User:CMCRV 23'/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Gamer)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I am evaluating this article, because I have always found gaming to be interesting. The gaming world is starting to grow bigger and bigger as years go on. During my second semester of junior year at Temple University, I took an Esports course that focused on the ideas of gaming online with such things as Twitch. This class really brought me to the idea of how the gaming industry is extremely popular. I enjoy learning more about the lives of gamers and how this is a media phenomenon that is more common now than ever. This article matters, because the gaming industry is now a massive way for people to make money that enjoy partaking in this field of work. My first impression of this article would be that is would focus on what gaming is and how it has evolved throughout the years.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Concise

Content


 * yes
 * Yes, last edited 9 days ago
 * No
 * Yes

Tone and Balance


 * yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes, attempts to persuade the reader in favor of one position.

Sources and References


 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * They all work

Organization and Writing quality


 * Yes, it’s clear and easy to read.
 * No grammatical errors
 * Yes well organized.

Images and media


 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes

Talk page discussion


 * The conversations that are happening in the talk page would be how some of the information in the article is incorrect. One of the comments was from a gamer and he was explains how he felt insulted. Another comment explained that they thought there was a picture of a bird and they didn’t see it in the article.
 * Besides some of the negative comments the article seems to have a good rating. One of the wiki projects that the article is apart of is the wiki education foundation- supported course assignment.
 * The way that Wikipedia discusses this topic differs from the way that we have discussed it in class would be that we never discussed this topic. This is a whole new topic that has not come across the course. I have learned about this topic from a previous course a few semesters ago.

Overall impressions


 * the article overall status seems to be up to date, well organized, and providing a good amount of detail. The article also has great citations, and scholarly sources.
 * The articles strength would be organization. All topics had their own section and fed off of the introductory paragraph. Overall, the article was an easy and clean read.
 * The article can be improved with its pictures and presentation. I felt as if the little pictures the article had really helped the reader understand the concept which means there should be more.
 * I would say the article was nicely developed and written. Could use more presentation efforts and pictures. I do not feel as if the article is underdeveloped, but could improve minor details.