User:LeonelaSerrano/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: Klein-Venedig
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I have chosen to evaluate this article because the article is very narrow and it is easy to analyze how the sources are used and presented with relation to the actual accuracy of the article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?

Yes, it does. The introductory sentence is very brief and concise. I do believe that it could more quickly get to the point of how this land was originally colonized by Germans and then given to the Spanish.


 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?

Yes, the Lead and the major sections match in incredibly.


 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?

Yes, I think it would be very important to offer more information on the presence of African slaves in Venezuela and the future role that the presence of slavery, from the moment of its inception, would have within the colony. Moreover, it glosses over the race relations that would have existed given those realities.


 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

It is very concise and clear while being incredibly specific about the series of events occurring.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

Yes, the article's content is up is relevant to the topic and relates directly to the main arguments presented in the lead.


 * Is the content up-to-date?

Yes, the content is up to date because of how recently the article has been edited and continually looked at.


 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

The content that is missing the any in-depth detailing about the lives of the African slaves and their presence in the region. It focuses solely on the German colonizers yet, not on the slaves that they also brought to exist within their society.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?

YEs, the article appears very neutral because of how it does not pass judgement on anyone and simply presents a version of the truth concisely.


 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

However, because of this neutrality it does appear that the article is simply attempting to state facts and focus solely on perspectives which there is much more published research.


 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

Yes, I believe that the German perspective of colonization is over-represented as all the sources speak about German colonization from their own perspectives and never once mention the other aspects to colonization outside of that from the colonizer.


 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

No, not clearly.

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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?

Yes, the article is well-written to the extent that it is clear to read. Yet, I think some of the sentences could be shorter to create more a split in time and allow for events to not spill into each other.


 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?

No, not any glaring errors that I have recognized nor any that have popped up through further evaluation.


 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Yes, the article is well-organized and concise within those sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?

The article does include limited images that enhance the understanding of the topic.


 * Are images well-captioned?

Yes, they are well-captioned.


 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?

Yes, they appear to do so because of how they were created and published long ago and their copyrights have most definitely run out.


 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Yes, and they do not distract from the flow of the article.

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 conversation about this topic very much surround around ensuring that links and citations are representative and accurate to represent information and provide others with sources to reference to find more information.


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

This article is rated as both start-class and low-importance. It is part of the WikiProject: Latin America/Venezuela and Germany.


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

It does not explore the complexities of differing social class and only focuses on the experiences of those who are in charge of exploitation and looking for wealth.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?

The article's overall status is very stagnant and appears to have been done and created.


 * What are the article's strengths?

The article's strengths are its conciseness and clarity to follow. It is very easy to understand where the article began and the point that it was attempting to achieve.


 * How can the article be improved?

One large point of improvement would be for the article to represent a larger variety in perspectives because of how the article only uses sources that are in German, rather than looking at how different people view this historical moment.


 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

I would say that the article is well developed but that it necessitates further research and more perspectives being reflected.

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