User:Chavez.Karla/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: ( WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society )
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I decided to chose this article due to the interest I have right now with the military.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead gives a brief introductory sentence that gives you three brief topics it will hit. It could talk a little bit more about what specifically they might be talking about and how it will relate to the military. It doesn't include much else about the overall article. The Lead is concise and does not talk about topics that will not be included in the rest of the artical.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The content it offers is very relevant to the topic. It gives a lot of information about the military in the world, not just the United States. It gives a lot of background and history about the military. For the most part the content is up to date with some exceptions.The last update was February 18, 2020, but some links have not been updates up to 5 years ago with their information about certain topics, such as the 'Family and Relationships'. The article fails to mention anything about arms that the military are using. That is one of the things I feel that the military is known for and they don't mention anything besides 'tanks'. As well as mentioning what are the requirements to join the military.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is very neutral. It does not seem to take one side more than the other side. There are no claims that appear heavily biased towards a particular position. The viewpoint is offers is very straight forward with facts and not opinions. In does not appear as they are trying to persuade the reader in any way from or towards a certain position.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The article is backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. Most of the information they have put out comes from the very main source or other relaible sources, such as textbooks about previous events. It does reflect the available literature on the topic, but there are some that are from a few years back. The military is always progressing and has new data every few months. All the links that are on the page work perfectly fine and will still take you to the correct page.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

It is clear to understand that you have to click the word of the topic to learn more. It makes it easier for the reader to look for what they want about a specific topic. It does not have an grammatical or spelling errors that I was able to tell. The pager is very well-organized. Everything is under the right category, with everything that could be related to that topic in anyway.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * The article does not include any images unless you click on a link. The link will send you to a separate page that has more information with images. The images that are in those links do adhere to Wikipedia;s copyright regulations. They images they laid out are what the reader would expect to see. Nothing is bad, they are pictures you would see in a flyer.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * The article doesn't have much of a conversation. It will give you a category with some topics and give you a link to the article of the topic you chose. The page it will direct you to will have much more information, then what you would have started with. The article is apart of WikiProject Council Directory.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * The articles overall statues was good. It had a wide variety of information from clothing, ethnicity, and history about the military. The article could be improved my adding and overall paragraph of what the page will include. This article is is well-developed in my perspective. Due to the military having many parts and information;It will send you to a link of the topic you clicked on, and give you more insight on that one specific topic.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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