User:Redbullrbbr/Evaluate an Article

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Legends of Mount Shasta

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article as there was no article devoted to the myth of Lemuria in Mt. Shasta. This was the most comprehensive entry for Telos Lemuria that I could find.

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 section for this part of the article was solid. It introduced the myth of Lemuria rather well and points to Frederick Spencer Oliver's 1899 book as the origin of the myth. Whether or not this is true, the book is regarded as the first published instance of the modern myth of Telos and is a good source to use to explain the myth well.

Content: I wish there was more on the content of the myth. Maybe a section of common experiences reported about the myth or more development on how the occult religions cited in the article are tied into the myth of Lemuria.

Tone and Balance: The section is rather small and does not leave room for interpretation. The section is very straightforward and balanced, although it does not acknowledge how Native American legend (which are discussed in the above section) have contributed to the myth.

Sources and references: Most of the information in the section was cited, except for the sentence, "The legend grew from an offhand mention of Lemuria in the 1880s." I wish that there were a source for this sentence, as this would be a very important thing to mention in my RBA, but sadly there is no source for this information, or where this idea may have come from.

Organization: The section is very well written and very concise. It provides a good amount of information for anybody who wants to learn about Mt. Shasta legends (being as it is within the scope of the Mt. Shasta legends Wiki page) and points to good articles that a reader may want.

Images: There are no images/not very relevant.

Talk page discussion: There are not many contributors to this page, and there is only one entry in the talk page.

Overall: This page is a good introduction to the myth of Telos Lemuria, and cites almost all of its sources. It ties the myth to occult religious groups as well as a source for the potential origin of the myth, and is very concise. I wish there was slightly more information in this entry, but it was overall good.