User:Kvauls/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ambient music

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

the Article Ambient Music is within the broad subject of music. The relevance of choosing this article is based on the limited discussion of this genre of music on Wikipedia. The limited attention paid to the subject makes it prone to bias, misrepresentation and under-representation in Wikipedia. based on the ratings, the article is classified as a Start-Class and a C class on the quality scale. However it is rated as Top-Importance on the the wiki project importance scale making it a suitable article for evaluation.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Content Evaluation
 * The lead section is not clear and not easily understandable. The article uses complex terms and fails describe the genre comprehensively
 * There is limited and conflicting information regarding the origin and development of genre.
 * Key sections under the table of content are lacking, i.e., the Etymology, Precursor, and Influence from other genre
 * Tone Evaluation
 * The article over-represents the historical development of the the genre, but under represents key figures in its development.
 * Source evaluation
 * There are a few gaps in sourcing evident in the use of phrases such as "The genre is said to evoke..." Failing to answer the question "who said that?"
 * Some of the sources do not have working links e.g. Source No.22.
 * Additionally, most of the sources do not support the claims of the article.
 * Additionally, most of the sources do not support the claims of the article.