User:Tjb143/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: (Native American mascot controversy)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This article is on a topic that seems to be prevalent in the media today, so it stuck out to me.

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? Yes all three of the major sections were addressed in the Lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No I didn't see anything that wasn't relevant or explained later in more detail.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? As concise as it could be for a topic with so much information.




 * 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? Yes all three of the major sections were addressed in the Lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No I didn't see anything that wasn't relevant or explained later in more detail.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? As concise as it could be for a topic with so much information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the content and the topic are almost one in the same.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes it brings up the 2020 racism activism and the very recent change of the name for the Washington DC football team
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I know of.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the content and the topic are almost one in the same.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes it brings up the 2020 racism activism and the very recent change of the name for the Washington DC football team
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I know of.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes. Even though it talks about a controversial topic it only uses factual, neutral language.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No. It does a good job of not doing that.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No the article brings up multiple viewpoints on the topic.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not really. It brings up only facts, but the facts kind of point to one viewpoint being more outrageous.


 * Is the article neutral? Yes. Even though it talks about a controversial topic it only uses factual, neutral language.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No. It does a good job of not doing that.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No the article brings up multiple viewpoints on the topic.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not really. It brings up only facts, but the facts kind of point to one viewpoint being more outrageous.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Not all of them. I found a couple sentences that were more general statements that didn't have sources to back them up.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes very much so.
 * Are the sources current? Yes some are from a couple days ago.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Not all of them. I found a couple sentences that were more general statements that didn't have sources to back them up.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes very much so.
 * Are the sources current? Yes some are from a couple days ago.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, I didn't struggle reading it.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No, I didn't find any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it is organized and easy to navigate.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, I didn't struggle reading it.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No, I didn't find any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it is organized and easy to navigate.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes there are multiple.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes they explain the images well.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they're placed on the right side nearby passages that are relevant to the picture.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Mostly just reviews.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is a part of multiple WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Not much from what I can tell.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Mostly just reviews.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is a part of multiple WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Not much from what I can tell.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It has been kept up to date and has good reviews. It's currently being visited a lot because the topic is in the media so much.
 * What are the article's strengths? Its coverage of all viewpoints and recent facts.
 * How can the article be improved? Maybe by adding more of the opposing viewpoint in the Lead.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is definitely well-developed and will probably need more development in the coming weeks.


 * What is the article's overall status? It has been kept up to date and has good reviews. It's currently being visited a lot because the topic is in the media so much.
 * What are the article's strengths? Its coverage of all viewpoints and recent facts.
 * How can the article be improved? Maybe by adding more of the opposing viewpoint in the Lead.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is definitely well-developed and will probably need more development in the coming weeks.

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