User:Ashyfire2024/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Afro-Dominicans (Dominica)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article to evaluate because I thought that it had a lot of potential in terms of editing and adding information. There is a lot of information that seems to be missing or outdated, which I can help update and provide proper citations. I also thought that the topic seemed somewhat interesting and was something that I don't really know anything about.

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 very short and maybe too concise for this article. The lead is only one sentence and provides us with a definition of what it means to be an Afro-dominican and where a majority of the population comes from or resides. It does not really introduce the topic very well as it is simply a definition that people probably already knew and fails to summarize or provide a brief description of major sections that will be coming up. The information is not anything that can't be found in the article, but it is a helpful start. I think a lot needs to be added to the introduction, at least more than just telling us who these people are. More about their culture and what we will expect to learn about them should make a better introduction and create an easier format for readers to follow or view at anytime.

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
The content of the article is relevant to the main topic, but I feel like there could be a lot more information added or places where they could expand more. For example, they do go over their cultural contributions but only as a quick summary of what these contributions are and not as much about showing these contributions. The content from this article also seems to be more on the outdated side as there are some citations that have links that no longer work or are outdated. During the history section of the article, it talks about the Brown's act and has made it so that you can click on the term, but nothing shows up. I checked several of the citations at the bottom and many did not work or needed the use of the wayback machine. Even when some of the links were working, I did question whether or not they should be deemed as reliable or credible to use in this article. I would also say that this does deal with an equity gap with these people being underrepresented greatly. I think knowledge of this group is lacking and even finding information through google is hard. Their population is about 61,000 as of 2001, so they also lack any updated information on how they might be functioning compared to this census nearly 20 years ago.

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 tone is very much neutral and just straight about the facts and history of the group. There is not any bias that I can detect, but it does come from perspectives that don't really know too much about the Afro-Domincans from Dominica. They have information, but this group of people is underrepresented with this article and just in real life in general. They do not go too far into detail about any special traditions that they do or their customs that they share. Personal experiences or sources from actual Afro-Dominican people are not there to provide a better perspective. It is just a very generalized and broad overview of a group of people and their history, which I can't blame the people who did provide this information because it is hard to find information initially on these people.

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
As I said previously, the sources and references are more on the questionable side. A lot of the citations are broken links or are outdated information that may not be relevant to the article as a whole. The sources that do work I have some reliability questions about and whether or not they are actually sources that should be used for this article. They come from some websites that I would question the choices of and they do lack a lot of actual perspective from these people. I don't know whether or not the links that are broken were at the time credible or not, but now checking the information in the article is a lot harder.

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
I think the organization of the article is decent and actually sets up the article for future success as more information is added. What is written is concise and easy to read with grammar and spelling checked. As more information is added though, maybe we could add more sub sections and go more in depth.

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
This is another major problem with this article, it lacks photos or any types of media. There are no pictures of these people and it does not give us a glimpse into their culture through photos. The entire article is just writing and telling us information, without helping us visualize the information that we are reading.

Checking the talk page

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 * 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
There are a few conversations, although they are very spaced out conversations between others and it is more of people just stating what they have changed and what still needs to be fixed. A lot of the conversation is about the faulty links and someone who went in and fixed grammar and unclear statements that were once there. The rating for this article is a start, which I can see and agree with as it does have potential to be a better article and is very much just scrapping the surface. This article is part of the WikiProjects of Ethnic groups, African diaspora, and Caribbean/Dominica.

Overall impressions

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 * 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
My overall opinion is that it is very much a work in progress and has a lot of updating work to do to make it a better article. It lacks a lot of information and pictures that could make this article a lot more informative and representative of these people. The links and citations are very old or are broken, so sources need to be updated and reliability checked. The organization and the grammar of the article is decent and is a good start for this article along with the tone of the article not being too biased one way or the other. More perspectives from Afro-dominicans from Dominica would maybe make it more informative and helpful to normal everyday readers who want to gain insight into the culture of these people. This article is very underdeveloped at this point in time and has a long way to go to become a well-developed article.

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