Totally agree with many of the criteria proposed In my opinion good articles should follow some simple rules such as  The topic has to be clearly focused manageable  The body of the article has to be clearly organized to develop the topic in a natural way making it easy to follow and recall   Each paragraph must have a controlling idea solid detail smooth transitions Paragraphs display appropriate methods of development such as description examples comparison classification definition  Has to be well written sentence variety good word choice an appropriate and consistent tone Also concise grammatically correct with a good level of formality and technicality