User:Buddin9ss/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) May Fourth Movement
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because the May fourth movement is mentioned in Bajin's Family and Bajin was significantly influenced.

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
Yes, the Lead includes an introductory sentence which briefly states the object, time and nature of the movement. It is concise, which is consisted of three paragraphs but introduce the cause and effect of the event. It does not include any information that is not present in the article.

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
Yes, the article’s content includes May Fourth Movement’s background, major events, historical significance and criticism which is relevant to the topic. Since the topic of this article is a historical movement that happened a hundred years ago, the content is not up-to day, only one reference is written in the past ten years. It addresses topics like the attitude of Chinese Muslims to May Fourth which related to historically underrepresented populations.

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 is neutral, it contains positive influence and critiques of the event and does not show any personal perspectives. Different kinds of perspectives of scholars are mentioned so it does not attempt to persuade the reader in favour of only one position.

Sources and References

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 * 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?
 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
The links of references work but most of them are from last century, not current. All facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information, the sources are from journal articles and published books. They reflects some of the available literature on the topic due to a large time span of the cited literature. The authors own Chinese names, Japanese names and English names, I believe they are scholars from different countries and culture, so the sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors.

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
The article os well-written and also easy to read, for example, some of words are written by Chinese characters and translated to English for people who can not read Chinese. There is no spelling errors but the past tense and present tense are mixed in this article. The sections broken down were well-organized, follow the sequence of topic, helps people to read.

Images and Media

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 * 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 images in this article are mostly the scene of the movement happened, can easily catch people's eyes, which help them feel the atmosphere and definitely enhance their understanding of the topic. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.

Checking the talk page

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 * 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
In the talking page, there are some questions asking details about May Fourth and also someone suspected about the grammar and showed aggressive words to the editors of this article. Besides, this article is of interest to multiple Wikiprojects, like Wikiproject China and Wikiproject socialism. In class, we've talked about the May Fourth's background and significance, also the relation with Bajin. But this article talks more than we have disscussed in class, like the birth of Chinese communism.

Overall impressions

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 * 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
Overall, this article clearly described the major sections of May Fourth Movement. I think it still could be developed. First, checking English sentences and grammar, second, the links written in Chinese should be translated for people who do not speak Chinese to read, and third, add a few recently literature resources.

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