User:Nkistephenie/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.


 * Talking Bird: (Talking bird)
 * I like birds and I'm interested about birds that are able to mimic human language

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 includes and introductory of what Talking birds are and how they are identified. It gives examples of capabilities of some talking birds. There is no description of the sections that will be talked about, but it is hinted that different types of talking birds will be talked about/mentioned. The lead is not too long, boring, or stray from the topic of talking birds.

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 article starts of in explaining how birds mimic sounds and would make them do so. It's very common, and not limited to captive birds, for birds to mimic human speech they are exposed to. It lists out and give describes many different talking birds and even highlights the most famous and commonly known ones. The article also talks about the function of bird sounds and whether birds understand non-bird language. Tough I am not a bird expert, the article seems very extensive with a lot of relevant information about Talking Information. However, a lot of the information provided is between 1999 and 2014.

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 article is about about a general type of birds. There is no language used trying to convince anyone that one bird is the best in the world, just that some birds have different mimicking capabilities

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?

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
A lot of the information is from scholarly articles, which are reliable. The article is written relatively clearly with no noticeable grammar or spelling errors. The articles organization is very good, going from how/why birds mimic sounds to what birds mimic sounds, to what these sounds mean.

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
The article only includes 1 video of a caged orange-winged amazon saying hello. it is at the very top of the page and is very well captioned with a citation

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
A lot of the conversations in the Talk are about moving information around, adding more bird examples, and specifics about talking birds. The article is rated in the Stat-class in regards to quality and in the Low-Importance level.

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
I would say that the article is extensive enough for the average user wanting to know a little more about talking birds. It explains why and ow birds mimic sounds and even gives examples of different birds with different levels of mimicking ability. I would say it's pretty much complete and the only way to make it more detailed would be going deeper into the physiology of the bird

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