User:Obfuscatiion/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Philip II of Macedon

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because I am doing a project on Phillip in another class and when looking at the Wikipedia page, I noticed how flagged the article was. Upon opening the article, you are immediately met with the big pop up saying the article has "multiple issues," the article tone and style does not reflect the "encyclopedia tone" used on Wikipedia, and the article needs citations.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

Beginning with the lead section, the introductory sentence articulates the topic pretty clearly, but throughout the rest of section, we begin to see the first of the errors listed above. While it is somewhat concise and the language is okay, there are citations missing right off the bat. While there is quite a bit of detail packed in, it is fairly concise given the amount of detail regarding the topic. Though, if there was going to be a lack of citations added, the lead could have been broken down even further, omitting some details that could have been added in the appropriate sections.

Content

The content section of the article is both relevant and seemingly up tp date.

Tone and Balance

This is where the article is lacking, a lot of the language seems almost pointed in a sense. The author(s) make many speculative claims without evidentiary support in multiple section of the article. Though I do not feel like I am being swayed toward any particular stance on Phillip, the lack of citations makes me believe whoever wrote these things may have a personal bias towards Phillip.

Sources and References

As I have mentioned before, this article is missing citations in a very real way. Every section has information that would need to be cited, but is not. Going through the citations that are available, multiple links were no longer available or just did not load, leading me to believe that they are also not up to date.

Organization and writing quality

The article flows as you read it, sometimes there is a hint of tone that makes it maybe more interesting to read, but less objective. There are not any super obvious spelling errors or grammatical issues, maybe just some awkward sentences. The "Marriages" section being after his "Assassination" section feels slightly out of place.

Images and Media

The pictures that are found in "Tomb" section feel out of place. I do not like how they are formatted into the article as it is not aesthetically pleasing. Though, they are helpful to the overall quality of the article.

Talk Page Discussion

The talk page for this article dates all the way back to 2006!? There are multiple requests for the page to be protected because of incorrect edits. There is also LOTS of back and forth between the validity of Phillip being a Greek, claiming that being Macedonian did not mean he was also a Greek. This is where a lot of the bias felt within the article probably stems from by the looks of the talk page. There are many disputed tags as well.

Overall Impressions

The overall status of the article is a C-Class article. The article has a large quantity of information, but it reads like they author is telling a story sometimes, rather than stating facts. I would say that the article is well-developed.