User:Ordinarynao/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Secularism in India: (Secularism in India)
 * I have chosen this article because I am interested in religion in terms of the source of conflict. I am curious that how secularism can be achieved in the country having rich religious diversity like India.

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 is incoherent and ambiguous because it fails to grasp the big picture and does not clearly mention the peculiarity of secularism in India. Instead of describing the difference from conventional secularism, it only points out the specific cases such as matters of law and pseudo-secularism, which are irrelevant to the following article's 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
Sections fully cover the topic but not well balanced. "Issues" section is too short and more information is required (especially for Goa and Article 25). The word "current" seems to represent 2013, which can be old.

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
At "Views" section, it seems like all five views are representing negative thoughts and no positive thoughts, which can be said as biased.

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
Some of the links do not work and all of external links are invalid. Also, there are not enough Wikilinks especially for non-English terms. In Ronald Inden's view, they gave up on "close paraphrasing" and just left a direct quote (which is mentioned in a talk page).

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
Some sentences are too long to read. It seems like there are some typos in the third paragraph of the lead. Although it states a lot about legal issues, there is no section named law.

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
Images really helps to understand how religions are coexisting in India. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations, saying that they are free to share in any medium. Layout is also appropriate and corresponding with 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
They particularly focus on the matter of POV and bindingness of religious law. They pointed out the possibility to evoke confusion by saying "religious laws are binding on the State" since so-called "religious law" only applies to Muslim Personal Law. Conversations are rational and all based on references. This article is of interest to WikiProject India/Politics, WikiProject Religion.

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
Overall, this article is underdeveloped because of ambiguous lead, lack of sources, and neutral point of view. The lead part can be improved by putting the concise and clear description as the very first sentence. It is weird that the best description appears in the middle of "Current status" section.

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