User:Isabella1202/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: Fairy Tail
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I picked this article because I enjoy the anime a lot and because I can remember an extensive amount of the plot.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes the lead contains a topic sentence that describes the manga and then anime without going into too much detail.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes the lead includes information in that is talked about later, and they are very brief with their description in the lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * no the lead does not present information that is not present in any articles that are used as their footnotes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * it is concise, they go into more detail as the article goes on but is very clear they are not going into too much detail.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes the content is relevant to the topic, it provides information that is needed to understand the whole of the anime.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * yes it is, the anime ended in 2018, so it is up-to-date on content.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * no there is not content missing or anything irrelevant to the anime.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yes the article is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * not there is not any claims that are biased towards a particular position.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * no there is not viewpoints that are under-/over-represented, but it is not talked about through the perspective of a bad anime which is understandable since that is not really a topic that needs to be touched on.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * no the article has no bias tone to try and push a person's position one way or another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * yes they have a lot of footnotes and citations which is really good, it backs up all of the information given in the article
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * yes they are thorough
 * Are the sources current?
 * yes they are current
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * yes they do work

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * they had a lot of paragraphs but it is easy to read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * no it does not have any grammatical errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * yes the article is well organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * it provides one picture, so it could provide more to enhance the understanding but each of the characters have links that pull up another article that provides photos
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * the only photo is well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes they do.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * yes the image is well placed

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?

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?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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