User:Tina leighann/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Arson - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this mostly because I think Arson is interesting, it can relate back to law with the levels of arson and at what point setting a fire is illegal. I don't think it is talked about a lot in general and could be something easy to start on. It matters because it'll give more of an idea on the crime aspect of arson and it is also just a large topic that would need a lot of different editors to ever become complete. my first impression with this topic is that there is a lot of sources but not much information on the article itself, the sections are short but that it does include more than just the United States as a section, meaning more than one viewpoint.

Evaluate the article
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There is a good introductory lead in that it clearly defines the topic, but it doesn't give a good lead into what will be discussed further in the article. The lead could potentially be overdetailed, it goes into what type of crime arson can be considered, the motives what can be used for arson, etc. which could potentially be put into its own section and the introduction be shortened to be more concise.

I do believe that it is up to date, there have been multiple edits just in September 2023 alone, I also don't think that this is a topic that can be outdated too much, the idea around what arson is will always stay the same. Bringing back the lead there is information that is not in the sections themselves such as again what arsonist can be considered, the mental disorder for it and what is used by arsonist.

The article is neutral, it doesn't bring up any negative or positives of arson and remains balanced throughout. I do feel like Pyromania and impulse control disorder could be talked about more as it is only brought up in the introduction and it is a large part of the cause of why arsonist want to do what they do, and it should be talked about in more detail or at least be put into its own section.

There are 3 photo images throughout the article, and all are labeled and follow copyright, the photos do enhance the readers ability to understand the topic.

The topic is rated an S (starter) article and is also a level 5 vital article, so it is constantly looking for improvements.

The article seems well developed but does feel like it is lacking information, for such a large category it is a short article.