User:Mr. Hill 99/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: Dinka people
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * We chose this article because the Dinka people are similar to the Nuer and experienced the same conflict, looking at their story will give us another view of the war in Sudan.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
The lead describes who the article is about, however it doesn't really touch on the articles major sections.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
The content is relevant to the topic. It describes various parts or ways of their lives and social structure. It touches on the various groups of Dinka around the world, such as The Lost Boys, but it doesn't really explain any of it it simply lists books and films on the topic.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 and balance of the article is fairly neutral and not very persuasive.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
A lot of the sources are pretty old, the more resent ones tend to be articles and not peer reviewed. Some of the links don't work. There are a lot more sources that could be used for this article.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 article is well written for the most part, some of the parts were it talks about the different tribes and their names was a little confusing. The sections were clear and stayed to their topic and didn't spill over into other topics.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
There are not a lot on images in this article. The few that are are well captioned and ad detail to the article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 article is in the Start-Class. A big issue seemed to be the notable Dinka section, it seems that many people who are added to it that should not be there. It is part of a number of WikiProjects including WikiProject Africa and WikiProject Ethnic groups.

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?

Overall evaluation
The article is very basic and in need of serious work. The article is missing a lot of depth in its sections. The sections that are more in-depth do a descent job describing there topic. More detail and length in its sections as well as a few more pictures would improve this article greatly. The article is poorly developed.

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