User:Sydhatcher/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: Thank U, Next
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article because I enjoy listening to this artist and this is one of my favorite albums by her.

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? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Yes the lead is concise

Lead evaluation
The lead for this article is clearly and concisely written with a brief description of the major sections. I did not find in information mentioned in the Lead that was not present in the article, everything mentions was further elaborated on throughout the rest of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the page was just updated February 13, 2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, I think everything in the article fits

Content evaluation
All the content is relevant to the topic, the album Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande. The content is also updated as the page just had some changes made February 13, 2020.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, not that I can see
 * 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, there really is not a position to take

Tone and balance evaluation
I believe this article to be neural as it is just stating the facts and statistics of this album. I can't see any bias and no persuasion as there is not really a position to persuade someone too in this particular article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, all statements containing facts have a citation linked
 * 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

Sources and references evaluation
The facts in this article seem to all have citation with links to sources to back up what is being said. For example, when the article states the facts about billboard chart records it has the appropriate link to the literature where the information came from.

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, not that I saw
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
This article is clear, concise and easy to read. I found no spelling or grammatical errors and I would say it is well organized and categorized appropriately.

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

Images and media evaluation
This article does contain images that help visualized what was done. It includes images of the recoding studios used to make the music as well as pictures of the people mentioned. Each images has a clear description of what is being pictured and they are cited properly which adheres to the copyright regulations. The images are placed in a nice way that does not interfere with the text in the article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations about which album cover to use, what should be listed as singles
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated C-class. it is apart of 5 WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? They say its of low-importance but as we've said in class all information isn't important to all people. This articles information may be high important to some.

Talk page evaluation
The talk page for this article includes conversations about which album cover to use and include as well as many discussions as to what songs should and should not be included in the singles section. This article is rated in the C-Class but it is apart of several WikiProjects including one of high importance.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? good
 * What are the article's strengths? It is very detailed
 * How can the article be improved? I can't think of any improvements
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? well-developed

Overall evaluation
This is overall a good article, it is very detailed and there really are not any improvements that I can see that need to be made. Overall it is a well-developed article.

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