User:GoldenSunrise/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
I chose to evaluate an article titled Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles because it relates to course material and, more specifically, the country I will be publishing an article on later in the semester.

Lead
The introductory paragraph is not brief, but the first sentence introduces the article well. The article's major sections are outlined at the beginning. All of the information in the introduction is relevant, although it is a little more on the detailed side. It briefly traces the historical evolution of imperial and royal titles through the twentieth century while referencing seniority and precedence title conventions.

Content
The article's content is relevant to the topic and up-to-date. Because the topic is so broad, some sections might need to be a little more detailed. The Women's honorifics section is more detailed than the Men's military titles section, although both have sufficient basic information. Ethiopic text is used throughout the article and is supplemented with phonetic translations and their English meanings.

Tone and Balance
The article appears to be neutral in tone and generally balanced. It does not seem that the article attempts to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

Sources and References
All facts seem to be backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources are thorough and citation links lead to legitimate pages. There are only 10-11 cited sources--perhaps more could be added. Some sections, such as Important offices of the Imperial Court and Important regional offices, appear to be missing citations in some areas.

Organization
The article is clear, concise, well-organized, and easy to read with no noticeable grammatical or spelling errors. The structure of the page is logical and flows well. The list-style used in some sections makes the content more accessible and straightforward. Most of the historical context is located at the beginning of the page, so the article might be better served if additional context were reorganized with the nobility titles that concern the era being described.

Images and Media
There are two images in the article, both captioned. They comply with Wikipedia's copyright regulations and do not detract from the content of the article. The page might be strengthened, however, with more images, particularly if any exist of individuals with the titles described in the article.

Checking the talk page
Some conversations are discussing ways to best modify the ways the external links work. Others are figuring out how to deal with transliterations because Ethiopia uses its own alphabet. The article is part of WikiProject Ethiopia and has a B-class rating. We haven't really discussed African aristocratic and court titles in class, but this page goes into detail about how these titles may have been influenced by court titles in other empires.

Overall impressions
Overall, the article is a strong start. It covers the major ideas of this topic in clearly-organized sections and provides the reader with a good foundation of the topic. Since the article attempts to cover a lot of information at once, it could be improved by perhaps making separate pages on each of the broader types of aristocratic/military titles so that editors can expand upon the topics without making one page feel too crowded. I would say that the page is moderately well-developed/somewhat underdeveloped in some areas.