User:Andrew32198/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) 2002 Mombasa attacks
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It has to do with terrorist organizations involvement on the African continent which is interesting to me.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes the lead has a nice introductory sentence that describes what, when, and where the article's topic concerns
 * For the most part yes, with that being said there is the international response section which has not been addressed in the lead.
 * No
 * Concise


 * 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
 * Yes, it describes the attack, the perpetrators, and the international response
 * to my knowledge yes
 * The international response section is very short and not detailed whatsoever


 * 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
 * yes
 * no
 * the international response is very short with regards to what the countries did in retaliation to the attack. also it does not give much information as to why the attack occured
 * no


 * 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
 * some of the links do not work anymore
 * yes
 * there are some sources from news sites that could be replaced by more scholarly sources]
 * some do


 * 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
 * yes
 * no
 * yes


 * 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
 * yes
 * could be improved
 * yes
 * yes


 * 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


 * 1) people on the talk page are saying it doesn't deserve it's own article
 * 2) it is C-class
 * 3) we haven't discussed it in class


 * 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 does a very good job of getting the basic information laid out in a factual concise manner. with that being said, I wish it was more in depth


 * 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

 * 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

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