User:Indigijas/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: (link) Saskatoon freezing deaths
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am interested in RCMP and Police injustices towards Indigenous people, I also watched Tasha Hubbard's film Two Worlds Colliding and found it extremely raw, powerful and eye opening about police injustices.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it could be more in-depth but it does describe the articles topic.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Not in the lead paragraph, but yes it does show the major sections in the "contents" box
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes it states "despite convictions for related offences, no Saskatoon police officer has been convicted" in the lead and then does not develop this statement more in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise.

Content

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 * 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? Yes there is missing content, when Wikipedia merged the current article "Saskatchewan Freezing Deaths" with the "Starlight tours" page on 21 February 2017, it prevented pertinent Starlight tour cases that occurred in places such as Manitoba from being represented. Also, the portion in the article referencing media portrayal of the Starlight Tours or Saskatchewan Freezing Deaths could be updated to reflect newer bands that have spoken to these injustices such as July Talk.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes, it deals with the equity gap between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the Canadian Police force (RCMP and municipality police). Yes, Indigenous people have been historically underrepresented as a population.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? No, the article takes side with the police when language such as "Their deaths were allegedly caused by members of the Saskatoon Police Service" is used in the lead. It was proven that the Saskatoon Police Service caused deaths such as Neil Stonechild in 1990 and charges were laid.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes the above claim is biased towards the Saskatoon Police Service.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The Police viewpoint that they did not commit these crimes is overrepresented. While Indigenous viewpoints such as Darrell Night, a man who survived a Starlight Tour was not explored in the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not really persuading but the chosen language could be more neutral.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the article is backed up. However more sources could be used to support claims with only one reference to strengthen the argument.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, more sources could have been used.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, there is a new source that was written in 2020.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, there is a diverse spectrum of authors from Aboriginal Multimedia Society of Alberta, CBC, National Post, to an article published by the University of Regina.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Despite being concise the article is well written.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes there is grammatical errors throughout the article where the term "Indigenous" is not capitalized.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, but I believe there could be more information added especially pertaining to individual cases that occurred.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No there are no images.
 * Are images well-captioned? No there are no images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No there are no images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No there are no images.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations such as police denial on the incidents was spoken to in the articles section "Censorship attempts" in which the police tried to delete this topic from being represented on Wikipedia.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is part of three WikiProjects: WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America, WikiProject Canada / Saskatchewan, WikiProject Death
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I feel like it is underrepresented compared to what I have learned in some classes.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? There is no status for this article under the "Article" or "Talk" tabs.
 * What are the article's strengths? The articles strengths are that it is representing a controversial topic, seen by the fact that Saskatoon Police Service deleted previously written articles in order to protect themselves.
 * How can the article be improved? By being more thorough when it comes to individuals represented in the article and by including other Starlight Tours that occurred in places other than Saskatoon.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped, article could have more information about the police convictions, the individuals affected, and different locations.

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