User:MD380/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
LGBT rights in Ghana

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I recently saw information about the topic that could be added to the article. It matters because it's important for people all around the world to know about injustices, even when these injustices do not impact them and are are taking place in other countries. My preliminary impressions of this article were that the summary table was helpful, and that the article lacked images.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section

The lead section of this article provides a brief overview of the topic. All the information is relevant to the topic and summarizes major points from other sections of the article.

Content

Throughout the article, the content is relevant to the topic. The article does have a few shortcomings. For example, there is information in the History section that lacks a citation. Also, the History section of this article is too brief. A sub-section about colonialism, or at least what lead up to the criminalization of homosexuality, should be added. Additionally, the article is not up-to-date as there have been new developments surrounding this topic recently. The article's content deals with Wikipedia's equity gap by discussing mistreatment experienced by an underrepresented group.

Tone and Balance

For the most part, this article is balanced and does provide a variety of different viewpoints. However, considering most of the population is against LGBT rights, the article should add a section or more details about why this is and the origin of this widespread viewpoint.

Sources and References

As stated before, not all the information is backed up by a citation. The information in this article does not reflect the available literature because there is more information about the History of homosexuality in Ghana available. There are better sources available. For example, one source is a statement from a human rights lawyer. Although this is somewhat valuable, there are better academic or first-hand accounts that would be better sources. Most of the sources are current with working links.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article is clear and very easy to read. No spelling or grammar mistakes are noticeable. The article is broken into different sections and sub-sections.

Images and Media

This article contains no images. It would be better if the article contained images that enhanced the topic.

Talk Page Discussion

The last discussions took place years ago. The conversations were mostly about the relevance of certain information and copyright violations. The discussions different from what we learned in class. Some of the responses were hostile and contained some personal information about the editor. This article is part of three different WikiProjects. This article received two Stub-class ratings, and one B-class rating.

Overall Impressions

Overall, this article is underdeveloped. Although there is a lot of relevant information about the topic in the article, there is more information that should be added for this article to be well-developed. Certain sections need more information. Additionally, recent information about the topic should be added to the article.