User:Ard1228/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: Marvel Studios
 * I chose this article because I’m a big fan of marvel itself and I wanted to see how much more information this article may provide me.

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
I find that it isn't a very good lead. Yes, it gives a brief description about what Marvel is but it doesn't present a very good description or many details about what the article is going to provide us with exactly.

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
Everything within the article is relevant to the topic and it is up to date. However I believe that it is missing so many more important information. Especially in the character rights and film distribution rights. The article does talk about it and provides plenty information but I believe they can dig deeper with more reliable sources and provide us with even clearer information about those topics.

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
It is a well toned and balanced article. It does not try in any way to persuade or convince the reader with any information that it’s providing us with. Some points are over represented than others but only because there is so many more important information to know about that than the others. But overall it’s pretty neutral.

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?
 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
Not all the facts presented in the article are backed up with a secondary reliable source of information nor are the all current sources either, but they do work.

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 itself is pretty clear and easy to read, it’s understandable. While I read the article I didn’t spot any grammatical errors everything was well written. All the topics were well organized, everything that needed to be known about it was within it, none of them were broken down into sections.

Images and Media

 * 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
The only images the article includes are ofhow the Marvel logo has evolved through years and an image of their studio. They are well captured and they do adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations.

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
On the talk page they were having an interesting discussion about the Early Films Distribution Rights because there was some wrong and missing information about it on the article which is what I discuss in my content evaluation, they do give us plenty of information but there is yet so much more things missing that needs to be there. For that reason and others it is rated as a C-class article.

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
Overall it’s not a bad article but it still needs much work to be done on it. It needs more information about all the topics presented and many more reliable sources to go with it. Once the article has more of the information and sources it requieres to learn and understand more of each topic I would say it is a completed article.

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