User:GVR117/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)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

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? Overly detailed

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Yes and No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? For the most part
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Did it, and yes they worked

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes and No, some parts are very well written, and others that were very dense and unreadable.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not for the most part, I didn't see any
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are not a lot of conversations on bisexuality, especially not in the spot light
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, this article is related to our GWSS class, specifically the sexuality portion
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The article talks a lot more about the past, the history of bisexuality.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The over all status is that it is underwhelming, a lot more could be and should be said.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths are the passion of the writers, you can tell most of them care what they are talking about.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved with more modern views, stories, and more images tied in.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article in my opinion is far from complete, it is underdeveloped.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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 * Link to feedback: GVR117 (talk) 04:44, 19 September 2019 (UTC)Grace Randolph]]