User:Krisrich/Evaluate an Article

Monia Mim/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)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Gobir : (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobir).

This article has been assigned to me with the purpose of evaluating it. It's about a specific territory in West Africa, currently known as Nigeria, and referred as Gobir back in time.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include 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? ☑
 * 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 of the article does include an introductory sentence that clarifies the main topic of discussion. The text in fact starts with the presentation of the territory and the history of Gabir. Based upon such information, it can be deduced that the article's focus in a specific location in Africa. The Lead also states about the presence of rivalries, which is an inception to the article's major sections. However, the Lead does not include information that is not present in the article. Overall, it is concise and simple to understand.

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 of discussion. In fact, all the information given relate to the territory of Gabir and its history. The content is also up-to-date, since it states about how "the old dynasty of the Hausa rulers of Gobir is still continued today"               (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobir). Taking in consideration the facts provided, there is no content misplaced. However, the article could have gave more content about the different rulers and their methods of governing the area.

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 there is no claim heavily biased toward a particular position. The narration is given in a general point of view, considering multiple parties. For example, both stories of Hausaland and the Fulani Empire were cited. Viewpoints therefore were fair and not biased, without persuading the reader in favor of a specific position.

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? ☑
 * Check a few links. Do they work? ☑

Sources and references evaluation
The sources are backed up by reliable secondary sources and they do reflect the available literature on the topic. Examples are given by "Shehu dan Fodio" (1926), "Histoire du Gobir et de Sokoto" (1967) and "La vie d’une cour de chefferie : le Gobir hier et aujourd’hui" (2003). Most of the sources are current, besides 3 of the 8 presented. 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, the sentences and the information given are clear and easy to understand. Grammatical and spelling errors are not present. Overall, it is also well organized, since the major points of the topic are broken down into separate sections.

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 does not include any images that enhance the understanding of the topic.

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
There are not any kind of conversation going on behind the scenes about how to represent the topic. It has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale, supported by WikiProject Africa and WikiProject Nigeria. The information discussed in the Wikipedia does not differ from the way we've talked about it in class.

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 overall is well-written. Its strength is given by the clarity of the information presented. However, adding more content with details would help to improve it, since as for right now it is underdeveloped.

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