User:Evanpmlester/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: Flow velocity
 * This article was chosen because it was listed as a C-Class article with a mid degree of importance. In addition, it is a fairly fundamental topic with very little discussed so far, thus I may be able to add something beneficial too it.

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
I believe the Lead of this article is a bit too detailed. It lacks a clear introductory sentence that the frame the overall article. While the overall it brings up useful alternative terms I think it could use work in framing everything in a way that makes sense to a lay person initially and is relevant to the concept discuss. The lead lacks description of the articles sections. It has relevant and important information but could use some work to be more accessible and useful to the full article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
The content of the article is relevant and appears to my knowledge to be up to date (take this with a grain of salt). This being said, I feel as though the content is incredibly hard to follow and makes very little effort to appeal to someone who does not have an advanced knowledge of mathematics any previous context of this topic.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 in this article is very neutral with no obvious bias.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
The links to sources work, the sources that they come from are all reliable non-biases scientific books. That beings said not every claim made in the article is backed up by these sources. It appears as though the more fundamental aspects, like the definition of the flow velocity, does not have a source attached to it. There area also smaller components which lack sources, in particular a few definitions in the Lead of the article.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 is quite concise which is appreciated. There are no obvious grammatical or spelling issues. In addition there is a good degree of organization. The individual components of the article feel good, however, it seems that they do not flow together very effectively. They seem segmented without a good explanation for their own existence in the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
There are no images included in the article, despite the fact that when covering such a complicated topic which involves vector fields, such images could be incredibly useful.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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


 * 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
The article has a C-Class status and is listed as being of Mid-importance to edit. There appears to be much freedom in what can be changed as the only comment states to feel free to edit anything that the reader thinks can be improved.

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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Flow velocity