User:Adamfairchild/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:
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because I am a history major and am interested in the study of history.

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? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes. One example is the story of Herodotus, considered to be the "Father of History."
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I would consider the lead to be concisely written.

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.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes. This article includes sections about cultural history, gender history, and LGBT+ history. Addressing all three of these topics helps to serve historically underrepresented populations/topics.

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 overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article 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
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes
 * 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?
 * 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?

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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Ongoing conversations include tensions in understanding "secular morality," the philosophical questions provoked by the article's discussion of historiography, and whether the "origins" of history can be attributed to the scholarship of Herodotus.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Article is rated C-Class, part of several WikiProjects (History, Time)
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia seems to discuss "history" as a broad term, which it is. Our class' focus is only to study a specific facet of history -- the idea of socialism and how thinkers, activists, and revolutionaries have sought to bring this idea to life.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good.
 * What are the article's strengths? Strong list of secondary sources, extensive research, diversity in historical foci/historiographical schools.
 * How can the article be improved? This article cannot be improved. It contains extensive hyperlinks to more specific fields that it introduces, provides adequate analysis of historiography and historical methods, and presents a strong introduction of the concept of history to a viewer of the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed.

Optional activity

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