User:Inexperienced Egg/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Calligraphy

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
On the first day of class, a couple of groups briefly mentioned calligraphy in their presentations on Wikipedia pages related to the course (Islamic Arts of the Book). I've chosen to look at the Islamic World section on the Calligraphy Wikipage rather than Islamic calligraphy because the former is more introductory (thinking about this as if you were just beginning to research this topic). This page may give researchers a bit more direction as to where or what to look at.

Evaluate the article
Content: last edited in April 2020, but no additional information added to the section (corrections); last major edit in September 2018

- Little content on the history, style/techniques, and influences of Islamic calligraphy relative to other sections (ex. East Asia and Europe); brief overview of these would be useful

Tone/Balance: preferential tone for "Islamic" over "Arabic" calligraphy rather than just identifying how they differ; otherwise neutral tone

- May be useful to more concretely identify where Islamic calligraphy is/ historically was an established art; a bit indefinite relative to other sections

Organization/Writing: lacks organization; no direction in writing; may be fixed as more information is added, including usage of sub-sections (ex. History, Technique, Style, Influences...)

Sources: no in-text citations in the section; only links to other Wikipedia pages

- Only four identifiable sources/references that may relate to this section; however, not found as in-text citations or referenced otherwise (one of which is from a self-identified Orientalist)

- Books among these sources/references; however, an absence of academic journals that may be more readily accessible

Talk page: Calligraphy page is part of two WikiProjects (Visual Arts and Typography); rated relatively high in both respectively

- Talk about adding more information to sections, especially regarding the historical evolution and features of calligraphy; East Asia and Europe sections most developed and used as examples

- Meant to be introductory and brief while being thorough as well

Overall, this section is underdeveloped.