User:IsaHistorical/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Conservation and restoration of Pompeian frescoes

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

This article is a general overview of how the Pompeian frescoes are being cared for and conserved/restored, which is an important part of preserving the history of Pompeii. This is an area I have a general familiarity with, and as such am able to better evaluate this article. This article seems well organized and fleshed out, but some areas seem to lack detail or objectivity.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * This article's lead section gives a general overview of the Pompeiian frescoes and their conservation, but it seems a bit broad in some areas and also refers to Pompeii in subjective terms.
 * This article has up-to-date, relevant content and is generally fine. Some areas (such as those dealing with specific sites) lack any specific detail, and instead just describe areas as "well-preserved" etc.
 * The tone of this article is the main issue, as it uses many subjective words to describe places and efforts of conservation, rather than choosing words that simply describe the efforts being made.
 * The sources are relatively varied and modern, with many being from the last decade. They reflect many authors and positions. However, some are from news articles which may be slightly dubious in their information.
 * The article is well-written.
 * There are few images included in the article, but those that are included are well positioned and correctly captioned.
 * This article was part of a previous WikiProject, and is rated a B-Class article.