User:Dlozano04/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.

• Navel piercing: (Navel Piercing)
• I chose this article to evaluate because I have my belly button pierced.

Lead

Guiding questions

• The Lead does include an introductory sentence that goes over the article's topic and it even shows the examples via links as well.
• The Lead includes a brief description of the article's major sections
• The Lead does include information that is present in the rest of the article.
• The Lead is concise.

Content

Guiding questions

• This article's content is relevant to the topic and gives informative information.
• The content is up to date.
• There is no missing content.
• It addresses topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics by showing the history of a navel piercing about where it originated and how it is used today in different countries.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• The article is neutral.
• There are no claims that seem biased on here.
• There or no over or under represented viewpoints.
• The article does not persuade anyone in any shape or form.

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• All facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information; national health service since a piercing is an open wound.
• The sources are thorough.
• The sources are current.
• The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors and include historically marginalized individuals where possible.
• The links work.

Organization

Guiding questions

• The article is well written.
• The article has no grammatical errors.
• The article is well organized.

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• The article includes images about the topic.
• The images are well-captioned.
• All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
• The images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• Conversations behind the scenes are probably to add more health related information.
• The article is rated good.
• This topic differs by being more of a social/fashion item.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• The article's overall status is okay.
• The articles strengths is the introduction but not so much the middle information and last paragraph of information.
• The article can be improved by adding more information in the middle and last chunks of information.
• I would give it a developed (neutral) rating not poor, not excellent either; only because I see there can be more information added onto it about the healing process and how to take care of it and to add more history of it in India where dancers cannot show it and just include the sources.

Optional activity

• Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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• Link to feedback: Talk:Navel piercing#Can We Get More History About The Navel Piercing? (My question is at the bottom)