User:GoldenLaurel/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: Arrowhead Water
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Nestle bottles our drinking water and I think it's a problem, not that I'd let that show in my editing the article. Also it looks like it's lacking information.

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?
 * No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Maybe? It mentions where it's sold which is not mentioned later.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Too concise I think? It's only one sentence.

Lead evaluation
3/10

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * no. two of the articles have been taken down.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * yes, they don't cite everywhere and as i mentioned, their sources have been taken down.

Content evaluation
it's sparse and missing sources. the source they do have is biased.

1/10

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yeah.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * most viewpoints are underrepresented because it's so short
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * no.

Tone and balance evaluation
5/10

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * no.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * i'm betting that there must be more out there than one biased article.
 * Are the sources current?
 * no.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * 2/3 don't.

Sources and references evaluation
1/10

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * too concise, but otherwise yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * not that I noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * yes!

Organization evaluation
9/10

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * one image
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * it's not bad, there just aren't enough.

Images and media evaluation
4/10

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * the talk page seems blank, and redirects to another page also, which seems not to be the same?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * it's starter and stub, and is part of the wikiproject brands and wikiproject california.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * it's neutral and full of random facts but nothing particularly relevant and interesting.

Talk page evaluation
0/10

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * it looks like it has a long history, but it's so empty. it needs sources for verification also.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * it needs more of everything: sources, images, information/text/content
 * How can the article be improved?
 * adding to it / editing it
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * under-developed

Overall evaluation
3/10

Optional activity

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