User:KeeganmQuack/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(2008 Guinean coup d'état)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I do not know much about this incident, so I figured this would be a good article to test whether or not I am learning effectively. Additionally, it is a recent political event that occurred in Africa.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

Overall, lead section looks detailed yet concise. However, it does not seem to give an overview of the article's main points and it is consequently lacking. Additionally, it mentions the conclusion of the junta's ascent to power in the lead, but this information is not included in the article. Thus, it seems that the article needs more detail.

Content:

The content does seem to be up to date, since the coup and its aftermath were mainly relegated to the late 2000's. Some of the content does not seem to be relevant, in particular there are many quotes which could be better paraphrased. Additionally, the article does not flow well. It does not build upon itself temporally nor factually.

Tone and Balance:

Overall, the tone does seem quite balanced. Bias does not seem immediately present. There were many quotes from different sides of this incident.

Sources and References:

Most of the information comes from news sources, most of which seem to be trustworthy. It would be nice, however, (if the material is available) to see viewpoints on this topic from researchers / academia. Additionally, most of these news sources are from western media (like BBC and Reuters). A lot of the citations come from Guineenews and clicking the links from this source leads you to error pages.

Organization and Writing Quality:

The article is not concise itself, and it certainly does not flow well (as previously mentioned). It does not have spelling errors, which is good. Personally, I believe that that the section about the consolidation of CNDD authority could be split into different sections or merged with a broader "aftermath" section.

Images and Media:

There is one image directly related to the coup. Actually, it's not. It's from 2005. It doesn't seem to enhance the article itself. Clicking on its link supposedly leads to and Angolan news sources, but instead leads to the main page of GuineeAfrica. Overall, the article's images need some improvement.

Talk Page Discussion:

Seems like most of the discussions occurred in 2008 while the coup was happening. Not much discussion has happened since. This makes more sense regarding the structure of the article. It is part of a WikiProject, it is rated C-level.

Overal Impressions:

The article seems as though it was mostly developed a long time ago while events were still occurring. This makes sense, especially regarding the unusual flow of the article. It does seem that the article could use a revamp, in particular a polishing and restructuring would make it more coherent for the average reader. Additionally, some of the links need to be refined and it may be prudent to look at any recent research/information that has come out since the late 2000's. The article does, however, have a lot of information and a good balance of sources that should be protected if the article is edited in the future.