User:BraveToaster159/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Jules Jamin
 * This article was chosen due to it's relevance to the history of science and it's status as a start-class article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The Lead briefly introduces who Jules Jamin was and his major contributions. However it is short and does not clearly explain how he is notable nor why these are major contributions.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * As the article only contains a biography section that goes into detail of personal life as well as education and career, the Lead does not have more than one section to properly describe without repeating information redundantly.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * The Lead contains some information that is not present in the article such as the Jamin interferometer.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is short but not very detailed.

Lead evaluation
The Lead could be greatly improved with more information about Jules Jamin and more clearly explaining why his contributions were important.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The information is all relevant to Jules Jamin and discusses his life and contributions to science.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * As far as I am aware the content is up-to-date however the sources call into question of it's validity. See the sources section for more information.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * The article does not include information about Jamin's family nor education prior to entering the college of Reims. There are also gaps in information over several year periods that should be included if possible. There is little explanation of his exact contributions to science and lists only positions held and basic family information.

Content evaluation
The content is relevant to Jules Jamin's life however it is missing there are large content gaps.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, the article lists information about Jamin's life, education, and career.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There are no claims in the article.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or under represented?
 * There is not many, if any, viewpoints represented in this article.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * The article does not.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone and balance are good although the addition of more knowledge should be careful to maintain this.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * All of the sources used are listed as "External Links" and are not properly cited in the text of the article. The source of the most information is an obituary that lists the date as 12/19/2005 and is located on the "Wayback Machine." The other sources are a genealogy website and a link to 3 audio-books of his publications.
 * On the French version of the article there are a number of "person records" although I am not sure their relevance.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * The sources are not thorough and lack important information.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The source of the most information is an obituary that lists the date as 12/19/2005 although it would have originally been from the time of his death. The other sources do not include dates as far as I was able to tell.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * All of the external links listed work. The only text link to not work is the one for the "La vie rémoise site" as it directs to a 404 error page. The link for the photo of Jamin also leads to a 404 error page.

Sources and references evaluation
The formatting and citation of the sources in the article is poor to nonexistent. Sources are not very credible and should be supplemented or replaced.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * The article reads more as a list of positions held and achievements completed. This makes it rather simple to read but leaves the reader wanting in actual information and therefore cannot be called concise.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * To the best of my knowledge it does not.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article contains a Lead, a main section titled Biography, and short sections on Works, Tributes, References, Sources, and External Links. The majority of the information is placed within the biography section. This could be further broken down to Early Life, Education, Career, and Contributions to Science, but as there is not enough information to do so it was left in one section. The first paragraph combines a sentence about his early life and then moves on to college. The rest of the section divides paragraphs by position held, work done, and family information.

Organization evaluation
The article is simple to read but is organized in a way that makes sense for the amount of information given but could be better organized with the addition of more.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * There are two pictures: the first is of Jamin and the second is a diagram of a Jamin interferometer. This is relevant and typical of biographies and science pages.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Both images state what is featured in the picture in simple terms.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * The diagram of a Jamin interferometer is not cited and I cannot find a source other than wikipedia. The image of Jamin has an associated website link that leads to a 404 error page and the external link that leads to the photo is listed on the "Wayback Machine."
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes.

Images and media evaluation
The images used are relevant to the topic and are logically placed. Neither of the photos have a current link or citation.

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 is a comment by "InternetArchiveBot" stating that the bot has modified two external links and general bot information.
 * There is a comment by "aerec" pointing out the lack of information in the article about the interferometer and some broken links.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article is rated start-class by the WikiProject Biography/Science and Academia, WikiProject France, and WikiProject Physics/Biographies. The WikiProject Physics/Biographies also lists it as low-importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * There was minimal discussion but "aerec" pointed out the content gap much in the way I discussed earlier in my evaluation.

Talk page evaluation
There is minimal talk occurring with the non-bot user pointing out a content gap. Few edits have been made by users.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Start class with room for improvement
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Gives a basis to improve the article
 * Lists important information about Jamin
 * How can the article be improved?
 * More information
 * Better and more credible sources.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * This article is underdeveloped

Overall evaluation
The article shows room for improvement given credible sources and inclusion of more information.