User:Kronolyx/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: (Comfort Women: A New Musical)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article outlines the production of a recent play in south Korea regarding comfort women. I thought it would continue to offer insight into the Korean perspective.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The Lead is short and concise. It well outlines the topic of the article. It does not however outline the various sections of the article.


 * 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 needs needs to outline the article a little bit better. It is otherwise concisely written and features a strong introduction sentence.

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 content of the article is exactly as the lead describes. The information is up do date within the current year. All of the content in the article seems well placed and organized.

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 has a very neutral tone and presents information without any linguistic flair. There are seemingly no claims in the article but may do well to include more references to Japanese reactions of the play. It is difficult to tell if the article is pushing one direction or 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? The links work and the majority of the sources come a variety of credible reporting services for movies and plays.

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 very well written and grammatically correct. It is also organize efficiently

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 lacks images although this may be due to the nature of the topic being written on.

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
The talk page is completely unpopulated. This project is within the scope of the WikiProject Korea.

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 is currently rated low importance since the musical has not been the source of any major political issue and rather a symptom of it. The article is well written, organized, and voiced however it lacks significant Japanese reactions to the subject. The article appears to cover the play in all aspects very well and has numerous sources. This article is decently developed in my opinion.

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