User:Mvgaertig/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.

Name of article: (link) Buyer brokerage#Buyer agency agreements
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Coming into this course I had forgotten much of agency law.

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? I do not believe so.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, from what I saw everything in the lead is also included and elaborated upon in the article.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It seems concise enough.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
Is the content up-to-date? A lot of it seems to be from 8 to 20 years ago, but it might be relevant still.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? All the content seems to belong, and I honestly don't know enough to say if some is missing.
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? I do not believe so, but it also doesn't seem to be negatively biased towards any underrepresented group.

Is the article neutral? Yeah it seems so.
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? None of the claims are biased.
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 it does not.

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No not all the facts are supported.
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? One source is a book and seems extremely thorough, the other sources aren't the most thorough though.
Are the sources current? No they are pretty dated.
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Their names make them all sound like white guys, but I can't say for sure.
Check a few links. Do they work? Yes they do

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, the writer seems pretty competent
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Some people were having a debate over sources because one guy keeps on linking commercial websites.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I could not find a rating or any wikiprojects in the "talk" tab.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This seems to be a much more niche part of agency law than we have covered previously.

What is the article's overall status? Besides an edit to one of the links, there has not been an addition since 2019.
What are the article's strengths? It is concise and fairly easy to understand.
How can the article be improved? Maybe provide a graphic to clarify understanding.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say it could use more meat to the article. Perhaps provide some examples of legal disputes regarding buyer brokerage.

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