User:Marmacpower1/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) Lolita Lebrón Lolita Lebrón
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am working on a book about the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and she was a very important woman in the party.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes and no. It supplies the information about for which she is best known, but it also associates her with that one act, which is limiting, but perhaps there's no way around it.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No, but the Contents section right below it does.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Not really.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's concise but leaves out important information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes. For example, what was the point of the paragraph of Lebrón falsely accusing Nivea Hernández?

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes in general, but there are some who would or would have consider Lebrón a terrorist?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The article states two times Lebrón was a socialist and feminist, but offers no real evidence to back that assertion upo.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? See my previous comment.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, see my comments above.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, and it relies too heavily on the Rivas Tovar book. And the War Against All Puerto Ricans has serious errors in it.
 * Are the sources current? No, there is more recent work, including my own annotated interview with Lolita Lebrón.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It could use some editing in terms of grammar and some paragraphs need better transitions.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? In general, yes.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It's weak on images and could use ones of Lebrón other than those about her attack on the U.S. Congress.
 * Are images well-captioned? They could use a bit more information.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I don't know.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? So so.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Rated GA and low to mid-importance. Lolita Lebrón has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.  Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes: "This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 January 2020 and 6 May 2020."
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I don't see any discussion on the page. Am I just missing it?

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Generally good, but in need of improvement. But it appears a class has taken it on as a project.
 * What are the article's strengths? It provides a good overview of Lebrón's life and insights into her thinking.
 * How can the article be improved? It is weak on her politics and what drove her to commit her life to Puerto Rican independence. It doesn't explain the Nationalist Party or her role within it.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It needs improvement.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Lolita Lebrón