User:Samiramosalla/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)Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article gives good detail and information on my topic of interest. It displays a good background knowledge of the topic and then breaks down the burial customs of different islands in the Philippines.

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 very first sentence is a bit weak in my opinion because it did not lead me to think the article will be about articles topic. The lead gave a good introduction to the article, and introduced topics that would later be discussed in the paper. I feel like maybe they could have reduced the article a bit by just including main islands and the main languages spoken in the Philippines rather than majority of them.

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 content was last edited September 10, 2019 so yes it was very up to date. There was a good touch at the end with the influences of the different countries on the Philippines. Once again, maybe including less of the language speaking tribes in the article can reduce the density of it.

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
Out of all islands, the island if Visayas was greatly focused on in my opinion, but other than that it was neutral.

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
Everything in the article is properly cited. Links worked when I clicked on them.

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
Very well organized into appropriate sections and going in a precise order.

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 could use a better organization of the images. They were not spread out well.

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 were a few conversations in the talk explaining rude comments about the article which I felt unnecessary. They could have been handled much better with that if someone felt offended by the material. It is rated a B-class article, and there are 4 wikiprojects about it.

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 overall status of this article is good. It has good content and detail, maybe too much. Arrangement of Images could also be improved.

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