User:Nek39/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)

The Captive King

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 I am interested in art. This article was about a painting "The Captive King" that is missing. My preliminary impression of the page was that it was short but summarized well the history of the painting. There were also many links to other articles and definitions, which was helpful.

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.)

Lead Section

The lead was straight forward and concise. The lead only included information that was found in the article. It did briefly discuss the articles sections. Content

The article's content was relevant to the subject. The content was up to date. There was not any information that did not belong. It does not fill any of wikipedia's equity gaps.

Tone and Balence

The tone was neutral, and unbiased towards any position. No viewpoints were underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader's views in one direction.

Sources and References

All of the facts were backed up by sources. The sources appeared reliable. Two of the sources were archived. The links had updated archived links that worked. There were only four sources though.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article was easy to read, without grammatical errors. It was also well organized, with clear sections.

Images and Media

The article uses images enhances the reader's understanding of the topic. This is especially important because the article talks about paintings, so there are many links to see images of the paintings. The images are all captioned with the names of their paintings. The pictures do adhere to wikipedia's copy-write guidelines. The images are placed in an appealing way.

Talk Page Discussions

The talk page says that the article was rated as Smart-Class and Mid-Importance. There are not many discussions on the talk page.

Overall Impressions

The article was concise, informative, organized, and had helpful images. This article could be improved by including more history on the painting. The article was well-developed.