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• Name of article: 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic in North America. Talk:2009 swine flu pandemic in North America
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this topic because it is a similar topic to what is happening in 2020 with the Corona Virus. It affected North America heavily and I think it is a pretty interesting topic to learn more about.

Lead

Guiding questions

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it clearly describes the topic and gives the reader a good idea of what the article is about.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Besides the table of contents, it doesn't because many of its topics are when and how it affected different regions.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, it only contained the main ideas of the topic and it did not go into any specifics.
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is very short and concise and it does a good job of showing what the article will be about.

Lead evaluation

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Some of it is but some of it isn't. The title makes it seem like the article will only be about how the swine flu effected North America, but the article goes in depth about many other countries.
• Is the content up-to-date? This article is most likely not up to date since most of its information and sources are from 2009 or around that time.
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? A lot of the content about the other countries probably shouldn't be in this article, and the facts about North America could be longer and more in depth.
• Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? It does not look like it does.

Content evaluation

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• Is the article neutral? Yes, the article is very neutral because it is very informative and unbiased.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Judging from the title and the content, North America is underrepresented and everywhere else is over represented.
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, because there isn't really a side to take on this subject, it is just informative.

Tone and balance evaluation

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, they credit the sources when they can and the sources seem to be justifiable.
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, they seem to be because this article has a lot of sources coming from many different places and topics.
• Are the sources current? I don't think many of the sources are current because most of them date back to 2009 or 2010.
• Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, there are a variety of different authors and sources, which I think they try their best to be accurate.
• Check a few links. Do they work? Most of them work, but there were a few that said that the page expired or didn't work.

Sources and references evaluation

Organization

Guiding questions

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is pretty clear and concise since it is very informative, and it doesn't have any glaring distractions or terrible comments.
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I did not spot many grammatical or spelling errors.
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? In terms of organization, this article is a little below par since it just has a lot of headings, and then just lists facts or points about the topic. Overall, it could be a little more organized, because it doesn't seem like there are any patterns of certain arrangements in it.

Organization evaluation

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, the article has many pictures that support the facts and give a helpful visual aid.
• Are images well-captioned? Most of them were well-captioned with colors.
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, it looks like it.
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they did not seem to bother me as I was reading.

Images and media evaluation

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? It is mostly conversations on which pictures to use and which ones would be better for the article.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I think it should be rated decently, and I don't think so.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It stray away from the main topic a lot but other than that it is very informative.

Talk page evaluation

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status? I think the article is pretty good when it is informing you on the actual topic, but it has a lot of unnecessary information about other countries.
• What are the article's strengths? It has a lot of information and has pictures and sources to back it up.
• How can the article be improved? Remove some of the unnecessary facts about different countries and just focus on North America, and maybe try to add some more recent information.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? it is a little underdeveloped, because it could focus on the main topic a lot more, but it has a lot of information and sources to back it up.

Overall evaluation

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