User:142.163.212.82/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: Boiled Egg
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I decided to evaluate this Article because I need the practice for my assignment and I love boiled eggs.

Lead

 * 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? No, the Lead does not mention anything that is further evaluated in the article's major section.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? the lead is concise. It is very short but seems to cover all if not most of what is in the article.

Lead evaluation
The lead seems to have a descriptive, holistic introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. It does not however, include a breif description of the article's major sections. The lead does not include information that is not present in the article, nor is it overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no

Content evaluation
The content in the article is up to date and all relevant to the topic. There is not content missing nor anything present that doesnt belong.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
This article is neutral. It talks about how boiled eggs are used in different dishes and the vast variety of boiled eggs but does not have any biases toward which method is better. The viewpoints are neither overrepresented or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader towards one style of boiled egg or away from another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Not all the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. Many of the sources are thorough but not all. The sources which are present are current. All of the links I checked worked. The article did use some "weasel words".

Organization

 * 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
The article is well-written. It is plain and simple, and easy to read. It is organized well in a way that makes it even more easy to understand. The sections it is broken down into make it easy to identify the major points of the topic. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors in the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article includes images that enhance understanding of the topic. These images are well-captioned and adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations (properly cited, etc.). I think that more images in the article would provide a more clear understanding to the reader as many of the descriptions can sound similar but having more pictures present would make it more easy to differentiate the different types of boiled eggs. The images are not laid out in a visually appealing way as they are just stacked on top of each other on the right hands side of the article and not really worked into the tex.t

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
Many people who has contributed to the Talk Page mention the lack of specificity in the article (e.g. saying hard boiled eggs take twice as s long as soft boiled eggs but not giving an exact time). They also think that there are not enough citations or sources. This article is part of WikiProject Breakfast as well as WikiProject Food and Drink.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The articles overall status is C class. The strengths in this article include the descriptions of the different ways you can make boiled eggs. There is lots of room for improvement, especially in increasing the number of sources and citations. The article is underdeveloped in my opinion. The organization is good but it needs to be less vague and have more specifics, this could be attained from more sources.

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