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Ryan Mallett
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 * Ryan Mallett: (Talk:Ryan Mallett)
 * I chose this article due to Ryan Mallett being a leading cause for Arkansas Razorback football success in recent history

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
1.The lead does a great job of being both brief and concise in describing who Ryan Mallett is. Also the article hits the main points in his career, which is a lead to what is to come, while also not describing anything that he doesn't hit on in the article. The lead also doesn't go into too much detail but gives a great synopsis into his history, while leading the reader to want more information.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
-Yes the article stays relevant as it describes Ryan's history throughout his life while it was during his playing career in football. The content is also up to date as it describes his playing career to this point as he has not quite retired yet. The content however fails to describe Ryan outside of football, as while he is famous for what he has done playing football, a brief description of his personal history is needed.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is able to stay neutral as it gives view points from both opposition on their standpoint. Also the article doesn't have any claims that are heavily based in one direction. The only point in the article that is over represented is Ryan's departure from Michigan and it being his inability to run a offense that led to his departure, as there is no true sources used to back up this claim. Also, the article doesn't try to persuade the reader to see everything in his view point but rather just states facts, and stats that he received from sources.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All the facts are backed up, as their is a source listed for every box score that is listed from Ryan's playing career. Also they are thorough, as they also have his stats from those games when you are to click on the source. The sources are current, as they are listed on ESPN which is always updating their statistics on their site. The links do work as they show the full stats from the games.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is able to stay concise, as it doesn't go into detail on every play that happened per game in his career but rather states his individual stats for the game, and the box score. The article didn't have any errors, as it is a well written article. Also the article is well organized, as it goes in order of events that happened is his career without skipping ahead to what is to come

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article uses photos to show him in action while he played rather than to try to enhance your knowledge on who he was, while using captions that are to vague in what he is doing, for example they just state his name and what year. All the photos adhere to the copyright regulations, while being able to be keep the pictures visually appealing in their locations on the page.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
On the talk page there are questions regarding facts that he was a better quarterback than certain people, however it seems that the author revised this to lead the article to have less bias. The article is rated c-class, and is related to 4 different Wiki projects, NFL, College Football, Arkansas Razorbacks and Sports and Games. Wikipedia, is led by sources with stats to back up claims from proven sources that have decades of experience of keeping up with the stats of football players.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The articles overall status is brief, making it a c-class article, and its strengths is stats, as it gives the stats for every game that Mallett has played in since his first collegiate game. I would say that the article is half complete, as it gives his background of a football player but fails to give brief descriptions of who he is as a person. Also, it fails to list stats or even results of how he did at his alma mater at the high school level.

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