User:Daniypink/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.


 * Cortisol: (Cortisol)
 * A long article with a lot to evaluate related to Endocrinology.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The Cortisol article has a well written lead. The introductory ssentence is clear and concise. The intro also states a use and a link to a relevant article. The major sections of the article are not addressed directly in the lead. The lead does not contain information that is not present in the article.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content is all relevant. The final two sections, chemistry and animals, seem too short. The content appears up-to-date.

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article does not appear obviously biased. The article is mostly written from a biomedical perspective, which is appropriate, but leads to the chemistry and animals sections being very short. The article does not attempt to persuade.

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The citations are all for journals, textbooks, and other reputable sources. The article has citations after almost every sentence. The links to cited sources function. The oldest article used is from 1955, while the most recent source is from 2015. This article is not particularly current.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is well written, but may benefit from some language simplification. The article is well organized, it is broken down into effective sections and subsections.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
There are few images in this article. The image used could benefit from a more detailed caption, the image is quite complex while the caption is quite simple. The chemical formula images are clear, good quality images. The images are from wiki-commons and therefore adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are laid out in a visually appealing way, if would be more appealing to have a couple more images.

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The talks page seems inactive, but is of interest to many WikiProjects. It is a level-5 vital article. I think that the users delete discussions after they are resolved, or the only discus in the wiki Projects group because there is no discussion.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
This seems overall to be an average Wikipedia article. It is overall a well written and well organized article. Some sections are very short to the point of seeming incomplete, and the article would benefit from some more recent sources and a couple more images.

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