User:Dpaduano123/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): "Fula Jihads" Fula jihads
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate

-    I have chosen this article, because it is about an important event that impacted a group of Muslims that changed the way they went about their lives.

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?

-       The lead talks about where the jihad wars took place, however it does not tell us what was behind these wars and why the Muslim Fula people took action. The lead is not too overly detailed as it tells us what the Fula Jihads were doing to gain attention.

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?

-       I think the information provided to the article is relevant, since a lot of it talks about the history of what took place and why it was done. I’m not certain about missing information in relation to this article. I believe the content is up to date, with numerous sources from this article taking place in this decade.

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?

-       The article does not seem bias, as it does not talk about one group being superior to the other group. The viewpoints on each subtopic could use some more examples since some only have a sentence or two about them. Having more viewpoints can further strengthen this Wiki article. I do not find this article persuading the reader about how this position is better than that one.

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?

-    There are not a lot of sources associated with this article and with a lot of subpoints, this article may not be 100% reliable. The links to some of the sources do work and a few of them are recent from 2010, while some sources dating back to the 1960’s. Some of the sources do reflect on the Wiki article.

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?

-      The article does not have grammatical errors and it is broken down into different subpoints in explaining this topic.

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?

-       This wiki article only has images representing maps of this area in Africa. There are no visuals relating to people or villages. The images are laid out that it makes it easy when reading one topic after another.

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?

-       There are no conversations going on about this topic, with one of the statements saying that article was “put together quickly.” This article does not seem to be part of any project and is not rated.

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?

-       The article can use more reasons to back up their claims. I don’t think it’s that under-developed, but can use more reasons to further strengthen its quality. The article does a good job in explaining us the basics of the topic and gives us a good start of what to expect.

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