User:TaylerBriscoe/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: (link) Hip hop music
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it fits my class "theme" for the semster, which is music, more preferably rap music.

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
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? not really
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? no

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? not really, different music comes out everyday. It is missing key individuals of hip hop and it could further explain all of the sub genres of hip hop/rap.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? not that I have come across, the article seems fairly neutral.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think a few are underrepresented and could be explained a lot better and in depth.
 * 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
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? I guess so
 * Are the sources current? some are
 * Check a few links. Do they work? the ones that I checked do work

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? not really, the overview is all bunched together and it is hard to identify when one topic stops and another starts.
 * 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? it could be better organized

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? I believe so
 * 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? some people are saying that the information is false and that key hip hop artists and important years and genres are left out of the page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? not sure, I can't find a rating and I don't know how to tell if its on WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't really discussed my topic in class, although I am doing a sub-genre of hip hop/ rap that was not discussed in the Wikipedia page.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I would probably rate it a C. It doesn't really flow well and it's missing some information, but the information it does have is accurate and the links to pictures are cool.
 * What are the article's strengths? It's strengths would probably be it's information. Although it is missing a few things that could have been included, there is still a lot of information there.
 * How can the article be improved? It could be better organized and more accurate. I think it missing a few important information like sub-genres and important individuals that could be added as well.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It isn't a bad article, it does have a few poor areas though.

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