User:Millipede-the-great/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * William Finn
 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead section only has two sentences and not much information about the remainder of the article. The lead sentence gives the reader a perfect baseline of information about Finn. More generalized information about the article's main sections should be added to give the reader a better overview. The content of the article is current and relevant to the topic. There is no content that is missing or should be removed. This article meets with Wikipedia's equity gap, as it address a member of the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities. This article is neutral and does not contain any opinions or bias. It does not contain any under or overrepresented ideas. There are no minority viewpoints and there is no attempt to persuade the reader. There is some information in the article that should have a source. Many of the sources are from similar sites about Broadway and theater, which includes blog posts. Some of the links were accessed using the Wayback Machine and are no longer available. The sections in this article are logical and create good organization. There are no spelling errors and only a few grammatical errors. More concise language could be used throughout the article. An image of William Finn is included at the beginning of the article. The image was personally created by the user who uploaded it and contains a proper caption. A different image with better resolution could be used to achieve higher professionalism. The only conversation on the talk page is from a user modifying an external link. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProjects Biography/Musician, Musical Theatre, and LGBT studies/Person. The article has a strong foundation and is underdeveloped. Along with grammatical edits and new sources, content in certain sections could be reorganized to create a more logical flow.
 * The lead section only has two sentences and not much information about the remainder of the article. The lead sentence gives the reader a perfect baseline of information about Finn. More generalized information about the article's main sections should be added to give the reader a better overview. The content of the article is current and relevant to the topic. There is no content that is missing or should be removed. This article meets with Wikipedia's equity gap, as it address a member of the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities. This article is neutral and does not contain any opinions or bias. It does not contain any under or overrepresented ideas. There are no minority viewpoints and there is no attempt to persuade the reader. There is some information in the article that should have a source. Many of the sources are from similar sites about Broadway and theater, which includes blog posts. Some of the links were accessed using the Wayback Machine and are no longer available. The sections in this article are logical and create good organization. There are no spelling errors and only a few grammatical errors. More concise language could be used throughout the article. An image of William Finn is included at the beginning of the article. The image was personally created by the user who uploaded it and contains a proper caption. A different image with better resolution could be used to achieve higher professionalism. The only conversation on the talk page is from a user modifying an external link. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProjects Biography/Musician, Musical Theatre, and LGBT studies/Person. The article has a strong foundation and is underdeveloped. Along with grammatical edits and new sources, content in certain sections could be reorganized to create a more logical flow.

Option 2

 * James Lapine
 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead section is brief and could use additional information about Lapine. Its lead sentence gives the reader a brief overview of information. More generalized information about the remainder of the article could be added to give a better overview of the entire article. There is no information in this section that is not present in the rest of the article. The information is current, with details as recent as 2020. All content is relevant and there is nothing that needs to be removed. It does not directly deal with Wikipedia's equity gap. This article remains neutral and there is no apparent bias toward an opinion or attempt to persuade the reader. There are no under or overrepresented viewpoints. Several sources were accessed using the Wayback Machine, which makes them inaccessible. Many sources come from similar sites, such as Playbill.com, and other blogs. Research would have to be done to find different sources. Overall, the article is well written and there are no spelling errors. Edits to fix grammatical errors and make certain sections more concise are needed. The breakdown of the sections is logical and gives good organization to the article. This article contains one image of Lapine at an award presentation. It is properly cited and captioned and well placed in the article. The talk page has several discussion of users modifying and adding external links. The WikiProject Biographies has this article rated Stub-Class and the WikiProject Musical Theatre has used the Start-Class rating. Overall, the article is well developed and mostly needs grammatical edits and more concise language.
 * The lead section is brief and could use additional information about Lapine. Its lead sentence gives the reader a brief overview of information. More generalized information about the remainder of the article could be added to give a better overview of the entire article. There is no information in this section that is not present in the rest of the article. The information is current, with details as recent as 2020. All content is relevant and there is nothing that needs to be removed. It does not directly deal with Wikipedia's equity gap. This article remains neutral and there is no apparent bias toward an opinion or attempt to persuade the reader. There are no under or overrepresented viewpoints. Several sources were accessed using the Wayback Machine, which makes them inaccessible. Many sources come from similar sites, such as Playbill.com, and other blogs. Research would have to be done to find different sources. Overall, the article is well written and there are no spelling errors. Edits to fix grammatical errors and make certain sections more concise are needed. The breakdown of the sections is logical and gives good organization to the article. This article contains one image of Lapine at an award presentation. It is properly cited and captioned and well placed in the article. The talk page has several discussion of users modifying and adding external links. The WikiProject Biographies has this article rated Stub-Class and the WikiProject Musical Theatre has used the Start-Class rating. Overall, the article is well developed and mostly needs grammatical edits and more concise language.

Option 3

 * Christian Borle
 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead section for this article is very strong. Its lead sentence gives the reader a concise overview of who Christian Borle is and the lead paragraph gives a solid understanding of what information is featured in the remainder of the article. There is possibly room for additional information in this section. The content in this article is current and relevant, with information as recent as 2022. There is not anything that should be removed. This article does not directly address Wikipedia's equity gap. The article maintains a neutral tone and there is no apparent bias or attempt to persuade readers to a particular position. It is well organized and utilizes tables to clearly convey appropriate information that would become confusing if written out. Some sources come from blogs and very similar sites related to theatre. All sources used are current and up to date, and the links work. This article contains one image of Borle from a film festival in 2014. It is well captioned and adheres to copyright regulations. This image could be changed to one that is more recent. The talk page has modifications and updates or external links, as well as debate about sources for his early life and marital status. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProject's Biography/Actors and Filmmakers/Musicians, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, and Musical Theatre. Overall the article is well-written, although edits are needed throughout to correct grammatical errors and create more concise language. Several of the subsections that detail his career could be reorganized to create a more logical flow.
 * The lead section for this article is very strong. Its lead sentence gives the reader a concise overview of who Christian Borle is and the lead paragraph gives a solid understanding of what information is featured in the remainder of the article. There is possibly room for additional information in this section. The content in this article is current and relevant, with information as recent as 2022. There is not anything that should be removed. This article does not directly address Wikipedia's equity gap. The article maintains a neutral tone and there is no apparent bias or attempt to persuade readers to a particular position. It is well organized and utilizes tables to clearly convey appropriate information that would become confusing if written out. Some sources come from blogs and very similar sites related to theatre. All sources used are current and up to date, and the links work. This article contains one image of Borle from a film festival in 2014. It is well captioned and adheres to copyright regulations. This image could be changed to one that is more recent. The talk page has modifications and updates or external links, as well as debate about sources for his early life and marital status. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProject's Biography/Actors and Filmmakers/Musicians, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, and Musical Theatre. Overall the article is well-written, although edits are needed throughout to correct grammatical errors and create more concise language. Several of the subsections that detail his career could be reorganized to create a more logical flow.

Option 4

 * Michael Rupert
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article's lead section is incredibly brief and could used more information to preview the content in the remainder of the article. The lead sentence gives the reader the essential information about the articles subject. Information about Rupert's date of birth and location could be restated in a later section with more detail. While all information is relevant, it is not up to date. None of the content should be removed, but there is a lot that could be added. This article meets a Wikipedia equity gap, as it addresses a member of the LGBT community. A neutral tone is present throughout the article and there is no apparent bias or attempt to persuade the reader to a particular position. Several of the sources were accessed using the Wayback Machine, so they are inaccessible through the links. Research for current sources is needed. While there are no spelling errors, the career section is poorly organized and difficult to read. The content is relatively concise and does not contain any outstanding grammatical errors. There are no images in this article. A current image of Rupert should be added. The talk page has conversations from modifying external links. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProject's Biography/Arts and Entertainment, Musical Theatre, and LGBT Studies. Overall, this article is poorly developed and needs significant work in adding relevant sources and additional information. There is a template message on the article stating that additional citations are needed for verification of information. Reorganization of the career section is also needed.
 * This article's lead section is incredibly brief and could used more information to preview the content in the remainder of the article. The lead sentence gives the reader the essential information about the articles subject. Information about Rupert's date of birth and location could be restated in a later section with more detail. While all information is relevant, it is not up to date. None of the content should be removed, but there is a lot that could be added. This article meets a Wikipedia equity gap, as it addresses a member of the LGBT community. A neutral tone is present throughout the article and there is no apparent bias or attempt to persuade the reader to a particular position. Several of the sources were accessed using the Wayback Machine, so they are inaccessible through the links. Research for current sources is needed. While there are no spelling errors, the career section is poorly organized and difficult to read. The content is relatively concise and does not contain any outstanding grammatical errors. There are no images in this article. A current image of Rupert should be added. The talk page has conversations from modifying external links. This article is rated Start-Class for the WikiProject's Biography/Arts and Entertainment, Musical Theatre, and LGBT Studies. Overall, this article is poorly developed and needs significant work in adding relevant sources and additional information. There is a template message on the article stating that additional citations are needed for verification of information. Reorganization of the career section is also needed.