User:Lola.getz/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.

• Name of article: (link) Lowell mill girls
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it seemed interesting and there was a lot of information in the article.

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? Yes
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
• Is the content up-to-date? Yes
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
• Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes, it addresses the Lowell Mill Girls, a group of women in the labor force.

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?
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
• Are the sources current? Yes, at least some of them are.
• Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? They could include more historically marginalized individuals.
• Check a few links. Do they work? No, some of the source links do not appear to work.

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? No
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

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

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are conversations to double check the dates of certain facts and images. There are also conversations about what to call the Mill Girls.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, it is part of the Women's History Wikiproject.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I don't think we've discussed this topic in class.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status? Overall, the article looks complete and organized.
• What are the article's strengths? The article contains a lot of interesting information and seems well organized.
• How can the article be improved? Some of the source links need to be updated.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article seems complete and well developed to me.

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

with four tildes — ~~~~

• Link to feedback: