User:Mr.Glassman22/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)Annihilation (film)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because i have seen this movie in the past and found it very interesting. hopefully by evaluating it i can learn more about the film and potentially help make the film itself more understandable to others viewing the article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it captures both the background information about the films production and introduces the plot of the film.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes, the cast, plot, income, and production were all mentioned in the lead and are topics touched on later in the article as well.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? I dont believe so, all the information introduced in the lead was expanded upon later on in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? the lead is mostly concise, only really touching on the main points of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? All of the articles content pertains directly to some aspect of the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date? The bulk of the edits and content was done 2 years ago in the year the film was initially released with minor edits up until the last couple months so the information appears to be as up to date as possible.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, i think all the information presented is relevant in some way and i cant see anything specifically that was largely left out.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? For the most part yes, there are no blatant areas of praise or degradation without usage of citation or quotes from critics of the subject.
 * 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? Maybe to watch the film a little bit but nothing dramatically emphasized one way or the other.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, lots of citations.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? For the most part.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are mostly from the time the movie was released or from the time the films compared to it were released.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? There are a wide variety of sources used from business media companies and economic industries to youtube channel owners.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

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 * 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 noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? the article is well organized and flows fairlry well

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, however there are not many images that could aid in understanding this type of subject.
 * Are images well-captioned? The few used, yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Some people belive that parts of the article ended up being respnse to controversy rather than a wholely objective overview of the subject.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? part of the United States, Film, Science Fiction, and Horror projects. C-Class rating.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? They seemed to focus on the external factors a lot more than the internal factors, looked more at outcomes, responses, ratings, rather than aspects of the movie itself.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Optional activity

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