User:Duke Chiu/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: (Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. The topic about the enzyme and how it turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide is interesting as well as how numerous prokaryotic metabolisms use carbon monoxide as energy source and carbon dioxide as carbon source, etc.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The article moderately describes major sections in introductory section,; however, there isn't really a concise introductory sentence about the topic.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

Most of the references are 12-15 years old which sin't quite outdated, and most of the details mentioned are realated to the topic of the article. Nevertheless, there could be more contents from other sources to discuss with more detail. Also, it would be nice if some flow charts or schemes about specific mechanism are to be included so the readers can understand better.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article does well in terms of being neutral and stands for no particular position but just states facts from some otehr sources.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Several links for referrences have been checked and worked, but for some of the parts, this article didn't use information from citations appropriately.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

There is at least one spelling error, yet the overall organization is acceptable. The total structure of the article can be modified and improved so it's easier for readers to read and connect the ideas from each section.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There's an image provided with proper caption but it can be improved by adding more related images to the article or some sections.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

This article is a part of the WikiProjects for Molecular and Cell Biology and was a Wiki education course assignment. The article is rated as C- class and low importance, which means that this article stills needs improvements.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

Overall, the artucle is able to stand neitral and has acceptable organization, but more detailed content and images could be added to complete the overall structure.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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