User:Haley McDaniel/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.


 * Webtoon: (Webtoon)
 * This is a topic which I have a general knowledge of.

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 introductory paragraph clearly describes the article's topic, and makes vague mentions of some of the article's major section. The beginning paragraph is not overly detailed, but would be better off if a few changes to the vocabulary and sentence structure were made.The lead paragraph includes vague mentions of several of the article's major sections, and does include some light information that is not present in the article.

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
The article's content is relevant to the topic, but there is information ( along with their citations) which are out of date.

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 a neutral one seeing as there are not really any stances to take, though there may be some bias leaning in favor of webtoons versus that of Japan's style of comics (though this may be my own bias speaking). Overall there are no over/underrepresented viewpoints or claims in the article.

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
Some of the sources used in this article are not current and no longer have working links (though some of these older sources are used to discuss the history of webtoons and are still usable sources). But, majority of the sources (both current and no) are published on online news/blog sites.

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 is clear about what it wants to say, but there are certain places where it could be made easier to read, though I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors. Overall the article is well organized, and separated into relevant topic points.

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 includes three separate images which display representation on the different generational types of webtoon (from where they began and where they are now). The images are well captioned, explaining which image belongs to which generation.

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
There are only four posts made within the talk page, mostly discussing the definition of a webtoon as well as the addition and removal of linked sources. The article is rated as start-class, but is in two seperate WikiProjects, one for Korea and the other for comics and has been listed as a level-5 vital article.

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 article is overall incomplete. There is a lot of uncited information and some sections could be better developed with better sources and more information in general. I would say that it is an underdeveloped article.