User:Tui37550/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: Second Life
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am familiar with the game Second Life and some of the cultural impact it has, so seeing that it needs updated with timely references made me decide to select it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The lead sentence is clear and concise, the rest of the lead is a bit cluttered.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Not as far as I can tell.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * A bit wordy, some things could be put in the article itself instead.

Lead evaluation
It's a good introduction to Second Life, but the rest of the lead is cluttered with information that could function better in the article itself, like the mention of Linden Dollars and the age range.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, there is nothing questionable or unrelated to Second Life.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * No, that is a specifically cited issue at the top of the page.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Some of the applications of Second Life are only a sentence long, and there are examples of Second Life in popular media that aren't made reference to.

Content evaluation
There is a good baseline of content present in the article, the most glaring issues are just that some of them could use tuning up and further citations.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * As far as I can tell, yes, aside from the Legality section which may contain original research that has bias.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * As far as I can tell, no.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * It doesn't appear to be biased in any direction.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * I did not feel my opinion of Second Life sway in one direction or the other.

Tone and balance evaluation
As far as I can tell, the tone and balance of the article are fair overall and unbiased.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * There are missing sources and sources marked in red
 * (39) http://lindenlab.com/releases/infographic-10-years-of-second-life "Cite error: The named reference "lindenlab.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page)
 * (31) Anna Peachey (2011). Peachey, Anna; Childs, Mark (eds.). Reinventing ourselves : contemporary concepts of identity in virtual worlds. London: Springer. p. 2. ISBN 978-085729-360-2 . Retrieved December 5, 2013.
 * (112) Retrieved June 24, 2008.  https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=4010 Missing or empty  (help)[dead link]
 * (149) http://sl-newspaper-bnc.blogspot.com/2008/11/intlibber-brautigan-on-openspace-policy.html Retrieved February 15, 2010. Missing or empty  (help)[dead link]
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * There is a wide variety of sources concerning Second Life, from scholarly to news articles. The OpenSources and Marketing subsections require additional citations for verification.
 * Are the sources current?
 * No, that is part of the problem with the article and why it needs edited.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The ones I checked (that were not marked in red) worked.

Sources and references evaluation
This appears to be the section of the article that requires the most work, with some citations requiring verification, some sections requiring citations in general, and also is in need of current sources.

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?
 * Not that I noticed, but I could have read over them.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, it is set up well and in a way that makes sense.

Organization evaluation
This is a well-organized article as far as I'm concerned, and would not be my main concentration when editing this article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Most of the images are just of avatars in Second Life; some other things concerning Second Life, like institutions and groups.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Simply captioned aside from the image of Woodbury University's School of Media, Culture, and Design, which is a bit wordy.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * As far as I can tell, yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * I think so, yes.

Images and media evaluation
More images could be added in reference to the topics I cited, but I do not feel that this is a pressing issue.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * "Please do not flag this article as a copyright violation of the following source: Surhone, L. M., Timpledon, M. T., & Marseken, S. F. (2010), Sculpted prim: Second Life, parametric object, UV Map, geometric primitive, displacement mapping, Betascript Publishing"
 * "The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4698382/second-lifes-strange-second-life"
 * The contents of the Criticism of Second Life page were merged into Second Life on 21 January 2020. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is classified as a level-5 vital article, and has been rated as B-class. They are asking people to improve it. It is of interest to the WikiProjects WikiProject Community, WikiProject Internet culture, and WikiProject Video games.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * I'm not sure if I can personally pinpoint any ways it differs so greatly that it actively stands out to me, aside from the fact that the proposed comparisons to Ready Player One are written in a very casual manner.

Talk page evaluation
There are recent posts on the talk page and people talk kindly and casually, so it looks like a good environment to be in while editing it.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article needs to be updated, and has sources that either need checked or more verification.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * There are many bases that are covered and an active talk page; it is a thorough exploration of Second Life that just needs more touching up.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * By verifying certain sources and citing more recent articles.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is well-developed; it does not lack content but rather just needs some of the content polished. The only way in which it is underdeveloped is in reference to recent sources regarding Second Life.

Overall evaluation
This article is relatively strong; its weaknesses lie mainly in the citations, not the content of the article itself. It appears to have easily identifiable discrepancies that are easy targets for editing, and is an interesting subject and a subject that warrants the article and all of the content.

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