User:Bes8/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: (link) Coca-Cola (3)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose to evaluate this article because there are significant yet brief facts provided and not a lot of follow up information. This painting by Andy Warhol is stated to be very significant and expensive but no further information on why. In addition I believe there is more research that could be done to improve this articles thoroughness.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * 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? Yes
 * 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? I do not think so (no current ownership/sources listed)
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Missing a lot of content such as significance, visual image, and background.

Tone and Balance

 * 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? Ownership is pretty much the only thing represented in this article, there is an underrepresentation of the artist and the painting itself.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? No (2013)
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * 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? Only one section provided (ownership)

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No (needs to)
 * Are images well-captioned? n/a
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? n/a
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? n/a

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? No conversations or talk page for the title of the article, however there are talk pages relating to the article such as the artist, Andy Warhol
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Stub article (painting- related)
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? n/a

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? Concise, provides sources from the time of relevance (painting was sold in 2013, thats when the sources are from)
 * How can the article be improved? Current information/research on the painting status and more detail about the artist and his work in regards to the painting. Since this painting is a part of a series, this article could provide more info on the series itself (where the other painting are & their significance to the art world) this article would greatly improve by providing a visual representation/image of the painting to give readers more detail rather than a brief description.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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