User:Gjschall/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Groves classification system

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
An interesting topic that I saw upon searching for something to evaluate. I have never heard of the Groves classification system, and I figured this was as good a time as any to read something new while also learning how to evaluate Wikipedia pages.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

-The lead section is a very good brief description of the system, who made it, and why it was created. There is no unexplained information present in the lead section and it is overall a good introduction to the topic.

Content

- Overall solid work that encapsulates the necessary information through word and well designed images. No section out stays it's welcome or under represents the information.

Tone and Balance

- There are no stances in the article, it is informative and neutral.

Sources and References

- There are only three references, but they are of good quality and from a trusted source and the creator of the system: The Burgon Society. The links work, however the first article seems to no longer exist on The Burgon Society website, meaning it sends to a "page not found" message on their site.

Organization and Writing Quality

- The article is mainly separated into small descriptions of the various patterns and styles, there is very little traditional paragraph base writing. This is not a bad thing however as it breaks up the long winded and exhaustive list into small viewable chunks. I did not see any misspellings or grammatical errors.

Images and Media

- The images are what makes this article functional. They are well designed and well utilized in this article.

Talk Page Discussion

- There is not very much discussion, however it was on topic and was helpful as it led to the creation of many of the images on the page.

Overall Impressions

- A solid article with the necessary information. The illustrations and images provided by the users are extremely helpful and paint a solid understanding of the topic. It is possible that more sources would improve the validity of the article because as of now there are three references that are all from the same source website. This would normally be a much larger problem, however the source used is the publisher and founder of the system and is most likely the best place to do research on the topic.