User:Hannahbeasley17/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: Star Wars
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I just recently watched the original Star Wars trilogy and the sequels and am interested in learning more about the franchise.

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 includes an introductory sentence and describes what the article is about. It discusses all the major sections briefly, providing links to those sections. It is very detailed.

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
All of the content is related to Star Wars in some way. It goes into detail about how there are so many elements to the Star Wars franchise (i.e. film, comic, novels, video games, merchandise, etc) that it has links to those various areas depending on what you are looking for. The article is not just simply about the films. Everything seems to be up to 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 written in a neutral tone and is strictly showing facts of Star Wars. It is very informative and not opinion based. It aligns with the mission statement of the star wars WikiProject, saying that the purpose is to organize, clean, and improve Star Wars information.

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
There are links and sub-links to all of the information in the article. All of the links work and direct the reader to current sources and articles regarding Star Wars.

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 very well-written and there does not seem to be grammatical or spelling errors. It is very well-organized and the sections are divided clearly.

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
There are several pictures of props, actors, characters and writers of Star Wars. Each one is accurately labeled and captioned. They adhere to the regulations and they are cited and linked. The images are all aligned on right and are quite small. It is not visually unappealing, but I do wish the pictures could be a bit bigger.

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 of the WikiProject consists of users sharing their love for the franchise and expressing how they can be of use to further improving the information in the articles. The whole article is a link from the WikiProject providing Star Wars information.

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
As a Star Wars fan, I really enjoyed the information in the article. It was an easy and organized article that provided links to other sources or articles that played into my interests. The strengths are probably the organization of it, because Star Wars is very complex and there are multiple components to it, so when you have a topic as broad as that, you have to be organized. It is very well-developed and an overall great article that adheres to Wikipedia's guidelines. Likewise, with a topic of this magnitude, you have to back it up with citations, and this article has 243 to be exact.

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