User:Fsk09/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.


 * Economic History: Economic history
 * I chose this article as I am interested in Economics.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead describes the article in depth; however it is very brief and concise. The lead could have included more description of the article's major sections.


 * 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, as it includes ideas that are directly related to economic history.
 * The article content is relatively up-to-date as the last edit was made on October 1, 2019.
 * All the content in the article belong; however, the content is relatively brief.


 * 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 is neutral, and does not have any biases; however, the information is very brief which weakens the reliability.


 * 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

Reliable secondary sources are used in the article. Some points are cited correctly and consistently while others are not always cited. The sources are not very current, the most recent source is dated 2013; however, since this topic is related to history then the sources are still relevant. The links in the article 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 well written, and well-organized. The article is split into major ideas, that is, each main idea is discussed in separate parents.


 * 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 has one image that is well-captioned; it also follows wikipedia's policies. I felt, that the image is a nice addition but it did not add any value to the article. Furthermore, the image could have been laid out in a more 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

Mainly, conversations regarding content of the topic are present in the talk page; furthermore, propositions, organization and clarification of ideas are discussed.

The article is part of WikiProjects: Business, economics, history, Middle Ages, and European History.


 * 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
 * Article's overall status: Rated between mid-importances top importance and high importance relative to the wikiprojects. The article is well organized and follows the policies of Wikipedia, however I felt that it can be more 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

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