User:Kent Harding/Evaluate an Article

Leonardo da Vinci
I chose to evaluate this article simply because I think he is very interesting since he helped develop the world so far while he was alive.

Lead
The lead clearly describes the article's topic by introducing who Leonardo da Vinci was and what we was well known for. There is a description of the major things that Leonardo did during his life, including developing concepts for flying machines, how he was the ideal resonance man and all of the amazing paintings that he created. This article has been very well revised and well maintained so everything that is mentioned in the lead is at least a minor topic in the article. It is also very lengthy so there is information left out of the lead of course because it is a generalization of who Leonardo was. The lead is very concise and it exclaims exactly what the reader would expect from a quick summary.

Content
All of the content is very relevant to the topic and it is very detailed. There has obviously been people editing this article that know a lot about Leonardo da Vinci. There has been little development based on Leonardo da Vinci but there is an abundance of information about him. In general, the content is up-to-date. The content feels whole and well thought out which shows that there is enough detail. It also come with links to other Wiki pages which is very helpful to pursue into even more depth. A common underrepresented topic that is often found in articles about historical figures is their early life. Or, at least, it is not talked about often. This article is not shy on detail at all and includes everything from where Leonardo lived to his paintings he created as a child.

Tone and Balance
The article maintains a neutral tone throughout the entire length of it. It is very easy to read while being detailed. There are no views over looked, nor is there any that are underrepresented. Everything written is fair and processed properly to not be biased in any way. There is no favorable positions in this article since it is simply about one person. The tone overall is very concise and to the point but it provides the reader with the information they are looking for.

Sources and References
This article has many secondary sources of information which are all link at the bottom of the page. This article has over 150 supporting articles that were used as sources. For the most part they are very thorough and provide large amounts of information within them. The odd source lacks a certain academic tone that is used to describe a historical figure. But the information in them is still good and matches the other sources as well. The sources are current, coming from as late as 2019. People are always researching about da Vinci. A few of the sources are actually written by people from different countries, so there is no bias coming from one particular place in the world. The external links are up and working too. Overall, the sources seem reliable and current.

Organization
The article is very well-written! The information is presented concisely so it is very easy to read and follow. I did not catch any grammatic errors within the article which also shows its integrity. Also, the organization of the article is very neat and easy to follow allowing readers to get to the information they need faster.

Images and Media
There are pictures all over this article but there is not too many. The visuals provided really help provide more detail to the information being described. The images are very well-captioned and give credit to the right people. The captions clearly indicate what is being shown in the image. The images adhere to the Wikipedia copyright regulations as well. They are also very well laid out throughout the entire article as they alternate side of the page. Being the perfect size as well, the images are appropriately placed with the information corresponding to the photo.

Checking the talk page
There are conversations on the discussion bored about people wanting to change or edit some parts of the article. This article is of interest of various WikiProjects at the moment. It is a very well know article on Wikipedia so it has been seen and edited by many people. The talk page is actually quite helpful with discovering more information.

Overall impressions
The articles overall status right now is good. According to the talk page there seems to be a few details that need to be changed. The strengths of the article is the attention to detail while maintaining a concise pace. The pictures added were a bonus as well. I think the article could actually be improved by potentially adding extra information about his personal life and children, but that is also a part of the reason why external links are implemented. Overall, I believe that this article is very well developed but there is always untold stories about peoples lives that are still waiting to be discovered. Possibly if there was new information found since the last edit, then that could be added in.