User:Steff9894/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: 1951 Liberian general election
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: My country for my African politics class is Liberia. I am looking to learn more information on Liberia and how the democracy developed. It is imperative for me to the political development of Liberia.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It does in contents
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No it doesn't
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the article focuses on candidates. It gives adequate background and other information.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The article was updated in February 2018 to include more information on more recent elections.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, all contents seem to be there/

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? For the most part. The article contains some minor biases that favors the United States.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There is a claim that the "Speaker of the House also drew examples from the US on the need to suppress Communism". It favors the American perspective.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The role of public in the election seems to be misrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article seems to question why there was a unoppossed president in Africa's first democratic country.

Sources and References

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

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes. The article is very concise. It could use some fleshing out. There are some parts that could use more information.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I can.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes. It could reflect more on the impacts the election had on the public (including public reaction).

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, it shows depictions of the election, important symbols, and propaganda.
 * Are images well-captioned? The images are well captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, they are.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they make the article appear symmetric.

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 discuss on important changes to the external links and how they were modified. That was the only part that was commented on.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated C-Class. It is part of WikiProject Liberia.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The article talks about elections in a very political manner. It doesn't mention how the election impacts the public, but rather views politics has solely being for politicians.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article is great and expand on a lot of interesting fact. It is a low importance article.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article portrays the political climate very well.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can include more opinions on the public.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed with some ideas that can be touched on and fleshed out more.

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

with four tildes: The article question: Why does Liberia seem asymmetric in its looking up to United States. It follows the same government structure, but fails to have competitive elections.

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