User:Lex.342/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.


 * Early Germanic culture
 * I chose this article to evaluate because I think that exploring ones sexuality is important and should be accepted culturally no matter what.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?Yes the topic sentence clearly mentions the topic of the germanic people and their culture.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?It does not clearly mention each topic individually, but it does mention culture.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?Yes it does because it talks about the way the germanic people established their own culture from others.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?It is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?Yes it is relevant. It discusses the different aspects of culture throughout the paper.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes the content is up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?No there is not.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?I would say no not really because the germanic people were pretty much most of the population during history.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? In my opinion I would say yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?No I do not think so.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?No I do not think so.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?No it does not.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes they are.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?Yes they reflect available literature.
 * Are the sources current? I would say yes. The most current source is from 2015.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? The spectrum of authors varies from research papers to actual books.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?Yes they work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes it is.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?No it did not.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes for the most part.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?Yes they include images that enhance understanding of topic.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes they are well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes they adhere to their copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?Yes they are.

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 conversations going on is that the article might be little problematic because it is leaving out different germanic cultures.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is apart of many WikiProjects, which is amazing because it even ranges to places like Sweden and Ukraine.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In my opinion I think that the article leaves out some other cultures that fall under the germanic culture. I think we should make it point to include those that fall under the spectrum not just the whites.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I think the status of the website is overall good.
 * What are the article's strengths?I believe the strengths of the article is the organization of the major topics. It just makes more sense to me when I read it and the evidence used to support the facts make it stronger.
 * How can the article be improved?I believe the article can discuss more about the sexuality and the germanic peoples view or other sexualities not just straight.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say it is in the middle of well-developed and underdeveloped. Just needs to explore some more topics that would be great to learn about.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback:Talk:Early Germanic culture