User:LukieW/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: Denise Ho
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

At first, I randomly selected an article for fun, but Ho's introductory sentence drew me in.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The lead does include an excellent introductory sentence about Denise Ho. The introduction paints out a long table of contents, yet the lead does include little info despite its clarity. The lead includes general information that could be informed by future sections in the article. Ho's leading introduction is concise, but lacks an in-depth description of her activism nor her music career. For someone with an elusive and invigorating career, there is a surprising lack of profoundness in her successes.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
Yes, the article's content does paint out her rise to fame as a Hong Kong music artist and her democracy activism, yet there was a startling lack of her progress on her LGBTQ activism for being considered the first mainstream Hong Kong music artist to come out as gay. As the article has recently updated her visits with Nancy Pelosi in 2019, Ho is still being actively reported about. There is no notable content that does not belong.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
Yes, the article is neutral at conveying Ho's development as an artist. There is no notable attempt to sway perceptions of Ho's record history by a biased perspective. However, her history of LGBTQ+ activism is noticeably underrepresented in contrast to her music career and other forms of activism.

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?

Sources and references evaluation
Almost all of the facts are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information, in some cases facts doubled down on evidentiary support. The sources include a variety of interviews coming from Ho's perspective herself. The sources are not only current, some of them written in 2019, but do reflect her past and present career.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is well written. There was no noticeable grammatical errors. Furthermore, the article is spliced by her youth, her journey throughout her music career, and her upcoming activist career.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
The article does include well-captioned images which enhance understanding of the topic. All of the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. While there are only a few images, all of them are visibly pleasing and do paint out certain milestones throughout her career.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There are minimal conversations currently about Denise Ho's Wikipedia page. Her article is C-Class. Denise Ho's article is apart of WikiProject Biography, WikiProject LGBT Studies, WikiProject Hong Kong, WikiProject Pop Music, and WikiProject Women in Music. This topic gives an unbiased, intellectual perspective, yet also lacks research such as other articles.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The article is wonderfully written, yet fails to go into depth in certain aspect of Ho's life and career. The article's strength is its willingness to catch up on her current successes (such as her 2019 meeting with Nancy Pelosi), yet also fails to account for her life before her career and her LGBT activism. The article is well developed, but underdeveloped and in need for being considered the first Hong Kong celebrity to come out.

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