User:Kdorse29/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: Anti-suffragism
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article to evaluate because it related to the history of women and the vote. The article also provides a different perspective on the movement for women's suffrage.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The Lead includes 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? The Lead does not 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 has an introductory sentence that clearly and concisely describes the article's topic. It does not, however, include a brief description of the article's major sections. The Lead has some information not present in the article such as tying anti-suffragism to Classical Conservatism and reference an association to "domestic feminism." The Lead is relatively concise.

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 relevant to the topic and the content appears up-to-date with many sources from the 21st century. The content that is missing might include information in the Canada and Australia sections which are too small. In addition, the article focuses only on mostly English-speaking entities despite women's suffrage being an issue elsewhere. The content that does not belong consists of the section about the archives as it does not directly discuss anti-suffragism and could be moved to the references at the bottom of the article.

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 and their does not appear to be claims heavily biased toward a particular position. The criticism of anti-suffragism could possibly be underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader to favor one position over another.

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
Not all of the facts appear to be sourced including a claim about Mormonism and its relation to anti-suffragism. The sources used act as reliable secondary sources of information. The sources appear thorough and reflective of the available literature on the topic. Some of the sources are current while some are over 20 years old and older. Many of the links work.

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 well-written as it is concise, clear and easy to read. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well-organized and broken down into sections reflecting aspects of the topic.

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 has some images that enhance understanding of the topic such as revealing promotional material for the anti-suffragism movement and including an image of some of the movement's leaders. The captions of the images could be more detailed as their purpose and connection outside of association with the topic is not well defined. The images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations as they are either from the public domain or lack copyright restrictions. The images are not exactly laid out in a visually appearing way as they all appear on one side of the article.

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
Conversations about the role of the Catholic church in anti-suffragism along with other religious aspects are debated behind the scenes in regards to how to represent this topic. The article is rated c-class and is part of the WikiProjects of Wikiproject Politics, WikiProject Women's History, and WikiProject Gender Studies. Wikipedia has more opinions on the talk page which differs from the neutral point-of-view discussed in the course.

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's overall status is c-class and average. The article's strengths are the wide variety of sources used to make up the article and list of prominent opponents of women's suffrage. The article can be improved by updating some of the sources, extending the topic to a wider range of countries and territories, applying citations when needed and changing the layout of the article. The article appears closer to poorly developed due to some sections being very short compared to others despite not significantly having more importance as well as being limited to English-speaking areas of the world.

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