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 * Dessert Task Force: WikiProject Food and drink/Desserts task force
 * I was originally looking for something along the lines of culinary chemistry/ or molecular gastronomy. I couldn't find it, so I decided to just go the food route and once I did that this article stood out to me.

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?

Lead evaluation
Under the About the Desserts Task Force section, it is clear and concise and describes what this article is about and what the Task Force was designed to be. I don't know if it describes the major sections of the article, but the Lead does talk about the entirety of The Task Force which leads to the next section titles being Participants, Ways to Contribute, Article Information, Community Forums, Related Projects, and Templates. Those are all different aspects of the Dessert Task Force. Although there is information present in Lead that is not currently present in the rest of the article, what was said in Lead is still relevant to topic.

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
This content is relevant to the topic and still relatively up to date. The last time it was edited was May 6, 2019. From what I can see, the right side is a little low on content, but nothing is missing/ or doesn't belong.

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 tone of the page was 100% neutral. It was all about informing us and getting the word out about this task force. The right side of the article seemed less representative and a bit more confusing. The article does not try to persuade the audience. Even though there is a place to persuade the audience to become a participant, it was more of a you can do this if you want to section.

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
Considering this article is more of an I would like to let you know about this group article and less of a let me inform you on this specific idea/ or thing article, they do have all facts backed up i guess. All of the links work and the sources are current and through

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
This article is broken down into major point sections. I do not believe there are any grammatical or spelling errors. It is a pretty well written article; although it is a bit hard to read due to formatting.

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
This article does include one big image to portray the idea of desserts and smaller ones to display titles of sections or other small things. The images themselves don't need to be captions, but there are the titles of sections next to some of the pictures. Yes they all adhere to the copyright regulations and considering there's only one major picture and it's right at the top, i'd say it's situated in an appealing way.

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
The conversations going in the background are "How do I portray this topic in a way as to where people would want to join or spread the word about our Task Force?" Yes, this article is a apart of WikiProjects and Wikipedia discusses this topic in a more neutral tone. They don't lean towards any specific side.

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
Overall, I believe the status of this article is pretty good. It's strengths include all the information it has on the left side. What can be improved is the format in general. It is very difficult to read and in a way it kind of seems all over the place. Also the right side of article seems underdeveloped. That is also another thing that could be improved.

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