User:Haileylab/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: Talk:Crocodile attack
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose this article because I have an irrational fear of crocodiles as well as alligators so I would like to learn more about crocodiles and their attacks.

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:
==== '''In the Lead, the introductory sentence immediately talks about crocodile attacks and were they are common. The Lead contains a content description and discusses some of these major sections. The Lead does not appear to contain any information that is not present later in the article. The Lead has enough information to give the reader a good idea of what the article is going to be talking about, but also not too much to the point where the reader already feels like they've learned enough.''' ====

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?
 * 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 content in the article is all relevant to the topic at head. The content includes attack statistics from many different species of crocodiles and gives examples as well. The most recent information given takes place in March 2019 when a discussing a study about why crocodile attacks had been increasing in Australia. However, this article doesn't give the answer to that question and only links the reference. The article is short and could provide more content overall. ====

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: This article is neutral and doesn't appear to be biased in any way. This topic of crocodile attacks doesn't really allow for any personal interpretation and is based only on facts and statistics and therefore doesn't have any bias or different positions present. ====

Sources and References:

 * 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: For the most part, all the facts in the article appear to be back up by a reliable source. However, there are a couple of paragraphs that list facts but don't have any sources cited at the end. There is a lot of sources provided overall and with such limited knowledge on crocodile attacks it appears to give almost all information available. The sources look to be current and the links work as well. ====

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: In some parts of the article, the information seems repetitive and hard to read. It could be made more concise. There is no obvious spelling or grammatical errors. I would say that this article is well organized and broken into sections that provide to the overall topic very well. ====

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: Some images in this article are out of place with a very vague description that left me with more questions. The images could be spread out more to be more appealing. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulation by providing a link that shows the author of the article is able to use the image. ====

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: This article is part of WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles. It has been given a C-Class rating but is also of high-importance. The talk page asks questions about some of the subheadings and how it is important to the overall article. It also talks about potential bias, however the credibility of that is argued about. One picture was also deleted because people found it unnecessarily gory. But again, people disagreed with this conclusion. ====

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: The article could overall use some work. It provided as much information as it could for such niche topic. It could be reworded in some areas to make it sound stronger and possibly add more information about why crocodiles usually attack. The article seems to be underdeveloped and could be made better with a few revisions. ====

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