User:Calynneweewie/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) Chlorhexidine
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate? I chose this article because chlorhexidine is an important disinfectant.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it introduces what Chlorhexidine is and it is used.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, it includes some information about the articles major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, if gives a small amount of history both past and present which is not a major section.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think the lead included the basic information and that for as much information as there was in the article it was concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the articles content is relevant to chlorhexidine.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, and the most recent citation was 2018.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Some of the sections are small, with very little information.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article is on a medical antiseptic so there is not a lot of room for personal bias.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, this was about the uses of chlorhex.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes, there is very little information on how it is used in the veterinary field.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it states unbiased information about a product.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? After most claims there is a citation, and looking through the citations they seem to primarily be from academic journals.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, there are many describing and explaining chlorhex and its different medicinal used.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, they are mostly from the 2000's.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I would say it is fairly well written, I wish there ws a bit more information to be written about.
 * 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? This could use some work, I personally would take advantage of wikipedia's list feature.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are four pictures, one of a cup of blue liquid, and three of the molecular structure of chlorhex.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, it explains the picture.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes they are properly cited.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they are placed in the center in a nice way.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Yes, there is talk about uses and other information.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is not on WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It does not have answers to all my questions.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is published.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article has a good backbone, it just needs some beefing up.
 * How can the article be improved? It needs more information, it doesn't have a lot to say.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped towards the end.

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