User:Cwerth490/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: Berlin Conference
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

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?     Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?      Concise

Lead evaluation
Overall good quality

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 a copy of the original conference agreement

Content evaluation
Overall good quality

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
Good tone

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?    Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?      Not 100%: should have the original Conference document in sources
 * Are the sources current?     Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?     The South Africa History link does not work for me - nothing comes up on the page

Sources and references evaluation
Overall good; needs some updates

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
Good Organization

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?     Yes; the map is especially useful
 * 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
Good

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?    There are some conversations on plagiarism and research from 2 years ago
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?       It's part of Wiki Education
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?       There's a bigger focus on being super accurate with information and citations

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?    Good overall
 * What are the article's strengths?        To the point and concise; provides a good overview of the event, with some discussion on long-term effects
 * How can the article be improved?       The only update I could conceive is a link to the original Conference document
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?     Overall well-done. The talk page indicates that there's been a good amount of work done on it.

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