User:Aidanrocha/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: (Proposed bans of LGBT-themed books in the United States)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article to evaluate because the first sentence of the article describes the books listed below that are banned due to their "lesbian or gay-themed" qualities. though, the very first book listed is essentially about neither of those topics, I Am Jazz, rather would be under the topic of Transgender.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes and no, does not fully describe the articles topic in comparison to the title of the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, but needs editing.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, transgenderism rather than just lesbian or gay books that are listed.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, correctly lists challenged books but not true reasoning for all of them.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Most recent list of challenged books from 2016.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is simple description content missing; there could be missing challenged books due to the most recent update of 2016.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Under representation of the specifics the book is touching on (transgender rather than gay/lesbian).
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

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

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Very concise rather than long and informational.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

No Images


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The "talk" and conversations going on are about the decision for the word choice in the title and the description of the list, what I am getting at. The use of two words rather than expressing the LGBTQ community as a whole.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes multiple WikiProjects.
 * 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 actual list of the books is simple and correct, the title and description rather don't touch on the actual topics of the books, some being transgender articles rather than just gay-themed.
 * What are the article's strengths? Strong list with short descriptions of the book.
 * How can the article be improved? Simply the title and description of the books being listed.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed, incomplete title.

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