User:Austinh291/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: Digital Medievalist
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is related to the digital humanities.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead is overly concise and only includes one sentence describing the definition Digital Medievalist.


 * 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

The article only talks about the Digital Humanist and related topics using recent sources. However, the article could use more information in general about the Digital Humanist because there isn't much content.


 * 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

The article appears to be biased towards the group. This can be seen in claims like, "In many ways this is seen as the most significant output of Digital Medievalist and is where the majority of volunteer effort is directed." This claim can be seen as "original research" because it can't be backed by a source. Throughout the article they use words that praise the group as well.


 * 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

Facts are backed by sources but a large majority of sources are from the Digital Humanist website. This might represent a lack of reliable sources on the subject or not through enough research.


 * 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

The article is well written and doesn't have any spelling errors. The article is separated into three major categories with subcategories that fit well into the categories.


 * 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

While the article doe include images, the images themselves aren't explained how they relate to the article. They are caption well and cited. The pictures are placed in a where empty space would be and fit well into the article in general.


 * 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

The only post is by the author of the article describing why he made the article and how he wants people to help him with the article, not delete it. This reflects how there isn't much content in the article so outside help is needed to make this a substantial piece. The article is within the scope of WikiProject Academic Journals.


 * 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 articles status is Start-Class. The article's strength is that it is very concise and facts/ statistics are cited. The article could be improved by removing biased phrasing and by doing more research on the topic so that more information can be added. So far the article is poorly developed.


 * 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

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