User:鄭予愷/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: Battle of Point Pleasant
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have a casual interest in military history so I picked out a short article on a battle from the American Indian Wars.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it summarizes both sides of the conflict and the significance of the conflict with respect to the larger historical picture.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Not really, although it does present a abridged version of the events discussed later in the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, it is fairly consistent with the rest of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It concisely summarizes the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, every component of the article is related to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, the references include scholarship from the 21st century.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * All the content on the page appears to be relevant, although the 3rd reference appears to be incomplete.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Absolutely. There appears to be no bias or inserted opinions about the relevant topic.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No, the article draws dispassionately from known information about the topic.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, there appears to be no underlying agenda.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, the references appear to be reliable sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, there is a sizable bibliography to support the article.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes, 3 of the 8 references are from the 21st century.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, the article was very easy to understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * None noticeable.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, the sections are logically organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, there is an image of the monument commemorating the battle as well as a map of the battle's location.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * It appears that they do.
 * 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?
 * Historical revisionism generally attempts to present the events of the American Indian Wars without bias in favor of the victor of this conflict, as is often the case with historical representations of wars.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is not indicated to be part of any WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We have not discussed this topic in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is well written and well organized.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article is concise, fairly comprehensive, and very easy for a layman to digest.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It is possible that the article could be expanded to include battle formations and troop movements, although it is unclear whether such documentation exists.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is short but fairly well-developed. Again, I have some questions regarding some finer details of the conflict but it is possible that scholarship is limited by the scarcity of primary source documents from the relevant time period.

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