User:Ssviavumacotos/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: Hawaiian kinship
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article to evaluate because I was interested in learning about kinship terminology in languages. I then stumbled upon the different patterns of kinship terminology, and found Hawaiian kinship to be one of the most unfamiliar and interesting.

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, it does not refer to "Usage."
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * 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? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, just content that could be expanded upon.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? In a way, perhaps. The Hawaiian kinship terminology system is used in languages that are spoken by underrepresented populations.

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? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, there are citations missing throughout the "Usage" section.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources that are there and that can be accessed are reliable, but there should be more.
 * Are the sources current? Although the sources are not the most current, this is a topic that has not changed in recent years.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? The sources are all from professors of universities, which is understandable.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? One of them does not work, leads to a broken website.

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? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? They talked about fixing an external link, although it appears there still is a broken link.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated a stub of high-importance, part of the WikiProject Hawaii and WikiProject Anthropology.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Stub of high importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? Straightforward and easy to read, good diagram used, well-organized.
 * How can the article be improved? More sources and in-line citations, expanding upon the "Usage" section.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Stub

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