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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved. |
Which article are you evaluating?
Latin American liberation theology
Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This was the first article that came up when searching for information on what the class Latin American liberation theology during the Cold War would be covering.
Evaluate the article
Lead Section: While the overviewed of the subject is mostly in the first sentence, it quickly becomes bogged down by names of people who have used the phrase “Liberation Theology.” The flow of the section steers away from the subject and what the article will later be covering. If these people are important, they should be given their own section. As for telling the reader what will be covered in the article, there is almost no lead in aside from the “Contents” box.
Content: The content follows a logical path starting with the subject’s history through to the reactions felt from “Liberation Theology.” The “Practice” section of the article could be broken up a little differently since the subcategory of “Sandinista Nicaragua” and “Indigenous Brazil” are so heavily covered they could be made into their own sections, or the use of bullet points should be made to better differentiate the subcategories from the sub-subcategories.
Tone and Balance: The tone remains neutral throughout the article, and retains a viewpoint of an outside observer. For fringe viewpoints, there is little information given. This could be entirely due to a lack documentation or interest in other parts of the world. The bulk of topic only concerns Latin America, as the title suggests, and the Catholic Church. Outliers have little stake in the issue.
Sources and References: While I did not check every reference link for the article There is a surprising large amount of digitally published short articles. There is one web article referenced twice ("Former Soviet Spy: We Created Liberation Theology") from two websites at different times. There was also a couple of articles referenced using the “Wayback Machine,” with broken links. The References section could use of a consistent referencing format.
Organization and Writing Quality: As I have stated before the article could do with some altered organization. For the quality of writing some improvement could be made. There are minor punctuation and spelling errors throughout the article.
Images and Media: The article only has one image; it is a map of where the Solentiname Islands are located. The image begins on the same line that it is mentioned making it easier to locate in terms of context.