User:AAnonymous Bear/Evaluate an Article

Article evaluation
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (Hashtag)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate the article about hashtags because I grew up in the era of using them to either be apart of a movement or to state how I feel. I never new the history behind why hashtags were made or when they were first used and wanted to learn about it. Since hashtags are an essential part to the class social media and social movements, I feel it is important to understand the origin of a hashtag.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead starts off with a definition of a hashtag. The article then explains how a user uses hashtags to filter through messages that are associated with that hashtag.The lead gives a brief description of when a hashtag was first purposed and how it has grown since then and been used on multiple platforms. I feel that the lead overlaps with the origin and some of the material covered in the lead could of just been stated in the content.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
Not only is the articles content relevant to the topic, it also goes in depth and has subsections of how hashtags are used in the media, for promotions, sports, and more. The content within the article ranges from 1970 all the way to 2019, this is so because the article gives a description on the origin of hashtags and then follows with how the hashtag is used in today's society. I feel the topic about sports is an after thought and doesn't elaborate on why particular teams used a hashtag, the article just states that certain teams used them. The only example that was actually given some thought was NBA example because it stated the purpose for the hashtag.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
I feel the article flows naturally, without compelling the reader to have to use hashtags in a certain way. The article just states facts about how the hashtag is used and different ways society has used it. I think one of the viewpoints that is overrepresented is that a hashtag needs a "#" in front of the word, it is stated in different ways throughout the article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All facts were backed up and some words were hyper-linked to another wikipedia article incase the user wanted to know more about that particular term or person. However, I did have two issues. Within one of the subsections called broadcast media it gives an example of how The Tonight Show uses hashtags and there is a statement at the end of the paragraph commenting on how Jimmy Fallon uses the hashtags to engage with viewers, but it sounds more like an opinion rather than a fact, which wikipedia is aware of because in brackets it says citation needed. In addition within the topic popular culture it talks about a medal used by the British Ornithological Union but the link to the medal used is hyperlinked but it is in red and when the viewer clicks on it, it takes you to a page saying the article does not exist.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
I think the organization of the article flowed very well. The article started off with explaining what a hashtag is and then goes into the origin and then how it is used, and gives a lot of different subsections of how hashtags are used in society. I particularly enjoyed how after explaining other uses of hashtags the article talks about the style and function of a hashtag. I enjoyed this section because it allows the reader to understand that different character preceding the hashtag might affect it. The article not only talks about the hashtag being used in English, but it also talks about how the hashtag is used in China and how Chinese characters can affect the hashtag and what the best style is to use the hashtag.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
Within the article there are four images. I personally think all but one image belongs and enhances the understanding of the topic. One of the images is a picture of the man who invented the hashtag, two are examples of when a hashtag was used allowing for the reader to get a visual representation of how hashtags are used, and then there is one that is shown in the function section showing how to search for a hashtag. However there is one image that shows to men gesturing the symbol of a hashtag and the source is an article published on The Guardian's newspaper the article doesn't give evidence that this hand gesture is used, but rather just states that it is gesture used without actual evidence or proof.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
Within the talk page it talks about the "Chinese example" and how the example just uses one character, making unclear if a hashtag can only be followed by one character or is it possible to write more than one character within the hashtag. I feel that this point is very valid, since viewers who read the article might leave with the understanding that they can one use one character. Within the talk page a user brings up a good point how there isn't a subsection on how hashtags are used for social activism, which I feel is really important to add to this article (and so do other users). The talk page overlaps with the ideas and topics presented within the article, there isn't anything in the talk page that differs from the topic. Within the talk page the article is rated c-class and of low importance, however for the culture it is reported to be of high importance.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Overall, I feel that this article was very strong and it covered subsections on how hashtags are used that I hadn't realized. I also believe it allows the reader to understand how hashtags are used and how different styles may affect the hashtag when clicking and engaging with other people who tagged the hashtag. I think the article needs to elaborate on the sports subsection, add the citation, and take out the hyperlink to the not available wikipedia page. Other than that I feel that the article not only explained what a hashtag is, but also its origin and how it is used in different ways.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Hashtag