User:MG3098/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) Sustainable art Sustainable art
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This was a relatively short article about an interesting topic.

Lead

 * 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? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? No, only to 2012.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, missing info on more sustainable artists in that section.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No it does not.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There is one sentence about the land art movement from the 1960s that has a negative connotation compared to the sustainable art movement.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There are no criticisms of the sustainable art movement, but there are criticisms of art movements that precede it.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not intentionally.

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, as current as the information.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Many sources are written by the same authors, and they seem to be mostly European.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Only one link but it does work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? A bit hard to read, since it's only one section of "history."
 * 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? No - only one history section that talks about the movement and some specific artists.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, only one image.
 * Are images well-captioned? No, no info other than the title of the art piece and artist's name.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No, it's very small and off to the side.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? None.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's part of the WikiProjects Art. Currently rated as start-class and low-importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't spoken too much about sustainable art specifically yet, more just sustainable practices/ethical activity and consumerism.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Incomplete.
 * What are the article's strengths? Giving an overall view of what sustainable art is as a concept.
 * How can the article be improved? By giving more context and providing more artist examples.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped.

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