User:MonieceMosley/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) 1st Regiment United States Colored Troops
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because of use discussing African American soldiers and the way that they persevered through all the racism and blatant disrespect to fight for this country and what they believed to be right.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

I can say that the lead definitely includes information about exactly what the article is going to be about and doesn't include outside or unnecessary information. It is very concise and to the point which helps to make it easy to follow and understand what I'm going to be reading about. With it being only two sentences it doesn't give great detail into the breakdown and upcoming sections of the article. There isn't information that is included in the lead that isn't necessary for further understanding of the topic at hand, but I can say that there needs to be at least a paragraph here for the reader to have complete understanding.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
I would give the lead an 8/10 because of the fact that it is very concise and easy to follow. It is easy for a reader to grasp the topic of the article, but there isn't a lot of background information given to give the reader grounding in the topic completely.

Content

 * Guiding questions

The content is relevant to the topic because of there being a nice concise list provided for the breakdown of the information included in the article. The only problem that I have is the fact that there is only three actual sections to the article and with each being so brief there isn't too much information and detail provided. Also, with the references there is only one which definitely needs to be updated to give more accurate and correct information.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
Overall I can say that the information provided is quality content and all necessary, it's just not exactly enough and there needs to be more to be thorough. (6/10)

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

In my opinion the article is neutral and there isn't any biases within it because of the fact that the information provided is basic fact of the regime. But, that is also a problem because of the fact that there isn't an exact purpose to the article in my opinion because of there not being a theme or a claim to the information at hand; this has a lot to due with the fact that there is only a basic base line of information provided that one walks away learning little new information.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone of the article is neutral which important when presenting certain information because of the fact that it doesn't provide a one sided argument which can skew one's view of a topic. This article is one that doesn't provide biases, but there is little information provided to have an opinion one way or another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All information provided has little to no concrete evidence because of the reference section being as little as it is showcasing the fact that there wasn't too much research done. The one reference that is linked is a little dated (1959) and it's important to have sources that have range to have as accurate an account as possible. The links that I clicked on worked, they all took me to other wiki pages.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
This is the portion of the article that needs the most work because of the fact that there isn't too many links provided as research which isn't helpful because of there not being any information provided to prove that the information provided is actually true. (1/10)

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is actually very well written and is organized very neatly making it easy to find what information needed, but the only thing is that there isn't too much information to sort through. I don't see any errors from my read through I just believe that it needs to be flushed out a little bit.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The organization of the article is actually very nice and very well done because of the breakdown of the information provided there just needs to be more and that comes with adding concrete details and accounts that are easily accessible through research. (9/10)

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There aren't any images that are incorporated into the article, so I can't evaluate this section.


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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

I don't really see much when it comes to the talk page as far as seeing the way that people react to the article. The current rating on the article is a a C and it has low importance which to me indicates that it's rarely used for research purposes because of how little information it provides. It is a part of Wikiprojects including African Diaspora. And this article differs from the way that we talked about African American soldiers in class because this article focuses on the base line facts where in class we focused on the oppression and racism that many soldiers faced during their time in the military and the way that they navigated around it.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The talk page doesn't really add to the article in my opinion because of the fact that it doesn't provide me with much more conversation because it hasn't really been used by others. I wish that there was more conversation to add to the knowledge provided in the article.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article's overall status is decent, but it definitely needs more work and citations added to help give a more accurate account of the topic being discussed within the article. I can say that for the most part the article is very decent and well written and is nicely organized making information easy to find I just wish that it was more flushed out with details and primary and secondary sources to help.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
This article is one that I would have to classify as underdeveloped, but that is only because of there not being too much information included beyond the basics which isn't really helpful beyond a certain point. I can say that with a little more time and research this article can be full developed, especially once accounts are added in after researching archives and different databases.

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