User:Alex.yuan011995/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: Bakery
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: It's a Stub level article with high importance level.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The article has a summary describing the topic and there's a content list for it as well. The article contains all the information the Lead has summarized but some of the content lacks for enough amount of information or the information is too vague. The Lead is pretty concise but can be expended.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content is relevant to the topic but the information mainly focuses on the history part. The article lacks for more up-to-date information as well as contents that are more close to the current time.

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
The tone is pretty neutral and there's no biased claims within the content. The article provides information simply describes the background of a bakery and doesn't seem to overrepresent, underrepresent or attempt to be persuasive.

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 are backed up with reliable secondary sources. Some of them are linked with blog posts or online articles which are not the best sources. The sources are not adequate enough to provide a well-established page for the topic of Bakery. The sources are current and all the links do work.

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 easy to read and free of grammatical and spelling errors. The article is well-organized into different sections but the amount of information for each section is imbalanced. There are comparably more contents for the history part fo Bakery but not for others.

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 contains five pictures at the time I started to edit it. They are well-captioned and effectively enhance understanding of the article. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulation and they are laid out on the right side of the page which seems organized but not really appealing.

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
This article's talk page doesn't contain too many conversations by the contributors. However, one of the people commented that it was hard to find enough sources to write for this topic. The article is rated as Stub-Class and High-importance. It belongs to the 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 article is at its beginning status which lacks for enough information and could be improved significantly. The strength of this article is that the sections are clearly developed so it's easier to find supported sources for each part. The area that could be improved is that the amount of information provided for each section should be more balanced. The overall completeness of this article poorly developed.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Bakery