User:Olivia Jameson/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Samaritan woman at the well

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
As far as figures we have studied in class go, I thought this woman may have a shorter article due to lack of specifics or recurring mentions in the bible, and therefore would be easier to evaluate.

Evaluate the article
The lead of the article is concise, but seems to be almost too concise. It introduces the bible verse she is mentioned in, but doesn't mention that the article will contain interpretations of her story or examples of veneration, two things that would be important to compel readers to continue scrolling. The content is all accurate, relevant, and up-to-date, with the most recently dated piece of evidence in the citations being from 2021. It does address one of Wikipedia's equity gaps as it is written about a woman from Samaria. The article is neutral and does not attempt any persuasion. In the section about interpretations of the story, all scholars are given equal weight, and it appears as though the full picture is being represented. The sources appear to be predominantly made up of scholarly articles and books, and some are more recent (2018, 2021) while others are in the late 1990s. The links I tried have worked, and these citations are backing up all of the necessary facts in the article. The article is well-written and organized with appropriate use of writing mechanics. The article does use images to enhance its points and these are well-captioned and well-laid out, particularly the section about depicting the Samaritan woman in art. The talk page only has one comment on it from an anonymous user correcting the citation of a scholar who the commenter believes is incorrect with regards to the timeline of events, and cites the bible as a refutation to the scholar. The article is part of many WikiProjects including women, bible, Christianity, saints, ancient near east, women's history, and women in religion, and is rated c-class in all of them. The article overall appears to be well-developed and effectively written, especially given the deficit of information presented in the bible about this woman. One area I would like to see improvements would be to add more quotes from texts fleshing out the scholarly interpretations section. The author includes one block quote about an interpretation, and it looks a bit lonely without other bulkier quotes included as well. This would add depth and assure readers of accuracy when approaching difficult scholarly articles without readers having to dig through sources to verify the summaries of interpretations are accurate.