User:Bobcatterthenatt01/Evaluate an Article
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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA 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. |
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I am choosing to evaluate this article because I am later going to edit this article, along with my co-author. It's good to get acquainted with this article and see exactly why it was ranked C.
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The article "Inoculation Theory" begins with a brief explanation of what the subject matter is, who founded it, and how it can be applied. Alot of the information is cited in the article, though many of them are from long ago. The article then goes into greater detail on the various facets of the theory, such as it's founder and the key components of the theory. While not obscenely so, the article is quite long, and contains only a single image, that being an example of marketing using inoculation theory. There isn't even an image of the theory's founder, William McGuire.