User:Abirch123/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: (link) Archaeological looting
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen to evaluate this article due it its low quality, high importance, and my own interest in the topic.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? I believe that it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It does not. Main sections include instances of looting at specific sites but does not expound upon the different "types" of looting, which was what was mentioned in the lead.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, it includes information about the economic and political factors in looting, different types of looting based on geography, antique looting laws, and impact on cultural heritage.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is relatively concise, but does not provide an accurate overview of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It is, focusing primarily on specific sites of looting and notable artifacts that have been looted.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, with most sources coming from the last 10 years.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is a lot of content missing, specifically things that were mentioned in the lead but then were never discussed further in the article. Mentioned earlier, it's missing information about the economic and political factors in looting, different types of looting based on geography, antique looting laws, and impact on cultural heritage.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? It may appear neutral, but the section about Controversial Artifacts may exhibit some bias, but I do not know enough about the specific situation to understand where the bias may lie.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? None that appear heavily biased, no.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? I do not believe so, though again I do not know enough about the topic to truly say whether one view is prioritized over another.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I do not believe so.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


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

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I believe it is all of these things.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I had found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Since the article is incomplete, I cannot really speak to organization of what is not there, but the parts present are indeed organized.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? It does include a few relevant pictures.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, the captions are succinct and informative.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I believe so, yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? I think the layout is relevant.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are a couple of entries on possible expansions to the article's content.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as stub class and is part of the Archaeology and Crime WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I don't think we've actually covered looting in the context of archaeology yet, so I am unsure.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It is a stub class article with high importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is written well, and has good sources.
 * How can the article be improved? Sections can be added to match the content overview of the lead.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped. While there is some good stuff there currently, there are definitely whole sections that need to be added to become well developed.

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Archaeological looting user Abirch123