User:ThisIsJake/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
At this moment I choose to evaluate the Wikipedia article on Decadence.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I decided to evaluate this article as it is the topic of the entire class this quarter. It seems like a good idea to read through a wiki page that should give me a good general sense of the class's history and meaning. Decadence matters as it seems to be a very ambiguous term that has a rich history and relation to other much larger topics. It seems to be a very good and surprisingly concise representation of the movement and its histories.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very effective in giving an overview of decadence and the context of its use. It ties in its long history and brings up key areas that someone reading the page may be interested in. I would say that the section is as long as it needs to be to give the reader all they need to know they want to continue reading.

The content of the page seems to be very up to date, with its modern section literally being up to date enough to mention work related to decadence in 2020. Each section in this article seem necessary for a concise understanding of the topic. There does not seem to be an necessary details missing from the topic.

Sourcing of information seems to be very well done, with enough redirections and citations to make me feel confident about the page. This page seems to keep itself up to date as well, with the previously mentioned 2020 article on decline present. The citations seem to have a fairly wide variety of perspectives though it may be missing

Organization of the page was very well done, with each section grouped well under the correct header and expansion under their own sub-headers. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors in my evaluation.

The images seem to be well chosen for the sections they were meant to represent. From what I understand, the images should have the right citations and the ability to be used on the website.

The talk page seems very scattered, with many sections being introduced and questioned and removed. There is a problem in low activity on the page though, where the talk members seem disconnected and just wanting to throw their own ideas into it. I have not seen many replies, if any.

Overall, the article seems to be a very effective representation of Decadence as we know it today, along with both its more and less known histories. Its greatest strength is in its conciseness, not being sidetracked by the less necessary connections. The article can be improved by allowing a few more sections such as a list of art and literary works under the movement section. Even still, the article seems to be well done in presenting the decline that Decadence wants the experiencer to understand.