User:Ar8bb/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:
 * Botánica
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Botánicas are important spaces for spirituality and healing to occur these spaces are are relevant and valuable to explore. Acknowledgement also shows their importance in communities and are rich in culture and helpful for anthropological work.

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?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Not necessarily it includes precise. information that is just about the topic
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is extremely concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * As far as I can tell it is up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * All the information is relevant but personally I would do a deeper dive using more relevant sources that are more specific to the locations and other possibilities of serving people. Also their history.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No the article provides a direct review of the topic, nothing more or less.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The only thing I would include would be more specific details that could provide the reader with more knowledge.
 * 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?
 * The facts in this article uses relevant and accurate primary and secondary sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * For the information listed the sources simple do their job.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Not particularly, simply because it is not a fairly new topic and it could use some current studies of Botánicas.
 * 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?
 * I would argue this article is a little too concise but very clear. However it wasn't really informative. It answered simple "what it is" lacking relevant information that could make this a stronger piece.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * From a couple of reads, I see no grammatical or spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * For the simplicity of the article it is organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article includes two pictures one that I feel like is relevant so people can understand what the store actually look likes. I feel like more can be included to get a better picture.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * As far as I can tell, yes the article follows Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No, it is on they both are on the same page and the second picture seems irrelevant to the passage it is next to.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * I would assumed conversations that take place would be general knowledge and curiosity about what takes place in these spaces but like we began to explore discussion of healing, spirits, and their connection to Africa seem all relvent.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * I was not able to find its exact rating or if it was apart of any specific projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Many of the concepts learned in class could certainly be explored in this Wikipedia article. This article simple does the base job of defining exactly knowledge about Botánicas nothing more nothing less.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I am not totally sure on how to answer this but it seems complete.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Answering for the most part what and where are Botánicas is a strength of article. It answer this in a concise manor including at least one relevant photo that is extremely helpful.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * I would improve the article by adding more details and better pictures. These are scared places to Latino communities and can be used for learning topics in healing and spirituality.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * It was a developed article nothing extremely wowed me it did its job.

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