User:EmilyParrish/Evaluate an Article

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Abigail Mott

I am evaluating this article after referencing it for a presentation and noticing it contains information about two different people.

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 article's introductory paragraph is short, but this reflects the article's length. It could include more information briefly summarizing the article's sections.

Content

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 * 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
Much of the article's content is relevant, but the Notable Works section is about Abigail Field Mott, a different person entirely. This could be built out into a separate article. That being the case, the Abigail Lydia Mott Moore article could include more information about the specific abolitionist groups she was involved with and a new Abigail Field Mott article would need to include at minimum a lead and "early life and education" section.

Tone and Balance

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 * 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 tone is not neutral throughout. The statement "Abigail Mott has written some great works of literature during her life" is not qualified or cited in any way. The statement "It was noted that Abigail was full of life and enjoyed her family thoroughly" is cited, but presented as something of a non-sequitur does not provide substantial information about this figure. The article does not otherwise seem to persuade the reader in favor of any particular viewpoint.

Sources and References

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 * 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
Not all statements are cited as noted above. From my research, the citations represent the majority of available information about both Abigails and contain information that is not outdated. Citation 11 is a broken link. Citation 15 is just a link to a google search. There is a digital copy of "Adam and Anne Mott, by Thomas Cornell" freely available which could be added to those citations.

Organization

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 * 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's frame is organized well with just a few run on sentences and syntactical errors such as punctuation outside of quotation marks. The subheadings are relevant and sufficient.

Images and Media

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 * 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
At the top of the page, there is one image of an oil painting of Abigail Lydia Mott Moore with an adequate caption. Its licensing information page contains some errors, but I believe the image itself adheres to wikipedia's copyright regulations.

Checking the talk page

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 * 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 talk page says this article was reviewed as a part of WikiProject Articles for creation and WikiProject Biography and was rated as Start-Class after an initial acceptance in 2015. There are no other notes.

Overall impressions

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 * 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
Overall, the article needs to be split into two to represent the two different Abigail Motts discussed. Some additional biographical elements can be added from the sources currently represented but ultimately neither article needs to be significantly longer as there is somewhat limited information available about the figures in question.

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