User:Ramen.01/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: (Asexuality)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Identify as an Asexual
 * Educate myself, in order to understand better as well as helping others.
 * Interested in learning and sharing knowledge.
 * Still relatively new to the fields of research and communities.

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 has satisfactory introduction that concisely and clearly describes the article's topics. The Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections with proper headings.

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's contents are relevant to the topic and very informative. The contents are up-to-date with different terms used in the community, however, does not contain any new research/ survey reports.

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 neutral, as there are no claims that appear biased toward any particular position.

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
The sources and references are backed up by reliable secondary source of information. The article has over 110 references and most of them seem to work upon clicking. The sources are up-to-date and reflect on available literature on the topic.

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 as it is concise, clear, and easy to read and understand, as there are no grammatical or spelling errors to be found. It is also well-organized with having section break downs with reflecting the major points of the topic.

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 include images of the asexual flag with a descriptive caption, symbols and a chart of the research mentioned in the article to amplify understanding of the topic. All images cohere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way.

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 has conversations about interest for different projects, and a conversation about deletion of a section. The article is rated as a good article, and part of two WikiProjects who rated it as good article as well. The article is also listed as a lever-4 vital article in life.

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, the article is well-written and well-organized. It includes additional topics and sources related to the article to help promote a better understanding on the topic. However, there is room for more data and information along with updated reports from research or surveys. Use of more up-to-date and appealing images and visualization could enhance the visual quality of the article.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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