User:Annasmillie/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 Bosnia
 * I am interested in learning more about the Balkan states and Bosnia-Herzegovina's namesake has always been intriguing to me

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? It is detailed but not overly detailed, could possibly be cut down a wee bit but nothing major

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Could have more recent sources cited, latest one is 2014 but again not much has changed about the namesake recently so it is understandable
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes

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

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? Some of them are, but a lot of the sources that are old are relevant
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Most of them work, one brought me to a news website homepage indicating that the article cited was likely taken down

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? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, there could be more multimedia factors though in my opinion
 * 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? Could be better

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? None for this specific page but it is connected to the WikiProject Ethnic Groups
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? WikiProject Ethnic Groups
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is much more formal and more about the cut and dry facts rather than the perceived disputes

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? C-Class, no importance scale yet
 * What are the article's strengths? Lots of solid facts with cited sources, truly focuses on the name and not on any of the politics within the nation
 * How can the article be improved? More pictures and maybe some more updated sources
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe it is well developed with little changes to be made

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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Name of Bosnia