User:Charliebelkowitz/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) Kosher restaurant
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because i am familiar with the subject, and I am also interested in learning about it.

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?

Lead evaluation

 * The lead of this article includes a clear, and concise description of the multiple topics discussed within it. It also includes short descriptions of all the major sections/ subtopics that are contain important information. The lead does not include any information that is not referenced in the article, keywords in the lead work as links to other sections of the article. This article has a good mix of concise, and detailed information that is presented in a way that is not overwhelming, or difficult to interpret.

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
All of the content in this article is relevant to the topic, and the information is relatively up to date. There are multiple articles cited that were published 2017. There is no missing content from this article, and this is due to its unbiased nature. The article includes controversies, and supporting arguments which supplies a wealth of information.

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 article is neutral, and this is because of how it does not refrain from exposing many controversies that would't be referenced in a biased article. Because of this there are no claims that are too heavily biased. No viewpoints are overrepresented, or underrepresented, and this is because the article simply explains facts, and context that is accurate, and precise. Because of how many facts, and its wealth of historical context, this article presents facts, and does not try to persuade the reader in any way, if anything this article promotes the reader to take in the information, and develop their own opinion.

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
All facts that are presented in this article are properly backed up with multiple sources of information. The sources are thorough, and include a variety of articles, journals, and websites. Most of the sources are current, the most recent being from 2017. It would make this article stronger if there were some sources from the current year. All of the links I checked work, and were directly related to the subject that the article contains.

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?

Organization evaluation
This article is pretty well written, it is definitely concise, and easy to read, but the writing itself doesn't necessarily stand out in an interesting way. It is free of grammatical, and spelling errors which strengthens it overall. The article is very well organized, and it is properly broken down into easily digestible information. The way it is organized makes the major topics really easy to understand, and the major points are made completely clear.

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?

Images and media evaluation
This article does include a multitude of images that enhance it overall. The images would benefit from more detailed descriptions. All of the images adhere to wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images could be laid out in a more appealing, or eye-catching 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 conversations going on within the talk page currently, and this article does not have a rating at the moment. It is part of the food and drink wikiprojects.

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?

Overall evaluation
Overall, this article has a concise, and to the point lead that properly references information that appears later on in the article. The actual content within this article is relatively up-to-date, but it could benefit from some new, more recent articles or sources. This article is very neutral, and unbiased which is another one of its strengths. This article could be improved by having more images, and better descriptions for the images that it has currently. It could also benefit from having just more overall information, the article seems a little short for how wide-ranging the topic is. The information that is displayed in this article is well developed, and this is mainly due to the mix of facts, unbiased opinions, historical context, vocabulary, and good sources and citations.

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