User:MasonSN2170/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: Björk
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article because I find Bjork very interesting and I would like to learn more on her.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead over all is concise and straight to the point, giving an overall explainatioin of who Bjork is and some of the major points the whole article is intent to focus on. There appears to be no information that is not related directly to the singer and the only topic I found to be missing from the Lead was about the singers she had mentored, but since it is so minor I doubt it needs to be included in the Lead for fear of making it too redundant.


 * 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? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Just enough information I think.

Content

 * Guiding questions

Overall the content is well explained with multiple sources to back up the information presented and it appears to be as current as it can be considering the artist has not had any recent updates since 2017. The content overall all relates to the artist and who she is, what she's doing in her career, and any other important projects and factors necessary to know as much as possible about Bjork.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? As up to date as it can be for an artist who's last album came out in 2017.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I can find.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

Personally I found the article to be neutral however, there is a section on her singing style that could be subject to debate as not everyone might view her signing style the same. However overall the article stays very neutral and unbiased, simply stating the facts in a straightforward way that gets the information across clearly.


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? not really
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? not really.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All the sources for this article appear to be credible and supporting of the all the points made during the who article. There might be some articles that seem out of date, but the citations include a wide array of sources from websites, articles, and even books.


 * 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? Maybe
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is well-written and easy to read, with no errors to be located. The overall structure is functional and able to make sense, however I think breaking down her life by albums and years might get confusing to some, perhaps adding in a few additional sections or subsections might help it flow a little better instead of it being a dump of information under one year/album.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * 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? Yes, but could be better.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The media included in this were all related to Bjork and each image/media included reflected what each section was referencing clearly. Images are well-captioned to clearly explain their relevance and sources, suggesting they follow copyright guidelines. The images are laid out in a appealing way, however I think a few more might have helped added to the article so it is not just words.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I think so
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, could use more.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

It would appear more of the talk page conversation is focused on simple edits, credibility of the sources, and deciding structure and order of the article. It is rated as a Delisted good article at a C status and is apart of eight WikiProjects all together.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Focus on credibility and status.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C Class status and a delisted good article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It merely states the basic information related to the article in terms of its status and what it falls under.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The overall article status is that it is a good article with a C Class status in all the WikiProjects its involved in. The article focuses clearly on the artist and does not try to state any opinions, more focusing on actual facts and stating what she is known for any any other important information related to the artist. The major way to improve the article would be to just add more subsections and pictures to make it a little more readable without being a series of words, however accurate it may be. I think the article more or less is complete for now and well-developed with multiple sources to validate it as fact based.


 * What is the article's overall status? C Class, good article
 * What are the article's strengths? Factual and not opinion based
 * How can the article be improved? More organization and imagery.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Complete and well developed with lots of sources to prove its statements.

Optional activity

 * Question: Why are there not so many images of perhaps her album covers since the article uses her albums to help structure the first half of the article?
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