User:Faith13/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: Byzantine Empire
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Ancient culture is something I have always been interested in, and it is something I find fascinating.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern Istanbul, formerly Byzantium). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. "Byzantine Empire" is a term created after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire simply as the Roman Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia Rhōmaiōn; Latin: Imperium Romanum), or Romania (Greek: Ῥωμανία, tr. Rhōmania), and to themselves as Romans


 * 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? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? I think?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * 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? the book sources don't

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? if it's easy for you to read nonfiction I'm envious, but generally it is easy to understand
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? yes a few
 * 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? I think?
 * 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? asking for more pictures, talking about the content
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? rated as FA-class and no
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? this is just giving information, no biases.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Im not sure what it means by status, but it is listed as a vital article
 * What are the article's strengths? a lot of information
 * How can the article be improved? Make it easier to read
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well developed

Optional activity

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