User:Nhorn1111/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fourierism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
While looking through a list of articles related to socialism, I spotted this one. The name Fourier seemed vaguely familiar and so i wanted to examine it further. It also seems to relate fairly well to what we've been talking about in class, specifically looking at the origins of socialism.

Evaluate the article
I would suggest that the lead to this article is fairly strong. The lead section is short and concise. It doesn't seem to go into any unnecessary details while simultaneously providing enough for the reader to get a basic idea of what Fourierism actually is. The content as a whole seems to be related to the topic and generally evenly distributed. It might be possible to add a little to some of the smaller categories like Economics, but there is nothing with a glaring lack of information or support in comparison to the rest of the page. The page seems to have answers to most of the major questions you might have about the tenants of Fourierism. The article seems to make an effort to take up a more neutral tone and I saw no particular indications of a bias in the article. There is one line describing Fourierism as having failed which could be construed as biased, especially as it currently does not have a citation. The article is heavily reliant upon the views of Fourier, which is understandable given the article is based on a system of beliefs which stemmed from his understanding. There are some brief mentions of people inspired by Fourier or carrying on his ideas, but the legacy of his ideas does not seem to be a major focus of the article. Information about any opposition or critiques of these ideas could also be interesting, if enough well sourced information can be found, although it is perhaps not necessary for the main purposes of the article. The sources used generally seem to be worthwhile, but many of them are fairly old. A number of the sources are dated to the early 1900's. It might be interesting to see if the scholarship on the subject has changed at all since these sources were developed. While I wouldn't consider the current sources particularly weak, there has been at least some more recent scholarship on Fourierism which could be examined more closely for this piece. There are a few interesting readings in the bibliography as well, though they are not actually referenced in the body of the article. As I mentioned earlier there was one claim which had a marker for a citation in the lead section. Most sources do not have links, but the ones that do worked for me. The article is generally well organized and seems to be a short and concise overview of the topic at hand. I did not notice any major spelling or grammatical errors in my reading of the article. The article has two images, although I would not consider either particularly essential to understanding the topic. However, it is useful in getting an idea for who Fourier was and visualizing some of what was discussed. Nobody has used the talk page for this article, although there have been number of different editors who contributed to the piece. The article is considered to be a part of three WikiProjects, specifically socialism, economics and philosophy. Overall, I believe that it is a decent article which could perhaps benefit from a few additions and maybe a few more recent sources. However, I don't think I would go so far as to say that such changes would be absolutely necessary as without them it still provides a decent overview of what Fourierism is.