Complete your peer review exercise below, providing as much constructive criticism as possible. The more detailed suggestions you provide, the more useful it will be to your classmate. Make sure you consider each of the following aspects:
Lead
Guiding questions:
Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
Content
Guiding questions:
Is the content added relevant to the topic?
Is the content added up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:
Is the content added neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
Sources and References
Guiding questions:
Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
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?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?
Organization
Guiding questions:
Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
Images and Media
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
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?
For New Articles Only
If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.
Does the article meet Wikipedia's
Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?
Overall impressions
Guiding questions:
Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
What are the strengths of the content added?
How can the content added be improved?
Examples of good feedback
A 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.
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
n/a
Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead
Guiding questions:
The lead has not been updated to reflect the new content added
The lead does not include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic- there is no lead, just goes into content
The lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections (no lead)
The lead does not include information that is not present in the article (no lead)
The lead is not concise or overly detailed (no lead)
Content
Guiding questions:
The content added is relevant to the topic
The content added is up-to-date
There is not content that does not belong, but is missing a lead
The article does not deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, and does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:
The content added is neutral
There are not claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position
There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented
The content added does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another
Sources and References
Guiding questions:
All new content is not backed up by a reliable secondary source of information- there are no sources
The content does not accurately reflect what the cited sources say- there are no sources
Sources are not thorough - there are no sources
Sources are not current- there are no sources
Sources are not written by a diverse spectrum of authors, they do not include historically marginalized individuals where possible- there are no sources
There are better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites- no sources listed
Links do not work- no sources listed
Organization
Guiding questions:
Content added is well-written - i.e. It is concise, clear, and easy to read
The content added does not have any grammatical or spelling errors
The content added is. well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic
Images and Media
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
The article does not include images that enhance understanding of the topic
Images are not well captioned- no images
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There are no images
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are no images
For New Articles Only
If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.
The article does not meet Wikipedia's
Notability requirements - i.e. The article is not supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? there are no sources- list is not exhausted
The article follows the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contains any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles
The article does not link to other articles so it is more discoverable
Overall impressions
Guiding questions:
The content added has improved the overall quality of the article -it is all new information to wikipedia and is valuable
Strengths: clear background and context of the non profit, very thorough and lengthy information
Content can be improved by adding images, sources, and more clearly defining sections (Underlining and increasing text size of headings)
Complete your peer review exercise below, providing as much constructive criticism as possible. The more detailed suggestions you provide, the more useful it will be to your classmate. Make sure you consider each of the following aspects:
Lead
Guiding questions:
Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
Content
Guiding questions:
Is the content added relevant to the topic?
Is the content added up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:
Is the content added neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
Sources and References
Guiding questions:
Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
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?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?
Organization
Guiding questions:
Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
Images and Media
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
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?
For New Articles Only
If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.
Does the article meet Wikipedia's
Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?
Overall impressions
Guiding questions:
Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
What are the strengths of the content added?
How can the content added be improved?
Examples of good feedback
A 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.
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
n/a
Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead
Guiding questions:
The lead has not been updated to reflect the new content added
The lead does not include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic- there is no lead, just goes into content
The lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections (no lead)
The lead does not include information that is not present in the article (no lead)
The lead is not concise or overly detailed (no lead)
Content
Guiding questions:
The content added is relevant to the topic
The content added is up-to-date
There is not content that does not belong, but is missing a lead
The article does not deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, and does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:
The content added is neutral
There are not claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position
There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented
The content added does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another
Sources and References
Guiding questions:
All new content is not backed up by a reliable secondary source of information- there are no sources
The content does not accurately reflect what the cited sources say- there are no sources
Sources are not thorough - there are no sources
Sources are not current- there are no sources
Sources are not written by a diverse spectrum of authors, they do not include historically marginalized individuals where possible- there are no sources
There are better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites- no sources listed
Links do not work- no sources listed
Organization
Guiding questions:
Content added is well-written - i.e. It is concise, clear, and easy to read
The content added does not have any grammatical or spelling errors
The content added is. well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic
Images and Media
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
The article does not include images that enhance understanding of the topic
Images are not well captioned- no images
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There are no images
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are no images
For New Articles Only
If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.
The article does not meet Wikipedia's
Notability requirements - i.e. The article is not supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? there are no sources- list is not exhausted
The article follows the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contains any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles
The article does not link to other articles so it is more discoverable
Overall impressions
Guiding questions:
The content added has improved the overall quality of the article -it is all new information to wikipedia and is valuable
Strengths: clear background and context of the non profit, very thorough and lengthy information
Content can be improved by adding images, sources, and more clearly defining sections (Underlining and increasing text size of headings)