User:Tinytornado14/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Orientalism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This is a topic that we discussed in class and there seemed to be a lot of humanities articles in the academic disciplines.

Lead section

 * 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!
 * Is the lead concise or is it overly detailed? As concise as it can be without leaving important details out

Content

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

Tone and Balance

 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, valuable knowledge from across various regions
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * 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? Yes
 * Are the sources current? No, some are dated
 * Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.) Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes!

Organization and writing quality
The writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.


 * 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

Images and Media

 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Some of them lacked description. I would not know what they were without deeper research
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Talk page discussion

 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? A lot of people view this as a respectable article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated well and there are many subtopics that fall into it that people have been observing

Overall impressions

 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved? Looking a little less cluttered/crammed together
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed and thorough information

Examples of good feedback
The article was very detailed and it was interesting to see the various forms of art and the importance to other countries. Not only in art but the other various forms of orientalism that we don't often see all the time. I would probably organize and make things more consise/lay it out in a way that is not too close together (words and pictures)