User:Madison Goulding/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: Indigenous peoples in Canada
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article to evaluate because I have significant knowledge on the topic which I believe is important when evaluating an article"

Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, clearly states who Indigenous people are in the context of Canada and briefly their terminology,
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes, it introduces the main content discussed in the article.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, all relevant.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise, relatively short and to the point.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
Is the content up-to-date? Yes, includes Consensus from 2016,etc..
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? yesé

Is the article neutral? yes
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

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

Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? none, that i could see
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes, very well-organized

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

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? has not been edited in 6 months
How is the article rated? yes Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? yes

What is the article's overall status? Level-5 vital article
What are the article's strengths? Very specific and discuss the culture of Indigenous people not just the Canadian settler history.
How can the article be improved? I'm not too sure there are many ways it could be improved, it is very descriptive on all the parts of Indigenous people lives
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Very well-developed, includes categories on Terminology, the history of indigenous from their perspective and their culture.

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