User:Parca001/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: Amateur radio
- I chose this article as it seemed interesting to me.
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?
- Yes
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- It is concise, although some may find it hard to understand at first.
Lead evaluation[edit]
Content[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes
- Is the content up-to-date?
- Most citations were retrieved a few years ago, but is mostly up to date.
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- None
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?
- Claims are not 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.
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?
- Most of them are but some lack citations
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- Yes
- Are the sources current?
- For their time, 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?
- The article is well written, but may not be easy to understand for some/
- 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.
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?
- 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?
- They discussed what to add, what parts of articles to merge, and making sure image dates are correct for photos.
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- The article is rated as a level 4 vital article in Technology and as a B class. There is a Wikiprojects page dedicated to the article.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- N/A
Talk page evaluation[edit]
Overall impressions[edit]
- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- It was nominated by Wikipedia as a good article but did not get the distinction.
- What are the article's strengths?
- The article shows the in's and out's of Amateur Radio well.
- How can the article be improved?
- The article can be more concise in some places.
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- The article is very well developed.
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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