User:Adriana.Santiago16/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Achuar
 * I choose this article because it is not well made and I think that the information about indigenous tribes is important. Also, the Achuar is a tribe that still live on the Amazonian jungle. Even so, they still preserve their beliefs and culture, but also, they fight for the preservation of the home of exotic and unique species of animals and plants. I choose this article because is a way to share the culture of the Achuar's tribe, that includes the value of each plant and animal, transforming this value into spirituality.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The Lead does not include an introductory sentence that provides a concise and clear description of the topic. Also, the sentence says that the Achuar is a community and I think that they aren't a community, they are a tribe. In conclusion, I think that there is a lot of information that can be useful for making an interesting introductory sentence that can attract the reader.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The Lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections. The description was short and does not have information about any section.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The Lead includes information that is not present in the article. The Lead says that there's a population of 18,500 Achuar's persons and they live between Ecuador and Perú but in any part of the article it explains that fact.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is neither of them, it is not concise nor over-detailed. The Lead is short but not provides information that can make it concise.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic but, I still think that the content needs more information because doesn't abound much about the topic..
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content has been changed this year for some of Wikipedia's editors. I think that from that part is up-to-date but from the other part is not because there is a lot of information about the Achuar tribe that is missing.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? In this article, some content is missing. I think that the Achuar tribe has a lot of information that should be in the Wikipedia article, like information about their beliefs about the dreams, the spiritual journey with the Ayahuasca and how they hunt animals.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? The article has a neutral tone. I think that the tone of the article is a little bit informal but even so it provides information about the Achuar tribe.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? In my opinion, this article doesn't has any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think that the viewpoints are underrepresented. The article is difficult to read and I feel that the information that is on the article isn't trustworthy.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article doesn't attempt to persuade. In my opinion, the article attempt to inform the reader about the Achuar tribe.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? I think that the article's facts aren't backed up by a reliable sources because the mayority of the references doesn't have a link and, the external links that provides the article aren't updated.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The source reflect the available literature on the topic but it is not much.
 * Are the sources current? In my opinion, the article's sources aren't current. Some of the article's references don't have a link and the information of the external links isn't updated.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The article has some reference links and external links, they work but the information there aren't updated.
 * Sources and references evaluation

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article isn't well-written and, I consider that is not easy to read. I considered that the article's information is disorganized.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article has many spelling and grammatical errors. In consequence, this made it difficult for me to read the article and understand the information that is on it.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is not organized. Also, it provides just a little bit of information from the major points of the article's topic.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The article includes images that enhance the understanding of the information. Achuar's article only provides two photos, one is a photo of a Achuar's head ring and the other one is a photo of a Achuar using a blowgun.
 * Are images well-captioned? I think that the images are well-captioned because it explained to me what was the photo about.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I consider that all pictures that the article has are adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The article's images gives the proprietor of the photos credit.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? In my opinion, the images aren't laid out in a visually appealing way. I think that are a lot of interesting photo of the Achuar tribe and their culture that can be attracting to the reader that could be useful for the article.  

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? The conversations are respectful and are from other Wikipedia's editors that wants to improve the article. The article of the Achuar tribe doesn't have a lot of conversation.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is a C-class rated. Also, this article is part of WikiProject Ecuador, WikiProject Peru and, WikiProject Indigenous people of America.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The way that Wikipedia discusses differ as the way we've talked about it in calss because in the article the Wikipedia's editors make changes without informing before making them. The editors report the changes when they have made it and for the purpose of being evaluated by other editors.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article's status is that it needs to be edited. In my opinion, it is not a bad article but it needs to be corrected and have clearer information about the Achuar tribe.
 * What are the article's strengths? I think that the article's strength is the topic of the religion and cosmology of the Achuar tribe because the editor gave a more concise and clear information. Even though, I think that this part needs to be edited too.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by adding information. Also, by studying and backing up the facts from reliable sources of information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? This article is poorly developed. I think that this article is missing a lot of information, it is disorganized and the information that provides is extremely short.

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