User:Jsprunger/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: Fiesta (dinnerware)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It looked like an interesting art related I found using the WikiProject aid.

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 does include an introductory sentence that I think is solid. "Fiesta, often called Fiestaware, is a line of ceramic glazed dinnerware manufactured and marketed by the Homer Laughlin China Company of Newell, West Virginia since its introduction in 1936, with a hiatus from 1973 to 1985." This sentence gives a lot of the necessary information that I feel I need. It talks about what it is and who manufactures it. It also talks about its history. This page also has a really good description of the articles major sections and doesn't include anything that is not discussed further in the article. The lead might be a bit overly detailed but so far it also seems like a really good page so far.

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's content is all relevant to the topic and is up to date. There does not seem to be any missing content or any content that doesn't feel like it fits in the parameters of the page.

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. There are some weird tonal parts though. One section that stood out to me was "During the 1970s, a new appreciation for Art Deco designs from the 1920s and 1930s flourished. Along with this, the baby boomers were establishing their own households. They made Fiesta popular once again." in the section Collectors and the Secondary market. This seems to maybe an example of an overrepresented point, especially the "They made Fiesta popular once again" portion.

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
There are several sections that could probably use more sources. There are entire paragraphs/sections that don't have any sources for them. For example, the portion I referenced above has no citations for anything either in that set of sentences or in its larger section.

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 seems very well organized and grammatically correct to me. There are some weird tonal issues but I talked about that earlier on.

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
The images are do help enhance understanding of the topic. Some are better than others in terms of being well captioned. Some of the captions have grammatical issues in them. As far as I can tell the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. I think the images are laid out in a way that are visually appealing.

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 several conversations going on. One of the earliest is a discussion of Fiesta vs. Fiestaware in terms of the name of the article. There are also conversations regarding a section that has since been moved to the Talk page about depictions of Fiesta in popular culture. I think they represent that this article is still one that has room to grow and the article can be better at representing that. It is in parts of Wikiprojects (I found in art section but it's also in Food and Drink) It has been rated a C-Class.

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 a C-Class article that I think is deserving a continued evaluation and editing. It has a lot of strong information but some of the tone is a bit more opinion based than it should be. It also is not all that well referenced. I think overall it is a well developed article but there is a lot of room for it to grow with.

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