User:Amanda.amc513/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: Antibacterial soap
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I wanted to see if this article would help a person determine if it is beneficial to use antibacterial soap rather than regular soap in everyday life.

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? no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise

Lead evaluation
Good

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Not really - it only contains information from up until 2017
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No content that doesn't belong, but the article is brief and more information could be added (eg. on the use of these soaps today. The article only mentions that they started appearing in home cleaning products around the 1990's - are they not used by the general public to wash their hands as well? How do they differ in action to regular soap in their mode of action and benefits/risks?

Content evaluation
The article is brief and doesn't fully cover the topic, and it is a little out of date.

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

Tone and balance evaluation
Good tone.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? no
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? somewhat
 * Are the sources current? the sources are from 2017 or earlier
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Sources and references evaluation
A few of the sources are popular magazines, but as this is a human health related topic, these do not seem like sources that meet the higher standard for these topics.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? yes, a few
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Organization evaluation
Pretty good organization.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? sort of
 * Are images well-captioned? not great
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I think so
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Not really. It seems odd that they selected an almost empty container of soap with a dirty lid for the image and then mentioned that it was a near emptied bottle in the description.

Images and media evaluation
Not a great image selection.

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 are conversations on the sources used, presence of inappropriate information in the article that needed to be removed or edited, and mention of missing information on the topic.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Rated C-class and of high importance. It is of interest to two WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia discusses the topic in a way that would be appealing and easy to understand to the common reader, whereas in class, we would go into much more detail.

Talk page evaluation
People seemed polite, though there was limited discussion taking place.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article is okay, though it could use a little more work.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is easy to read, it has a couple of good sources, and it has a pretty good tone.
 * How can the article be improved? It needs a little more detail, better citations, better photos, and more current information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is laid out well, but a little underdeveloped.

Overall evaluation
It is a good starting point, but the article needs to be fleshed out a little more.

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