User:Hayleeelmore/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:Instant replay
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. We decided to choose this article because football season just started so, it was only fitting.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the first sentence quickly and simply explains what an instant replay is.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? To a degree. The lead starts off by explaining the first few sections which discuss the purpose, history, and use of instant replays, but fails to mention the second half of the article which discusses the various sports that use instant replays.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The lead does not include information not found in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is a little overly detailed in that it restates various subjects about how an instant replay works. These details can be combined into a single sentence.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content focuses on the purpose and uses of instant replays.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. Some of the sources are stated as being retrieved in 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The second half of the article discusses how various sports and referees use instant replays. This information could be its own article or needs to be included in the league.

Content exaluation

Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article never takes a stance towards any opinion.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? None from what we read.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? This article never discusses viewpoints of instant replays, it sticks to the uses and history of instant replays instead. Adding historical viewpoints can help.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of any position.

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the facts are backed up by reliable sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Most of the sources are thorough and reflect the topic.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links to the sources do work.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is pretty easy to read and concise. There are a lot of sections about different sports that could maybe be cut down a little bit to the most popular sports so the article doesn't go on for too long.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? There were no grammatical or spelling errors that we could see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is broken down well into sections.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, the images help understand the topic as much as they can.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Some conversations are saying that the article needs to change to Instant Replay Challenge and create a separate article called Instant Replay discussing the technology that is being used.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated C-class. It is part of 4 different WikiProjects all titles Wikiproject Baseball, Sports, American Football, and Hockey.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? What we have discussed about editing and the trainings that we have done have helped us prepare to know how to edit articles and how even though topics differ drastically it is still the same format.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? The article is Rated C-Class and has a status of mid-importance.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved? It can be a little bit shorter by condensing the information about all of the different sports into a smaller section or just talking about the most popular sports and how instant replay effects those sports.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? We think that the article is developed to a point. There are things that can be done that will make it more well-developed but it is not poorly done.

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