User:DailydoseofLi/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Dancehall

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is one of my favorite genres that I listen to on a regular day. This genre matters to me because it is part of the culture I affiliate with. My first impression of this article was that it had a lot of information but lacked pictures to help further explain the topics presented.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The lead has an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article’s topic. The lead of this article also includes a brief description of the article’s major sections. This lead doesn’t include any data that isn’t given in the article. The lead is very concise about the history of dancehall.

Content

In this article, the content stated is relevant to the topic. The content on this page isn’t up- to- date with today. For example, in the section “ Modern Dancehall:2015-present, it doesn’t include years past 2018-2022. It is missing the content from 2018-2022. Fairly, this article includes historical topics such as anti-gay rights which relate to the genre of Dancehall. It discusses a song called “Boom-Bye” which talks about how gay people are seen as less in the world. However, recently Dancehall artist, Mista Majah P created dancehall music that helps the LGBTQ community feel like they are included when it comes to this genre of music. This article also brings to light the topics of Women Empowerment and Gun Violence.

Tone and Balance

While reading this article, I found it to be pretty neutral. I didn’t read anything that was heavily biased about a topic presented in the article. All viewpoints in this article are equally represented with information tending to the topic. In my opinion, this article persuades someone to want to listen to dancehall or caters to an audience that listens to the genre and may want to know more about its history. For example, before reading this article, I didn’t know much about the genre. For example, I hadn’t related dancehall to women and power but after reading it, I can see why that would be a theme that stems from this genre.

Sources and Resources

All of the facts in the article aren’t backed up by a reliable secondary source. For instance, under the heading “Criticisms”, the article states that it is in need of more reliable sources so that the information presented would be considered factual. This would be considered a warning barrier. The sources are thorough, however some headings needed more information about the topic. This may be because the topic isn’t currently updated to 2022, so the information didn’t change. The sources aren’t current, they are dated back a few years from today. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors who included historical individuals throughout the article as well. The links presented in this article do work. There are better up to date peer review articles that can take the place of the news coverage or random websites. For example, I found a peer review article pertaining to the section of dancehall representing the LGBTQ community and the article discussed the LGBTQ community and how fellow Jamaicans felt about this community being represented in Dancehall.

Organization and writing quality

This article is well written and doesn’t have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well-organized with sections, starting from its history to the message of women empowerment that is represented by Dancehall music.

Images and Media

The article includes one image that depicts dancing to the genre. However, this image doesn’t relate to the history of dancehall which is the majority of the article. The image is well-captioned. Yes, this image adheres to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations. The image could be appealing but others may find it strange because of how the woman is positioned in the photo and the color that’s on her.

Talk page discussion

The article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.

The kind of conversations going on behind the scenes to represent this topic could be, “What artists should we include”, “What specific times in its history should we cover?” “How do we want to spread out the information we find?, “What images should we include?” This article is rated “C-class” and this article is a part of any WikiProjects, such as Reggae and African Diaspora.

Overall Impression

I give this article a scale grade of a B. In my opinion, the article’s information was okay. It still needed some clarification as it pertained to the sources used. It didn’t have any pictures that described the history of it, like pictures of the historical individuals would have helped the audience gain a better understanding of who they might be. I wish they included more pictures, especially ones that reflected the topics on criticisms of dancehall.