User:Eav1103./Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Scarlet Witch

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because since I saw this the character make her debut in the movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron" I knew she was my favorite character. She had to overcome so many difficult situations and seeing her storyline is so fascinating.

Evaluate the article
= Evaluate an Article Questions: =

Lead:
A good lead section define defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.

Questions about Lead:
1.     Does the lead include an introduction sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article’s topic? Yes, the lead section includes a proper introduction sentence or paragraph that describes the character and gives us all the background information we need.

2.    Does the lead include a brief description of the article’s major sections? The lead section does not quite give us descriptions of the major sections, but throughout the article it is explained thoroughly.

3.    Does the lead include information that is not present in the article? (It shouldn’t)

4.    Is the lead concise, or is it overly detailed? The lead section gives the right amount of information needed to give us a brief overview of what the article is about.

Content:

A good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.

Questions about Content:
1.     Is the article’s content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content in the article is relevant to the topic. It sticks mainly on her background and lets us see who she really is.

2.    Is the content up to date? Yes, the content is up to date.

3.    Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is no missing content. Everything you need to know about her is in the article.

4.    Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia‘s equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? I don’t quite understand this question, but I don’t think so.

Tone and Balance:
Wikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.

Questions about Tone and Balance:
1.     Is the article neutral? The article is informative about the character so it could be neutral.

2.    Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There isn’t a particular position in this article because it is just informing us the origin of this character.

3.    Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented? No.

4.    Are minority or fringe viewpoints accurately described as such? No.

5.    Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References:
A Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand when possible, this means academic and peer reviewed publications or scholarly books.

Questions about Sources and References:
1.     Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.

2.    Are the sources thorough – i.e., do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.

3.    Are the sources current? Yes, some sources are current.

4.    Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Yes, there are many different authors.

5.    Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? No.

6.    Are there better sources available such as peer reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.) Yes there are.

7.     Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the articles work.

Organization and Writing Quality
The writing should be clear and professional; the content should be organized sensibly into sections.

Questions for Organization and Writing Quality
1.     Is the article well written – i.e. is it concise, clear, and easy-to-read? The article is easy-to-read.

2.    Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? It has very little grammatical errors, but they are easy to fix.

3.    Is the article well-organized – i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is broken down into sections to help us understand the topic or main idea of the character.

Images and Media:
1.     Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It only has one image in the beginning to show us how she looks like.

2.    Are images well captioned? Yes.

3.    Do all images adhere to Wikipedia ‘s copyright regulations? Yes.

4.    Are the images laid out in a visually-appealing way? Yes.

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.

Questions for Talk Page Discussion:
1.     What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? People talk about the character from the movies she has been in and the storyline Marvel will give her if she happens to get a solo movie project.

2.    How is the article rated? C-Class article.

3.    Is it a part of any wiki projects? No it is not.

Questions for Overall Impressions:
1.     What is the article ‘s overall status? I really like the article. Not because she is my favorite character, but because of her storyline in the comics.

2.    What are the article’s strengths? The article strengths is the way her storyline is outlined in chronologically order.

3.    How can the article be improved? In the beginning, they can give us like what they are going to talk about in the article so if anyone is looking for a specific section they can just go and look.

4.    How would you assess the articles completeness – i.e. is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed.

Examples of good feedback:
A good article evaluation can take a number of forms; the most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.