User:Sld101/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: Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS (Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am really interested in learning about the history of stigmatization against individuals with HIV/AIDS. I find that this article aligns closely with my interests.

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? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes: discrimination in housing
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Date of last source was from 2016, needs more relevant information
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think the article should discuss more about the socioeconomic hardships faced by individuals with HIV/AIDS such as costly pharmaceuticals and clinical visits.

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? The article does not discuss violence against individuals with HIV/AIDS in much detail in comparison to other topics.
 * 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? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, I feel that there is a lot more available literature on the topic than what is cited on this page.
 * Are the sources current? Latest source was 2016, not very current
 * 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? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, but I do think that the article is in need of more information and material.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * 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? A few people have discussed adding more information to the article. However, the last time the talk page was updated was in 2016.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Wikipedia recommends that the article be rewritten. WikiProject AIDS, WikiProject Sociology, WikiProject Discrimination
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia does not discuss in much detail the specific forms of discrimination that individuals with HIV/AIDS face.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? I think that the article is in need of major improvement. There are many new topics that can be added to the article.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article has a very good lead/introduction that summarizes the subject of the article.
 * How can the article be improved? The article needs information from more sources and needs to cover more topics such as access to pharmaceuticals and treatment. In addition, the article should discuss in more detail about the intersections of HIV/AIDS and race.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is underdeveloped. Although there currently is a good framework for the article, more information needs to be added to it.

Overall evaluation
Overall, I found that the article should add more sub-sections in order to better report about the various forms of HIV/AIDs discrimination. I also think that the article should discuss HIV/AIDS discrimination in the context of non-Western countries such as Tanzania, South Africa, and China.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS