User:Asia.ngresham/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: High Yellow
 * I chose this article because the term has affected Black people for a very long time, and I would like to know where it came from.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?  No, it does not.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?  It is very concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it is.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, it is.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, it is not.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, there are no claims that seem heavily biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, viewpoints are represented equally.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, there is no persuasion.

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, they do.
 * Are the sources current? Most of them are current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, they work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * 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? No
 * Are images well-captioned? The one image is well-captioned, yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, it appears too.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There is only one.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The conversations hover around the real nature of the term, and how it has evolved to encompass more people than it was originally made for.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I don't see a rating, and it does not appear to be apart of any Wikiprojects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? On wikipedia, it gives the facts of colorist favoring lighter-skin people. In class, we talk about how that is wrong, and we take a stance on it.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? In 2008, they were trying to delete it, but the overall ruling was to be kept.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article sheds light on a topic that many people know about, but not talk about.
 * How can the article be improved? It can be improved with more current examples of the term usage and different terms that have come from it.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed.

Optional activity

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