User:Colgateplants/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: Inflorescence
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. We have started this class with some botany, and one of the most interesting things to me was the idea of a flower vs. an inflorescence.

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? Not really, it more just gives a general overview of what the word means
 * 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? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No, it is strictly scientific information

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? The large "organization" section seems to be dependent upon one book's information, but this is explained and said to be for a reason.
 * 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? Sources do not appear after each sentence at all times, but many sources are given at the bottom and linked throughout. Many links lead to other Wiki articles.
 * 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? Yes

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
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, many include links
 * 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? Not that many, many conversations were very old (15 yrs ish)
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's rated C-Class and part of WikiProject Plants.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This article goes more in depth into the types of inflorescences that exist and includes compounds.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good
 * What are the article's strengths? Many pictures/diagrams and good linking to other articles
 * How can the article be improved? Some of the talk page comments are asking to improve accuracy, so maybe more sources could be used or old language could be deleted if it is no longer relevant.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well-developed

Optional activity

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