User:Aliyahm/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: Cheese
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I've chosen to evaluate this article because it looks interesting and has quite a bit of content to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The first sentence in the lead describes accurately and concisely what cheese is. However, the rest of the lead does not entirely give a preview to what else is in the article, or its major sections. The lead includes a description of what a cheesemonger is, but it does not come up again in the body of the article. I feel that the lead is overly detailed in the sense that some of the information in the lead would fit better in its associated sections later in the article.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * The content is all relevant to the topic and is as up-to-date as it can be about cheese.

The content is all relevant to the topic.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is written neutrally. Bias is not evident, neither are any particular view points pushed forward (if there even could be under/overrepresented viewpoints, considering the article is about cheese).


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The article regularly references other wikipedia articles that apply. The sources are pretty current, dating as recent as 2019. The links in the article, the references section, and in the bibliography all work.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

I find the "cheeseboard" section is unnecessary, as the article already goes over ways that cheese is cooked and eaten. Instead, the cheeseboard section could be shortened to be more concise and then combined with the part that describes ways to eat cheese. The consumption section of the article is also very short and does not contain much information, so it seems unnecessary to have a section just for one sentence. I did not notice grammatical or spelling errors. The article generally seems easy to read, but could probably be made more concise, especially in the origins sections.


 * 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

The images all serve their purpose well where they are. They are laid out in a visually appealing way., except for in the types section where many images of cheese are shown. That area looks a little cluttered just because of the sheer amount of pictures, but they also all serve their purpose.


 * 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?
 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article overall is informative and developed. I find its strongest suit to be that it includes almost everything someone might want to know about cheese. I think it could be improved by overall trimming some sections and as I mentioned earlier, removing some sections and combining their content with another section.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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