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Analysis of Forrest Gump (1994)
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 * Name of article: Forrest Gump
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because it is one of my favorite movie of all time. It gives us a lesson to not give up easily rather to fight and stand on our own feet and to discover what our abilities can do on our lives.

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
- The Lead added the movie history it self and it is clearly what the author wants us to know in the beginning.

- Yes indeed, it tells us what we could expect from the movie itself.

- The Lead doesn't include information that's not in the article.

- Since it was a plot of the movie, the author is concise and not overly detailed.

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
- The article content it relevant to the topic in a sense that as I watched the movie it relates everything on the plot.

- It's up to date and everything is on detailed.

- Everything is in tact especially the plot itself and I would actually use this to inform myself to watch it again and again.

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
- The article is neutral and it was trying to engage the readers and the audience.

- There is "NO" any claims that appear to be heavily biased toward a particular position.

- No, as far as I read the article everything was smooth and everything was equally important

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
- Yes, the links on the article itself has a secondary source to prove the information that was given.

- Yes, they do reflect the available literature in the topic

- Sources are all current

- Yes, the links worked and no problem at all.

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 was well written in a manner that it was clearly and concise where people could easily understand what the author was trying to tell us.

- I didn't see any grammatical errors.

- Yes, the best about this article is that it is very organized where you could just follow through and what the article was trying to convey us as a readers and audience

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
- Yes, it is clearly that the article included images to enhance the understanding of the topic (Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise).

- Yes, the images are well-captioned where you could clearly see who was the lead roles of the movie.

- Yes, it followed the copyright regulations because if it's not then it wouldn't be posted and it could indicate as a copyright material.

- Yes, the images are clear as water.

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
- It just talked about the life of a young man who suffered and on childhood but eventually became a brave and athletic person.

- It is part of a Wiki Media Project

- This topic differ from the class we've talked about in a sense that it is more on a media and archival article itself.

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
- It is complete and precise but maybe there would be more updates in the future and the system may probably change and develop in a course period of time

- The article's strength was how the plot was concise and easy to read by the people that surrounds the world of Wikipedia.

- Maybe it would improve where they could add more photos of the real person itself maybe? .

- Very well developed and it was accurately easy to persuade people to read the article.

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