User:CWvisions/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:Kanuri people
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. The Kanuri people seem interesting and the article has some room for improvement.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it describes the names of those subgroups which exist among the people and tells where they are from.
 * 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? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is overly detailed. It gets too specific about why the subgroups have different names and the groups neighboring the Kanuri.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Most of the information is recent (within the past 5 years) but some of it is a bit dated.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? In the opening paragraph it talks about how the Kanuri survived by farming and fishing, but neither of those things are referenced again. There are also some parts where information is scarce, like in the religion section of the page.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? no

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The subgroups which are referenced in the opening paragraph are hardly discussed throughout the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Most of them are, some sources are unavailable.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * Are the sources current? Most of the sources are current
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Most links work, some are gone/not functional.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
 * 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, it is mostly set up like a list of bullet points, not broken of into subsections like a normal article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? there are little to no images and they don't do much to enhance the reading.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? no, the two images that are in the article are small and don't really add much.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? no real conversations, mostly just links being fixed or modified.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated as top-importance. It is a part of the WikiProjects ethnic groups.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? i would call this article incomplete.
 * What are the article's strengths? The information which is in the article is good
 * How can the article be improved? Some more information needs to be added and the structure as a whole needs to be revised.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article is underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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