User:Mforshey/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) Captain Underpants
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have never read this series but I know it was very popular with children so I want to know what the series is about.

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? Not really. There should be more sections regarding the "Controversy" and "Reception" section.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, about statistics but it hits the major topics and novels within the series.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it is concise, considering this is about an 8 book series.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. There are entries and facts dated in 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No content is missing. The article seems to be too long.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes. There are multiple opinions provided regarding the reception of the series.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes, the opinion from the opposition of this series was lacking more reliable quotations or statements but there is a large quote from the side that favors this series.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Yes. It seems that after reading this section, the article attempts to persuade the reader in favor of the series due to the lengthy paragraph as well as this statement being placed at the end of the section.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No. Sources do not seem to be very reliable.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes. The oldest citation source is from 2011.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes. They take awhile to load but yes they work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes. It is easy to read and very concise.
 * 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? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No. There is only one picture and it is of the title of the series.
 * Are images well-captioned? No. No images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No. No images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No. No images.

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 is a conversation regarding the legitimacy of an upcoming Captain Underpants movie however, a movie seems to have already been made. There also seemed to be multiple conversations regarding the possibility of having more novels.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's been rated as Start-Class, and yes.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This Wikipedia article seems to focus on the characters and structure of each novel, while we have continuously discussed the response from the public which is not analyzed as much.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Start-Class.
 * What are the article's strengths? The layout of each novel and characters within the novels.
 * How can the article be improved? They should develop more the plot of each novel as well as the reception from the public rather than the outline of each topic.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is poorly developed and contains a lack of reliable sources as well.

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