User:Curiaso/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: Remix culture
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I think remix culture is an interesting thing to research, and I participate in it so I think I should learn more.

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
The lead introduction makes sense, and it does in fact describe the article in a way that is easy to follow. However I think it goes into information about remix culture before it really should, as my understanding of a lead is to give an overview of what the topic is, and what is going to be covered in the rest of the Wikipedia article, which I would argue ios not being done here, and could be done in a better way by eliminating the extra explinations/examples in the lead and instead giving an overview of what is to be covered in the article itself. The lead does not contain info that is not covered further in the article. It is overly detailed, in my opinion.

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
I feel the article is relevant to the topic, and it is up to date. I think criticism could be expanded, and I think maybe a section on ethics of remixing/sampling, not just copywrite issues would be a good addition.

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
I would say the article is mostly neutral. Seems very balanced to me overall.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
Sources seem pretty legit, and they are thorough. They are mostly up to date and the 20 that I randomly clicked through all worked great.

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
Article is well written (sometimes conversational though), I did not notice any grammatical errors but to be fair I make them all the time and am not exactly the best editor so there easily could be some. Organization is fine.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
There are a few images and they are all good examples. I think there could be more.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
Talk page is extensive. It is under the interest of WikiProject Internet Culture, Hip Hop, and Popular Culture, as well as Computer/Software/FOSS. Considered high to top importance for these Projects.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 status is high importance, and I think there is a lot to work with here, but that it could use more examples/sources and I think the overall language sounds like it was written by a bunch of different people and could use some standardizing. I caught some weird phrasing going on that could be clearer to future readers.

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