User:Catghoyt/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) Woodstock
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Woodstock was a major event during my late teenage years. Having "lived" the experience of music festivals throughout my life, I thought this would be very interesting.


 * Guiding question


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The introductory sentence  gives us enough general information and clearly describes what the article is about.  It is concise in the information it offers.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?  Not really.  There is a contents box that illustrates that more clearly, but many are not mentioned in the lead.  It gives us a more general view of the festival and it's meaning to the counterculture of the 60's and what came out of the festival rather than let us know what to expect in the article itself.
 * 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 in the information it offers, but I think it could add more detail.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, definitely
 * Is the content up-to-date? As far as Woodstock is concerned, there are updates all the time.  I checked the the "view history" section of this article and there appears to be a constant flow or activity and revisions.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There doesn't appear to be.  It would take a thorough analysis to know this for certain.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, not at all
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Some of the problems and negative aspects of the festival that existed are underrepresented. For example, sanitary conditions, lack of food and unexpected crowding.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not a complete discussion on some of the negative aspects of the festival lead the reader to think it was all Peace and Love.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? They appear to, but without further analysis and deeper research it is impossible to say
 * Are the sources current? The sources available range from 1969 to August 2019, so some are and some are not, but may have been updated.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

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? yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Some, but here again there are very few images that are not images of a huge crowd, so it is difficult to get a more intimate feeling of the festival.
 * 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? yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is some mention that they do not discuss the more negative aspects of the festival, including deaths and another that discuss the youngest performer at the festival.
 * How is the article rated? It as a C class rating.   Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, four are listed
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't discussed it in class.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is shown to be a level 5, high importance level.
 * What are the article's strengths? I think it beautiful covers the positive aspects of the festival and details about the logistics of putting on a festival of that magnitude.
 * How can the article be improved? As much as I love Woodstock and all that it symbolizes, there were some negative aspects that should be detailed a bit more, just so we get a more complete picture.
 * 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.

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