User:Abotansky/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.


 * Name of article: Facial Recognition System
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This Article has been well developed and is a topic in my field of study that seems interesting

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 with a sentence that does concisely and clearly describe what Facial Recognition is.

The Lead covers the major sections in the article briefly.

The Lead does not cover information that is not present in the article.

The Lead is very concise and gets the reader excited to learn more

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
All content is relevant to the topic. Some content refers to 2020 in the future, where it is currently 2020. For example, it says that the Metropolitan police force will use live facial recognition starting early 2020. I don't think that any content is missing or doesn't belong.

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
The article uses a neutral tone to talk about the topic. The article covers the advantages and disadvantages of the technology and shows how the world has reacted with bans in certain places. It not only covers how the technology is currently used but how people feel about it as well. The viewpoints are balanced in length and show both sides of the story. The article just shows the fact without swaying the reader one way or the other.

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
For the combining different techniques section, it is hard to tell what source the information is from. There are sources from 2020. The link: https://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/6111139-1.html does not work. This one does not work as well: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mexican+Government+Adopts+FaceIt+Face+Recognition+Technology+to...-a062019954.

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
The article is well written and it is easy to read. I was not able to find any grammatical or spelling errors. The sections are well organized.

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
There are only a few images but the ones that are present do enhance understanding. The images are well captioned.

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
There was a conversation on whether to merge this article with Face Detection

The article is part of WikiProjects Robotics, WikiProjects Mass Surveillance, and many others.

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
I thought the article was overall well done, and just needs a few tweaks in order to update some sources. Its strengths is showing how the technology is being used around the world, the history, and the strengths and weaknesses of this technology. This article can be improved by fixing the broken links. The article is well-developed.

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