User:Hagowgirl/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: Vietnamese Americans
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I'm interested in reading about Vietnamese Americans because my husband is one.

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? No but the content is essentially an index.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

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? Not that I can think of.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it even talks about the well-known controversy of the flag.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? 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

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * 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? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, they include links to sources
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes. Could probably use more.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Not anything exciting. Just fixed captions, edits, as far as I can tell.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I can't quite figure this out. I need to figure out how/where to find the rating. I looked it up in Help but it doesn't say where it actually is.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? hmmmmm, we haven't talked about this in class

Overall impressions

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 * What are the article's strengths? This article gives a large, broad overview of the history of Vietnamese Americans in the US. It is pretty clearly written and gives multiple perspectives on some of the more controversial topics, such as the Vietnamese flag.
 * How can the article be improved? The article seems pretty thorough. I'm sure there are ways to improve it, but after reading it through thoroughly twice, I can't think of anything else to add. Maybe more placing the Vietnamese Americans in context of other waves of Asian immigration?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is very well-developed.

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