User:Cmc343/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: Bernese Mountain Dog
 * I chose to evaluate this article because Bernese Mountain Dogs are my favorite dog breed and I was curious to see the information on them.

Lead

 * The Lead opening sentence is a bit lengthy.
 * The Lead does not include a brief description of the later topics in the article.
 * It does not include irrelevant information
 * The Lead is concise.

Lead evaluation
The Lead could be slightly changed to have better sentence structure and be more of an introduction.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Content is relevant to the topic.
 * Content is up-to-date.
 * Does not deal with equity gaps.

Content evaluation
Good content. Learn a variety of information on the breed from history to caring for the breed.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Neutral.
 * No bias.
 * No over or underrepresentation
 * No persuasion

Tone and balance evaluation
Fully neutral tone

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Reliable secondary source of information
 * Thorough sources
 * Current sources
 * Many authors
 * Links work

Sources and references evaluation
Good sources.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Well-written although sentence structure could be improved.
 * No errors
 * Well-organized

Organization evaluation
Good organization

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?

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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Not sure
 * Well-organized, a lot of information and graphics.
 * It could have a more interesting Lead.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
This is overall a good, well-written article with useful information.

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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