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 * Name of article: Bernart de Ventadorn
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I was assigned to evaluate this article for my history class.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the Lead makes a clear introduction about the topic.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No, the major section of this article is a biography of Bernart de Ventadorn, but I don't see a brief description about the biography in the Lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The article does not contain any information in regards to his music.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is quite concise.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the article's content is relevant to Bernart de Ventadorn. But the article only consist of a biography.
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes, the page was last edited on 6 October 2020, it is very up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? This article doesn't say anything about his mastery, musical style, and cançons in detail.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? The gist of the article is about one person in particular. There is no room for equity gaps because no one else is mentioned.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? The voice in the article sounds neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, for example, there are several possibilities about his family's background in the first paragraph of his biography. Thus, it's hard to say it's biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I am not sure about this question since I do not know Bernart de Ventadorn well.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Maybe, the article talks about him focusing on how great he is in his bio.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Judging by the terms of how renown the publisher is, it looks like all the facts in the article are from great secondary sources. But, 3-4 sources are quite old.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Many of the sources contain Bernart de Ventadorn in the titles. I would infer from this that the sources are very thorough.
 * Are the sources current? Most of the sources are old.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, the sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors. When I googled the authors, they are professors, performers, music theorists and writers.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? I clicked every single link and they work well.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is concise, clear and easy to read. But I think it's too short and doesn't have good enough information about his music/poem style.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? From my vast understanding of the English dialect, I can say the article is impeccable.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? I think the last two paragraphs are not really about his bio. Thus it should have its own section.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, I can see how Bernart de Ventadorn was depicted.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes!
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? They are clearly appealing.

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? I see some conversations back from 2006, the comments were incorporated into the article. The conversations consists of calling Ventadorn a stupid slob of a writer.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, it is a part of WikiProjects Biography/Arts and Entertainment, Composers, and Middle Ages. They are rated start-class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The way Wikipedia discussed the topic was different from what we went over in class. Our discussions in class related more to the musical aspects while the Wikipedia page dove more into the biography of Ventadorn.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is a short article overall and more substantive items need to be added.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is concise, brief, and easy to understand.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by describing more about the music of Bernart de Ventadorn.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article should be more developed. It doesn't look like it has enough sources about the topic.

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