User:Idp2024/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ladies of the Canyon (album)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article because it discusses an important Joni Mitchell album. The Wikipedia merits further detail because of its connection to other important topics such as Laurel Canyon the neighborhood and Joni Mitchell's legacy. The album is the subject of the research project I am undertaking.

Lead section
This article contains a strong lead section. It is concise, clear, and presents several pieces of the most important information about the album. It is of a reasonable length and tone for an article intro. One flaw is that the lead section fails to discuss the album's legacy or outline the other major article sections.

Content
The content section that is available is accurate and relevant, but not substantial enough. In particular, the legacy section is lacking a discussion of the themes from the album and how they contribute to the album's legacy.

Tone and Balance
I find the tone of the article to be appropriate, informative, and intelligible. The album does not promote one position over another in terms of any controversy over Mitchell's work and its legacy. It does highlight some parts of her creative process (relationship with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) over others.

Sources and References
There are better sources available than the ones used in this article, and only a few pieces of information are cited. One focus of the content section is her relationship with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, yet the information about their friendship and collaboration is not cited appropriately.

Organization and writing quality
The writing style of the content, legacy, and critical reception sections is relatively unstructured. The overall writing quality is informative, grammatically correct, with no-few spelling errors.

Images and Media
Images are few, although the album cover is featured and accurate. There is an opportunity for images to be added to enhance and support some article content.

Talk page discussion
One demand from the talk page - "importance" - hasn't really been addressed. A reviewer posted to the talk page saying this album merits more detail and elaboration in the article. I tend to agree!

Another item from the talk page "'Arguably' is a weasel word." Has been addressed (the word was reviewed) but perhaps reflects room for more language review within the article.

Overall impressions
Overall, I think the content that IS included in the article is good, but it lacks depth on a topic that merits further discussion.

Examples of good feedback
A good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.