User:Megans.ass/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: Talk:Pilot (Arrested Development)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Because I like Arrested Development and I couldn't find any Little Women articles

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? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, it talks about the dvd release which isn't in the article body
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise

Lead evaluation
could use some work (either remove the extra info or add it to the body), but otherwise very good

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? it's pretty short, but I don't know if other info about the cast and stuff is somewhere else in their own article
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? umm no

Content evaluation
so great

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? just the quotes from the critics were super opinionated, but that's the point of a critic so I don't know what else you'd do
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no.

Tone and balance evaluation
good

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? current to the pop culture topic at hand
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? It's about Arrested Development, so like everyone's white
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Sources and references evaluation
good

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? not that I caught
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Organization evaluation
good, probably should clarify meaning of heading "on the next arrested development" though

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes, one
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? unclear
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? well there's only one

Images and media evaluation
unsure

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? about image fair use, creating a section on hidden jokes
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-Class, yes many
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? N/A

Talk page evaluation
good

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? C-Claa
 * What are the article's strengths? lead, plot section info
 * How can the article be improved? more sections, fix potential image copyright issue
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it's a bit underdeveloped and could definitely use more information

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