User:Davejac123/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.


 * Alexis Bertrand: (Alexis Bertrand)
 * The Article is a biography of a military man. We will be using biography for class so I thought it would be smart to use one for the assignment.

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?No

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
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? It talks about Africans and there work conditions in the gold mines. So yes to the second question and no to the first(?)

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

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
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors?Yes. Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?Yes?
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes beside some of the name of places are hard to pronounce.
 * 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

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There is his picture to give us an idea of his looks
 * 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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Nothing Besides talking about the rating.
 * How is the article rated? C-Rating. Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The military biography work group
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? N/A

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?C ranking
 * What are the article's strengths? Gives a good accurate description of who he was and his life.
 * How can the article be improved?More pictures. ie - his work in the military
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is a good article that is developed and does a good job describning what he was like and what he did for work.

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