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 * University of the West Indies: (University of the West Indies)
 * I chose to evaluate this article because I'm interested in choosing this topic for my Wikipedia project. I would like to learn more about this University, since some of the writers we are reading taught at this university.

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? Sort of, the article has an overall summary of all the information but it doesn't summarize the major sections individually. However, it does have a table of contents for the major sections.


 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The article Lead concludes with some information on the university's cricket team, however it does not seem to come up again in any of the main content of the article. Perhaps this is something that can be elaborated upon, or else just removed entirely.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Overall, the lead is concise but as I mentioned above, the ending of the lead doesn't seem to tie in to the rest of it or the entire page.

Lead evaluation
The lead is appropriate to the article and gives a good foundation on which to read about this University. If any improvements had to be made, I would say that the way the lead concludes should be edited. The very last sentence of the lead mentions the university's cricket team and how it previously was part of the West Indian domestic cricket, but currently participates elsewhere. I'm not sure if this is the best way to conclude the lead, especially because the university's cricket team is not mentioned elsewhere in the page. Apart from that small detail, the article's lead is concise and clearly establishes what the university is.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? I haven't checked it all, but it all appears to be up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Going along with what I mentioned in the lead evaluation, I think some information on the cricket team might make the article better!

Content evaluation
Overall, the content of the article is informative, factual and up to date. I think adding some information about the cricket team would make the article better, as it would tie into the lead.

Tone and Balance

 * 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 over represented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not at all

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is well balanced in its information and unbiased in any of the viewpoints.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, all of the article's facts are backed up with sources.
 * 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, I tried about 10 different links and found that they worked.

Sources and references evaluation
The article's facts are all backed up by sources that are current, thorough and reliable.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I've caught.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, it is very well organized into sections that make it easy to follow along with the major points of the article.

Organization evaluation
The article is well organized into sections that make sense.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes & no, see below evaluation.
 * Are images well-captioned? No.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, I believe so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Images and media evaluation
The article includes two pictures of two of the campuses of the university. However, there are other campuses that do not have a picture in the article. I would look into finding pictures of the other campuses. The third picture that is included in the article does not have a caption like the two campus pictures. I believe that including a caption for the picture would make it look better as well as make it easier to understand.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Contributors are arguing over what is a reliable source for the University Ranking section of the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, it is a part of three Wiki Projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't gone into great detail about the University of the West Indies in class, so I can't really say.

Talk page evaluation
Upon reviewing the talk page I found that the contributors were arguing about what qualifies as a reliable sourced for the University's Ranking section of the article. Someone had removed the ranking of the school because it was using the Webometrics published data. However, someone else contributed information that the College and University Rankings Wikipedia article lists Webometric as a source. Webometric's reliability is still in question by some. I also saw that the article is associated with three Wiki Projects, two of which are rated "top-importance". Wiki Project Trinidad and Tobago & Wiki Project Caribbean/Barbados/Jamaica are the two which are rated top-importance. The other associated wiki project is on Universities. That one is simply rated "start-class".

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Overall, the article stands in good status.
 * What are the article's strengths? Good history component, extensive information on the various faculties. Non-biased, credible information with reliable sources to back up.
 * How can the article be improved? In some small ways,nothing major.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I assess the article to be well-developed just a couple of things here and there that can really make it better.

Overall evaluation
Overall, the article is a great overview of the University of the West Indies. The way the article is organized is easy to follow along with and its' sources are credible and reliable. I believe the article can be improved in small ways that I mentioned in the other evaluations such as the images and the lead.

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