User:98Jenn/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

• Cave of the Trois-Freres: Cave of the Trois-Frères
• I chose to evaluate this article because of my interest in cave paintings

Lead

Guiding questions

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
  • Yes
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
  • No. The article goes into a general history of the cave and then directly followed by information on the cave paintings
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
  • It does but the article also appears to be unfinished
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
  • Concise but about one aspect of the cave. It could include other information about the article

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
  • Yes
• Is the content up-to-date?
  • Not positive
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • Not necessarily content missing but article could be edited to include more detailed explanations of certain topics. Could also have the cave paintings portion as its own separate topic that could thus be detailed

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

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
  • Yes
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
  • Yes
• Are the sources current?
  • Most of them are current but a couple of sources are a little dated-around mid 1900's
• Check a few links. Do they work?
  • Almost half do not present links. The ones that do work

Organization

Guiding questions

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
  • The article seems to provide more information in certain places and less in others, making it inconsistent.
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
  • It appears to be grammatically correct
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
  • The section on the paintings of the caves could be removed from the introduction and put into a separate section

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?
  • Some images do not provide source links
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
  • No, the last two images seem to be just thrown into the page and not thought out

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
  • Not many conversations going on. Only two messages are in the Talk that is letting the author know that this article could help improve a collaborative effort of other related topics
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • Does not appear to rated or actually a part of any WikiProjects
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status?
  • The article appears to be incomplete or in need of more editing
• What are the article's strengths?
  • The strengths is that the article does present interesting and helpful information relating to the topic
• How can the article be improved?
  • The overall structure of the article could be reworked. It could also use more information and more relevant sources
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
  • It is underdeveloped

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