Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am a yankee fan so it caught my interest
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it does
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It think the lead does a good job of describing the whole article
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it is concise
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
Is the content up-to-date? Yes
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?
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
The article seems like it is neutral and doesnt favor one side.
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
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?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Check a few links. Do they work?
Sources and references evaluation
Organization
Guiding questions
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? no
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
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?
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?
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?
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status?
What are the article's strengths? gives lots of stats
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?
Overall evaluation
Optional activity
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
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am a yankee fan so it caught my interest
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it does
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It think the lead does a good job of describing the whole article
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it is concise
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
Is the content up-to-date? Yes
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?
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
The article seems like it is neutral and doesnt favor one side.
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
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?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Check a few links. Do they work?
Sources and references evaluation
Organization
Guiding questions
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? no
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
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?
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?
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?
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status?
What are the article's strengths? gives lots of stats
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?
Overall evaluation
Optional activity
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