Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
Because I am a Chinese and want to see how the wikipedia introduce Chinese Culture.
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?
yes, it does.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
yes.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
it is concise.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
yes.
Is the content up-to-date?
No.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
No.
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.
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? No.
Are the sources current? No.
Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.
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? yes.
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?yes.
Are images well-captioned? yes.
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?yes.
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?yes.
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?featured.it is a part of WikiProjects.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
the topic discussed in Wikipedia is more comprehensive but isn't specific, while in class we will discuss one area specifically and deeply.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? This subject is featured in the
Outline of culture, which is incomplete and needs further development.
What are the article's strengths? this article covers a lots of areas of Chinese Culture which can attracts readers' interest in certain aspect and also can give readers a big picture.
How can the article be improved? Some facts are not accurate especially the history and not undated.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article is not well-developed, and need more updated information.
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.
Because I am a Chinese and want to see how the wikipedia introduce Chinese Culture.
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?
yes, it does.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
yes.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
it is concise.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
yes.
Is the content up-to-date?
No.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
No.
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.
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? No.
Are the sources current? No.
Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.
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? yes.
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?yes.
Are images well-captioned? yes.
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?yes.
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?yes.
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?featured.it is a part of WikiProjects.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
the topic discussed in Wikipedia is more comprehensive but isn't specific, while in class we will discuss one area specifically and deeply.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? This subject is featured in the
Outline of culture, which is incomplete and needs further development.
What are the article's strengths? this article covers a lots of areas of Chinese Culture which can attracts readers' interest in certain aspect and also can give readers a big picture.
How can the article be improved? Some facts are not accurate especially the history and not undated.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article is not well-developed, and need more updated information.
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