User:Roxanamb/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) Salvador Dalí
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I consider Dali is one of the most important and controversial artists of the 20th century

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The article does include an introductory sentence that summarizes what is going to be the topic to be treated, and describe in a few words the life of the person in question. The lead is presented in a clear way, the reader gets an idea of what he/she is about to start reading. There is a matching between the information presented in the lead and the one included in the body of the article. The lead is concise, even when the plural life of the artist makes the text a little bit extensive.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

All the content presented in the article responds to the selected topic, and it is up-to-date. The reader can find lots of references that were used to prepare this research. The article is considered complete and trustful.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is presented under a neutral point of view, the writer does not proceed to evaluate the artistic production of Salvador Dali from his/her own interests, and same thing happens in relation to the controversial life events of the painter. Even the most know historical circumstances of the war, are presented in a plain way, that do not disrespect any other possible point of view.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The citations and references that support this article are current and reliable sources of information. They show a wide spectrum of authors and art works. However, we would like to mention that some of the references were used repeatedly (for example, the author Ian Gibson is cited more than 20 times in the text), we think this could have been avoided, specially because Dali has been object of plural work of research around the whole world. On the other hand, the links do work properly.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article, although long (due of the rich life of the protagonist), is enjoyable and easy to read. No grammatical or spelling errors were found, and all the topics were presented chronologically and respected the importance of each period in Dali's life.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article does include images that makes the reader more motivated to continue advancing in the text. These pictures alternates from real life photographs to images of Dali's works of art. On this way, it is more understandable the contest of the article and also the surrealism as a general movement. The images are well integrated to the research.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The article has been edited in various occasions, the last one was some days ago. most of the editions are about specific details that were probably forgotten by the original author. In general the text looks like a contribution of some people working together.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

I consider the article is in a good shape, it appears as complete and well developed. Its strengths are based in the neutral tone that is used to explain the controversial life of this artist, and also his vast art production. One improvement I will recall is ,the use of more diverse references, instead of the repletion of the same one several times.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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