User:Sydneyh1472/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: Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)
 * I chose this article because Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite stories.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

==== Lead evaluation: I think that the lead is well written. There is an introductory sentence and brief descriptions of the article's major sections. There is also no information that is not present in the article. The only issue in my opinion is that the lead is overly detailed. The writers mention all the voice actors, and go too deep into the history of the movie. ====

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

==== Content evaluation: All of the content in the article is up-to-date and most of it is relevant to the topic. There are some things included in the article that do not need to be there. For instance, the article is only supposed to focus on the 1951 film, as stated in the title, but the writers talk about theme parks, live-action movies, and video games as well. Being that the article is about an animated film, there is not much to say when it comes to historically underrepresented population, however the writers do mention the movies struggles getting off the ground when it was first released. ====

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?

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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

==== Sources and references evaluation: The facts in this article seem to be backed by reliable sources for the most part. Much of the information comes from Disney websites or .org sites, but there were some blogs that were used that are not as reliable. Also some links did not work, and a lot of sources are as old as 2010. ====

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 well-organized and is broken into sections that reflect major points of the topic. There are not many grammatical errors, but there are some run on sentences. Most of the paragraphs are concise and easy to read. ====

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: There are only three images in the article. The first two is the film cover and a picture of Alice sitting in grass— both are relevant. The last picture, however, is of the woman who played Alice at the Disney theme park in 2012. This image is old and irrelevant. All the images are well-captioned and adhere to wikipedia's copyright regulations. ====

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 talk page went over any misunderstandings about the film, and many people brought up historical errors early on in this articles creation. This article is rated C and part of wikiprojsects. ====

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 overall status of this article is a C. Strengths include the history of the film and the cast mentions. Weaknesses include grammatical errors and irrelevant information. I think this article is ok, but it is under-developed and definitely needs to be updated. ====

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