User:Lbcobb/Evaluate an Article

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Giovanni Maria Della Torre

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
After scanning through the academic disciplines category, I decided to choose an article related to natural science, and ultimately choose a natural scientist. I had never heard of Giovanni Maria Della Torre, and I was interested in learning more about his work and his contributions to the natural science world as we know it. Learning more about Torre and his work is important to understanding the evolution of natural science.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

Lead section provides a concise sentence that cohesively describes the article's topic (Della Torre) and a brief summary of his importance. While the sentence introduces some of the ideas discussed in the article, it does not give an entire description of the article's main sections. All information in the lead is present in the article.

Content:

When discussing Torre, the article's content of discussing his life, legacy, and work is relevant. The content is up to date and contains information known during Torre's lifespan (1710-1782). During the bibliography, however, Della Torre's entire life is not discussed, and instead ends talking about some of his published works. While the article describes a less known scientist, it does not discuss equity gaps or historically underrepresented populations/topics. As a way to potentially improve this article, expanding on the actual works of Torre and potentially having a more descriptive section of his work would be beneficial in providing a broader perspective about his life. Information about Torre is present, but not enough information for a full understanding about his life; more content should be added.

Tone and Balance:

This article is written in a relatively neutral tone, simply discussing the work of Della Torre and his accomplishments as a scientist. Some sentences highlight Della Torre in a more positive tone. Overall, however, there are no claims that appear heavily biased or include minority/underrepresented viewpoints. This article is informative rather than persuasive, and does not push the reader to favor a particular position.

Sources and References

Facts in this article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information, including an Italian encyclopedia. The sources are current for the lifetime of the scientist (1710-1782), and reflect the available literature of the topic. While the article is shorter, there are only three references implemented into the article. The links that are present on the article do work and bring you to the correct sources. For the few sources that are present, they do reference different publications.

Organization and Writing Quality:

Although the article is short, the article is concise and easy to read. While there are sections present in the article, more sections could be added to strengthen the article's main points about Della Torre and his work. After reading the article, it does not seem to consist of spelling and grammatical errors.

Images and Media:

Only one photo of Giovanni Maria Della Torre is presented, but is very well captioned and is laid out in a way that is visually appealing. The inclusion of a portrait picture of Della Torre enhances the reader's experience through providing a visual to base Della Torre off of.

Talk Page Discussion:

Conversations have not been started on this particular article. While it does not seem to be in any WikiProjects as of now, it is of interest to WikiProjects relating Science and Academia (in terms of a biography), Italy, and Christianity. The rating of this article on Wikipedia is determined to be stub.

Overall Impressions:

The article's overall status is Stub, meaning that the article is insufficiently developed and could use additional material and writing in order to improve its content. The article is enjoyable to read and does a good job at providing a summary of Della Torre's life and including his key works, but as a whole is slightly underdeveloped and only informs readers of Della Torre at the surface. The article is easy to read and understand, and gives readers a starting background on a particular natural scientist.