User:Salt.daisy/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hello Kitty

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I choose the Hello Kitty wiki page because I love the character, and the page, at first glance, seems well put together.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:


 * The first sentence introduces the character as well as who she was created by. There are three paragraphs in this section which give a brief overview of Hello Kitty's history and touches on the topics the page will cover in more detail later on like fashion, merchandise, and media.

Content:


 * The wiki page covers Hello Kitty's history chronologically and features information about the character from as recent as December 2021. The content appears to be up-to-date.

Tone and Balance:


 * The article is neutral, even when mentioning controversies. All sub-topics seem to have equal representation with no heavy bias towards a particular position. In addition, the article is not attempting to persuade its readers.

Sources and References:


 * There are 124 cited references. After randomly clicking ten citations, all ten links were live and redirected me to its respective source. The sources varied from news articles to op-eds to official Sanrio websites and statements. Sources cited are from as recent as December 2021.

Organization and Writing Quality:


 * The article is clear and easy to read. It gets straight to the point and is broken down in sections for better reading digestion and clarity. There are no grammatical or spelling errors that I caught.

Images and Media:


 * Images used in the article serve as a reference to how the character looks like, what merchandise looks like, and iconic people/objects to the franchise. All images have citation.

Talk Page Discussion:


 * Conversations on the Hello Kitty wiki page composes almost entirely of editors informing others of potential new information or proposals for potential edits. The article is "listed as a level-5 vital article in Arts." Additionally, it is "rated as start-class."

Overall Impressions:


 * Overall, the article appears to still be a work in progress. There is a lot of information with equal representation for all sub-sections. However there may not be enough information for each topic; a brief overview is given but not much detail apart from the origin section. So, more references/information would be desirable.
 * I would say this article gives readers enough information to have a basic understanding of who Hello Kitty is and what the franchise is composed of in regards to her branch of Sanrio (as there are other characters, albeit not as popular as Hello Kitty). The authors hit major points of Hello Kitty's history and tries to give an all-around scope of who she is. I feel like article is developed well and that the authors covered most, if not all, of their bases. In addition, it appears that the page is frequently updated with new information so the article is pretty up to date.