User:Krogus18/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: Tango
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:
 * We chose this article to evaluate because dancing today is different from culture to culture, we thought it could be interesting to read about the tango.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The introductory sentence is clear in stating that the article is about the Tango.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is overly detailed and is also very confusing.

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? No, all content in the article seems to be in regards to the Tango.

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? The topics on the Tango singers and the tango influence are thinner than the rest.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, the article is neutral.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Only a few sources are reliable, The majority are blogs and not scholarly articles.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? No, Majority are from 2016 and later.
 * 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? No, The article is very hard to read and hard to understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, I feel the article could be better organized but the article is organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The talk page is manly about people disagreeing what is considered tango or not. A lot of people are also removing non credible information.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is rated a C, It is also on the Top Importance list to be updated and changed.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This article is not in depth about the culture side of things but more about a general look at it.

Talk page evaluation
The talk page is very overwhelming and hard to navigate but it is entertaining to look at and read peoples explanations.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? This article is considered critcal need to be updated and have scholarly sources and is very unorganized.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article has a lot of information.
 * how canarticle be improved? Organization and Strong sources.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped and poorly developed.

Optional activity

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