User:Cmanke99/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Aghori

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Why I chose it


 * It's related to a niche sect of Hinduism which has attracted western attention for being "visually barbaric" and eastern attention for being "unorthodox."

Why it matters


 * It is an underrepresented part of Hinduism which says much about the variety of beliefs in Hinduism and the specific nation of Shaivism

What my preliminary impression of it was


 * While the article was interesting and was a good start to the subject, it was was severely lacking in terms of sources, the amount of information, etc.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * Good introductory sentence
 * No description of the articles major sections
 * A few examples of information not found throughout the rest of the article
 * Lead is concise

Content


 * Content is relevant
 * Mostly up to date (oldest reference is from 1991)
 * Everything seems to belong but it is hard to say if anything of note is missing
 * Addresses a historically underrepresented part of Hinduism

Tone and Balance


 * Article is neutral, no signs of obvious bias
 * No heavily biased claims
 * No section related to criticism or support of the Aghori
 * No fringe views represented, hard to say if there are many regarding such a niche topic
 * No attempt to persuade detectable

Sources and References


 * Not all facts are backed up (perhaps due to an assumption that they are hidden in the references but the writers wish to avoid citation repetition)
 * Sources range from peer-reviewed scientific papers to shady websites, needs much improvement
 * Sources are mostly current
 * Sources are diverse and represent multiple perspectives, despite how few of them there are
 * There are indeed better sources available (mostly peer-reviewed papers the authors neglected to include)
 * Not all have direct links, some only list ISBN numbers

Organizations and Writing Quality


 * Well-written (concise, clear, and easy to read)
 * No obvious grammatical or spelling errors
 * Well-organized, if not a bit lacking in the subject department

Images and Media


 * Includes good images, although there are many good ones not used and ones that do not fully capture who the Aghori are
 * Images are well-captioned
 * Adhere to copyright regulations
 * Laid out in a visually appealing way

Talk Page Discussion


 * Conversations revolve around sourcing (what to include, how to source properly, etc.), adding historical facts, and general clarification regarding terminology and basic facts about the sect
 * Part of WikiProject Hinduism
 * Rate Start-Class with no importance rating
 * Part of WikiProject India
 * Rated Start-Class with low-importance rating
 * We haven't discussed this in class and most of the discussions surround source issues

Overall Impressions


 * Good bones but needs a ton of work with regards to its references, images, section diversity, etc.
 * It's strength include its neutral tone, good writing style, and use of images
 * Needs better references, images, section diversity, and representation of multiple external viewpoints regarding the sect
 * Article had potential but severely underdeveloped