User:NKUstudent/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: (Zande people)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article to evaluate because there are a lot of missing content regarding their culture. The pictures are random and there are very few sources. Also, I found a decent amount of articles in a database about the Zande people.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it clearly states who the Azande people are.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No, the Lead only describes where the Zande live.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the Lead that describes their demographics has its own section in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is very concise. It only introduces their demographics.

Lead evaluation
The Lead clearly states who the Azande people are. The Lead only describes where the Zande live, and does not provide a brief description of any other sections. It only describes information that is present later in the article. The Lead is very concise. It only introduces their demographics.

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the Zande people, but some of the topics are very narrow, like "Relationships among men". The main topics of culture, like religion, is not very detailed at all. It only contains one sentence. The last time this page was edited was August 23, 2020, so it seems relatively up-to-date. The references are recent too. Like I mentioned before, there is plenty of content missing. It does not go in depth about their culture. It could elaborate more on their language, history, religion. It also needs more topics like food, architecture, and art that is important to illustrating culture. It does not address any topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics. It just recalls the time the Azande were separated and can be found in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Belgium, and France.

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
There is no bias or persuasion in this article. However, there are topics lacking detail. For instance, religion, female beauty, and history. They are each very limited and may contain more viewpoints.

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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Not all the facts are backed up. There is some missing citations. Also, some of the sources are not reliable secondary sources. The definition of Azande people was cited by britannica.com. This source is not reliable because the contributors to the definition have no professional knowledge listed. Source four is also not a reliable source. It is a privately made website ending in .com. There are no authoritative authors. Source eight is a documentary about the Azande from a questionable website. The video seems to be reliable, though. Source nine does not have a link, and is another book by Evans-Pritchard. Source eleven is from livescience.com, which is not a trustworthy source to cite. All of the sources are relatively recent. The other sources I did not mention are great, but this article definitely needs to be revised and added to.

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
There was one spelling error that I already corrected. They wrote "if" instead of "of". The article is easy to read and includes links to unfamiliar topics. Some of the topics are specific and include way more information than the major topics like religion.

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
Three out of the four pictures in the gallery are not described in the article. There is a picture of a warrior that is illustrated in the article, but the rest are random. Pictures outside the gallery show warriors, a "witch doctor" and a group of Azande people with shields. They are all well-captioned and help me visualize the people. They all follow copyright regulations. They are visually appealing.

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
There are conversations about information not being cited. The article is rated Start-Class. It is part of the WikiProject Ethnic groups. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic is more concise than how we talk about other cultures in our class. We do not get to dive into the people's lives in Wikipedia like ethnographies do.

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's overall status is decent, but is missing a lot of information. It has some good topics, but there are not very detailed. This article needs more topics and information on the current topics included. The article's completeness is like halfway finished. It is poorly developed in the sense that some of the information does not have a source or the source is not reliable.

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