User:KatrinaBaldeo/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
2010s in culture

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate and analyze this article as it is a particular interest to me, and It relates somewhat to the course I am taking for this wikipedia training. My preliminary impression was that it needed work. Other editors have been contributing to the talk pages and have highlighted some key issues found within the article. I hope to evaluate this article using the key aspects above to understand the nature of wikipedia article ratings.

Evaluate the article
Evaluating randomly chosen media-related article for practice and understanding of wikipedia guidelines.

Lead Section: Analysis

The lead section is extremely lacking in overview information that is presented throughout the article. There is only one sentence that states that the article summarizes 2010's culture. However, it does not detail any information found within the article, nor does it provide a clear understanding of the article's main components. The lead section is also lacking a description of the main sub-heading sections. The lead only contains that single introductory "summary" sentence, which is too vague. It misses essential information related to the importance of the article and the central themes it discusses. More detail and elaboration is necessary to improve the lead section of this article.

Content: Analysis

The article's content is relevant to the topic as the main headings include various cultural elements, such as art, architecture, music, fashion, food, and the like. Due to the article's emphasis on 2010's culture, the article is "up-to-date" in the sense that it focuses on the specific time-line it was composed and intended to analyze. Content that is missing would relate to the elaboration on virtual-reality gaming, cloud gaming, and freemium gaming. These concepts are lacking in extensive detail and is extremely vague. There is more information needed to understand these concepts fully, and it's relation to 2010's culture. In addition, the architecture and art sections could use more information to reinforce the structure of the article. Virtual art mediums, video-game art, and green architecture designs should be expanded upon. In relation to Wikipedia's equity gap, this article does not touch on, or relieve, this gap. 2010's culture is not a historically underrepresented topic.

Tone and Balance: Analysis

I would say the article is somewhat neutral as it includes various themes and texts from 2010's culture. However, other cultural themes could be expanded on to create more balanced perspectives. This relates to other major films or cultural products that are not specific to the American context. Although American influence and culture remains persistent in this era. The claims made throughout the article remain neutral and unbiased and the author does not attempt to sway the reader into a specific position or stance. However the underrepresentation of varying cultures or cultural moments during this time can be viewed as an unbalanced tone. For example, Bollywood films are popular across the world and could have been included to create more encompassing views on 2010's culture.

Sources and references: Analysis

all claims seem to be reinforced through citations. The sources are not thorough as it is not scholarly references or peer-reviewed references. These references are primarily from news outlets or entertainment sites such as the Hollywood reporter, CNN, CBS, and so on. There are more scholarly journals or literature that could have been used to reinforce the sections of this article. The sources are not current as it reports on 2010's culture, which requires 2010's information. There is a diverse range on authors and sources used however they are not scholarly and most are non marginalized individuals. Google scholar has many articles that are more structured than the ones provided for this article. This includes https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/30461596/Lie_K-pop-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1663949594&Signature=FPiwfUa5zajTd8X2zy~BOCjW62PuYdavW4mghsitEW233s0k6n06LnZR9ejIjcEKt6d-vB8J-HDQSOGrdNZ-E3AOlfctJaItmlIO6VeDHo2qeUQSC5IlVstDAx6jMAdR8h~MVGNbDK25t4tyyKGfyYLyWP1TP3gIJ3DLzYJSK~2kycV1khochcrjb-p7WY4PlUt8iSjL5Y5HyZsR0NKxyDOWC0zEKKPc0EOMEG4NYqgpNUDgRsVoBYVkXXAg5zi1EHk7IZ3Lxb1Wmh1Of6T4Ack6o5cafiKcTJlmWPiEcXfU~1UnqFRuxm7EkA0aN0XTZAb6vrNMWUjgkfHVDfunxg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

This article specifically focuses on Korean Pop - which is especially influential during 2010's culture

https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO202213649891315.page

this article also discusses Korean dress and fashion in the 2010s which is also undiscussed throughout the article.

If the authors wanted to specify on North-American culture, or American culture in the 2010's then the title should reflect that.

The references used have workable links.

Organization and Writing Quality: Analysis

The article could benefit from more flowing paragraphs. However, the sub-headings are organized clearly and relate to the proposed topic and its main components. I did not see any immediate or drastic grammatical errors.

Images and Media: Analysis

The article does include various images of celebrities, sporting events, a popular food dish, gaming consoles and a completed building. However a lot of these images are not expanded upon in the written text. There is a brief summary underneath the images, but no overall inclusion of it in the subheadings. The captions to the images are well done, and includes all necessary information and relevancy. Only a few images have in-text citation footnotes that are visible. Some images are presented in a visually appealing way, however the images of celebrities could be positioned better.

Talk Page Discussion: Analysis

Central discussions are about the citations and how they need to be fixed. The main editor replied and fixed the issues. The article is rated as C-Class and of low importance. This article is involved in many wikiprojsects, such as Wikiproject film, years, television, media, games, arts, architecture, food and drink, sports, and fashion. The way wikipedia discusses this topic relates to its low-importance. In class, we have not discussed much about 2010s culture. I would say it can relate to media effects in terms of its impact on societies. This can be demonstrated with the article's reference to Gangnam Style, a record-breaking song that rose to stardom in the 2010s and contributed to a widely popular dance trend from its Youtube video. This is an effect of the media (YouTube more specifically) that is still prevalent today as we recognize dance-challenges and popular dance routines from growingly popular social media platforms such as TikTok. Media effects culture which essentially relates to the theme of the article and the many central-themes it presents such as films, sports, music and many more.

Overall Impressions:

The article's overall status relates to its C-Class rating and low-importance. The strengths that it presents are its many sub-headings and extensive reference list. The editors relied on many references to inform the article, which is a key aspect for wikipedia editing. The article can be improved through elaboration on its existing topics as well as scholarly research to inform them. In addition, headings related to non-American culture is necessary when discussing an entire decade of time. If the editors wish to discuss only American culture, the title should be altered to reflect that change. I would say the article is in-between poorly and underdeveloped. It requires more knowledge on its proposed topics and a general overview to reflect the article's themes. I would suggest google scholar for more informed and peer-reviewed literature to help reinforce the editors main ideas as well as broader investigations into different geographical cultures during the 2010s (unless the editor changes the title/topic to specifically north-American or American culture).