User:Ril.kah/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: (link)
 * Imagine Dragons
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I like many of the band's songs.

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 article's lead has a sentence describing the members of the band and the genre of the music, so it does describe the topic of the article. The description in the lead mainly consists of the albums and singles that the band produced and the awards they gained, which are main sections of the article, but the lead is not very brief.

The information in the lead can be found elsewhere in the article. However, the lead is overly detailed. Most of the text consists of awards that the band has received, album rankings, and nominations. These details should be allocated to a section for accolades, and this section already exists in the article. However, the awards section only contains a link that connects to a list of awards and nominations that the band has received.

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
All of the information within the article is relevant to the topic and has been updated as recently as January 2020, when a new music video was released. All of the content the is presented is relevant to the topic, but additional information could be added. For example, the article touches briefly on some of the music videos that the band has produced, but it does not include any details about the process of making them.

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, and, although the article goes into detail about the awards given to the band, the information is not presented in a biased way. Again, the awards and nominations take up a lot of space, and it does not mention other topics, such as the band's creative process, which could be represented and illustrated more. It does not attempt any persuasion for any viewpoint.

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
Most of the article's facts are cited by sources that appear to be reliable (many of them are reliable news sources). There is a plethora of sources pertaining to the band's music, album releases, performance, awards, etc., so it seems that the range of sources allows for fairly thorough research. The sources are all from 2011 to 2020, so they represent current knowledge of the topic. The links that I checked 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
The article is written in a very clear, straightforward manner, which makes it easy to read, and I did not see any grammatical errors. The article does have several sections that help to organize the information, but some of the information could be shifted into different categories to make the article flow more smoothly.

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
All of the images are relevant and work to enhance the article. In addition to pictures of the members at performances, there is a timeline that displays the members of the band, how long they have been part of the band, and the instruments they play(ed). There is even a sound bite of the song "Radioactive," so the reader can listen to a piece of their music. The captions are well-done, and give the context of each image, since most of them are of performances. The images follow copyright regulations, and are licensed to be shared and made publicly available. The images are brightly-colored and laid out nicely.

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
There are many conversations on the talk page about what genre of music should be listed as Imagine Dragons' primary genre. There are also various posts about fixes that have been or need to be made to images and sources. The article is a C-rated article and is part of three WikiProjects: WikiProject Musicians, WikiProject Alternative music, and WikiProject Rock music.

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
The article for Imagine Dragons is a C-class article, meaning it has good bones but could use some work, and it is very apparent why.

The article does a good job of laying out the timeline of when the band has produced music and how the music was received. There is some background information on the band members, which is beneficial as well. However, there is so much information on performance dates, song rankings, awards, and nominations incorporated into the text that the article is more list-like than encyclopedic. The article could benefit from more strict organization and allocation of details into relevant sections, such as moving information about awards exclusively into one section. Many of the topics on the article could be expanded on, such as background information on the members and the music videos.

This article is underdeveloped, but has a good foundation to develop from.

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