User:Hjganley/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: RuPaul's Drag Race
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I've watched all 11 seasons and 4 all star seasons of the show and have a good amount of familiarity with it. I thought that I would be a good person to evaluate this article because I have a good sense of the show's layout, design, and season details.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? A little overly detailed

Lead evaluation
Overall, the lead section is a bit wordy, including all of the awards that the show has won in it's span when they're covered again later in the "Awards and Nominations" section, but overall provides an overview of the show both in it's conception and execution.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Content evaluation
These sections are thorough and well-researched. The Season 12 and 13 sections, both of which are future seasons, aren't extremely fleshed out, but they do link to other main articles with more information that keep the page streamlined and accurate.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Kind of
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone is neutral and factual, as is the nature of many articles like this. The only section with some tone issues is the "Relationship with trans community" section, however they still manage to keep this section factual with accounts of tweets, posts on social media, and news related comments.

Sources and References

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

Sources and references evaluation
The sources are extensive and date back to years in which the earlier seasons were current, hence making older sources still reliable and accurate.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
The article is organized well in that it goes through the show's breakdown before detailing the the different seasons and spinoffs as well as the different awards, controversies, news coverage, etc.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Not sure
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Images and media evaluation
The images are definitely subpar. Most of the seasons have images of the winners, however they're captioned quite plainly and could be switched to the cast photos that are taken professionally for the season to give more fluidity and cohesion to the page. Additionally, the pictures are placed somewhat awkwardly, especially under the judges sections, and could stand to be updated.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Trans rights
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-Class Top-importance; LGBT studies, television, and pride
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? n/a

Talk page evaluation
The talk page revolves largely around the discussion of names. On the show, the competitor's birth names are rarely ever used. Additionally, many of the competitors are trans women or are nonbinary, so their birth names don't reflect the names that they use when they're out of drag. The appropriate citation or lack thereof of these names was a great topic of discussion and the consensus seems that the competitor's preferred names should be the ones on the page possibly with the addition of a footnote with their former name, but even this was a contentious suggestion. The talk page contains healthy discourse and discussion overall.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? C-Class Top Importance
 * What are the article's strengths? Factual and comprehensive
 * How can the article be improved? Better pictures and formatting
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well and fully developed!

Overall evaluation
Overall, this page is very well done and thorough. This article provides good information about the seasons, queens, and links to further detailed information on the show and its contestants. I am overall satisfied with this article and its information.

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