User:Aj Kersting/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article: Culture of Nepal
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 * Culture of Nepal: (Culture of Nepal)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

We chose this article because AJ has a friend from Nepal and we both are interested in learning about the culture.

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 is not entirely there as the article just jumps right into saying that Nepal culture is a mixture of two cultures.It includes some mentioning of subtopics and major sections in the article but the article doesn't touch on all of these. The lead is too concise and doesn't give enough detail.

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
The content within this article is relevant to the subject matter of Nepal it doesn't stray from the main topic.

Some of the references were up to date, but others were averaged around 5 years old.

All the content belongs in this article, although it could have added more about the material and non-material culture the average home.

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 is pretty neutral throughout, although "crazy" is used once as an opinionated adjective.The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in any way.

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
The sources in this article includes a lot of PDF's and random websites with some facts about different practices in Nepal. There doesn't seem to be any Scholarly articles in the reference list.

Yes the sources all reflect the article.

Some of the sources are from 2020 when others are from 2013 to 2015.

Yes most links work while some send to a dead empty page.

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 jumpy in some parts, for example it went from taking about the census for Nepal in 2011 straight to talking about the religion and philosophy of Nepal in the same sort of section. Some subtopics I find are very oddly placed and that the subtopics do not flow into each other. There is not enough clear, explained information to make much sense of it, which means it probably isn't accurate.

Images and Median

 * 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
Yes, I would say that it has an appropriate amount of pictures pertaining to the subject.

Yes, the images are well captioned.

Yes, each picture is given a date and its source.

They could be laid out in a more appealing way in my opinion but they're fine.

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
A few people have said that they modified external links and deleted some repeating references. One person gave feedback and suggested more details and information. Another person asked about Nepali Marriage. A lot of links were posted as to give more information on the topic. The article itself is rated "S", indicating that it needs a lot of work. It is part of the Food and Drink WikiProject. Since it is a Class S and hasn't been evaluated for a higher class, Wikipedia says this article needs additional citations for verification and needs to be improved.

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
This article has been rated as Start Class.

It's strengths would be that the descriptions of each topic seem to be legitimate and well thought.

The article needs much more content and needs better cited sources.

I would definitely say that this article is underdeveloped and needs work.