User:Indigipedia/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) Indigenous language
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this article as I believe it lacks detail and proper information that can lengthen the knowledge in a new way.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead does briefly describe the topic of the article - however I noticed that throughout the article the word "Indigenous" is not capitalized.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead does include one of the major sections, however does not include the other two sections listed in the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes - the lead references the United Nations and its effort, yet does not mention it any further in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No, rather I think it lacks.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content within the article is up to date - however although I am not 100% well informed on this topic, as it is a large topic - I feel that there is certain up-to-date information that can be added, as I noticed in the bibliography that the items listed are 13+ years ago.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Within the article, there is a section designated to the disappearance of Indigenous languages, and linguicide, there is no emphasis on how this has happened through colonialism and continues to happen due to the colonial process.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? There is no mention of the equity gaps many Indigenous peoples face in society, however the article does mention the equity gap wherein Indigenous peoples are faced with barriers in learning their language due to the lack of native speakers. The article makes no significant addresses to topics that are historically related to Indigenous peoples.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article is neutral for the most part.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? In the lead of the article, it mentions how there is a loss of language due to people not passing it on - I believe this to be very biased and ignorant towards what actually happened to Indigenous peoples to make them feel this way.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Throughout the article there is a balance, however the lead seems to be overrepresented by vague information, most likely coming from a lack of awareness on the topic.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, some "facts" are not even referenced and seem to be assumptions, others have broken links to their sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Many of the sources are merely grazed up, and not built upon, therefore they are not thorough.
 * Are the sources current? Some of the references are current, however many of them are from 10+ years ago. All of the sources listed in the bibliography are not current.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? No, the authors are predominantly white and many being men.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Some of the links do not work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article has some grammatical errors, the major one being the lack of capitalization of Indigenous
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is well-organized, however I feel it that there should be provided more information on Indigenous languages themselves.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There seems to be a lot of back and fourth regarding the information within the post - coming from both sides of the spectrum.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, it is apart of the WikiProjectLinguistics
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In other classes, we've focused on the loss of language due to colonization - however I think it is always important to end on a high note about language revitalization.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article seems to be inconsistent - on one section is provides examples and explanations, and in another its two sentences.
 * What are the article's strengths? The disappearance section seems to be the strengthening point as it contains information regarding the colonial processes.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved through more well informed people contributing to it, such as native speakers themselves.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is underdeveloped in my opinion.

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