User:Asapdani/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: (link) Internet meme
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It seems like an interesting topic and memes are a valuable part of pop culture either in real life, or on the internet.

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? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise, but can use more sub-genres of memes

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Content that could be added to short form videos are reaction videos, or viral reaction videos.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Somewhat, there is a shift when it introduces the Pepe meme with a hint of leaning towards the alt-right.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * 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? Yes, easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that I picked up.
 * 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


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? A photo got flagged for copyright in the view history section
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Reformatting some sections, offers insight on the short form videos topic post vine, questions the usage of "alt-right" regarding Pepe.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-class, is part of 3 WikiProjects: Internet culture, Internet, and Comedy.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not talked about memes much in class or have gone too in depth with internet culture.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article highlights a lot of good points, and it is easy to read. As the internet and social media changes/grows everyday, there can always be more up to date examples depending on what is trending and going viral.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has great framework with great textual examples that anyone who uses social media will be able to recognize the references.
 * How can the article be improved? By providing examples of short form videos that have gone viral (Drag Queen Jasmine Masters "And I Oop-" video, Kylie Jenner's Rise and Shine video)
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed, but there is still more that can be added.

Optional activity

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