User:Atlas851997/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) Video game crash of 1983
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am very interested in videos games and had never heard of the video game crash of 1983.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it talks about the video game recession
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes but could've been explained better.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? While reading the talk page it does say information is missing.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No it seems a bit under detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Somewhat, Some of the questions is should they add things
 * Is the content up-to-date? Somewhat it is being edited
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is a question asking should they add E.T and Pac-Man to the page
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Its apart of the Wikiproject video games

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not that i've seen
 * 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? They're all wiki links
 * 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? yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? For the most part
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? yes
 * 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? Some do not have links on the pictures captions
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * 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? What things should be added to the page
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C rating, Wiki video game project
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? Seems like a lot of research was put into it
 * How can the article be improved? Some grammar and citations
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? There is some information missing but somethings can be edited. It seems to being developed okay.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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