User:Alexissphe/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: Comparative Law
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * We have spoken about comparative law in our class and I find it particularly interesting, especially after hearing about law in Brazil through COIL.

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
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Clear and concise

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

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, everything is discussed equally.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not at all.

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? To my knowledge of the topic, yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? They all did.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is very clear and easy to understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I do not think so. I could not find any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, the sections are clear and they flow well together.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are a few images but I think the article could use more.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they do not block or distract from anything.

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 is conversation of changing some introductions to make things clearer.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is a part of WikiProject Law, and is rated as Start-Class on the quality scale.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It definitely does because we only touched upon the differences between common law and civil law.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? I think it is currently under a lot of edits but it is off to a good start and is already clear.
 * What are the article's strengths? The first paragraph and the history is interesting so far.
 * How can the article be improved? There should be more of a breakdown regarding the different types of law and the foundation of each that make them so different.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is still underdeveloped but could probably already stand on its own.

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