User:Kmhuwinnipeg/Evaluate an Article

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Principate

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The Principate is a period of Roman History that begins during the era covered in this course, this page also has a banner in it indicating it lacks sources in some parts and the lead section is very brief.

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Lead Section - The lead section of this article is rather brief. The introductory sentence could more clearly describe the nature of the Principate. It does not describe the article's major sections. There is no information in it not found in the main body of the article. The lead section is not overly detailed.

Content - The article's content is generally relevant to the topic. It appears that the content is up-to-date. There does not appear to be significant content that does not belong, but more relevant details could certainly be added. The article does not appear to deal with equity gaps.

Tone and Balance - The article is fairly neutral, although there are a few statements that border on value judgments.No heavily biased claims appear, however some claims are mildly biased towards a particular interpretation of the motivations of the politicians being described. No viewpoints appear to be especially over- or underrepresented. The article does not appear to contain minority or fringe viewpoints. No particular attempt at persuasion appears to be in the article.

Sources and References - Most, but not all, of the article is properly referenced.The sources appear to reflect a diverse and thorough sample of the literature on the subject. Some sources are nearly a century old, but most are from the last two decades. The sources appear to come from a fairly wide sample of relevant experts, although there seems to be room for improvement regarding marginalized voices. The sources are of acceptable quality but could be improved in quantity. The link in the article appear to work.

Organization and Writing Quality - The writing is of variable quality and organization, and could certainly use some improvement. I was not able to find any spelling errors or significant grammatical errors. The organization of sections could be improved.

Images and Media - The article only contains a single image, a chart of how the government of the Roman state looked under Augustus. Its caption could be improved to better describe and explain the image.The image appears to adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The image's placement could be adjusted to improve its aesthetic contribution to the article.

Talk Page Discussion - There are no discussions in this article's talk page. The article has been rated as Start-Class and Mid-importance for both the "Classical Greece and Rome" and "Politics" wikiprojects.

Overall Impression - The article appears to provide a solid foundation for improvement. It lays out the basics of the topic and provides a strong base of sources to build on. The article could be improved through reorganizing the sections, some copy editing for clarity, and through the addition of further relevant detail. Overall the article is somewhat underdeveloped.