User:Zagfan0165/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: Social influence
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It is directly related to our class topic, and it very straight forward. While it's not directly about social media, it talks about how people modify their behavior to fit certain social norms. And In our modern connected society, I see it as very applicable to the influence of social media.

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 of the article is very clear. It gives a concise definition of social influence. The entire paragraph has good outside links that describe the different forms of social influence. The article lead paragraphs do not outline all of the major sections that follow. There are some subsections included, but he article goes much more in depth further down in the meat of it than the heading would suggest. But the lead does not include information that is not further explained down in the article. I believe the lead is a little overdone with more details than are needed in an introduction. Some of the information covered, specifically in the second paragraph, could be covered in greater detail in the body 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?

Content evaluation
This article has a lot of good content that is well thought out and explained. It also has many outside links and sources that validate what the authors have written. It walks through all the different types of social influence. Then it goes into the theory of it, trying to explain all these different types and factors. Directly related to social media, there's an entire section about social networks and social structure. It observes how social media and social networking has change social influence in general.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes. I did not observe any sections pushing any biased agendas.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The Social Impact Theory section could be beefed up a little more. But the social influence types were very well balanced.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, the article is very straightforward.

Tone and balance evaluation
See above evaluation below each bullet point. The article is very well balanced. A couple sections could have additional detail added. But overall it's a good article.

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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All the facts in the article have many outside links and sources attached to them. It's very well researched. The sources are current and the links work to take you to correct outside sources. I think that more research could always be done. This article in total only had about 40 outside source references, and I believe more could be added. But what is currently there is sufficient.

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 is very well written. I did not find any grammar or spelling errors. It is written clearly and concisely to be easily understood by those without a good understanding of the topic. And it is split up in a way that makes it easy to follow and continue reading. The sections and subsections are not too long to dissuade readers, and break down the information into manageable bits.

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 in this article.

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
It appears this page hasn't been changed in some time. There have been no comments since 2015. So perhaps this article could use some updating. It is of interest to four WikiProjects including Marketing & Advertising, Politics, Psychology, and Sociology.

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
This article is completed and well written. It has strengths that it has a lot of information that gives readers a good overview of the social influence topic. And it allows anyone to read on and do additional research through all the linked articles. Some images or real world examples could be helpful. Right now, it's written from just an academic perspective. I would say this article is well-developed. Though it could be updated with some new information that could have potentially come out since its last update in 2015.

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