User:Agustinpm703/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: (Nike Inc.) Nike, Inc.
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I plan to use this article for my assignment

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?
 * No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes some of its previous acquisitions that they no longer own
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * I think its concise and informative

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes it is
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * No it is not
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Content missing from the previous year. Its missing a controversy part about its ties to the olympics
 * I think the controversy with Mike Pence should be expanded upon or taken out.
 * Other than that maybe some updated product info since they have so many new lines of product or links to these different product lines

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * It seems pretty neutral especially parts under controversy which is hard to do
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Not that I see
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * I think they did a fair and equitable job
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * Not really, They state facts

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * No some sources need to be updated or fixed according to the article and talk page
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * In some parts yes but there are a lot so i did not go through them all
 * Are the sources current?
 * Not all
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The ones I checked did

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not that I see but I am also pretty bad at grammar
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes it has a pretty good table of contents

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Definitely
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes they are
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Not sure about the sports sponsors but they've been up there so I guess so
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Most of them are the two under product seem a little unprofessional and unappealing

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Need to update sources
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Yes
 * Companies
 * Oregon
 * Fashion
 * Swimming
 * Golf
 * Brands
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Don't know

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Not sure what you mean by status
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The different sections and controversy sections
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Adding the new controversy and updating sources and info
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * A little underdeveloped for today but overall well done for a big brand company that has a lot going on.

Optional activity

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