User:Kkold/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: (link)

The culture of Chile: Culture of Chile The culture of Chile seems like it could be very interesting to learn about and do research on.
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is concise it gives just the right amount of detail
 * It is concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * yes there can be things added
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Some are overrepresented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Mostly
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * yes
 * 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?
 * 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?
 * Some
 * 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?
 * A few
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes
 * 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?
 * It goes over a few main point on the culture of Chile
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * No
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We feel that we as a class focused on more of the way of life. And how people live there culture, which shows how they express themselves.
 * It goes over the background of Chile and some popular things that are there that they do and that tourist can do, it also talks about its history and what they favor.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * It is nicely constructed with mainly focusing the cultural expressions. I total get that this is an encyclopedia so you don't want to go to in detail.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It gives lots of good information about how they express themselves.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It can be improved on a little bit more information about the first piece of the article. along with a bit more on national identity(to me it is a bit confusing because one end it is listing all these trades but then in goes on saying that another person says that these words are overgeneralized abstractions. it is a opinion on the matter which is a good thing but I want a more straight forward answer. )
 * It could have less on the things that are not really at that important to the culture
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Well-developed, with listed more articles underneath each subtitle about expressions and sports.

Optional activity

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