User:Acalvin1/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: Halo (franchise)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose this article to evaluate because I played Halo and is something that interests me.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The topic is clearly presented in a concisely written manner and allows anyone who views it to gain basic insight into the franchise.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The Lead does smoothly transition into the articles major sections and does provide brief descriptions of the major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Everything discussed in the Lead is discussed throughout the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is overly detailed and could be more brief.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The content within the article only discusses the franchise of Halo and maintains relevancy to the topic of the article.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The article is up-to-date, the last update was a month ago in August 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is no content missing or not belonging to the halo franchise discussed within this article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article is neutral and does not discuss one game or company being better than another or implying such.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? None of the claims within the article seem to be biased or lean towards one particular position.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No viewpoints are over represented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article does not try to persuade the reader towards one position but merely addresses the facts of the topic.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? All the information is backed up by reliable sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources are extremely thorough and address what is written within the article.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are current dating to as recent as 2018.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The links work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is clear and written in a way that is easy to read and understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article has been thoroughly reviewed and has little to no spelling errors or grammatical mistakes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is broken down into many sections that hit all the main points of the Halo franchise.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It does include images that allow the reader to gain a clearer understanding.
 * Are images well-captioned? All the images used are well captioned helping the reader to understand what they are addressing.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? All the images do adhere to the copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? The images are mainly on the side of the sections they are addressed in and as such are appealing because they are easy to follow.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Many of the article contributors have a civil discussion about what is missing and how to add more upon what has been added and seems like a friendly environment.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article has a good-article status. It is apart of a video game wiki-project.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The overall status of the article is good.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of the article is that it has been thoroughly reviewed and rewritten multiple times and has great sources, images, and community working to maintain the good article status.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by adding more information that is still being added to the Halo franchise.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe the article is well developed and researched having many credible sources and clearly organized to allow the reader to follow and understand the topic.

Optional activity

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