User:WikiDiscussion/Black Death/Mdepaz1 Peer Review

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Peer review[edit]

This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info[edit]

  • Whose work are you reviewing? (provide username)
  • I a reviewing "Black Death" by: Jellysandwich0
  • Link to draft you're reviewing: Black Death

Lead[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
  • Yes
  • 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 provides a lot of detail

Lead evaluation[edit]

Content[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic?
  • Yes
  • Is the content added up-to-date?
  • Yes
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • No

Content evaluation[edit]

Tone and Balance[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added 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 content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
  • No not at all

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]

Sources and References[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content 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 the sources are recent
  • Check a few links. Do they work?
  • Yes

Sources and references evaluation[edit]

Organization[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
  • It is well written and well structured to help readers find exactly it is what they are looking for
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
  • No
  • Is the content added 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: If your peer added images or media

  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
  • Yes and they provide a greater understanding of what you are reading
  • 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]

For New Articles Only[edit]

If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

  • Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
  • Yes
  • How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
  • Yes
  • Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
  • Yes
  • Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?
  • Yes

New Article Evaluation[edit]

Overall impressions[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
  • Yes the article looks nearly perfect and has an array of sources to back up the information
  • What are the strengths of the content added?
  • It looks very polished and can provide a reader with more information than what they originally came in with
  • How can the content added be improved?
  • Maybe talking about the present state of "The Black Death"

Overall evaluation[edit]