User:Cshingai/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: Ozone depletion
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It is a very interesting atmospheric chemistry topic. Shows how CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances (ODS) that were emitted to the stratosphere which led to the ozone hole over the Antarctica.

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? The lead is concise.

Lead evaluation
The Ozone Depletion article Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes ozone depletion. The Lead includes a brief description of the ozone depletion. The Lead includes everything that is present in the article. The lead is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. Last edited on 3 March 2020.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.

Content evaluation
The article content is relevant to the ozone depletion. The content is up-to-date and it was last edited on 3 March 2020. All of the content is present in the article. In addition, all the content was relevant to the topic.

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? No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Tone and balance evaluation
The Ozone Depletion article is neutral. There is no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. There are no viewpoint that neither overrepresented nor underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, expect there was one information from a source that needed verification.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Some of them are current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Most of the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. However, there was one information from a source that needed verification. The sources are thorough since majority of the sources are from NASA, government agencies and academic sources. Yes, some the sources are current. The few links I checked out worked.

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.

Organization evaluation
The Ozone Depletion article is well-written. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well-organized where it was easy to follow the information.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes.
 * 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.

Images and media evaluation
The article includes images that enhances the understanding of ozone depletion. The images are well-captioned. All of the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are 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? More opinionated and correction conversations. Even some political and controversial conversations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Rated by WikiProject article quality grading scheme. In addition, rated by Vital articles level for physical sciences. Yes, it is a part of the WikiProject Environment and WikiProject Climate Change.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Our class talks more about the physics of solute mixing and transport in the environment. The ozone depletion article talks more about the history, chemistry and public policy of ozone depletion.

Talk page evaluation
The conversations were interesting. Majority of the conversations were more opinionated. In addition, some were about corrections of the content. There were even some conversations that were political and controversial. The article was rated by WikiProject article quality grading scheme. In addition, it was rated by Vital articles level for physical sciences. The Ozone Depletion article is part of the WikiProject Environment and WikiProject Climate Change. Our class talks more about the physics of solute mixing and transport in the environment. The ozone depletion article talks a little bit about how CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances (ODS) move in the stratosphere. However, the article talks more about the history, chemistry and public policy of ozone depletion.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? B-Class
 * What are the article's strengths? The article is able to give alot of information about ozone depletion especially the chemistry and history behind ozone depletion. So it is a good overview for someone that does not know too much about ozone depletion.
 * How can the article be improved? Article can be improved by having all the sources being verified. In addition, it would be good to get an expert to edit the wikipedia page to reach good article standards.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is pretty much close to being well-developed. The article should get all of their sources verified first.

Overall evaluation
The article's overall status is B-Class. The article gives alot of information about ozone depletion especially the chemistry and history behind ozone depletion. So it is a good overview for someone that does not know too much about ozone depletion. The article can be improved by having all the sources being verified. In addition, it would be good to get an expert to edit the wikipedia page to reach good article standards. The article is pretty much close to being well-developed. The article should get all of their sources verified first.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Ozone depletion