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Evaluate an article: The WikiProject Gender Studies
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 * Name of article: The WikiProject Gender Studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article provided by WikiPedia because it was of interest to me. It would also allow me to better understand how to properly evaluate an article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the Lead does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic, which expresses the overall purpose of the article as well as what will be discussed.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, the Lead does include a brief description that describes the article's major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the Lead does include information that is present in the article. It also states a few topics that will not be discussed.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is very concise when regarding gender studies and mentions a fruitful amount of information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the article's content is relevant.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content in the article is pretty up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes there are a few submissions they should not be in the article because it has nothing to do with gender studies.

Content evaluation
 

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article was created in a neutral tone.
 * 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, the article was created to inform the reader about gender studies.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Not all, but most are. Those who are not have already been requested to either delete or review.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I believe so.
 * 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? Conversations include: the portrayal of women in video games, "they" pronoun, and equality.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It talks about gender studies.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? No, but it goes more in depth about issues.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Very active.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has contributors who are dedicated to informing the reader.
 * How can the article be improved? To have the information flagged as inappropriate and such removed or edited as soon as possible.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article is well-developed, but could definitely use more topics under gender studies.

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