User:Isabella1202/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: Fairy Tail
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I picked this article because I enjoy the anime a lot and because I can remember an extensive amount of the plot.
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- Yes the lead contains a topic sentence that describes the manga and then anime without going into too much detail.
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- Yes the lead includes information in that is talked about later, and they are very brief with their description in the lead.
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- no the lead does not present information that is not present in any articles that are used as their footnotes.
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- it is concise, they go into more detail as the article goes on but is very clear they are not going into too much detail.
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- yes the content is relevant to the topic, it provides information that is needed to understand the whole of the anime.
- Is the content up-to-date?
- yes it is, the anime ended in 2018, so it is up-to-date on content.
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- no there is not content missing or anything irrelevant to the anime.
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- yes the article is neutral.
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- not there is not any claims that are biased towards a particular position.
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- no there is not viewpoints that are under-/over-represented, but it is not talked about through the perspective of a bad anime which is understandable since that is not really a topic that needs to be touched on.
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
- no the article has no bias tone to try and push a person's position one way or another.
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?
- yes they have a lot of footnotes and citations which is really good, it backs up all of the information given in the article
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- yes they are thorough
- Are the sources current?
- yes they are current
- Check a few links. Do they work?
- yes they do work
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- they had a lot of paragraphs but it is easy to read
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
- no it does not have any grammatical errors
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
- yes the article is well organized.
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
- it provides one picture, so it could provide more to enhance the understanding but each of the characters have links that pull up another article that provides photos
- Are images well-captioned?
- the only photo is well-captioned.
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
- yes they do.
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
- yes the image is well placed
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?
- 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
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- 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
[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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