User:Mazie95/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: Gender identities in Thailand
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this article because it relates to the topic I have chosen to research, LGBT Film and Television in Thailand. I also chose this article because upon taking a lot at it, I noticed multiple edits that could be made.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? - Not really, it's somewhat vague and names gender roles, identities, and masculinity and femininity without providing any definitions or frame of reference.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? - No it does not. The Lead is very brief and mostly discusses the article topic in general terms.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - Yes, it briefly mentions positive self-identity which is then never mentioned again in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - It is very concise and does not provide very much information about what will be discussed in the article.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - Yes, the majority of the article relates to various definitions of gender identities.
 * Is the content up-to-date? - Many of the articles that are referenced are pretty outdated and the authors who wrote the articles have written on the topic more recently.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - There is somewhat of a conflation of gender and sexuality. While the article is titled "Gender identities in Thailand" descriptions are provided for identities relating to sexuality without any discussion of the ways in which sexuality and gender intersect within Thai gender and sexual identities.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? - with the exception of the sentence in the first paragraph where it is written that English loanwords are "oddly" used to label Thai gender identities, which showcased the author's opinion, there are not any glaring issues with neutrality.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - Not that I noticed.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - While there is a bit of discussion of Kathoey and Tom-Dee identities there is not a section detailing gay male gender identities.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? - I don't think that the article sways the reader in any one direction. It for the most part presents the material in a direct manner.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - No, there are several facts stated throughout the article that are not cited, beginning in the first section with the definitions of "male" and "female." On top of that, some of the sources used are not reliable (e.g. The Daily Beast).
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - No, there are several books that I am aware of that have come out in the last couple of years that would serve as excellent sources for this topic, but are not cited in the article.
 * Are the sources current? - The majority of the sources are 15-20 years old and there is definitely more current and recent literature on this topic.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? - There are a couple links to articles that no longer work and redirect you to an error page.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? -
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? - Not that I noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? - It seems that the article had to many sections for the amount of information provided, with many sections only including one short sentence. The sections would be useful if there was more information but as is they are a bit distracting.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - No images included.
 * Are images well-captioned? - N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - There are only two messages on the talk page, both from the same person critiquing the perspectives represented in the article saying that the topic is represented through a very Western lens without full understanding of Thai culture.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - Start-class; WikiProject Thailand, LGBT Studies, and Gender Studies
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - The way this topic is discussed on Wikipedia is way more straightforward and focused on definitions of terms. In class, when we talked about Thai notions of gender and sexuality we discussed the topic in a more fluid and complex manner.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? - I think the article is in definite need for improvements and editing to support the claims that have been made and provide more context for gender and sexuality in Thailand.
 * What are the article's strengths? - I think this article is a good starting point but I believe that a significant amount of work is required to make this article better.
 * How can the article be improved? - The article could be improved by adding more details to the existing sections, adding another section for gay male identities, and providing more information in the lead about gender and sexuality and the specific context of Thailand.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - I think that the article is underdeveloped and slightly poorly developed.