User:Ixamaris Cruz/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: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because I am a big fan of the saga and I expect to see a well-developed paragraph about one of the films.

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
This article does include an introductory sentence that describes perfectly his genre, production, year, distribution and the Author from the novel (J.K Rowling). No, the article does not describe the next information they will be giving, but it is separated in sections. Everything is overly detailed, especially the plot, special and visual effects and awards. Some topics that the article include are over detailed while others are short and precise.

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
Yes, the article is completely relevant to the topic in every aspect, includes all the essential information the reader needs to know about the film. Knowing that the film is old, there is no new info that we can add to it, the only thing that may help and update is edit any written mistake. There is not any content missing in this article, it describes every important detail that is necessary to know. Something that is not missing but it could be a good idea to add would be some exclusively information from the cast and tools for making the reader more interested in the books. The information provided in this article it is just technical and does not involve any historically population or topic, we can find the population in other webs and fan pages (Pottermore).

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
Yes, the article is completely formal and does nor use any type of Pathos to approach the reader. There is no any claim of any position taken or posture that can change the approach to the reader. Even if it could persuade the reader, the main focus is provide information of almost every aspect of the film, it is our own decision watch the film or read the books as well.

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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
There is a very long list from references to complete this article, and I am impressed that they exist current pages updated from this year with information of the film. Every secondary source is from distributors, news, magazines, and international academy films. All the sources are current and they make the literature available to every user. There is a big diversity of authors that contributed to this article, their sources are trustworthy, because I've checked some links and they work perfectly.

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 well written, precise, easy to read, coherent and full of important information. While I was reading, I did now found any spell, just variations that I thought they were wrong written, but it was something related to region spelling (example: utilise and utilize). Yes, the article organize the information related to their importance or amount of interest that may cause. The sections are well located with their respective importance.

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
The article includes images certainly. These images enhance the understanding and impressive creativity that this Harry Potter film improve. The images (only two) are precisely captioned and describes the function or location of them. Yes, the images are part of the Wikipedia regulations required, and they are appealing thanks to their relevance in the film. The images are some elements that they were impressive at that moment and catch a lot of attention.

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?

Talk page evaluation
All of the conversations are related to the article, each opinion has a different point of view, also it includes questions about the story and they analyze the plot, making more questions. This article is include on WikiProjects, and is rated as a C-Class, although is supported by Harry Potter task force, American and British cinema task force. I don't see any difference between the way we discuss the topic to the Wikipedia way, both ways are understandable and correct.

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 is constantly being updated, the rating is pretty understandable, just the average, even if I did not expected that. Some strengths are: Neutral approach, spelled content and amount of references. I think that the article must include more visual such as media and images that can make a bigger idea of what the film is capable of and how impressive the work is made. Finally, the article is well developed in many aspects.

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