User:Gabyrdgz/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Brunetto Latini

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 was one of the few instances where Dante showed not only pity but love towards a damned soul. Given his past relationship with Latini, it seemed important to highlight how despite how accomplished Latini was, something that Dante recognized, that didn't exempt him from sin and damnation. It acts as an interesting contrast to the other very accomplished souls in limbo. The article, I believe, was well made. It gave enough information about Latini to get a sense of who he was and what he did that made him a significant Florentine figure.

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.)

The article has a good lead section. It is concise and to the point. It gives a general overview of who Latini was and its contents section does a good job of only having relevant events.

The section with the most information is The Divine Comedy but nevertheless the editor still demonstrates a good balance between all the sections. Their decision of adding in more content to The Divine Comedy section is necessary as it explains the complexities of the canto and gives clarification for as to why Latini is in that section of hell.

In terms of it sources, it focuses on defining either words or people but doesn't focus as much on sources pertaining to his life and works. It pairs him up with Dante a lot so in order to get a better understanding of Latini, a viewer would have to look at him through Dante's eyes. There are a few sources that focus on his works. There is a dead link but it is a link associated with one of the images. All the sources are from independent publishers.

The article is well written and easy to digest. Its section breakdown is well done, having subsections when needed. It also doesn't have grammatical errors.

It uses only two pictures, which include an image of Dante and Latini meeting in Canto XV and the cover of one of Latini's works. The images are captioned and follow copyright regulations. Both images add to the content.

The article is a part of a few WikiProjects most notably, on LGBTQ+ and medieval times. The talk page discusses who the sodomites were in the canto and calls out any biases or incorrect information in the Canto XV section. It is very similar to the discussion we had in class on who the sodomites represent.

The overall status is that it is rated as a Start-class and is well developed. It does a good job at giving relevant information on his life and works in a way that helps us understand the significance of Latini being in the Seventh Circle. The main way that the article could be improved is making sure that the subsection on Canto XV isn't biased as according to the talk page and the contents of that section, the fact that he is represented as a sodomite seems to bring in biased language.

Side note: For some reason, I can't delete the random jumble of letters.