User:Rani Zhu/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an Article

 * Ice Bucket Challenge: (link)
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because it is a social movement that dominated my social media feeds and many of my friends participated in it.

Lead

 * The Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. It clarifies acronyms and also mentions the significance of this movement.
 * The Lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections, but doe include a table of the different sections with hyperlinks.
 * The Lead does not include information that is not present in the article. All topics mentioned in the Lead are mentioned later on in the article.
 * The Lead is concise in the first few sentences, but it gets overly detailed into the second paragraph.

Content

 * The article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * The content is up-to-date with information from 2015 all the way up until 2019.
 * The content in the 2015 Revivals section is too lengthy and contains content that could be left out.

Tone and Balance

 * The article is neutral, and does not place the movement in a negative or positive light.
 * Claims do not appear to be heavily biased toward a particular position. Positive influences and criticisms are both discussed.
 * There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented nor underrepresented.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

Sources and References

 * All facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information with hyperlinks in the text.
 * The sources are very thorough -- the references list is very lengthy with a ton of literature.
 * The sources are not current, most are from 2014 or 2015.
 * The links in the article work.

Organization

 * The article is well-written for the most part. However it can be more concise in some sections.
 * The article has a few grammatical errors, with quite a few instances of run-on sentences and excessive use of commas.
 * The article is well-organized and broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic.

Images and Media

 * The article includes images that enhance understanding of the topic.
 * All mages are well-captioned.
 * All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

 * There isn't much talk on this article, but it shows the initial brainstorming process of writing this article.
 * This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment.
 * Wikipedia does not discuss this topic too much in the talk page.

Overall impressions

 * I was not blown away by this article, there are definitely things that could be worked on. However I did get a good idea about the ALS Challenge.
 * The article is strong in the aspect of including visuals, clarifying acronyms, including opposing views, and giving background.
 * The writing style of the article can be improved to improve the grammar.
 * I would say this article is a little undeveloped, and could cover more aspects of the ALS challenge. Right now it only covers water wasted and money raised.