User:Vincjp20/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: Philadelphia English (Philadelphia English)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because it shares both a personal relationship to me and is related to the topic of my education.

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?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead does include an introductory sentence. This sentence describes the overall contents of the rest of the article as well as a simple description of where the language is used. Although the lead talks about the what the accent is, which is covered more in a later paragraph, the lead does not mention the history of the accent. This is strange because the history is the first box of content in the article. I believe the lead is concise and provides a simple idea of what the topic is, but does not provide a good lead in to the rest of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
Throughout all of this article, many points are brought up in relation to what the language is and how it came to be. The article is definitely up-to-date. Most of the references come from the past 10 to 20 years. In general, the content seems related to the overarching idea of the article. The history piece is not mentioned in the lead but is surely relevant to the rest of the topic. Article does not really mention the equity gaps as it is more about the specifics of the accents and less about anything population related.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation


The article seems informative and lacks any bias one way or the other. It shows a general position of teaching rather than providing any arguments.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
For all the facts in this article, there is constant references to either other wikipedia pages or scholarly articles. These articles seem to all be dated from 1990s to 2010s proving to be relatively recent. I tested 3 links and they all took me to the sources or to a page with more sources on it.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article has a concise motive to it. All topics throughout the essay are initially referenced in the lead. Beyond that, the references and layout provide a clear cut view into the ideas behind the essay.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images throughout this article so they cannot be evaluated. The article could probably benefit from adding images to give it more life.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
This article is rated C-Class and has quite a few comments on it. Generally the comments include some disagreements that are backed by references. This is similar to another C-Class article I referenced before deciding to evaluate this one.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article is a relatively Low-Importance article in the eyes of the WikiProject English Language category. That mixed with its C-class rating provides an expectation for some needs for improvement. Despite this, the article provides clear-cut information as well as back up references. Many noticeable changes to improve have already been mentioned in the article's talk page.

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