It was the first article listed and it was interesting to me.
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the lead includes an introductory sentence that clearly describes the articles topic.
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No the lead does not include a description of the major sections.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No it does not.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the content is relevant to the topic
Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the last edit was September of 2019.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is content that is missing.
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
Is the article neutral? Yes.
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 it does not.
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources aren't accessible.
Are the sources current? The sources are not current the last one is from 2013.
Check a few links. Do they work? No the links do not 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 short so it is easy to read however it is not organized.
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? No there are only three paragraphs.
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No there are no images.
Are images well-captioned? N/A
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A
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? In the talk page people discuss what changes could be done to the article.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated a start-class, and is part of wiki projects philosophy.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't talked about this in class.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? The article is not well developed. It needs more information and reliable resources that can be accessed.
What are the article's strengths? The article has good examples.
How can the article be improved? By including reliable resources that could be accessed and way more information on the topic.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is underdeveloped.
Overall evaluation
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It was the first article listed and it was interesting to me.
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the lead includes an introductory sentence that clearly describes the articles topic.
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No the lead does not include a description of the major sections.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No it does not.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the content is relevant to the topic
Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the last edit was September of 2019.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is content that is missing.
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
Is the article neutral? Yes.
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 it does not.
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources aren't accessible.
Are the sources current? The sources are not current the last one is from 2013.
Check a few links. Do they work? No the links do not 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 short so it is easy to read however it is not organized.
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? No there are only three paragraphs.
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No there are no images.
Are images well-captioned? N/A
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A
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? In the talk page people discuss what changes could be done to the article.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated a start-class, and is part of wiki projects philosophy.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't talked about this in class.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? The article is not well developed. It needs more information and reliable resources that can be accessed.
What are the article's strengths? The article has good examples.
How can the article be improved? By including reliable resources that could be accessed and way more information on the topic.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is underdeveloped.
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