User:Brittany Mendrikis/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.


 * Hypnotic Donuts: (Hypnotic Donuts)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It was listed on projects as needing a neutral point of view, the talk page is empty so no one has done it yet.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * yes, but it does not need to include the vegan doughnuts part in the intro.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * no
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * it is concise, only including the unnecessary vegan doughnuts part

Lead evaluation
could do with moving the vegan doughnuts part to another section

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * no

Content evaluation
needs to be reorganized to better fit the categories (a mission statement does not belong in history)

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * no
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There are many things listed to paint the business in a good light.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The page is for a business, so it seems that there is not much in the way of viewpoints, but it does read like a mission statement
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * yes, the article is trying to paint the business as the best place in texas with the best doughnuts.

Tone and balance evaluation
Needs to be rewritten to be more neutral. information is fine but words are too emotional.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * no, the first link does not work, there are no sources in the history, donuts and chicken biscuits, or community sections.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * n/a
 * Are the sources current?
 * no current sources, but based on the type of article, they seem relevant.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * link 1 does not work

Sources and references evaluation
severely lacking. the article is primarily unbacked claims and advertisements

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * it is well written
 * 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?
 * no, history has information in it that would be better suited under a new header, such as mission statement, or information about the founders.

Organization evaluation
The article would benefit from seperating information into new headers for multiple sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Only of the company logo
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * n/a
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * n/a

Images and media evaluation
This article would benefit from having images of what a doughnut, or chicken biscuit looked like, also a picture of the store front would fit well.

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 talk page is empty
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * the article is rated as a c class of low importance, it is part of the breakfast wiki project
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * n/a

Talk page evaluation
n/a

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * the overall status is that it needs a neutral point of view
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * the article does have a decent amount of information of the building of the business, and some of the awards won
 * How can the article be improved?
 * the article needs sources for all its claims, a complete list of awards won, reorganization and division of information into headers and some images.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say this article is incomplete, and poorly-developed

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