User:AnwarAfnan/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Pillar of the Boatmen(Pillar of the Boatmen)
 * I have decided to evaluate this article because it is one of the most ancient monument in Paris and holds a significant importance there.

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 include an introductory sentence that clearly describes the articles's topic. The Lead also include a brief description of the article's major sections. The Lead did not include information that is not present in the article. The Lead is very concise with the article.

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
The contents which was in the article seemed very relevant to the topic. The article is not up to date, most of the newest sources are from around 2003-2006. The history of the pillar section in the content did not seem to fill up all the information about the pillar itself.

The article does not deal with Wikipedia's equity gaps and does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

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 over represented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article looked very neutral. It's about an art piece which did not have any type of biased information, whatsoever. The viewpoints of inscription of the pillar seemed over represented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another

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
The article used various books and scripts for the pillar it talked about. The sources looked reliable but outdated. The sources are also not thorough as they are from 1983, things could've changed about the historical pillar and it wasn't detailed n the article.

The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors throughout different generations. Since the articles are out dated, most of them are physical books, which did not have a link for it except the ISBN number of the book itself.

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
The article was simplified, well-written and easy to read. No grammatical errors or spelling errors were found while reading the article. The article was well organized, it was broken down into different parts where one could see the pictures and more details of it

and at the same time, read the articles and click on the sources too if needed.

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
The article includes several images from different sources which makes it easier to understand the topic. All the images were well-captioned and explain each pictures caption appropriately. All pictures were sourced by Lead and adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are also laid out in a visually appealing way.

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
Last time the article was edited was back in 10 May 2019, there are different conversations about fixing several parts of the articles and adding more sources in order to make the article look nicer.

This article was rated C few times and was part of 4 WikiProjects where most gave this a low importance and only one project gave it a medium importance.

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
This is a very old article that was published back in 2005 and has been being worked on by users and last time it was worked on was in 2019. While it is a great article that talks about the art history of France, it does have few weaknesses, such as not having enough details on the history perspective of it. The strenghts of this article would be how easy it is to read it and how it doesn't make things complicated. It can improve by adding more details into it or more pictures of different perspective if possible, I believe that would help the article tremendously. The article was well-developed for me

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