User:Srinidhibaile/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article (w Gordon Kok)
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Redlining: Redlining
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * We chose this article because it is something that we are both unfamiliar with.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, this page is explaining a term, so the first sentence defines the term and then goes on to explain it.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Not particularly, it doesn't mention the other sections that are in the article later on.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is concise and explains the term well and how the term was coined.
 * It is concise and explains the term well and how the term was coined.

Lead evaluation
Because this is a wikipedia page for a term, rather than an event or a person, the lead section of the page gives a definition of the term, as opposed to explaining what the article’s sections are.

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
This page has good content because it explains the historical relevance of the term. It also provides concise and clear information that is easy to understand. By looking at the history page, you can also tell that this article is constantly being updated and worked on; there are a significant number of edits just from February 2020 alone.

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 has a good balance and doesn’t seem to be written through any sort of lense (it seems very neutral). Everything is factual and nothing seems to be based on opinions or preferences. It is not persuasive or biased; it just provides facts.

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
This page has good sources. There is a source for essentially everything written, and a lot of the sources are from journals or are other scholarly articles. Some of the sources are from the late 20th century, but a good portion of them are from the past couple of years.

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 article is organized into meaningful sections, with an emphasis on the current issues involving redlining (which makes sense). Each of these sections is clear and concise and gives a good overview.

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 includes two images that shine a light on the issue of redlining. These images provide a representation of how the general public, as well as the federal government, designated various ethnic neighborhoods with risks of mortgage loans as they ahd less knowledge of the practices. In addition, they also show the segregation of races at different places of business. These images are colorful and draw in the reader. In addition, they all have the listed permissions from the photographer to use that are clearly linked, and they mainly use public domain images. They also adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations as found linked under the picture.

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
The article is currently archived and is rated as a C-Class article. It is also a part of the WikiProject Urban studies and planning and Discrimination. There are also a few conversations going on in the talk page about modern-day redlining on Facebook, redlining and the LGBT community, and some current redlining issues in Hawaii. Furthermore, Wikipedia discusses the topic in a more objective perspective, while in class we tend to let our own personal biases and perspectives dominate the conversations in class.

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 article’s overall status is a C-Class article that is archived, although it is designated as having a high importance overall. The article’s strengths are that it gives a very complete overview on the history and different cases of the term and its consequences throughout history and different ethnic groups. However, this article could be improved by adding more substance to the ‘Workforce’ section of the article as it only has one sentence. Despite this, the article is well-developed overall.

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