User:Amstubby1/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: Deviance (sociology)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. To make sure I can edit it properly

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? Overly detailed

Lead evaluation
The lead is overall good, it just needs a bit of condensing because it is very detailed!

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? most of it, a lot is too much detail
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? yes, some things need to be removed due to too much detail

Content evaluation
The content is there, it is just often times there too much causing confusion. I need to shorten the content in order to make it clear and concise.

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
This article is very neutral & unbiased, it just states the facts & doesnt try to persuade anyone of anything.

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? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Sources and references evaluation
The sources & references are great!

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? sometimes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? maybe a couple here & there
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? no

Organization evaluation
The article needs to be made more concise, clear, & easy to read. There are a couple gramatical issues I will need to fix, & the overall organization of the article needs to be completely changed.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
 * 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

Images and media evaluation
The images & media are great!

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? organization
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? bad, yes
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? no

Talk page evaluation
The talk page wants this article to be completely restructured. The article is rated very poorly, & it had been a wikiproject in the past. However, the topic is the same as discussed in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? decent
 * What are the article's strengths? content
 * How can the article be improved? organization & condensing
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped

Overall evaluation
This article is decent. It does really well with addressing all of the information, but it needs to be condensed & completely reorganized. I would say this article is underdeveloped at this point.

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