User:Cguti132/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: The Ocean Cleanup
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am a huge supporter of keeping our beaching clean and saving our ocean life, many ways of saving ocean life is to keep the ocean clean. The company focuses on just that, keeping our waters clean. What is more moving is that a teenage boy is what thought of this and is making it happen.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it's a clear understanding of what the article is based on.
 * 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?
 * It's concise, gets straight to the point.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * It didn't include how the device was made with the thought of sea life and not hurting them.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, it's not biased in any form, provide information on the company.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, it actually included the critics towards the company.

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?
 * All the links i selected worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * I found it to be clear and understandable
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not that I noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Very well-organized, everything can be found without much effort.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * It included two that were very vague.
 * 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?
 * That most of the citation are from their personal website.
 * 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?
 * Not by much, most of the information has been the same.
 * Not by much, most of the information has been the same.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Still needs improvement.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Provides good time line of the project.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It would need more information from outside sources.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article underdeveloped, as the company itself continues the grow I believe the article will too.

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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