User:Brianloud/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: Economic history
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because I enjoy learning about economics.

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?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Possibly but it provides links to many other Wikipedia articles for key words.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the content is relevant to the topic, as well as concise. There are also many articles cited.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, the content is up to date and has sources from recent years.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article is neutral and objective.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No, the article is presented in a objective manner.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented?
 * The economic history of capitalism gets a section. However, economics as the study of scarcity can be studied in many different forms in history such as communism, socialism, and feudalism. Thus, capitalism's history may be over represented.
 * 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?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes, sources come from a variety of time periods but most of them are current.
 * 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, the article has brevity and flows smoothly.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * There were no grammatical or spelling errors that I could identify.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes

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 are some mentions of improvement in sourcing and methodology from a few years ago. Someone also made a comment that the History of Capitalism portion should be removed due to incapability with the rest of the article.
 * 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?
 * The topic is cared about by at least a few people. They wrote out their detailed critiques on the talk page.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article is concise and gets to the point. I feel like this is a difficult task with a topic as broad as "Economic History."
 * 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
'''The article is to the point and concise. The author also cites a multitude of credible sources. However, because the topic of the article is broad, the author faced criticism from fellow Wikipedians for not including certain methodology or history. My only problem with the article is the author inserts a section called, "The History of Capitalism." I believe it should either be removed or the history of other economic systems should be included.'''

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