User:Toricooper/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Linguistic imperialism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Linguistic imperialism is how global English became such a prevalent issue. Through the conquering of other lands, English was pushed on others as a show of power. It looked a little barren at first. There wasn't a picture or infobox in the introduction. There was also a little warning asking for help improving this article and help citing more reliable sources.

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.)

I honestly think the lead section need some work. I think the lack of a picture make it seem very poorly done and it seems a little short. I feel the other section such as history are very well researched and I like that there are separate sections discussing English and other languages. I also think the bullet points just look unprofessional and tacky. (That's a more personal issue, but it would turn me off from reading it.) Overall, I think the tone is slightly less professional from some Wikipedia articles I've read. Considering the warning at the top, the article is definitely in need of some more reliable sources.

On the Talks page, many debates are ongoing about how one's own language affects their perception of linguistic imperialism. There's also a number of Wikipedians trying to help and educate other on how to better use the platform. For example, telling others to sign talk pages posts or to explain why they deleted something in the article.