User:Nsmith71/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: 1967 Detroit Riot
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I live in Michigan and am interested in riots and the reasons for them. I value the history behind the riots because it can give us insight as to why riots happen today.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The article clearly states that the riots were part of race riots of 1967.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The Lead does not bring up a description of the effects, art or its legacy. It does briefly mention a song written for it which appears in the "In popular culture" section and discusses how bad it is which could be the "Damages" section. There is an event section which is briefly mentioned in the Lead by stating a event prior to the riots. It discusses other riots.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It discusses the Pulitzer prize award but talks about it nowhere else in the artice.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It includes certain information that is unneccessary and could be placed in a different section or removed entirely like the Pulitzer prize award. Other than, everything else is important to the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It discusses the background which led to unrest and eventually the riots. It discusses all the events that happened listed by days. It discusses the reactions in the US and local reactions. It discusses the damages, effects, legacy, and the art that came from it. All of this is important to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? It was revised on September 15, 2020 and even more in 2020.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Everything looks in place.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? It discusses the segregation and discrimination of black communities in Detroit.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? This article is completely neutral and only deals in facts with a few exceptions.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There was one I found in the Chaos section.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Everything looks in order.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Everything looks neutral and is only providing information.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? There are many sources that back up each piece of information with a few exceptions.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? There are many book references and magazine references.
 * Are the sources current? For an event that happened in 1967 there are many current sources as well as older ones.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? There are 108 references with many different authors including women.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? A few do not work but others do.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is written in a very appealing way with some fancy writing but some of the word replacements may not be understood by some like the word "embers".
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I did not find any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? They are well organized.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are good images helping us understand the background but not alot showing the actual riots or the damages.
 * Are images well-captioned? They are all well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, they do.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? They are visually appealing.

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? There are some discussions regarding persuasive writing and the wording used in the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is of low importance to many but of high importance to the African diaspora and mid importance to the MIchigan
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This article provides information instead of discussing someones view point on the subject.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It has a lot of information in it and is well maintained.
 * What are the article's strengths? It provides a lot of information for the reader regarding everything to do with the riot.
 * How can the article be improved? It can reduce the fancy writing and include some more citations where needed and fix the broken ones.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed and detailed.

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