User:Googoogoo165/Evaluate an Article

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Name of article: Verginia

I chose this article to evaluate as I had seen Verginia mentioned alongside Lucretia before as famous tragic female figures in Roman history, but was not familar with her. The etymology of the name also interested me.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The Lead does include an introductory sentence that clearly and consiely describes the article's topic. However, it does not attempt to describe the article in in terms of topics, as the article is currently mostly in one section.

The Lead does not include and information that isn't present in the article, and is properly concise.

Content

 * Guiding question


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic and up-to date. There is no obviously missing content or content that doesn't belong, but the captions of the one of the images could use some clarification.

Currently both images in the article include a caption with "Death of Verginia", one being misspelled and inconsistent with the title of the article.

This article is related to a historically underrepersented population, but doesn't misrepersent or otherwise diminish it.

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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, and doesn't have any large biased claims. Most of the article is simply describing the events of a story. It does not attempt to convince the reader to favor a position.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Most of the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. A large summary of Verginia's story is extrapolated nearly entirely from one primary source (Livy) but seems to be satisfactory.

The sources are not particularly thorough, only including one working source. The second source cited has a broken link.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is fairly well written, but is not well organized. Breaking it down into at least two sections (one detailing the events of Verginia's story, the other detailing references in modern works). It has one spelling error in the caption of the second image.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
The article includes helpful images, but one of the captions is not specific. They do adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are placed without much thought, but also limited by the article size.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
The conversations on the talk page mostly revolve around word choice, and a recent correction in the title of the article (denomination for Verginia).

It's rated as start-class, low to medium importance, and is part of the Biography, Women's history, and Classical Greece and Rome WIkiProjects.

Wikipedia does not discuss the topic in a different way from class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
Overall, the article's overall status is fairly well developed. It has a solid summary of the story of Verginia, but lacks clarity in its structure and captions.

With some work spent on recaptioning, restructing the article by subject, and a few additional sources, I would consider it well-developed.

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