article are linked back to a secondary source of information.
 * All of the sources listed reflect available literature on the topic of painted eggs.
 * The sources are a mix of more current pieces and older books. A number of the listed sources were published before 1980.
 * The sources are mainly written by people already familiar with the practice. A few of the sources are in Ukrainian and are from a larger book of European folk customs.
 * There are a few academic papers that I found on JSTOR that seem to cover the subject in depth that aren't included as sources on this Wikipedia article.
 * Around half of the links listed work.


 * This article is fairly easy to read. The scope of the page is accurately mapped out by the subheadings.
 * I could not find any grammatical or spelling errors in this article.
 * The article is broken down into sections covering the history, symbolism, and contemporary relevance of Pysanka.
 * The article is broken down into sections covering the history, symbolism, and contemporary relevance of Pysanka.


 * This article includes many images illustrating the different styles of Pysanka as well as the traditional methods used in its production.
 * All of the images are well captioned, with many linking to other Wikipedia pages detailing other forms of egg decoration.
 * All of the images taken from secondary sources are properly licensed, with the remainder of the images being taken by one of the authors.
 * The images are laid out in a visually appealing way, with each subsection corresponding to a different style of decoration.


 * The majority of the entries on the talk page are about potentially merging the Wikipedia page with the larger "Easter" page. There are also a lot of discussions regarding the accuracy of certain translations and suggestions on how to improve them.
 * The page is part of C-Class Ukraine articles, High-importance Ukraine articles, and Ukraine articles
 * The Wikipedia contributors place a lot of importance on wording, with large discussions stemming from someone asking whether one or two words should be changed.


 * Overall this article is fairly complete with many sources that back up the main points.
 * The article's strength is the level of detail it gives for the different regional variations of egg decoration and the inclusion of more contemporary takes on the practice.
 * I think that the article could use more updated sources. Many of the sources are more than 30 years old.
 * I think that this article is well developed. I think that one of the most useful aspects of this article are the links given to more specific regional variations of egg decoration.