User:CheyNow21/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: Partners for Fish and Wildlife
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because I didn't know anything about this topic and wanted to learn more.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise (and the only thing written)

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No (2002)
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is a lot of content missing.

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? I would say underrepresented just because there is not a whole lot of information.
 * 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? I'm not confident that the source is reliable: it is a report for congress and the link took me to a French Website
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The one source link took me to a French Website
 * Are the sources current? Relatively yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? It works but I don't think to the right place.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No, there is only 3 sentences.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The grammar and punctuation is not great.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? No

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


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

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 are none
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated in the Stub-Class and Low Importance. It is part of the WikiProject Environment.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia does not have many facts or details. it also does not relate it to other topics like we do in class.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? The article which is only 3 sentences, needs some serious work.
 * What are the article's strengths? So far, the topic is good and the few facts that are given are written in a correct, unbiased way.
 * How can the article be improved? The article needs more information!!
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is very underdeveloped.

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 with four tildes ~


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