User:CarsonStone75/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: Rodolphe Radau
 * This article was so incomplete that I felt compelled to hopefully flesh it out a bit.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? I would say so, as this is a biographic article and directly states his predominate career.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No, there are no major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is very concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, though there is not much content
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the last update was in December of 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is not a lot of content included in this article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There is a strong lack of any viewpoints.
 * 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.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, no broken links.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, though it is very short.
 * 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? There are no sections to this article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? No images provided.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images provided.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No images provided.

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 one comment on the talk page, asking for elaboration on this figure's work.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This is a stub-class associated with Germany and Biographies.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? There is no major differences.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Stub-Class, with no importance rating
 * What are the article's strengths? The article is very concise.
 * How can the article be improved? More sources, more sections, images.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Severely underdeveloped.

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