User:Edwardmillet/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Yogendra Yadav
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because after viewing the film an insignificant man I was curious to see where Yogendra Yadav was going after. Wikipedia could use more information on him and i would be happy to help in adding information.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes and no, it was last edited 11 days ago and there seems to be a consistent track record of editing but the newest piece of information on him is from 2015.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I do not know if there is content that does not belong but there could be more content added to his profile

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? I would say for the most part it is. I am concerned on what aspect of the article specifically the last sentence of the early life piece. It states "He denied the accusation that by mentioning it he was attempting to secure Muslim votes." while it mentions his birth name is Salim, the comment about using it secure votes seems out of context and feels weird that it is in the early life paragraph.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Besides the comment listed above, no.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No it does not

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes they are, some are from a couple months ago and some are from a few years back but the ones that I clicked on that are a few years old pertain to information from then.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Out of the ones that I clicked all of them work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I think it is well written for what it has, there seems to be a fair amount missing on him and I feel that impacts the quality of the article.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? There does not seem to be any grammatical or spelling errors. There are certain words spelled in the proper english form such as honours instead of honors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it flows well and the previous section generally leads to the next.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Not really, there is a picture of him so you are able to put a face to the name
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, it seems both photos were taken by individuals who then uploaded themselves
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is an ongoing conversation about the topic that I discussed prior about the issue of using Salim.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated a start article and supported by the politics and government work group, as well as the science and academia work group. It is rated a low importance on the projects important scale by the India wiki portal. The article is not a part of any wiki projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We discussed him in class but this goes a little more in depth on how he got started. I would love to see where he goes from here and hope to add to it.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is a start level and can further be improved.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article strength is the politics section this is possibly due to the fact that, his political life has the most literature available.
 * How can the article be improved? Some things in sections are not in chronological order, you could create a personal life tab as it mentions his wife in an unrelated section, and possible make it all flow together to a certain extent.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say the article is underdeveloped but the people who have started it have done a good job of getting it off the ground.

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