User:Cmitchi/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: Names of Easter
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am very interested in the etymology side of linguistics and in the historical development of words. There is a decent amount of information in this article, but I think more could be done with it.

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? some description, but not valuable as an overview of the contents, does have table of contents though
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise

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? could use more information in the other etymologies section
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? no

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? other etymologies section has much less information compared to other sections
 * 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? no
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? mostly

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? no
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes, could use more
 * 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? comments to add more explanations and information for the etymologies for specific languages
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C-class, mid-importance in both WikiProject Linguistics/Etymology and WikiProject Christianity
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? goes more in depth into historical reasoning behind etymology

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? mostly functional
 * What are the article's strengths? in depth explanation of English etymology and etymology relating to Greek Pascha
 * How can the article be improved? more complete summary in lead, more pictures, more information about German etymology and other etymology section
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? slightly underdeveloped- though given information is solid, there are gaps in some etymologies that need to be filled if this is to be a fully developed article

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Names of Easter