Evaluate an article
Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved. |
I found this article to be interesting in it scope. It brought along new ideas and I thought it would be interesting to see how, be improved as well as a great way to work on my evaluating skills.
Throughout this article, I encountered a variety of issues that require updating and improvement. At a first glance, this article seems to be reliable, however as you look deeper into the information, some of it is out of date and leaves us questioning what is reliable for the time we are living in now and what is outdated. I also believe that added charts or graphs would be beneficial when learning about particular statistics. I believe it would provide a better understanding at the information gathered and give a visual to help readers comprehend of for example the metrics or particular survey results related to suicide and social media.
Through reading and scanning the Wiki talk page, it seemed to be agreed upon that alterations with regards to the way that the article was organized, needed to be implemented. Particularly when it came to organizing and sectioning information. Some readers felt that there could be areas where the information used to be split into sections, then it would be easier and more accessible for readers to understand and gather the correct facts and details.
Evaluate an article
Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved. |
I found this article to be interesting in it scope. It brought along new ideas and I thought it would be interesting to see how, be improved as well as a great way to work on my evaluating skills.
Throughout this article, I encountered a variety of issues that require updating and improvement. At a first glance, this article seems to be reliable, however as you look deeper into the information, some of it is out of date and leaves us questioning what is reliable for the time we are living in now and what is outdated. I also believe that added charts or graphs would be beneficial when learning about particular statistics. I believe it would provide a better understanding at the information gathered and give a visual to help readers comprehend of for example the metrics or particular survey results related to suicide and social media.
Through reading and scanning the Wiki talk page, it seemed to be agreed upon that alterations with regards to the way that the article was organized, needed to be implemented. Particularly when it came to organizing and sectioning information. Some readers felt that there could be areas where the information used to be split into sections, then it would be easier and more accessible for readers to understand and gather the correct facts and details.