User:Jennil12988/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: Dim sum
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * There are a variety of dim sum dishes that can change over time as well as change due to adopting from different cultures.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Various dishes and origin
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * No

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * No
 * Most recent cited article was from 2016
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Photos of different types of dim sum are missing as there are only 5 photos in the gallery

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * While dim sum is a Cantonese cuisine, a viewpoint that could have been made was its expansion into other countries and cultures.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * The 'Restaurants and pricing' section only has one source as a citation while the 'Cuisine' section does not have any citations.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * One of the only more recent sources is from 2018, the rest are 2016 and prior.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Descriptions of food are easy to understand
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not sure
 * Pin yin for dishes may be wrong, but not sure
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No, only a couple imagines showing different dishes of dim sum
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes
 * Identifies the food presented
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * An issue on the spelling of some of the dishes
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * C, low-mid importance
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * There is a lot of points brought up on both sides of a story (ie: the discussion of where the term dim sum originated from)

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Detailed, but needs more citations
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Strong list of dishes with descriptions
 * List different origins and definitions of dim sum
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Either updated or more sources to be cited.
 * 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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Dim sum