User:Nyuncg01/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Theotokos

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I noticed that in the WikiProjects page on Eastern Orthodoxy, it was considered a C-quality article of top importance. My initial impressions of the article were mostly positive, I saw little wrong with it.

Evaluate the article
Starting with the lead section, it is concise and appropriately summarizes the topic of the Theotokos. However, some of the content appears inconsistent, such as the lack of information in the "Liturgy" section, which should contain more considering her extensive description in the "Theology" section and the overall importance the Orthodox Church ascribes her. Additionally, the "Expletive" section is short, and although it could be verified as a common saying, there is no source to prove it. In terms of tone and balance, it would appear to be biased, mainly in the "Theology" section with the use of "should not," but I believe it's appropriate, since this specific article is giving information on the Orthodox view of the Virgin Mary, hence why the article is named "Theotokos." The only issue I find with the tone and balance is the lack of representation for some of the opposing theologies, especially the Nestorian Schism. The sources are mostly reliable, using secondary sources as a way of providing insight for varying interpretations of the Theotokos; however, a few of the sources are very outdated, and it would help to update them. What stood out to me the most was the Talk page, since there seemed to be a lot of debate over the use of "Theotokos" for both the article name and the introduction, and some of the discussions verged on emotional rather than helpful or informative. Its classification as a C-quality article is likely due to the Talk page, since it did not appear to have a lot of agreement among editors. Overall however, I found the article to be a good description of the Theotokos from the Orthodox Church's view, but it needs a reevaluation of the sources used, and more information to expand on some subsections of the "History of use" section, as well as the "Liturgy" and "Expletive" sections.