User:Michigan Historian 11/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Which article are you evaluating?

Salvador, Bahia

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.)

I chose this article because it appears to be the primary article about Salvador, Bahia (the municipality and city), and this city's food trade (from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s) was discussed in the course. Salvador is one of the most important cities in northern Brazil because it is a port city with a large population. My preliminary impression of this article was that it was quality, although I noticed some improvements that could be made.

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 sentence is specific yet not too detailed. It appears as if the lead discusses most if not all the major sections of the article. It appears as if the information presented in the lead is also found down below in the article. The lead is relatively concise.

The article’s content is relevant to the topic and does not appear out-of-date. The content that is in the article belongs in it. It references the impact of people of African descent, so it appears to discuss topics related to a historically underrepresented population.

Thea article comes across as neutral in the way that it presents information. There did not appear to be many if any claims that showed bias. Viewpoints were given their proper place; most of the article does not present viewpoints, as it is mostly an article of facts.

The facts in the article appear to be backed up by reputable sources, such as national institutes. The sources used are from within the last then years (and some are a little older). The sources are thorough. I had difficulty with some of the source links, but others worked.

The article is well-written. The article may contain errors, but they were not easily recognizable. The article is well-organized.

The images are useful, laid out nicely, and are well-captioned. The images appear to be acceptable for use, since they are under Creative Commons.

There have been many discussions on the topic on the Talk page, discussing potential changes and edits that have been made. The article is listed as a level-4 vital article in Geography and as a B-Class article. It is part of some WikiProjects; the article presents more recent and more in-depth information than what was covered in class.

The article is well-developed. There are some places where citations are necessary and some of the links seemed to be faulty, but overall, it is a quality article.