User:TessGoldenthal/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Stop Asian Hate

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because not only do I believe it is anti asian hate is a subject that must be further looked into, but hopefully by better understanding the topic preventative measures can be put in place as well as educational measures as to why hate of any group of people based upon race, ethnicity, etc. is wrong. This is additionally why the topic matters. Particularly during the start of the coronavirus there was a lot of anti asian hate happening, which is terrible and wrong and upsetting. My impression of this article was that although it was shorter, it succinctly tied together the increase of asian hate with the covid 19 pandemic. It additionally had a lot of articles linked at the bottom that had strong ties to both this topic as well as other social justice initiatives such as BLM.

Evaluate the article
Lead section: The article has a clear description / definition of the topic / slogan, stop asian hate. The lead also concisely covers the topics that it addresses farther in the reading. One thing the lead either should not have included, or should have expanded upon more in the article was the last sentence, which discusses the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee.

Content: From what I could tell, all of the content was from 2020 at the latest, implying that the sources that were used were relevant and up to date. The content is relevant to the topic and is well written. The only part that could be expanded, as stated before, was the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee (although the name itself was linked).

Tone & balance: The tone was neutral (no opinion or "side" was taken).

Images & media: There is only one image in the main section of the article, however it is linked and has a caption as well as other description information.

Talk page discussion: This is not a topic we've addressed yet in class. The talk page has flow of conversation about what aspects of the article are strong and what could be improved.

Overall impressions: As the talk page mentioned, some of the information in the article could definitely be expanded upon. Additionally, more detail and history about the stop asian hate movement, as well as the history of asian hate, could be further addressed in the article. I would assess the articles completeness as underdeveloped. The information it has is strong and accurate as an overview of the topic, but more information and details could definitely be added.