User:Ella Xu/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: (link) Barnaby House
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This is an historic home that I never read about before and it has very short description. So I choose this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic.
 * The Lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections.
 * The Lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * The lead is concise.


 * 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
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic? The content is not up-to-date.  There is no content that is missing or content that does not belong.


 * 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

 * The article is neutral. There is no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. The viewpoints that are not overrepresented, or underrepresented.  The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.
 * 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

All facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information.

The sources not reflect the available lecture.

The sources are not current.

The links work.


 * 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

The article is concise and clear.

The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors.

The article is well-organized.


 * 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

The article include images that enhance understanding of the topic.

The images are well-captioned.

All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.

The images laid out does not in a visually appealing way.


 * 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

Conversations such like how to describe the details of the house more specific and clear.

The article is rated as stub class, low-importance article. It is a part of WikiProjects.

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Maryland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the U.S. state of Maryland on Wikipedia.


 * 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

The article is rated as stub class, low-importance article.

It has short and concise content.

Adding more links and images might improve the article.

The article is not well developed.


 * 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

 * 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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