User:Credible and Informed Sources/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: Jurisprudence
 * I teach law.

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? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It seems to have too much text.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Seems to not be entirely up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Seems there are no sources cited from later than the 1970s?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Seems to be.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Didn't notice any.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Seems to be focused on European civilization - seems to only cite to white male thought leaders in the field.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I did not notice this.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? They seem to be.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? They seem to be.
 * Are the sources current? This is where there seems to be a shortcoming.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? From what I can tell, yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Mostly, yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Could be improved, but okay.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? They don't advance understanding. But help in that they link to biographies.
 * Are images well-captioned? All but the first.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? They seem to.
 * 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? I don't know.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Seems to be rated badly.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not discussed it.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It seems to be flagged as lacking.
 * What are the article's strengths? It's long.
 * How can the article be improved? I don't know.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Seems to be adequate.

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