User:EvanMulcahy/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Steve Lacy (guitarist)

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.)

Steve Lacy is my favourite musical artist. I wanted to choose an article of importance to me in order to assure that I would have complete willingness to assess the article properly. I believe that Steve Lacy is an incredibly talented musician and I credit him with inspiring me to begin producing music myself. This article matters because it is the primary search result that appears when "Steve Lacy" is searched, making it the first impression of Lacy that many people will see. My initial impressions of the article were that it was well written and properly sourced; however, the lack of images made it less aesthetically pleasing than I would like.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Overall a well-executed article, I have only a few minor suggestions that I feel could improve it.

·      Lead section- Generally concise; however, it could stand to mention Lacy’s contributions to Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy winning DAMN album. Although this is referenced later on, I feel that it is of great enough importance to warrant a mention in this section.

On this note, another suggestion would be to include Lamar on the list of associated acts.

·      Early life- Good use of reliable sources and references to various interviews. Overall relevant and up to date. That being said, you could elaborate further when speaking on the “environment at the time in Compton” as this could be ambiguous to some readers.

One awkwardly worded sentence in the “Career” section, and the first sentence about Lacy’s childhood could be moved to “Early life” as it does not necessarily fit in with the listing of his career accolades and collaborations.

Entire article includes one singular image. More images could improve the aesthetic quality of the article and provide visual correlation with the information presented. Additionally, it might be interesting to note as a small detail that the release of Lacy's debut studio album coincides with his birthday.

Finally, 2 of the links provided in the “References” section do not work (reference #54 and #56)