User:Sealbillo/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: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I chose this article because it is the article of my assigned autocrat for this class.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic

Yes


 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?

No, the lead could do a better job of introducing the preceding sections.


 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?

No, it is all relevant


 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

the lead is concise, perhaps a little too concise, it could use a bit more starting information for someone who ruled the country for so long.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

Yes


 * Is the content up-to-date?

Relatively so, one issue is that there does not seem to be much up to date information about the man, in general. But it seems to match with the most relevant information I could find.


 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

No mention of the 1993 Human Rights Watch report that was published on his regime

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?

Yes


 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

Not that I could find


 * 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?

No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?

Some of the sources used are in French or simply unobtainable


 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?

There could be more academic sources on the article


 * Are the sources current?

Relatively so


 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Many links in the sources do not work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?

Yes


 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?

No


 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?

could use more images, only contains one blurry image of the man in question.


 * Are images well-captioned?

The one image is well captioned


 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?

Yes


 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

No, more images are needed.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

Most conversations were made by wikibots


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

the article is rated as B by both projects and is a part of 3 Wikiprojects


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

No major differences

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?

Good article but too short


 * What are the article's strengths?

Clear timeless of events, neutral and well written


 * How can the article be improved?

Just more information would be helpful


 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Not complete

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