User:Mhogenauer/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Theodor Herzl

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Theodor Herzl is the father of modern day zionism. This matters because the current state of Israel and its founding was mainly a result of Herzl and his ideas. My first impression of the article is positive. the article appears well written and organized with many relevant citations.

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.)


 * The lead section is well written and concise. It address the topic well and highlights the three major sections of information (founder of modern zionism, jewish immigration to Palestine, and zionist organization).
 * The content is all strong. The sections are all relevant to the topic and well balanced. the citations are all pretty up to date and this article even addresses one of wikis equity gaps as it talks about the Hamidian massacres.
 * The article is well developed to have a pretty neutral tone. I feel like the article presented the information surrounding Herzl in a even and fair way given the subject matter. Although I will admit that I do not have sufficient expertise in this area to determine if pieces of history are being omitted.
 * The citations are very well done and reliable. They include many citations from books written by researchers and experts in this field as well as documents and corroborating evidence from sources such as the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs. Many of the sources come from papers/books published after 2000 and are up to date.
 * The article is written in a very professional manner with well laid out and concise sections. I did not find any spelling errors.
 * The images are all supportive of the article. the images of Herzl and his family make him feel more tangible to the readers in their head. And then the images of the political gatherings give an insight into the time period. All of the captions are well written and concise.
 * The talk page has a few debates about the timing of some the images as well as small edits that make statements clearer and more concise. Not sure if this is a wiki project or not but there are more restrictions on who can edit this page as it is related to the controversial Israeli - Palestinian conflict.
 * Overall I am very impressed with the quality of this wikipedia article. it has a wealth of knowledge around the topic and is presented in a very approachable way. This article has a level 4 and B rating according to Wikipedia. There are some side pieces of information that could be cut shorter specifically about his time as a journalist. On the whole this article is complete and is not underdeveloped at all on the major topics.