User:KhaleesiStarkGaryen/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Economic history

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
My partner and I chose this article because although I am not an economics student, the topic always intrigued me. Being a student with a major in technology, the combination of economics along with technology is a topic that not only interests me, but gives me a change to use my personal knowledge towards a broader topic while also teaching me new information. Learning about the past of economics can help future economics since a strong understanding on the history leads to a strong foundation on the future of economics.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:


 * The lead section has one introductory line that defines the topic precisely. If the reader is unclear whether this is the right article to use for his/her research, they will be evident by reading the first paragraph.
 * It consists of discussing the topics in the rest of the article. It consists of many hyperlinks, connecting with particular topics' intensive discussion in other Wikipedia articles.
 * It discusses some topics which require in-depth discussion for a user with no information about that term, like quantitative data, quantitative sources, etc. (but it does have a hyperlink, taking the user to another page with detailed analysis).
 * The lead section is concise, giving the reader enough information to analyze what the article talks about.
 * The lead section connects economics to other areas of study including technology, finance, and labor in order to connect a variety of users to this topic.

Content:


 * The article's main body helps bring the history and the present-day impact together. The section with the heading "Early history of the discipline," followed by "Scope and focus of economic history today," helps the user build the bridge between the time gap. Although for users with little knowledge about Economics. might get a little lost. If we had shared a practical example, I believe the transition would have been easy, as The World Crisis of 2009, anything talking about major economic events in history and their implication in the present world.
 * When talking about historically underrepresented populations, this article is concerned with the general theoretical idea. Therefore it does not have any particular section talking about the following groups.

Tone and Balance:


 * The article mainly consists of technical information.

Sources and References:


 * The citation links and hyperlinks are functional. The information has been stated with suitable sources, just like the images.
 * Some of the sources used have further cited information and have enough proof. They have numbers provided by the government.

Organization and writing quality:


 * The article is evident but in some places, which might be difficult for a reader with no prior information about economics. They have another article connected to it. To make it more understandable for the user, we need to have similar but straightforward terms which are easy to understand for the general public.
 * The article is well written, with a section describing different topics and emphasizing one topic at a time.

Image and Media:


 * The article has an image of a graph in the lead section, and the graph covers a general economic concept of GDP. It showcases the GDP of different parts of the world between 1400 to 2003. The article includes other pictures of books covered, Economic History members at LSE, and Thomas Piketty.
 * The graph's image does not directly connect us to the topic, but it helps in understanding quantitative data.
 * The graph used represents technical data. The mentioned source is self. The other images also have the sources mentioned. Like in the images showcasing members of the LSE Economic History department, the image sources are mentioned (i.e., LSE).
 * Although there could have been more images to make the text more engaging. Like maybe some comic strips, sketches, etc.

Talk page Discussion:

Overall Impressions:
 * One of the main discussions is related to the definition mentioned in the article's first line.
 * The talk page discusses how the history of capitalism should not be added onto this article since ideas could conflict.


 * The article status is that it is developed but it could focus on more visuals to help strengthen the appeal of the article. Overall, it includes many reputable sources along with information on academic journals and Nobel Prize winners in economics, forming a holistic article.