User:Karamchand98/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
 * I am intrigued in this insurgency and the economic and human toll the Naxalites have causes in many of the Indian states.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? - Yes it describes what the insurgency entails.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? - Yes the article goes in depth and has a brief description of each section
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - Yes the lead discusses the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army and this is not present elsewhere in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - No the lead goes into a brief yet sufficient description of the insurgency.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - Yes the article discusses what the Naxalite movement is and the effects of this insurgency, but it could discuss why the naxalites are committed to their ideology.
 * Is the content up-to-date? - Yes the last update was September 24th.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - The article could discuss more of the Naxalite ideology and why they are causing violence in these states.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? - Yes there is no bias against or towards the naxalites.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - No I have not read any in the article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - The viewpoint of the naxalites are not represented in the article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? - No the article is purely informational.

==== Tone and balance evaluation - Overall the tone and balance is sufficient yet there can be improvement in the information about why Naxalites are causing a security challenge for the government and their ideology should be present as well in the article. ====

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - Yes there are multiple sources backing the article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - Yes there are multiple sources and the literature is dense as well.
 * Are the sources current? - Yes, many of the sources are from the 2010s and the most recent are from 2018 and 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? - The multiple links I checked have worked and took me to the original page.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? - The article is meant to be informational and concise, and this piece checks off those guidelines. The piece retains the reader's interest since it is not convoluted but easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? - There are no grammatical or spelling errors in the piece.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? - Yes but the article needs to have a section on Naxalite reasoning and ideology for these attacks.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - There is only two images, so no this piece does not include images that enhance my understanding.
 * Are images well-captioned? - The two images is well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - Yes they both do.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - Yes the images have color-coding and display a map of the nation with naxalite-affected areas.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - The conversations deal with if Bangladesh is affected and other affected areas.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - This article is part off WikiProjects and it is rated as a C-Class under WikiProject India/Politics and a C-Class under WikiProject Politics.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - Wikipedia goes into the number of attacks and affected areas much more in detail.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? - The status is that this article is well-constructed yet it could go into detail about the history of the Naxalite ideology.
 * What are the article's strengths? - The details it provides about the number of attacked and affected areas.
 * How can the article be improved? - The naxalite history and ideology can be included.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - The article is well-developed but it can include more nuanced information about the insurgents.

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