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 * Legal Translation: Legal translation
 * The reason I chose this article was because Legal Translation seemed interesting; I was curious about what the article would discuss in regards to legal translation. I was wondering if it would explain what legal translation was or when it was used/in what contexts it was used..

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, there is 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?
 * I do not think so, as there are not many sections in this article to begin with.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * I believe so, as they mentioned Latin terminology but did not seem to come back to this topic or show examples of Latin terminology in use.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead felt concise.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the article was relevant to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The content seems to be up-to-date; it was last edited earlier this month and their cited sources date from 1994-2013. It may be a little unclear just how much up-to-date it is because it lacks inline citations (as Wikipedia notified at the top).
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * In the citations, it say there is a missing url.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * I would like to say yes since this article doesn't seem to have an opinion on any matters, however, they include phrases that say how "others" ("jurists") in this case may feel so that may not be neutral? Perhaps, they shouldn't say how one party feels without a source?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No, I do not think so.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * I do not think so.
 * 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?
 * This is a bit hard to tell considering there are sources listed within this article, but, anything stated in the article isn't followed by an in-text citation so it is hard to tell if facts are being backed up. Perhaps this is because the article is meant to be more informative... (as in, just explain to the reader what exactly legal translation is)? They do have links to some terms within the article though.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Considering the fact that statements within the article aren't followed by in-text citations, it is very hard to tell if the sources are not only thorough but also relevant in relation to what the article discusses. To me, it doesn't seem exactly like they are.
 * Are the sources current?
 * They date between 1994-2013 so the latest source seems to be the most current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * It is pretty clear and concise.
 * 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?
 * Not really, there were not many sections for this article if any.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * There is one image but it doesn't improve my understanding of the topic.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * I wouldn't say well-captioned, but just captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * The source of the image is not cited.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No, it seemed to just be placed randomly towards the bottom. I almost did not realize that is was there until double-checking for these set of questions.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There aren't many conversations but the one of the main things mentioned is definitely needing to have in-line citations as the biggest issue; especially because this article is a top search result on Google when people search "legal translation". Also says that there are blacklisted links on the main page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * I did not see any ratings but I did see that it was involved in a WikiProject.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It seemed very straight to the point and brief; it did not go too in detail with the topic to help give readers a better understanding of it. It almost felt like a summary of the topic without really explaining a lot.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article feels a bit weak and of low status.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Looking back and seeing how I evaluated the article, there doesn't seem to be many strengths and it could have been better.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The writer could have included in-text citations to show if the cited articles were relevant (and if so, how; the relation should have been more clear). I don't think some of the links should have been randomly spread apart (i.e., linking an article to the word verbatim I suppose to define it, however, that did not seem relevant and most people know what that word means).
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think it is between underdeveloped and poorly developed for giving an understanding into legal translation.

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