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Evaluate an article

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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

  • Name of article: (link) - Afro-Paraguayans
  • Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. - It seemed somewhat interesting and it needs some help.

Lead

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Guiding questions
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? - Not really
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? - No
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - No
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Very Concise, almost too short

Lead evaluation

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Content

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - yes
  • Is the content up-to-date? - from what I can tell yes
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - nothing that stand out to me at the moment
  • Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? - yes very much

Content evaluation

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Tone and Balance

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral? - yes it is
  • 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

Tone and balance evaluation

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Sources and References

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Guiding questions
  • Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - I am not sure as all but one source is in Spanish and the one that is not in Spanish you need login credentials to view
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - again I can not view the sources
  • Are the sources current? - from what I can tell the sources seem to be about 10 years old
  • Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Again I cannot read any of the sources
  • Check a few links. Do they work? yes the links work, but one of them you need login credentials, the others are in Spanish.

Sources and references evaluation

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Organization

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Guiding questions
  • Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Parts of it seem a little choppy
  • Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? nothing that sticks out at me
  • Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? not really, especially the last part, the year of African Descent just seems like an afterthought

Organization evaluation

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Images and Media

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Guiding questions
  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - no pictures
  • Are images well-captioned? - no pictures
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - no pictures
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - no pictures

Images and media evaluation

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Checking the talk page

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Guiding questions
  • What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - not much just people saying what revisions they have made
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - it is rated as a stub and it is apart of two wikiprojects
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - I don't understand this question

Talk page evaluation

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Overall impressions

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Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? - it's very much a work in progress
  • What are the article's strengths? - It has a big demography section
  • How can the article be improved? Adding more sources
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - definitely under developed

Overall evaluation

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Optional activity

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  • 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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