User:Cached DNA/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: DNA database
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have a thing for DNA.

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?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Very concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, the most recent source was 9/22/2019
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * More content should be added in the Effects on Crime section. As of now, there is only one sentence and reference for a rather interesting section.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Not at all
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No. Everything seemed well-balanced.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No. Even the section on Privacy Issues managed to stay completely neutral.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes. There are a total of 92 sources cited throughout the entire page, and they are cited frequently throughout the paper.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes. I skimmed through all of the sources all all seemed appropriate for this topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes. All but one source dates after 2000 while a majority of citations date from 2010-2019
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * After sampling 10 links, I found that one did not work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * It is clear and easy to read. Some areas are stretched, but for a field this big it's only natural.
 * 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, for sure.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No. No images are present on this page
 * 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?
 * One conversation included a the possibility of merging another Wikipedia page into this one. The goal was to merge National DNA Databases with this DNA Databases page. It looks like it went through.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * I was surprised to find it rated as Start. This is a part of WikiProjects like Databases, Computational Biology, and Genetics.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * While we haven't talked about DNA Databases, this article doesn't go into extreme depth like some of my past genetics classes. It scratches the surface of a wide variety of applicable subtopics underneath DNA Databases.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * N/A
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Wide variety of topics regarding DNA Databases worldwide.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * More detail in the effects of DNA databases on crime.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I'd say that it's well-developed but not entirely complete.

Optional activity

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