User:PGranath/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Folk etymology - Wikipedia)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(I chose this article because it relates to an area of English that I find very interesting. I believe that true language exists in the spoken form and its use by the "common folk" is where real change occurs overtime. By learning more about the processes that words are formed can we hope to better understand their deeper meaning.

My initial impression is that this seems like a fairly short article for such a widely encompassing subject. It also seems to be focused on English specifically and provides only the briefest reference to other languages. Additionally, it makes several statements that require citation.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section- The lead seems solid. It includes synonyms for the terms and a brief, well cited history of the term and its origin. It clearly explains the term to be discussed and out lines some of, but not all of the article that follows.

Content- My initial impression is that the article seems balanced in regard to English. However, other languages are only mentioned as an afterthought. The content seems up to date and otherwise on topic.

Tone and Balance- The article seems to be well balanced and strikes a neutral tone. It doesn't seem to persuade the reader in any one direction over another on the topic.

Sources and References- Almost all of the information is cited, with only 2 lines that need citation. The links that I checked worked and cited respected and published sources.

Organization and Quality- While the quality seems acceptable, I'm concerned about the organization. The bulk of the article focuses on Loanwords and Obsolete forms, it seems like one is a method in which words are formed and the other just examples of words that have fallen out of use. I suspect that there may be a better way to organize these ideas.

Images and Media- The article contains no images or media.

Talk Page- The talk page only has a few contributions and doesn't seem to be very active. It does provide a few examples of Folk Etymology that I believe would provide excellent examples for the article.

Overall Impression- I think this page has an excellent start but could benefit from a little rebalancing and a few more citation.