Sept 8 Wikipedia Article Blog

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moctezuma_I

The Wikipedia article I would like to critique is about Moctezuma I, the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochititlan. The article is easy to read because of its short length but is not sufficient to give the reader more complete picture of Moctezuma’s rule and his impact on Aztec Empire. While containing largely relevant information regarding the topic, the content of the article is mostly comprised of snippets of factoids about Moctezuma I, lacking deep and profound details of his life and legacy. It should also be noted that despite its mostly neutral stance towards the topic and a few references that works well and easy to track down, this article does not seem to be a product of expert academic research, judging by its notable lack of footnotes. The citation seems to be quite a significant problem in this article, for nowhere I could found the evidence that the references are sufficiently supporting the contents of the article. It would have been a lot better if the writers of this article tried to put more details and information into the article and properly cited the referenced works.

It also seemed like there have been very few attention to this article, for in the “talks” page there were only four very short conversations went on about its contents. These were about the Triple Alliance, Codex Mendoza reference, orthograpy of the article title – Moctezuma – and some unencyclopedic phrases contained in previous versions of the article. What is more troubling about the article, however, is that it is a part of several WikiProjects: Mesoamerica, Aztec, Middle Ages, etc. Not so surprisingly, it is rated level 4 vital article, for its lack of substance in spite of the fact that the topic is so important in understanding the foundation of Aztec Empire.

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