User:Meriele209/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Geographer.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The article is relevant to the course. It provides a summary of notable geographers who made important contributions to the field. The article is succinct, organized and provides chronological catalog of notable geographers with links to their respective Wikipedia articles.

Lead Section

 * Provides a brief history of the subject.
 * Clear, succinct and relevant to the topic and the rest of the article.

Content

 * The article contains relevant and up-to-date information.
 * Contains many redirect links, especially of the geographers.
 * Areas of study can use brief summaries as well as redirect links for a cleaner look.

Tone and Balance

 * The article's tone is neutral.

Sources and Reference

 * The article makes use of the redirect function to keep the page succinct.
 * Sources used are reliable (e.g. U.S. Department of State).
 * Many of the sources used are textbooks.

Organization and Writing Quality

 * The article could be improved by providing brief summaries under Areas of Study section rather than only redirecting visitors to other wikipedia articles.
 * The article is grammatically sound.

Images and Media

 * The images used are relevant and captioned accordingly.
 * Lacking visual imagery.
 * Adding images can improve the aesthetic of the article.

Talk Page Discussion

 * The discussions are lacking.
 * Though civil, there is a lack of coordination and correction within the Talk Page. Editors seem to not find a way to more efficiently organize the article.

Overall Impressions

 * The article is hugely lacking. Many things can be improved such as additions of more sections (e.g. history)
 * There is a lack of description in many areas like Areas of Study.
 * The article has good structure, but overall I believe that it can use more content and descriptions.