User:History323/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Volstead Act - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
My group and I chose this article to evaluate because it looked as though it could use some improvements. Not only that, but we find the prohibition an interesting topic to learn more about. Becoming familiar with the Volstead Act is a good starting point to understanding the specifics of the prohibition and understanding the ways in which it could have worked and the flaws that it had.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

- There is a good introductory sentence that clearly states the topic of the article. It could use improvement in making sure it contains an intro to the content that will be discussed and does not include topics that are not present in the article. It is a concise lead.

Content

- The content is relevant to the topic, however, there are some aspects that have a lot of information while other sections are lacking detail. There are also sections from the introduction that should be explained more throughout the article.

Tone and Balance

- The article is neutral and focuses on all sides of the Volstead Act. There is no part that seems to be underrepresented or overrepresented.

Sources and References

- The sources and references could be more diverse. There is a good variety, but with how many articles are referenced there could be more detail put into the article. There are some sources that do not seem to have been included very much in the main article.

Organization and Writing Quality

- The article is well written and well organized. It is broken down into sections, but it could be broken down further to make reading through the content easier. For example, the enforcement and impact section is quite lengthy and could be broken down further. There are also aspects that should be further broken down so that any reader who does not know the terminology can still understand what is being said.

Images and Media

- There are no images or media. I believe the article could benefit from some images to break up the writing.

Talk Page Discussion

- There are mostly conversations and comments that discuss the need for more clarification on some topics. There are also comments discussing the fact that there are some topics that are referenced, but not discussed in the article. The article is rated in the start class and is of interest to three other WikiProjects.

Overall Impression

- The overall status is in the start class meaning that it can use improvements. The article is well developed and has information that lets you know the basics of the Volstead Act. The areas in which it can be improved are mostly in areas that it could use more clarification and be broken down into smaller sections to make it less general and more specific. I think that it is well-developed in some areas but could use re-structuring and more information in some areas.