User:Decussate/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: Tabon Caves
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. A cave that has major findings concerning Philippine Archaeology that also relates to our class.

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!

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? Maybe the college of tabonology section

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? YES
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I do not think it is biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think the article simply just lists out the findings of the cave
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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? 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

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Arguments over philosophy and a novel, and what is acceptable material to source things.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Rated as start class with mid importance. It is apart of WikiProject Tambayan Philippines
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Article focuses more on the jars found in the site rather than the discussion and implications of human occupation in the cave for over 20,000 years. Article talks about specific cave use of the cultural group of people that used it that we did not discuss in class

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Completed and has not been edited in awhile.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Articles strengths is talking about the findings by Robert Fox.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Can be more cohesive and planned out in a manner that makes it more cohesive to follow.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think the article overall is completed, it just needs to be polished up to make it flow together better.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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