User:Haley Lamborn/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: Talk:A Quiet Place Part II(link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I found this article interesting because it is about a movie that has not come out yet, so therefore I wasn't sure what type of information would be included in the article or if it would be accurate.

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
The lead is very short and informal, it does not flow well at all, and changes pretenses several times. The information included in the lead also seems to be questionable as the film has yet to come out, and has released very little information about it's upcoming release. The lead gives very little detail as to what may actually be included in the articles to follow.

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
Most of the content is related to the topic in at least some small way, however it lacks any true connections as there is very little reliable and authentic information being put out by the movie or anyone associated with it. The content seems to be up to date, however, the previous author is utilising magazine articles and mega media outlets as resources.

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 article is very good about not presenting any sort of bias on the topic. There is not much information included in the article, but all of it is very factual.

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
Links for some of the sources are broken, and the sources themselves are not reliable at all. The sources are current, as they are tabloids that are updated weekly or even daily.

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
The article has very little organization and is not concise. The author seems to get off topic and chases pretenses several times per paragraph, creating a large distraction for the reader. The author also seems to move from topic to topic rather abruptly as well.

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
The article does include an image that was released for the promotion of the movie, however the caption is not very reliable as the movie is not finished and much of this information is not directly sourced from people associated with the movie itself.

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 talk page is filled with concerns over everything from the reliability of the article to how it is written. one of the main discussions on the talk page is whether or not to delete the "marketing" section of the article as it had very little information under it and what little information it had was very questionable. The article is rated C-Class. It is a part of wikiprojects under the film category and then in horror films. The way wiki is discussing it is very similar to how we have discussed it in class. The other editors pointed out the same concerns that we talked about in class and were taught to be aware of.

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
The overall rating of this article is very poor and unreliable. The strengths of the article is that there is much room for improvement and the information about the topic will be released from reliable sources soon after the movie is released. The article could be improved by making it more concise and using sources that are reliable. The article feels underdeveloped and overall unfinished.

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