User:Rmxnuzu/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Steffi Graf

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because of my interest in tennis.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

- The introductory sentence clearly articulates how Graf is a German former professional tennis player.

- For the most part, the lead touches on ideas from the different sections that go into more depth later on in the article.

- No, the lead does not include information that is not present in the article.

- The lead is not overly detailed, but it does repeat a fact or two twice within the few paragraphs. For example, the first two paragraphs list twice how Graf was the #1 ranked woman player in the world for a WTA record of 377 weeks.

Content

- Yes, the article's content pertains to the life of Steffi Graf, both when she was and was not on the women's tour.

- Yes, the article's content is up to date, because Steffi Graf retired a while ago and there have no been many updates if any regarding her legacy in the past few years that are worth noting. The only piece of info that could potentially be added is how her brother has been getting in legal trouble and she has intervened by applying for guardianship over him.

- The possible missing content is listed in the point above. Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be anything that should be removed/added.

- The article pertains to a woman athlete, which inherently deals with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Tone and Balance

- Yes, the article discusses the life of Graf in a neutral manner.

- No, her biography appears unbiased.

- Due to the nature of the article being a biography, there are not necessarily any viewpoints that can differ other than the describing how good she was as a player. The article does so pretty objectively in describing her accomplishments quantitatively.

- The issue of having to represent minority viewpoints is not present in this, since it is a biography of a tennis player (an objective collection of facts).

- The article does not attempt to persuade the reader of anything but rather lists the accomplishments of Graf and portrays her as one of the greatest players of all time.

Sources and References

- Yes, there are a myriad of secondary sources that back up all the info presented.

- Yes, the sources are thorough enough, and there is an abundance of them.

- Although some of the sources date back to as early as 1987, there are plenty of sources used from the past decade or two.

- Yes, the sources come from a variety of authors.

- The article utilizes some of the best sources that can be found on the topic.

- Yes, the links work.

Organization and Writing Quality

- The article for the most part is clear, concise, and easy to read other than the occasional repeat of info on the page.

- There are not any spelling or grammatical mistakes, at least not any evident ones.

- Yes, the article is broken up into clear, digestible sections.

Images and Media

- The images do not necessarily enhance the meaning of the article much, as they are just pictures of her from different tournaments.

- Yes, the images have sufficient captions.

- As far as I can see, the images abide by Wikipedia's copyright regulations.

- The images add color/flavor in a good way, but there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason as to which each of the pictures was chosen.

Talk Page Discussion

- There were are criticisms listed in the talk page, which other editors have resolved by making the proper edits.

- The article is rated as B-Class and can be found as part of the following WikiProjects: Biography: Sports and Games, Tennis, Germany, Olympics, and Women's Sport: tennis.

- We have not focused much on the topic of women athletes but rather the issue of underrepresentation of important female figures. In this case the article covers her life and provides insight into the life of one of the best female tennis players in history.

Overall Impressions

- The article currently has the status of B-Class.

- The article goes into detail about her life year by year, which clearly organizes the info. There is also over 150 sources, which back every piece of information included.

- The article can be improved by including more relevant pictures, reducing any redundancies that can be found, and overall improving the wording/clarity of the sentences.

- It seems fair to say that the article is well-developed but could benefit from the suggested tweaks above.