User:HamiGal1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Effects of pornography on relationships

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I'm in many women groups and discuss the topic amongst friends. It's something that so many people think about and wonder, but often don't discuss with their partners or even friends. This subject is relevant in today's societal norms and one that many people would reluctantly admit to being intrigued by. It's hard to know what is 'right' or 'wrong' but working through what we do know and trying to understand the concept is a good way to grasp it. Based off of the title, I would have thought the article would be negative. That isn't necessarily the case. There are pros and cons, like to anything; but communication with your partner can make all the difference.

Evaluate the article
The article's first section gives a very general overview of what the body of the article will be covering. This is important so that readers will be initially interested and know what the article will be discussing. Another good thing about the lead section is that it isn't overwhelming - it is concise and easy on the eyes.

The content of the article has an array of information. There are categories and subcategories which will capture a reader's interest, but it began to be on the overwhelming side. There was certainly more than enough information, and much of it up to date. Only portions of the information pertain to the topic, and some of it is broader than the more specific topic of this article. There is some information that could be eliminated or consolidated. As the article progressed some of the sections were overrepresented and began to stray from the main topic and discussed broader sexual information.

There were pros and cons to the effect of pornography of relationships, which is good in helping to keep the tone of the article relatively neutral and balanced. There is a lot of different information regarding background, perceptions, and motivation. This article provided the implications for men and women alike, and those in different age ranges which helps to give a more well-rounded depiction. This article provided numerous sources but it also looks like multiple citations are needed. The sources provided were vast and covered many years which is beneficial in giving a broader perspective that is more reliable and stable.

The article was well organized with many categories, but could have dropped at least three as it progressed towards the end. This being the case, the categories and subcategories presented made it much easier to read. The sections that weren't tremendously long were also easier to read. The article was all words - no visual representation. It would be a bit difficult for this piece but something non graphic would have been nice to break up all of the text.

Overall this article did a good job, but could have been refined a little bit more. Some of the information would have a clearer impact if there wasn't so much of it - but the information is there. It just needs to be cleaned up and drawn back to the focus. This article has been suggested to merge with another, per the Talk page, and I cannot disagree based on the topics covered. It has been a part of multiple Wikiprojects. This well-developed article gave multi-faceted information from different perspectives which is important in processing new information. If you absorb biased information it's more difficult to get to the truth.