User:Jmcknight08/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: Esports
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because it is a subject that interests me and that by evaluating the article I can learn more about the topic. In addition, this article has many parts to it, this makes me think there will be more content and sections for me to critically look at.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the opening sentence is very clear in introducing what Esports are.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, it briefly goes over a few major sections in the lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Personally, I am not a fan of how detailed the last paragraph of the lead is, however, it does seem like important information to include there.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? This article has plenty of information on a wide variety of Esports topics, even dipping into a few different leagues (there are so many it would be silly to include it on this page). There doesn't seem to be any content missing, and I think this article does a good job of linking readers to other pages where interests may be.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

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? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, while I will be honest, I did not check every single source. I did my best to see that each section had a corresponding reference
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? There are a huge variety of sources, though, there are many news articles that are cited.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, I actually found this article transitioned from section to section very well.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are a few good images but overall there were not many. I found that they were all very similar to each other and kind of boring.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, the captions are very straightforward.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? It's not unappealing, but it's nothing special

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There weren't that many conversations on the talk page, but there were good discussions regarding specific leagues that are talked about in the article, specifically Overwatch.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is a B-Class article of interest to numerous wikiprojects including WikiProject Video Games, WikiProject Sports, and WikiProjects Business
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I guess we didn't actually discuss this topic in class, but I imagine that this wiki would be more structured and have more details.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Good
 * What are the article's strengths? The article does a great job of showing many different parts of Esports and the various competitions, games, popular leagues, and even the business and economic factors. I would think that anyone reading the article would find something they're interested in.
 * How can the article be improved? Certain sections could be cleaned up a little bit, as there is a bit extra information that a reader might as well just go to another more specific page for.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it's well developed. I believe that there are many details on this topic that it is difficult to balance all these points.

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