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 * Name of article: (link) Culture of Belize
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to    evaluate. I chose this article because I have always wanted to visit     Belize and think that it looks like a beautiful place with a lot to do.     Also, I feel like some good information could be added like how it is an     up and coming place for tourists to go to. The sports section could also     probably get more information like their participation in the Olympics.

Lead

Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that    concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it starts off by     talking about the cultures and even includes descents to those cultures.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the    article's major sections? No it does not, pretty much everything in the     lead is giving a brief description of the culture.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present    in the article? The lead really only talks about culture and nothing else.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think    it's concise over what it is talking about, it maybe could include a quick     description about what's to come in the rest of the article.

Lead evaluation

Content

Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, I    think the article has good content about the culture of Belize but also     has some information that is left out that could be beneficial.
 * Is the content up-to-date? I think so and it's last    edit was in late July so work has been done on it previously.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does    not belong? I think tourism could be included since it's on the rise     there, religion could be a topic that can get included as well as some     information in the sports section. I don't see anything that doesn't     belong and I think the food section is really well written with a lot of     good information.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity    gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented     populations or topics? There is some information about underrepresented     populations especially in the socializing section and at the beginning     about the culture.

Content evaluation

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes I don't think there is any    bias in it.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward    a particular position? No I don't think its leaning heavy toward a certain     side or topic.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or    underrepresented? I think the culture section in the beginning may be     underrepresented because it doesn't go much in depth of the people and     pretty much just their backgrounds.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in    favor of one position or away from another? No I don't believe so.

Tone and balance evaluation

Sources and References

Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable    secondary source of information? I think the sources are reliable but most     of them are from one website so that could be an issue.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the    available literature on the topic? Yes they provided good facts and     information on them.
 * Are the sources current? Yes they still are putting    information out there.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of    authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where     possible? I think some of them are but the websites I am not sure on     because in them I don't see anything about authors.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? All the links that I    clicked on were working.

Sources and references evaluation

Organization

Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise,    clear, and easy to read? Although I think some key information is left out     I do think it's well written that is very easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?    Not any that I notice.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into    sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it's broken down     into sections and laid out in a way that is not confusing.

Organization evaluation

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

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on    behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Only one person has     commented on it saying they were working on the language in a social     context but this was almost a year ago.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any    WikiProjects? It was rated start-class and high importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ    from the way we've talked about it in class? I was having trouble finding     information on this, I don't know if I was just looking in the wrong     places.

Talk page evaluation

Overall impressions

Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Active
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths are I    think the topics are really good and hit key points. The food section I     think is the best.
 * How can the article be improved? I think adding more information    to key topics can be improved like the culture part and even some religion     can be included. Also, had into the sports section could have some     improvements.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e.    Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I     think it is well-developed overall but just has some information left out.     I think the organization is really well and makes it easy to read.

Overall evaluation

Optional activity


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