User:Tbookbinder/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.


 * Thai Culture and Food Festival: Thai Culture and Food Festival
 * I chose this article because I found the topic interesting and I would like to learn from and improve the article.

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, the introductions simply defines the topic and gives a statistic.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.

Lead evaluation
I think the lead overall is good.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * The article's content is relevant to the topic and up-to-date
 * No content is missing or does not belong

Content evaluation
Though the article is short, the content appears to be of good quality.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it states facts that cannot be argued.
 * 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, the article is objective.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone is objective. The article states only facts in order to inform the reader of the topic.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, the statistics and information written in the introductory paragraph and in the body have no citation.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, there is only one in text citation.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The second external link does not work.

Multicultural Victoria. "Thai Culture and Food at Fed Square page 23"[permanent dead link], Special Report No 18, May 2006. Accessed May 2006.

Sources and references evaluation
Overall, there are not enough citations. There is information in the article with no indication of where the information came from. Also, there is one permanently dead link in the external links section.

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.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Organization evaluation
Overall, the article is organized, easy to read, and concise.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Images and media evaluation
There are no images 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? Somebody has already requested that the writer add in a photograph for the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It has been rated as low importance and stub-class. It is part of WikiProject Thailand and WikiProject Australia.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not discussed this topic in class.

Talk page evaluation
The article has low ratings, however, the writer has made two edits to the external links, and it has been requested that the writer upload a photograph.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Overall, the article is well written, but needs improvement in its citations and media categories.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is well written, organized, and objective.
 * How can the article be improved? It needs more citations, functioning external links, and photographs.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped.

Overall evaluation
The article needs improvement in the aspects specified above.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Thai Culture and Food Festival