User:Daisja30/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: Women's National Basketball Association
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because I stay up to date with the WNBA as I love to watch the women play.

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 is concise.

Lead evaluation
The lead is very informative but does not give too much information to make what is said in the content of the article repetitive.

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

Content evaluation
The content provided is very informative.

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 tone of the article is very formal and objective. It states the facts and nothing more.

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? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation
There are many sources included, all of which are quality sources.

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? Not that I have seen.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
The organization of the article makes the reading of it flow well.

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 images are high quality and are aligned on either the left or the right side. This makes them more interesting than if they were all along one side.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Most is just about fact checking and avoiding bias language.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated a C-class. No.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is very concise and seems like it has been worked on for some years to get it where it is now.

Talk page evaluation
The talk page has some interesting comments. Most of the concerns were explained by the author of the article.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It is a level-5 vital article.
 * What are the article's strengths? It includes detail sections and sub sections while maintaining organization and limiting redundancies.
 * How can the article be improved? I do not see any improvements it may need.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed.

Overall evaluation
This is a good example of how to create an affective Wikipedia article.

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