User:Briannacardaci77/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: Writeprint
 * I chose this article because I have never heard of writeprint before. I was curious to learn more about it and, after I read the article, I thought it would be something interesting to explore.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

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
I read the article “Writeprint”. The article was concise and appeared to only contain information relevant to the article topic. I was not distracted by anything when I first opened the article; it looked like a normal Wikipedia article with bolded print and hyperlinks throughout. It is difficult to say if I think anything should be added to this article because I do not really know much about the topic. With that being said, I do not think it would hurt to add a little more information on exactly what writeprint is by adding another definition or some additional details to define it more fully.

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
The tone of the article seems neutral. I did not notice any opinions within the article or see the information swaying one way or another.

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
There are only three sources used for this article and all of their links work. I did not have access to one of the articles, but there did not seem to be any close paraphrasing or plagiarizing in the article from the other two sources. The references do support what is included in this article. There are three sections to the article and each section is supported by one of the references for the article. The information comes from an article and two journal articles. One journal article focuses on a study and presents its findings, so it appears to be unbiased. The other journal article I have access to discusses a successful software by one of the authors, so I believe it is biased. It highlights the triumphs of his work, but it does not try to hide the bias towards his software.

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?

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?

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 are no messages posted in the talk page.

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?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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