User:Ijustinns/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: Lonzo Ball
 * I chose this article because it is a current NBA player that I have been following and watching ever since he was in high school through his college and professional career.

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 that describes who Lonzo Ball is, along with what he does at the current moment. The paragraph talks about the high school through professional career background in a concise way that highlights just the main things that have happened at each points of his basketball career. I would say that it is concise enough to give a brief summary of his life, and presents information that is shown in the article with links.

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
Yes, most of the article's content is relevant to the topic. The article does mention Lonzo's parents and talks about what they did for a bit, and I do not think it is relevant to the early life of Lonzo, as he was not born yet. I think that part could be taken out. The section about his current season is not up to date yet, and needs to be added with information to be up to date. There is also things to be updated on his music career as well.

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
For the most part, the article is neutral, but some of the language used might lean more towards positive and negative claims depending on where it is. There were nothing that seems to be too particularly over or under represented, or focused on making him look better, but mostly states the facts of what had happened or what he said.

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
I checked someone of the links, and most of them worked. Some sources are from news sources, but I noticed that they mention things that he said explicitly with his words. There are some things that may not be assumed with what he says, but it is pretty close enough.

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 not too long and not many things that are wrong or twisted. I would say that the sections are ideal because it is pretty clear what is going on in each one, as he is still pretty young. No grammatical errors are in the article.

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
Images are just showing him not in a certain light, but they meet the regulations. There are only two pictures, but they are both from the same game. It would be good to have more of a variety from other sources.

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?

The talk page is pretty short, and seems to be about the current life events that had been happening in editing the article. There is no specific rating for this, but it is involved with WikiProjects about basketball. Some of the things people mention don't add detail on why they would like to change, they state facts or things they changed.

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 was good to understand the background of Lonzo Ball, but it would be good if there was more information that was up to date. The way that the early life section was described could still be more focused on Lonzo himself, and maybe the people on the talk page can be more engaging about why they think the things that they did. I would say that the article just needs more editors who want to make sure the information is up to date and correct, coming from the right sources.

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