User:Debat012/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) Paraphilia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I went to the academic disciplines pages, clicked on sexology, and saw the word paraphilia. I remembered the word from a psychology course I took last year and thought it would be an interesting read at least.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Contains good introductory sentence, lays out what paraphilia is, gets straight to the point, and all information in the intro is expanded upon in the rest of the article


 * 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
Contains good introductory sentence, lays out what paraphilia is, gets straight to the point, and all information in the intro is expanded upon in the rest of the article

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?

Content evaluation
The content is relevant, however, almost all the content is references articles of studies that are at least 5 years old. Could use some new sources.

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
The article appears to be neutral and does not show bias towards or against the topic. Does not try to persuade the reader in any way.

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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
the links work, facts are backed up by many different secondary sources and reflect available literature, however, like I mentioned before, most sources are not very current. updates could be helpful in this area as well

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
To me, I thought that it had a serious tone, but still used language that I could understand. I did not notice any spelling or grammar errors. I think it is well organized

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
NA, there are no images on this page. not sure if that is necessary though, considering the subject matter

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
This article is part of the sexology wiki project, we haven't talked about this in class, but it seems like there is a good men to women edit ratio

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
I thought the article had a lot of good information, stayed neutral, and is fairly well developed. Would like to see more in the management section, most of the article is on the DSM's

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