User:AustinJAragon/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: Rail transport in India
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is relevant to the project we are doing on Imperial railways in India. This article will act as a companion to our focus on the Imperial project in India and what the metropole sought to gain by building a railway system there. I see this as a great opportunity since the current article intentionally ignores that aspect since it is a purely technical article on the actual laying and length of railway.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, but once again pays no homage to the Imperial roots and reasons to why railways were laid. Where our article will come in.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, I believe the avoidance of Imperial roots to the railway system is a major piece of lacking content, even though the article is purely technical, I intend to add at least a sentence and hyperlink to our article once it is done so that it is at least referenced.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No, hence why again this will be a great article to right. It talks about railway in India but not about the indigenous population or the Imperial origin it had.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it is a purely technical piece.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Since it is a technical article I would say no, but since it makes no mention to important factors as to why or how the railway system was implemented or created one could argue that is then underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes the article has a plethora of sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Many are.
 * 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? Yes.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It has good sections and organization. It is very technical so not the easiest read in some areas.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Few.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes as mentioned above.

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? They are all on the right hand side, so not bad but not being embedded into the relevant sections is unfortunate.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Absolutely none on the topic page. It is a technical article as well so our interest is probably unexcepted by the prior authors. So the conversation will start with us!
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is. It is rated B-Class high importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Its hard to say as there is no discussions.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? A good technical article.
 * What are the article's strengths? Being well sourced in regards to the technical aspects of railway laying and trains.
 * How can the article be improved? I wish to improve the subject matter by adding an article about the importance of looking into the Imperial history of railways. We do not wish to alter the current article as I respect and understand that the current one is a technical article. So in the end I will add a hyperlink in the current article to our new one.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed for its hyper-focused scope.

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