User:ALeverich/Evaluate an Article

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


 * Culture of South Korea: (Culture of South Korea)
 * I have chosen this article because I am an East Asian Studies major and a Korean studies minor. I hope to broaden my knowledge of South Korea through the editing of this article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it might have too much detail.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I did not see any miss content or other wise.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? It might be a bit opinionated.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? It could be seen that way for some of the sections.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think the history of Korean culture is underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It does show the pop culture more than the actual historic culture.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, however I feel it could use a better framing of the flow.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yed, but like i mentioned, the flow of the order could be better.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Historical figures related to this topic, and questions about ares of the artical that don't make sense.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This project is rated as a C-Class project and it is part of various projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I'm not sure what you mean?

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? High importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? It have a lot of information and sources, it also has a large group of people working on it.
 * How can the article be improved? I think if we add more history than the article will really stand out.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed but there is always room for improvement.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Culture of South Korea