User:Nilsuc/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Bodrum Castle
 * The Castle is a historical landmark I have previously been to and i thought it would be interesting to evaluate and learn more about it. It was rated as a C-Class article on Wikipedia and I realised that there are only a few sources cited, which made me believe that there would be room for improvement.

Lead

 * Lead Evaluation
 * The lead of the article is concise and include sentences indicating the topic of the article. However, there is no indication of the article's major sections and there are mentions of information that is not a part of the article.

Content evaluation
The content of the article is relevant to the topic, however most of it does not contain the recent developments or lacks information on them. For example, there are only ten citations for the article and the most recent academic citations are from 2010. The latest history of the castle covers the 19th century, therefore this needs to be updated with historical information from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Tone and balance evaluation
There are certain biased statements in the article, this is created through referring to sultanates through phrases such as "firmly established" or to people as "famous". The article makes claims without backing these with citations. An example to this is: "it is the biggest museum of its kind devoted to underwater archaeology." Regardless, the article is not persuasive in its nature and is not trying to push its readers to favor a certain viewpoint or position.

Sources and references evaluation
There are many statements made in the article that miss citations and are not backed by reliable secondary sources. There are 10 citations for the article, two of which are cultural or travel webpages. There are six academic articles that have been utilised as sources for the articles, which don't reflect the available literature on the topic fully. The sources are mostly from prior to 2000 and therefore are not current. The links that are part of the citations still work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is generally well-written without spelling errors, however there are certain awkward phrasings at certain parts. The article is broken down into sections, however there are only two sections and many other major points of the topic seem to be missing due to the lack of secondary literature that has been utilised to create the article.

Images and media evaluation
The article includes images that are well-captioned to aid in the understanding of the readers. The visuals are laid out in an appealing way and adhere to regulations.

Talk page evaluation
The last talk on the talk page is from 2005, with the chat talking about how there was no geographical reference regarding the castle on the article. This has been fixed and there is currently a geographical reference on the article. It is rated as a C-class article and is part of the following WikiProjects WikiProject Museums, WikiProject Architecture, WikiProject Middle Ages, WikiProject Historic sites, WikiProject Archaeology, WikiProject Turkey, WikiProject Military history.

Overall evaluation
The article definitely needs to be updated with current secondary literature and more sections need to be added regarding the topic. Currently the sections of the article are disconnected from one another with one section being on the history of the castle and the other on how the castle is simultaneously being utilised as a museum. The article is strong in including relevant imagery, basic history and facts, however detailed analysis of the topic is missing as well as information on certain historical time periods and the castle's current status. A way to include this article is to include information from other existing secondary literature and possibly historical primary sources in order to add depth to the existing information. Overall the article is underdeveloped.

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