User:Beavinlake/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: Keynes family
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article is the only occurrence (that I have found so far) of Soumaya Keynes on Wikipedia. It mentions her as a member of the Keynes and Darwin families.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No, it only has the table of contents
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, it does not
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is quite concise

Lead evaluation
The lead is overall very short, but does give an idea of what the article will be about. It has a good intro sentence, but does not lay out the article's major sections.

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?

Content evaluation
The article's content all appears to be relevant. It does not appear to be entirely up to date, as there are sources, for example, that state that Simon Keynes is married. It does not appear that any of the content in the article doesn't belong.

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

Tone and balance evaluation
It is easy for the article to be neutral through most of the material as it is mostly purely factual. It does make a claim, with no citation, that John Maynard Keynes is the most famous economist in the family. A claim few would dispute, but an unsubstantiated claim nonetheless.

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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
It appears that reference #3 is not actually a reference, but someone who intended to leave a note about that reference being a poor one. Source #4 has a dead link. Only one of the sources is somewhat recent (2013) but is in reference to a small aside within the article. The other two sources are older. The family tree appears to be missing citations.

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
It is easy to understand the article for the most part. It is quite good at being concise and clear. I didn't notice any glaring grammatical errors. It is well organized and follows the system laid out in the table of contents.

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 a family tree which makes it significantly easier for one to understand the topic. The image does not have a caption and it is not cited in any way. I would think it does appear to Wikipedia's copyright rules as it looks as though it was made specifically for this article. The image is done in an effective manner in terms of placement.

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
There was a tremendous amount of talk in January of 2007, there has been no talk since. They were discussing a dispute over the origin of the Keynes family name. The article is within the WikiProjectEngland scope. People seem a little bit defensive of their point of view on the discussion forum.

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
Its strengths are that so many of the members of the family have their own wikipedia articles that one can see. The family tree makes it easy to find any of the members of this family and to see their relationships with each other. The article needs more information and newer information, it is currently outdated. I would say the articles completeness is mid-range.

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