User:Jesus DLT/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.


 * WikiProject Indigenous peoples of the Americas : WikiProject Indigenous peoples of the Americas
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because it directly relates the Native Americans we are studying in this class and I wanted to learn more about the topic as I thought I knew very little.

Lead

 * Lead evaluation

The Lead does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. The Lead includes a brief description of the article's major sections for the reader and has links embedded to better understand the article. The Lead does not include include information that is not present in the article. The Lead is not overly detailed, but nicely detailed and concise.

Content

 * Content evaluation

The content of the article is relevant to the topic. The content is relatively up to date as it was last updated on 12 November 2019 which was about two months ago. All the content on the article belongs and none seems to be missing.

Tone and Balance
Tone and balance evaluation

The article does not seem to show bias. There aren't any claims that seem heavily biased toward a particular position, but remains factual. All the viewpoints seem to be equal in presentation as to not be overbearing on other view points and allow for the reader to make their own conclusions.

Sources and references evaluation
All the facts on the article have secondary sources to back their authenticity as well as a reference list for more information on the facts. The sources are very credible and thorough such as the Smithsonian Institution. Some sources are current, but there are also various sources that are from 2011 and 2012. The links provided do work and have credible information.

Organization evaluation
The article is well-written and easy to read which is great for anybody who is just curious about this particular topic. From what I read there were no grammatical errors or spelling errors and my grammarly tool did not pick up any errors either. The article is well-organized into sections with main ideas and various sub points that break down ideas such as culture or regions for the reader to easily comprehend the article.

Images and media evaluation
There is an image that gives a good understanding of what an indigenous child would look like. The image isn't well captioned as it seems to be used a generic image and not necessarily a learning tool. The image adheres to the Wikipedia copyright regulations. The style the image is laid out in is basic and not necessarily visually appealing.

Talk page evaluation
The conversations going on behind the scenes are civil and purely going on for a better understanding of why certain articles were written a certain way or suggestions on how to improve on something that might not have been done well or could have been a mistake. The article is part of a WikiProject and does not have a rating because of that fact. This article is more focused on the people themselves and in class we have been more focused on the art of the people or specific attributes.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

Overall evaluation
The article's overall status is good, but because it may not receive too much attention the sources could use a refreshing and more images would make it a better article. The strengths of this article are the way it is well organized into sections and has a table of contents for easy maneuverability and understanding. The article's completeness is well-developed in the terms of having plenty of information and credible sources/links to provide further inquiry for the reader and credibility to the editor, but the recent resources are poorly developed so information could lose credibility due to age.