User:Kungfudragon1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Phil Collins

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate the Phil Collins article on Wikipedia. Phil Collins is an influential musician who not only wrote music for Disney (which is where a lot of people know his songs from), but was also part of the band Genesis. It is important for these types of articles to be up to date with information because young aspiring singers and musicians should be able to come to these pages and understand what it felt like to be in the music industry. Through Phils experiences based on scholarly articles and books, I want to be able to come here and really experience the music industry like I was actually there in the recording studio, and through facts about Phils life, that feeling can persist. This article is very factual and well written by a community of people. It tells his story in a non-biased opinion and gives a nice overview of his life and career.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The first positive sign is the introductory paragraph, but more specifically the introductory sentence. It is clear, concise, and tells you what the article is about. The lead section does a good job at capturing a snapshot of Phils life and presenting it to the readers of the page like an abstract in a scientific article. The structure is clear and the introduction provides a table of contents, so if you are only interested in a single aspect of his career or life, you can easily find that information.

Content:

The content is all relevant information and gives information related to his career (in all of its stages), lists all relevant discography and filmography, his views on certain aspects of life including politics, his family life, and his impact on past, current, and future musicians. The content is up to date regarding tour dates, autobiography release dates, and relevant information regarding his health and music career in recent years. The content does not include any external opinion based information, only factual information, and it does address topics that relate to underrepresented topics including his alcohol addiction.

Tone and Balance:

The balance of the article has a calming flow to it. It does not read one sided from an opinion viewpoint and it is a compilation of facts about Phil Collins and associated topics (such as his involvement with Genesis). There is no bias and all claims are backed up by reliable sources.

Sources and References:

There are 300 notes will reliable references and external sources to back up the claims. The sources are thorough in their depth of knowledge about Phil Collins and as seen by the length of the article, there is a abundance of information accessible to the reader.

Writing Quality:

The subsections of the article all make logical sense and is put together in a well organized structure. There are no spelling or grammatical errors that jump off of the page and it is in easy language to read and follow for any reading level.

Images and Media:

The images and media are well placed and help compliment the written aspects of the article. The images are well captioned and explain what is happening in each image. All images appear to adhere to wikipedias copyright policies.

Talk Page:

There is active movement surrounding the Phil Collins talk page, which means a community of people are still interested in getting factual information about Phil Collins out to the public, which also means the topic of Phil Collins to the public is still in high demand. The talk page is making sure all sections of the article get equal share in their wealth of information and ensure that any grammatical or citation errors get corrected in a timely manner.