User:BecksZimberg/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: (Comparative law) Comparative law
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * this article goes into details about the similarities of different legal system around the world and their place in the world and the role that they serve ==

Lead
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 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the Lead has an introductory sentence that is concise and clearly tells the reader what the topic is about that they are reading
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, the Lead includes a brief description of the articles major sections
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, all the information that is in the Lead is included in the article
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise ==

Lead evaluation
== I would say that this is a well-written Lead, letting the reader know what they are reading as well as doing into precise detail about the subjects that are going to be talked about in this reading. ==

Content
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the article content is relevant to the topic being discussed in the article
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, this content includes both historical information as well as up-to-date information for readers to refer to for better detail on the subject matter
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * When it comes to the classifications of legal systems, that section should have been introduced in the Lead, to let readers know what they are about to read. ==

Content evaluation
== Overall, I feel that the content that is in this article is relevant to the subject matter, while being a rather short Wikipedia article compared to others. This article gets directly to the point in regards to the type of information that they share, which is beneficially when you are looking for a general synopsis of a topic. ==

Tone and Balance
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No ==

Tone and balance evaluation
== Overall, this article remains neutral when discussing the different type of legal systems that can be found around the world. This article does a godo job in remaining neutral while discussing the relationships between the different main legal systems; including questions for readers to think about while reading. ==

Sources and References
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 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, the Reference section is broken down into categories for readers to be able to refer to in order to gain more knowledge of the subject matter
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes, there is a mixture between current and historical
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, they do ==

Sources and references evaluation
== Overall, I think that the author did a well job in outlining the resources that they used and categorizing them in the reference section to make it easier for readers to go back to when looking for references. ==

Organization
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 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * 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?
 * Yes ==

Organization evaluation
== Overall, I feel that the organization of this article was well put together. The article is divided into categories that readers can easily skim thought to find the necessary information that they are looking for. The article also included outsourced information for readers to look to if they are looking for more information about a particular subject matter. ==

Images and Media
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 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Not really, there are only two images. One is about the legal systems that are around the world and another image is of a a modern founding figure in this field
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, the images detail what exactly the are
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes they do, under the public domain notion
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, the images are laid out in relation to where they are being talked about in the article, so there is not need to scroll around the article to find the picture that is related to the information stated in the reading ==

Checking the talk page
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 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * One of the main discussions that took place was in regards to the introduction to American section, and how it was proposed that this section be removed from the article for various reasons.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This is a start-class on the project quality and high-importance for the importance scale. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
== Compared to other Talk Pages that I have taken a look at, this one is relatively smaller in terms of the amount of people who have participated and posted on this page. I think that the discussions that were had on this page were very useful in order to make the article stronger, all of the points made were valid and should be strongly taken into consideration. ==

Overall impressions
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 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * the overall articles status is a level 5-vital, meaning that it is of high-quality in the 'Society' subject. However, this article is a start article meaning that it is developing and quite incomplete.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The strength of this article as a start up is that it gives a good ground for others to build off of. This piece allows for others to add to, specifically going into the types of legal systems, which is an important notion to build off of when discussing such a topic like this one.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The ways in which this article can be improved is talking about the specific types of legal systems rather than categorizing each systems into classifications. I feel that it would build for a stronger article to briefly describe each legal system.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * There is a lot that is missing from this article to be able to assess this 'articles completeness', I feel that there can be a lot built on from this in terms of historical and modern content  ==

Optional activity
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