User:JDR1117/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Cope2 Cope2
 * I chose this article because I have been aware of Cope2 and his work since I was a kid. I have always enjoyed his clean nd simple style, it would be awesome to help make his wikipedia page better.

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 lead section starts if fine with a very brief description of Fernando Carlo (Cope2) and his background with graffiti. The lead section then goes on to criticize him for faulty transaction, which have nothing to do with his art and seems to be a blatant attach on his character. This part of the lead section is no necessary at all. I would not say that the lead section of this article is too detailed and it could have much more valuable information about Cope2. It does include a chart with the other sections of the article. The lead section of this article definitely needs some work.

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
There is a lot of good content in the article, but like the warning at the top stated it reads like an advertisement with a lot of dollar values for how much Cope2 charges for his work, instead it should focus on the content of his work and the story behind why he does what he does not his prices. Overall, there is no new content about his more recent work, the most recent work discussed is from 2011, there needs to be more updated information.

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
No this article seems to be somewhat judgmental at the beginning, particularly in the lead section of the article. They make claims about an instagram transaction the went bad, which is a very biased and unnecessary comment. There is a lot of facts about some of his past work, but no details on what motivates him or how he started doing graffiti, there needs to be more about his story and what brought him to do what he does. I think that this article is trying to persuade people to not like Cope2, when it really should just be to inform readers on his life and accomplishments.

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
The sources used for this article is one of the main aspects of it that should be questioned, many of the links do not work and lack reliability. Many do no have date values, this should be a main focus to improve the authenticity of this article on Cope2. The most recent source is from 2012, so there needs to be more current information to keep this article updated.

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
From what I read i did not see any grammatical errors, but the information about Cope2 in this article is very brief and lacks any sort of explanation for why he does his work. There are simply facts with little text to back up the claims. Overall, the article has organization, it just need better and clearer information.

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
For an article about a visual artist there is only one image of his work. This is an improvement that needs to happen, it would really help readers understand Cope2 if they could see the work that he does. Adding images in a article about and artist is essential to giving readers the most information possible.

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
There are a lot of questions about the reliability of the information in this article, for a while the name of Cope2 was incorrect, it has been corrected. Also a lot of the conversations on the talk page are really old dating back to 2009, it is clear that this article has been somewhat abandoned. This article is rated as start class on the quality scale and of high importance on the importance scale.

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
This article needs a lot of work, it needs more reliable sources, images, and a lot of editing in terms of the type of language it uses. It definitely reads like an advertisement for Cope2 rather than the story of his life and his work. Some strengths are the organization and no grammatical errors, but overall the information is very questionable. This article is far from complete and is very poorly developed.

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