User:Fababean/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: (Valentino Rossi)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because I'm a fan of Valentino Rossi as motoGP rider and person.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, this article gives a concise description of his life and career.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, it does include descriptions of the major sections but it is not brief.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, everything included is also present in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's a bit overly detailed. A lot of it could have been saved for later in the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it is relevant. Specifically, that it includes past and present descriptions of his races and stats.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, it includes up-to-date race stats and current information about Rossi.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I believe it's a detailed article about a person. It includes some personal things I wish they had not mentioned but this only my opinion.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it only mentions facts and real things that Valentino Rossi has said and done.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? A tiny bit. I can tell the original author of the article was also a fan. Words detailing his unsuccessful races gave him away.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No and yes. It's difficult to say because Valentino Rossi is considered the GOAT of MotoGP. That alone is persuasion.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the author/s added all their reliable source information at the work cited section.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, they are current and reflect the facts.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, for example, the author/s added all dates and locations of all races.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes, I checked a few and they work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The person who wrote it might not have been a native English speaker. There are some odd sentences here and there. But I read it clearly without any problems understanding what was meant.
 * 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? Yes, it is well organized. There is a lot of information but the author/s kept it neat.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, there is amazing photographs of motorcycles and press meetings.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, they are dated and descriptive.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No, I wish they would have picked a better layout.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Someone mentioned inaccuracies in dates. Another pointed out the author not being a native English speaker.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-Class
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It's part of : WikiProject Italy, WikiProjectMotorcycleRacing, WikiProjectMotorcycling

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Level 5 Vital Article.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is extremely detailed about his person and career. Its current stats make it stand out.
 * How can the article be improved? It looks messy. It could be organized out differently.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I'd say it's complete 10/10. Although they should add some photographs of his adolescent racing activities. It's well developed but needs some polishing with paragraph formatting.

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