User:Mammle2/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: (Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Since my class is about Native American art (or whatever the term preferred is called) I might as well look at the overall th

Lead evaluation

 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yep the lead pretty much mentions the entire thing and what it is.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yeah it kinda does include a small description of it but I wouldn't really call it that, more like a small description of the areas before that like where it encompasses.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Nah not really
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * I'd say it's pretty concise it doesn't over explain anything to me.

Content evaluation

 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * For this topic I doubt there is much that isn't relevant to the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * For what it is I doubt there is much that needs to be SUPER recent but it is fairly up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Obviously for regions that we don't get much info out of due to a lack of any large civilization or permanent settlement there is some areas that do lack info but for the rest it fits.

Tone and balance evaluation

 * Is the article neutral?
 * Neutral as Switzerland and Sweden after the went away from wars
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No not at all, it's hard to be biased on a page like this and I think it is fine.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No since there is plenty of cultures shown here with maybe four photos and a brief description. Those that lack photos might be underrepresented but it's likely due to lack of info or photos on works of art in those regions.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No positions here so no problem.

Sources and references evaluation

 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes most are from museums and societies.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, most are on a specific group at a certain time period or focus overall on the Native American Art.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Eh a museum can't really go not current, but they work. Most of the books are around the 90s to 2007 so eh. No reason to change since this article is about the overall thing so you don't need much ultra new sources about those regions, mostly name and photos of artworks and a brief description that likely won't change.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Half do not work anymore, likely due to the website changing or taking down those pages.

Organization evaluation

 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * As clear as a sunny day. Not many issues unless you don't like staring at images of various cultures and don't wanna read a brief description of the region.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * None that I could see or care for.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, the article breaks up the areas by regions, give a brief description of those regions, then list off photos of either a specific culture or for the overall region if there are no specific cultures to easily identify.

Images and media evaluation

 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Plenty of images to show the areas.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yeah, none of the images lack a description and give the origin of the image (where it is from)
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes most images seem as though they've been taken from IRL or from the internet and those are all fair game.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Eh, lining them up makes it easy to see the next page so it is fine. Not bad and works well for this page.

Talk page evaluation

 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There aren't many, there was one about linking another page and stuff but no reason to, and a lot of images removed and restructuring of the article since it was apparently like a school presentation.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * A lot of wiki projects, C class article
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Surprisingly it is very similar and here my teacher said Wikipedians are ruthless at times. (No offense)

Overall evaluation

 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is considered C class and is unlikely to be taken down. It could need work but eh.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Obviously it covers many of the different cultures that it can, despite minor issues with lack of info on some cultures.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It lacks many professionals on this subject and a lack of interest on this article really. History is often like this so it is unlikely to see many changes over time. It certainly needs some more info to be added about certain groups or cultures over time.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * It is complete for what it is. The lack of info on some cultures might be due to there already being a big main page that already goes over those cultures but who knows.

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