User:Gc20955/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: (Food studies)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am very interested in food culture, history, and both national and regional cuisines. I have always been passionate about cooking and history, and traditional recipes and merging of food cultures is where these two interests meet.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, though it gives what seems to be arbitrary related topics.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, it mentions perspectives of food from different fields.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Some of the fields listed are illuminated much less than others in the actual article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Neither; I think it reads too much like a list.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * 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? Most of the links do; however, one that I checked did not.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, though perhaps too much time was spent discussing different universities' programs.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? There are no images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Not applicable.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There aren't continuous conversations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's in WikiProjects for Sociology, Agriculture, as well as Food and Drink. It is considered stub-class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It presents an extremely formalized view of food, which isn't usually given that consideration.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It is considered of mid-importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has a number of sources of many types and presents a lot of statistics.
 * How can the article be improved? More sections regarding concerns and different aspects of food studies could be added.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is overall well-developed.

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