User:Sanjuanac/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.


 * Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS
 * We decided to do this article because it gave us a broader topic that we could subdivide and use to further improve the information on HIV/AIDS.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it opens up with the definition of discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes, it includes topics that are not written.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * No, needs clarification and more research.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Last time it was updated it was October of 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes, there are topics that are not included in the body and show up in the introduction.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * Informative, not biased

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Needs more primary/research sources rather than news articles or magazines.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Needs more peer review
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Easy to follow but needs rewording in some areas.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * None that I could catch
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Needs improvement in this area

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Lacks images
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There are conversations happening around updating content and making it into an article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * unable to find rating
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We have not talked much on HIV/AIDS so I am excited to go deeper into this subject.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Needs improvement and more sources
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Strong introduction and lacks effort after that
 * How can the article be improved?
 * More research, include topics that are in the intro but not in the body.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Underdeveloped

Optional activity

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