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 * Name of article: (link) Straight No Chaser Group Straight No Chaser (group)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because I am interested in A cappella and I enjoy Straight No Chaser's music

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The intro has a good introductory sentence about the group. The sections later go on to talk about the history of the group, the group reuniting, and the awards and songs the group has and the introduction does not really lead into those ideas. The intro only talks about their viral video which they go on to talk about later in the article. The lead is pretty concise and I feel like it lead into the rest of the article well.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic but the history only goes up to 2018 and doesn't explain if the group is still going or if they ended around that time. They go very extensively into each thing the group has done but it feels like there could be more links added to some of the performances and music they are talking about. At the end of the article the writer put in the albums and songs of the group but the song list is completely missing their 2018 album. The article isn't addressing a historically underrepresented topic.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is written neutrally and has good information about the topic that presents to bias or opinion.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Some of the links don't actually work and that problem is addressed in the "talk" section. There is a good variety of sources including the New York Times and articles written by the university the group started at. It looks like the latest article they have was written in 2017 so the articles are not very current. The articles are either not clickable or the authors are hard to find so I am not sure about the diversity of the authors.


 * 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?
 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * I think the article was organized well but at some points there was odd wording that could be fixed with the sentences being rearranged a bit. The article doesn't seem to have any grammatical or spelling errors. I think there could be a bit more information about the members and the foundation of the group.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * There is only one image on the side from 2008 showing the current members at the time from one of their album covers. I think there could be more images added in especially because they have had so many performances and new members.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The talk page talks about how some of the links work and one person was saying that the sexuality of each member should be stated which I though was a bit weird. The article is a part of an a capella related wikiproject.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * Overall I think the article did a good job giving a short summary of the group. I think there is a bit of missing information with their song section and I think there could be a bit more information surrounding how they switched from a collegate group to a professional touring group. I think the article could be developed more with a bit more information of the group in the current day and photos.


 * 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?

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