User:Michael Lloyd2020/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:LGBT athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because I saw that there was a lot of activity and there was a chance seeing how it is based upon real people that there would be some personal opinion.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, as it discusses LGBT individuals who have competed openly or come out after their competition.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It does not as the articles major sections are divided up by year
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It does follow up with all information mentioned in the lead such as sexual orientation and the Pride house.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is quite concise as the paragraphs in the article reflect on the points made in more detail

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, all that is discussed is about LGBT members in both the Olympic and Paralympic games
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, as the most recent update was from the 2018 games
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There seems to be all the information that one would expect as it cites the names of the athletes and the medals that they have won.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes as it is facts
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the bottom of the page lists all of the cites that were used.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? They do, sources are constantly cited thought the article
 * Are the sources current? Yes, there are 2019 articles included
 * Check a few links. Do they work? They do work

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I found it to be quite clear and easy to read as it is divided by year
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? There are a few grammatical errors in the article.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is very well organized as it is structured by year and significance

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It does not
 * 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 quite a few conversations going on behind the scenes
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is part of six WikiProjects all related to LGBT and sports.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? There is a more direct look at the wiki page, as in the conversations are not taking into account anything other than the fact for a certain section. However, some conversations do debate the color scheme and format which is a far more personal preference.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I would say the overall status is quite strong
 * What are the article's strengths? Its clarity, as it is divided up from year to year in the olympic games
 * How can the article be improved? A history of the trials of openly gay athletes to show the struggle would improve the article. An addition of images could help include the article possibly of newspaper front pages.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe that it is quite well developed due to most of the information being facts such as an LGBT athlete winning a certain medal.

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