User:Mopnsecampos/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: (link) Chatino language
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
• I chose to evaluate this article because this is the language I am researching for my paper and I had actually previously looked at the article and compared it to the spanish Chatino article so I thought it would be fun to evaluate the English version.

Guiding questions

Yes! The lead specifically states what the Chatino Language is. The lead also gives insight into the articles major sections such as variations in a concise manner. Everything that is spoken about in the lead is also spoken about in the rest of the article.

Content

Guiding questions

The article's content is relevent to the topic, it briefly describes the different variations in regards to phonology, othography, and morphology. Its content is not very up to date. Its most recent content is drawn from an article written in 2013 however that is one of the only recent articles referenced most referenced articles are from the 1900's. I do believe there is information about its endangerment status. It is mentioned how many speakers there but it doesn't state a date for that information and does not mention that the variations of Chatino are currently endangered.

• 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

The article is very neutral! There are no positions taken in this article. I believe because it is very brief and concise, there is no position to be taken and the article does not aim to persuade the reader in favor of one position or another.

Is the article neutral?

• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

Guiding questions

Yes all the facts are backed up by a reliable secondary source. The sources are thorough however, because this article is in English I feel it is slightly limited and does not 100% reflect the available literature. A lot of the work and specifically information like numbers and revitalization plans are in Spanish. It does not reflect the overall literature available but it does accurately represent the English literature available, many of which I have been using for my essay as well! The links also work!

• 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?

Organization

Guiding questions

Overall I believe the article is well written, concise and reader friendly. However, comparing it to the spanish wikipedia Chatino page the spanish page is a little clearer. Instead of having multiple subheadings the way this article did for the variations it kept it simple with only 3 subheadings which for a first time reader would be a lot easier to read. I did not note any grammatical or spelling erroes and overall the article is well organized, clearly reflecting and explaining its main points.

• 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?

Images and Media

Guiding questions

No, the article does not include many images that would enhance the topic. It only includes one map and I believe it would benefit from another more zoomed in and detailed map. I am not sure if this map is supposed to be captioned because it is part of the sidebar but no it is not captioned at all. The image is layed out in a visually appealing way and adheres to the wikipedia copyright regulations but like i mentioned it would be nice to have a closer map.

• 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?

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

There are currently no conversations going on about Chatino it simply redirects to me to similar interests for other wikiprojects. Wikipedia talks about the topic from a very neutral position simply presenting the facts where as in class I think we always see through the researchers eye and every now and then through the speakers eyes.

• 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?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

I believe this is a start or stub class article. It seems like no edits have been made since the page was first published. The articles has lots of information and clearly distinguishes the different variations of Chatino. The article can be improved by providing more information about its endangerment and perhaps revitalizations plans. I believe the article is well developed and gives all the background information but it does need a little more current info.

• 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?

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