User:KHunter7/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: Madden NFL
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because Madden is a game I have played for most of my life.

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 includes an introductory sentence that clearly states what the article is about. The Lead however does not include a brief description of the articles major sections which could be due to the amount of sections or that they are assuming that the reader will know they are going to talk about all of the entries for the game. The Lead does include a small amount of info that is not present in the article when it talks about Trip Hawkins conceiving the series. The Lead is concise but may be lacking in detail in some aspects.

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
All of the articles content is relevant to the topic, but some of the statistics for sales could be more up to date because the data they are using is from 2013 which is old. One of the missing pieces of content I see is that there is zero mention of when Madden Ultimate Team was added to the game which is a major component of the game in terms of player base and revenue. The article does not address any underrepresented populations but it if it were to mention just one I would recommend that it mention Madden esports which is a growing community within the game that I believe at least deserves a mention.

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 written mostly from a neutral point of view, but may have bias due to writers having a love for football or the actual game itself. The only viewpoint that is underrepresented is the Madden Ultimate Team viewpoint because the article makes zero mention of the mode and it is one of the biggest mode son the game. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in one direction because while it tells the good history of the franchise it also mentions some of the problems and criticisms of the franchise.

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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All of the facts in the article are backed by a reliable secondary source, and most of the sources are thorough when needed to be. Some of the sources are out of date with a lot of the information being from before 2013. The sources are from a very diverse number of authors and news sites. Most of the newer links in the works cited work but for some of the older titles such as Madden NFL 04 some of the sites will not come up.

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 is very well organized with all of the titles sections being in chronological order of the year they came out. All of the text is easy to read and follow with most of it being concise and straight to the point. There were no real spelling or grammatical errors that I noticed when reading through the article.

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 article does not include any images.

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 not any current conversations happening on the talk page and most of what happening on it is related to fixing the dead link in the works cited page. One of the only real conversations on the talk page was about if Drew Brees should be mentioned in the Madden Curse section and it seems that the conversation was close to becoming uncivil but they did end up coming to a conclusion on that topic. The article is rated a C, and is apart of four WikiProjects including Video Games, National Football League and American Football.

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
The article as a whole has a lot of the needed content but requires cleanup along with a few more reliable sources of information. The article does do a very good job of telling the history of the Madden franchise while mentioning big additions to the game if there was any. The article is however missing a very large part of Madden's modern history and that is with Madden Ultimate Team. Along with this the article could at least mention the growing Madden esports scene that Electronic Arts is putting a lot of work into. I would say the article is mostly well developed with a few pieces of missing content, but in all it has a lot of the major points that needed to be mentioned backed by sources.

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