User:RSessa18/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hans Christian Andersen

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am familiar with and a fan of Hans Christian Andersen's work. I know that I'd love to know more about him, and so improving a wikipedia page can help me and others read the best quality information about him. The article surprised me as being rated C-Class because it also rated of vital importance.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: I think this section was very sufficient. Concise and to the point, it provided an overview of Andersen, who he was, what he did, and also what he is best known for. I don't see any need for changes here.

Content, Tone, Balance, Organization, Quality: The article covers the basic elements of Andersen's life very organized and balanced. It progresses chronologically, starting from his early life and progressing through his career, his personal life, his death, and his cultural influence. I think that essentially encompasses it all, and the author(s) of the article have done so in a clear and concise manner. The tone is neutral, and the content is very detailed, including influential people he met, details of his love life, statues that exist of him, media and more.

Sources and References: This section is also very robust. Not only does the article have an extensive list of sources, but it includes an external links section.

Images and Media: There are only images, no other media, but I'm not sure if videos or other media would be useful anyways. Images are helpful depicting his statues, his image, and other images to support the paragraphs. I think it's sufficient but could benefit from more images to support the text, just based on the sheer quantity of information that is present. Specifically, I would've liked to see images of his publications, places that inspired his work, or later productions that were influenced / re-adapted from his work.

Talk Page Discussion: There isn't much discussion happening on the talk page. Again, I'm surprised this article was rated C-class yet also of significant importance. Only one wiki-user has posed a question on the article's content, and that is in regards to the love life section. One person responded. Both posts were made in 2021.

Overall Impressions: Overall, I actually think this is a great, comprehensive article on Hans Christian Andersen. I think minor edits could serve to enhance it further, but it is certainly adequate to get a pretty in-depth idea of who the writer was and why he is important, which is the ultimate goal. It makes me wonder when the last time this article was rated and if it has been improved and worked on since. The two things I would consider if I was to work on this article would be diversity and equality through today's lens and that impact as well as ratio of supportive images to text.