User:R41NHUN73R/Evaluate an Article
Evaluate an article
[edit]This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
- Name of article: (link)
- Obambo
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- I find folklore and legends interesting, so I thought that I should look into articles like that and found one that needed information
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- This doesn't seem to have a lead
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- No it does not
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- No, it does not have a lead
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- No lead at all
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- The minimal content seems to be relevant
- Is the content up-to-date?
- I can't tell
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- Definitely a lot of missing things
- Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
- I would say it is since it is talking about African Folklore
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- believe so
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Not really, no
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- I would love to hear from the Obambo, personally.
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
- Nope, it doesn't say much
Tone and balance evaluation
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- there's only two sources, but I did check them and they work well enough
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- They were mythical encyclopedias so I'd say it works for some of it, but more would be better
- Are the sources current?
- I think so?
- Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
- I have no clue, there are two sources, they are both encyclopedias, so I'd say they aren't varied
- Check a few links. Do they work?
- They send you to a google books thing so honestly they do but not my kind of thing
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- uh I guess ?
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
- It has a few
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
- Not at all
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
- Nope, not at all
- Are images well-captioned?
- No images
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
- No images
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
- No images
Images and media evaluation
[edit]Checking the talk page
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- There was someone saying whether it should be obam'bou instead of obambo
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- It is a part of 3
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- It doesn't say much?
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- A big yikes.
- What are the article's strengths?
- No offense to the original author but it doesn't have any other than the two resources
- How can the article be improved?
- MORE INFORMATION
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- Horribly developed
Overall evaluation
[edit]Optional activity
[edit]- 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:
Added on specifically
[edit]- Have you looked around to see if there's other resources out there?
- There are a few, but I have to click through page after page on the google search. There's not much on it. I think I'd have to look at more books than things online if I really want to do this topic.
- What topics would you like to add to the page?
- I would like to make an actual layout for it and start it off so it looks better instead of it being a tiny blurb. I want to do a small intro with the origins and other names for it, maybe talk about what this spirit does and how it is unique in another section, I might want help with organizing my information after I gather it all since I really want to focus on organizing the page but I also suck at organizing.