User:Komotofox/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: Festejo
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Festejo is a festive form of Afro-Peruvian music, which got me very interested in it. This is because I had to do countless projects over Spanish speaking counties, and I have grown to enjoy learning about those cultures as it was influenced by many different people groups.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes and no because it does describe what Festejo is, however, it does not lay a groundwork on what the article will be about and the wording can be retyped to allow an easier read of the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The article's major sections will need to be developed, and many more sections may have to be added to allow the reader to understand the significance of Festejo.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The lead acts as its own subtopic rather than an introduction of what the article as a whole will be about.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead seems to be overly detailed and detached from the rest of the article and will need to be reworked.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, there is information pertaining to Festejo.
 * Is the content up-to-date? No because there is only one source from 2006 and information about Festejo probably has changed.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The content seems incomplete and more information can be added about the significance of Festejo to the different people groups in Peru.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? The article is about Festejo, a festive form of Afro-Peruvian music; thus it does deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps and a group of people barely mentioned in history.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes, there is no tone to move a viewer to a certain viewpoint.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, because it covers all viewpoints equally.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented? No, there is no over or underrepresented viewpoints.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, the article is fully informational about the type of music it is about.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, because the information is outdated.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? There is not any literature present on the article.
 * Are the sources current? The only source is from 2006 so no.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? There is only one author for the only source available, but it does include historically marginalized people groups (not any individuals in particular).
 * Check a few links. Do they work? No, it takes you to a page to buy a book from Google.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? For being clear and easy to read yes, but the lead can be made more clear. Also, it does need more information.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No, there were not any errors. Also, there were no lines present under words to indicate otherwise.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, it is. The sections stay in their own field, but can be more fleshed out.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There were no images present.
 * Are images well-captioned? There were no images to be captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There were no images to adhere or break Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There were no images present to be laid out.

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? There are no conversations on the talk page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? There are three WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? There was no discussion in the talk page; thus it is different from the way we talked about topics in class since we actually talked about topics important to our lectures.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article is rated stub-class.
 * What are the article's strengths? There is an reasonable amount of information about its significance to the Afro-Peruvians.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be use a lot more sources and more information to how it affects Peruvian culture and subcultures.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped because it needs a lot more sources to give the present information credibility, and more information is needed to help explain its affect on Peruvian society and other smaller people groups.

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