User:Paco BRG/Evaluate an Article

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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: Bocage
  • Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because we have this kind of agriculture in France and a lot of geographical et environmental problematics.

Lead[edit]

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? Yes

Lead evaluation[edit]

Content[edit]

Guiding questions
  • Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
  • Is the content up-to-date? Yes but there is some problematics in France about leaving bocage in Britain, with consequences, it might be interesting to talk about it in the article.
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Content evaluation[edit]

Tone and Balance[edit]

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

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]

Sources and References[edit]

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? Yes
  • Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation[edit]

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?

Organization evaluation[edit]

Images and Media[edit]

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? In a simple way but yes

Images and media evaluation[edit]

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? There is a comment about the source of the English importation of bocage.
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? No
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Because we've seen this kind of agriculture in class

Talk page evaluation[edit]

Overall impressions[edit]

Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? Finish
  • What are the article's strengths? The clarity of it
  • How can the article be improved? Maybe talking of the issues of leaving bocage, in Britain the bocage was left-behind for mechanization and optimization, but the lack of trees causes the flow of the pig manure to the sea wich is develloping toxic algaes
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed in a geographical way

Overall evaluation[edit]

Optional activity[edit]

  • 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

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