User:LiuXianSenCMU/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)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_culture
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * By and large, culture is the reflection of politics and economy. Culture helps individuals to learn a nation or people better, because all the advantages and disadvantages will be shown in the culture.And sometimes, it can be regarded as the combination of all other topics listed. The Yoruba culture, unlike others’, is a mysterious one for readers, which lasted thousands of years. Therefore, choosing this article to evaluate and modify will help readers to learn Yoruba culture better in the future. ==

Lead
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 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is concise, but with little information. ==

Lead evaluation
==== By and large, the lead is very concise and gives a general idea of the topic, but it is too concise that little contexts are covered in that, which means the lead is not comprehensive enough.It will be better to explain what the Yoruba Culture concludes, for example, art, naming customs, law, linguistics and so on.Or the classifications of the culture is also a good way. ====

Content
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * May be not. Some data are not up-to-date enough, for example, in “Linguistics”, the information only concerns the grammar published in 1843. Some grammar may be changed during the last century, so other information should be added to that.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No ==

Content evaluation
==== '''The content is very comprehensive, and covers almost every aspect in culture. But some is a little tedious, for example, a lot of information has been written below the “Naming customs”, which spoils the fun of reading the Wikipedia page. On the other hand, some information is too short, only a sentence. In “Textile”, it only tells one sentence about weaving, and no picture is used in that; individuals will still be confused after reading that.In this tag, the history of Yoruba textile should be mentioned, in which the kijipa and adire must be explained, and this can be referred from A Sea of Indigo: Yoruba Textile Art (1997).''' ====

Tone and Balance
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No. But in “Philosophy”, it tells that it is the thought of man that actually leads spiritual consciousness to the creation and the practice of religion. I guess that is a little biased, and gives too much priority to men in this issue.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No ==

Tone and balance evaluation
==== '''By and large, the tone is neutral and the content is balanced enough that individuals in all positions will not feel offended after reading that page. But some opinions are a little biased, which has been mentioned above.So it will be better if the tone can be changed to neutral, showing no bias to women.''' ====

Sources and References
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 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * No,there is no secondary source of information in some facts, such as “Yoruba idealism”
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * No ==

Sources and references evaluation
'''In fact, this page lacks of some secondary source of information. More information should be cited from works like Symbol of Yoruba Philosophy by Yemi-D (2017) to help readers have a general understanding of Yoruba idealism and the symbol will help to dig deep into that. But the sources are, by and large, current, since the references cited were publishes two years ago. What’s more, the page says: Last edited 2 days ago by BrownHairedGirl. And one link called “Yoruba Culture”in external links does not work, while the other does.'''

Organization
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * No. Many information has been put into “Naming customs”, which is not concise or clear. Individuals have to pay too much time on reading this.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes ==

Organization evaluation
'''Generally speaking, the article is well-organized. But it does not reach a kind of balance, which means some tags are described with too many words, while others on the contrary. Some cannot be understood because little words and description are given below.'''

Images and Media
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 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No ==

Images and media evaluation
==== '''Only three pictures are uploaded in this page, and they are a little out of date. In addition, the picture in “Music” is not appealing at all, because it is a little hard for readers to understand the meaning in the picture. Therefore, more pictures should be added.''' ====

Checking the talk page
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 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Not too much information is given in the talk page. It is only pointed that “Yoruba culture” should be capitalized C.
 * 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
Only one modification is shown on the talk page about capitalizing C. No other modifications are uploaded now, which means only “title of article”is mentioned to be corrected ,no other suggestions for that Wikipedia page have been proposed yet.

Overall impressions
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 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The overall status is detailed and helpful. Much information is given below the tags.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article is in detailed and well-classified. All the aspects have been covered in this page, and the classification is clear to understand.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * More pictures are needed. And individuals need to give more descriptions below tags like “Textile”
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * It is well-developed. ==

Overall evaluation
==== '''The article is well-classified, which is clear for readers. But there are still some improvements, for example, in some tags, the description is not enough, so more information should be added, and some other pictures should be uploaded, too.''' ==== Works Cited

Edition Trickster, Peter Hammer Verlag.A Sea of Indigo: Yoruba Textile Art.1997.

Yemi-D Ogunyemi. Symbol of Yoruba Philosophy: Yoruba Idealism. Diaspora Press of America, 21 Nov. 2017.

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