User:Ghodsonuo/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: Economic History
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. The article relates to the topic of the class, which is on the history of consumerism.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Arguably not - YouTube video is present, even if presented by an expert.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? They do seem to.
 * Are the sources current? Mostly yes. Some are historic texts dating to the 1920s.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes - some lead to paygated sites, and others to places to buy the source.

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? No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? I think so.

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? They appear to.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Sufficiently.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations are being had about terminology, tasks, connections to other articles, and lacking areas.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as Start-class in five separate WikiProjects: Business; Economics; History; Middle Ages; and European history.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? There seems to be a somewhat more contentious tone under some headings, but the talk page is sparse enough that it is difficult to evaluate how it is different from class discussions.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Needs improvement, but current material is solid.
 * What are the article's strengths? Connections to other articles, and existing material.
 * How can the article be improved? It desperately needs to include more material.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped.

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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