User:AudreyW1234/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: Bill Jay
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article is similar to the article that I will be evaluating for my Latinx Art and Activism class. Bill Jay was an artist who practiced photography and also wrote an excessive amount. While my artist was not a photographer, there are similarities between my the two articles.

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 for the article on Bill Jay concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. The article is not very long of full of abounding amounts of information, but the Lead provides a brief description of the other major sections that would follow the Lead. Most of the information presented in the Lead is further analyzed in the article. However, there are a few pieces of information that are not present in the article. The Lead overall was fairly concise and to the point concerning the life of Bill Jay.

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?

Content evaluation:
The content in the article is very much related to the topic of Bill Jay. The content in the article appears to be up-to-date, but there is not much information presented. If I were to do further research on Bill Jay, I would think that there is information missing from the article due to its briefness. Most of the content in the article seems to belong and fit well.

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 article carries a neutral tone throughout its entirety. The information is typical information given about Bill Jay and it refrains form having biased claims toward a position. The article is very neutral and the viewpoints in the article are represented fairly. There is no persuasion in the article that would cause the reader to favor one position or the other. The facts given are presented in a light that gives a clear neutral balance.

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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation:
Most of the facts in the article are backed up by reliable secondary sources of information. There is however one citation that notes it needs to be cited and is awaiting for that to be done. The sources reflect the information presented in the article and are not showing signs of copywriting or plagiarism. The articles are mostly ranging from 2006 - 2015; it seems pretty recent to me. The links that clicked worked properly.

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:
Although short, the article is concise, clear, and easy to read. The article did not appear to have many or if any, grammatical errors. The article is clearly broken down into articles: Life and Work, Publications, Films about Jay, Collections, Notes, etc.

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 article does not include any images.

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:
Viewing the history tab, I was able to see behind the scene what was going on to produce the Wikipedia article, but clicking on the talk page there was no discussion started.

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:
The article is good, but could possible provide more information about Bill Jay to make it a more rounded article. It's strength is the concise and clear information presented. I would say the article could be developed more.

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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Bill Jay