User:Kaitlynferr/Evaluate an Article
Evaluate an article
[edit]This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
- Liberty State Park
- I chose this article to evaluate due to the fact that I have been to the park many times and it was listed under the c-class articles.
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- 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?
The lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. It doesn't include a brief description of the article's major sections. The lead doesn't include anything that isn't present in the overall article. The lead is good because it is concise and helps the reader understand where exactly Liberty State Park is as well as states the most important basic information to the location.
Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Is the content up-to-date?
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
The article's content is completely relevant to the topic as well as being completely up to date as of right now. There is no missing content that I can tell is missing.
Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
The article is neutral so there is no claims that are appearing to be biased toward a particular position. Because of this, there are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented. It also does not try to persuade the reader in any particular way because it is about a location.
Sources and References
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- Are the sources current?
- Check a few links. Do they work?
Every fact that is in the article is backed up by a reliable secondary source of information; these sources are very thorough, current and all work well as links.
Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
The article is well written because it is concise, clear and easy to read but also has all of the information that one could possibly need while doing research in Liberty State Park. The article is also well organized and broken down into sections that help the reader find the major points and facts about Liberty State Park. The article also has no grammatical or spelling errors.
Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- 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?
The article includes images that definitely enhance the understanding of the topic specifically the map images because they show the viewer exactly where the park is located as well as what is located there. The images are well captioned and they all adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are laid out in a visually appealing way as well as the fact that they make sense within the sections that they are located in.
Checking the talk page
[edit]- 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?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
The conversations that are going on in the talk page are mostly about revising the citations and sources that are being used in the article. The article is a c-class article and is apart of the New Jersey Wikiproject.
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- What are the article's strengths?
- How can the article be improved?
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
The article's overall status is that it is a good article that could possibly include more information if found but as something that has basic facts about a certain location it works well. The article's strengths are probably the areas where more information is written just because of the fact that the more information that one has about a topic, the easier it is to understand the topic. The article is very well-developed.
[edit]Optional activity
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