User:Amaini15/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) Agriculture in Mongolia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Short article that requires improvement...Mongolia has always fascinated me being a nation not many have actually heard of

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 lead includes an introductory sentence that doesn't necessarily introduce the article's topic well, but does have a good catch to it

-Does include a brief description of the major sections

- Article brings up some facts in the lead that aren't brought up in the rest of the article

- Lead is pretty concise, could use some reduction of facts to be placed elsewhere

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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
-Article's content is NOT up to date, one of the primary reasons this article needs help

- Content was relevant

- Doesn't necessarily deal with equity gaps, rather discusses gaps within Mongolia regarding equity and profit for farms and such

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
- Article seems to be relatively neutral

- Not much room for article to be persuaded in one direction or other due to the factual nature of the topic

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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
- Many sources referenced, actually pretty frequently

- From a general view, it seems as this article is edited quite well without h many hyperlinks to other wikipedia articles, BUT

- Many of the sources in the references are outdated, especially using an encyclopedia form 1999 and a piece written in 1993

- Most recent source from 2008

-Links function well

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
- Well written, could improve order of fact presentation

- No visible spelling/grammar errors

- Broken down into good sections, but in my opinion, is missing aspects important to the agriculture of any nation

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
-Visuals probably one of the best aspects of the page

-All sourced well, with relevant descriptions

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
- not too much recent discussion of the entry, some from a couple years ago, perhaps why it needs updating

-Rated C high importance, is part of 3 Wikiprojects

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
C statys

- Strengths in visuals and span of facts

- needs improvement in chronology of presentation, spanning wider variety of facts

- Well developed yet outdated

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

with four tildes — ~


 * Link to feedback: