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Captain Underpants: Captain Underpants
I chose Captain Underpants because it is a book series I heard about growing up but never have gotten around to read it.

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 * Name of article: (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes. The intro sentence gives the title, author, and the intended audience of the book.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Not really. It more gives a brief overview of the book and then some background about the series itself.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes. The Lead presents some awards the series has won that are not mentioned in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise. It gives a proper overview of the book without being too long.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes. All of the content is relevant to the book series.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes. The content has been updated as more books have come out.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * I think the content on the article is all appropriate and helpful in the article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes. The information was for the most part very informative.
 * 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?
 * Yes. The information found in the article that can be found through outside research was properly cited.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes.
 * 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?
 * Eh... The only complaint I have is that there is an absurd amount of characters which makes the article look clumped together.
 * 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... I would have liked a brief summary of the book series within the body of the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No. There is only one image of just the title of the series.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes. The one image has a caption that provides information describing the image.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * I think so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No. I would have liked to see more images... maybe of the main characters.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There is some conversation happening on the Talk page, but not any recent conversation.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Start-class. Yes. It said that the article was "of interest of WikiProjects."
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * The controversy around children's literature has been consistent with what we have been talking about in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The Lead is solid and I feel like I received an adequate overview of the book series.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It really goes into depth on a lot of characters in the series.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * I would have liked a summary of the books after the Lead. Also, remove a lot of insignificant characters in the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * It has some work to do but it has potential.

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