User:Savula98/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: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I used to watch this show when I was younger, and it was one of my favorites on Disney Channel.

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 lead does include a clear and concise introduction sentence about Suite Life of Zack & Cody as a series that aired on the Disney channel. As an audience/reader, we know that they're going to talk more in-depth about this television show. The lead does include brief descriptions of the article's sections throughout the second paragraph with links to each section within the article. However, the lead does not present/include all of the information that is presented in the article. For instance, it mentions Disney XD as if it is going to be a section that will be provided within the article when there is not a section about Disney XD necessarily. Overall, the lead is straight to the point about all of the characters within the show and which other television shows go along with the Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

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 detailed outlines of episodes, characters, and plot, show that the article's content is relevant to the topic of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. It talks about the production of the show itself as well as their awards, episodes, and plot. There could be a little more information talked about the episode, especially most popular episodes and a description of the crossover episode. The content should merge with the new show The Suite Life on Deck, which is based on a continuation of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. It seems that the content is up to date, since the show was last aired in 2008.

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, there are not necessarily any claims that are heavily biased. The article mainly balances the focus upon the cast, setting, and the production of the show, not actually the episodes themselves but the show as a whole and its cast. The portrayal of the characters are neutral, each character from the cast gets their own individual paragraphs so overall pretty neutral. However, the paragraph about Kim Rhodes who plays Carey Martin, we do not get to see much about this character because the paragraph about her is much smaller and not as in-depth as the other characters of the show. Perhaps a lack of importance. The article does not balance in some ways such as creating a section about only one specific episode, “Indian Adaption” but did not introduce any other episodes. Overall, the article does not persuade any huge claims.

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
The facts in the article are successfully linked to other sources, many of which I clicked on were reliable. However, the majority of the sources are just linking to the actor's information. This article talks mostly about the cast and not as much about the plot and content of the show itself.

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 “soundtrack” section of this article could have been placed right under the “theme song and opening sequence” section since they complement one another. Additionally, the underneath the “Awards and Nominations” section is followed by another section titled, “Indian Adoption” and this portion was placed by random and does not seem consistent with the flow of the article.

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 definitely use more images to help describe the show. There's a lot of written content but only two images to help guide understanding of the show. One of the two images are captioned, which it labels what characters are shown in the image. Images are laid out in a visually appealing way, but the article needs more images overall. One of the png files violated copyright.

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
This article has many conversations on how to improve the content, as well as making the content more relevant to the conversation. Many of the Wiki users are suggesting that some of the topics be merged together, like the Tipton Hotel be in the same Wiki page as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. The article is rated C-class low-importance on WikiProject television and C-class high-importance on WikiProject Disney. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic differs from the way we've talked about in class is that it's very specific on details. Some episodes even have constructive feedback on how to better describe the episodes on the talk page.

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 articles overall status is C-class, so there is definitely room for improvement. The article's strengths was the information provided about the cast members, and the article can improve on images as well as the content provided about the episodes. I would assess this articles completeness as underdeveloped, it needs some more work and content.

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