User:LietPol100/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: (link) Yoshi Touch & Go
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I played this game a lot when I was younger until we lost it somewhere in the house. Fun game, would recommend for those looking for simple but increasingly difficult game play.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The Lead has two paragraphs explaining the article's purpose.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The Lead itself doesn't describe all aspects of the article, rather, a summary of game play that might be slightly biased: "Therefore, the difficulty of the game is based primarily on improving one's own skill." This might not actually be a biased statement, I'm not sure.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The Lead compares Yoshi Touch and Go to an 80's arcade game, which is not brought up directly again in the main article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Fairly concise.

Lead evaluation
Fairly concise if slightly off-topic Lead.

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

Content evaluation
Good content. I don't see a need to change anything.

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? Equal points for criticism and praise.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Tone and balance evaluation
Good tone, balanced reception notes.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, they reflect information about the game from when and after it was released.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation
Good data and sources for a game that was released in 2005.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The lead could be more organized, maybe with the information about the game style being put in a later section.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No noticeable errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Could have more sections for organization, again, a section for game style.

Organization evaluation
Organization could be improved.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only one image, showing the game box.
 * Are images well-captioned? No caption for the picture
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Unknown.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Only image is the beginning image, so no.

Images and media evaluation
Only one image, at least one of game play and creators could enhance the look of the page.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Topics about controversy and technicalities of plural Yoshies are the main topics on the Talk page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Rating: C; Part of the Nintendo WikiProject.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Is a little more casual than what we've been taught, but still fairly polite.

Talk page evaluation
Good.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Rating: C
 * What are the article's strengths? Good detail on reception
 * How can the article be improved? Better organization of Lead
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Not well developed, but not poorly either. More focus on organization needed.

Overall evaluation
Decent article, could use some improvement.

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