User:Haleymadison19/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: University of Rio Grande
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because this is the University I attend.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the article includes the the name the University as well as the description of the school.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, the lead includes history about the university, including the previous name of the university, history that pertains to buildings on campus and the history of basketball player Bevo Francis as well as Bob Evans.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, the article includes information about Men's soccer, recent expansion and notable alumni- which are not included in the lead of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead in concise and gives useful information. The conflict is that the information in the lead isn't fully related to the information in the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the information is relevant. There is a section in the text about athletics which soul relate to the statement about Bevo Francis that is in the lead of the artel. The article discusses recent expansion and Men's soccer- which are all relevant to the university.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content is recent. The most up-to-date year in the article is 2016.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is no content that doesn't belong, but there is content that is missing. I feel as though the article should include more recent dates from 2016-2020. The University recently obtained a new president which is information that should be included in the article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There are no claims that seem to be heavily biased. Most claims are supportive of the University and that is acceptable.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? As I stated previously I feel as though the information about gaining a new president should be present in the article, as well as the changes he has been implementing.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The article does not attempt to persuade any person.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? There are references for this article but there are also external links. It seems as though a good amount of the information in the article came from the Universities website which is listed in the external link section and not the reference page. It isn't clear exactly where the information about the history of the university was sourced from. The article also has a pop up banner that states "this article needs additional citations for verification."
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources are not completely thorough. The sources mostly relate back to the Notable Alumni section of the article- there are many sources listed for the full article itself.
 * Are the sources current? The sources are history documents such as baseball almanacs, History of Gallia County and Biblio directory of United States Congress.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The links do work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is concise, clear and easy to read. I would enjoy to see more information added to the article about the University.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article does not seem to 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? The article is well organized, but as I stated before the article does not reflect what is stated in the lead.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The article does include images that enhance understanding. In the article, there is a subtitled "Recent expansion", above this subtitled is a photo of Bob Evan's Farm hall on the campus of the University. There is also a photo of the entrance to the university.
 * Are images well-captioned? The images are well captioned- with captions such as "Bob Evans Farm Hall on the campus of the University of Rio Grande, July 2007" as well as "University of Rio Grande Campus Entrance"
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? The images do agree with the regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? The images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are no conversations happening behind the scenes but the article was nominated for deletion.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is of interests to wiki projects such as "Wikiprojects United States/ Ohio" and "Wikiprojects universities"
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The article doesn't address the University as being superior and does not include any bias which is the proper way to create an article, but the article could be organized in a better way- including the lead matching the rest of the article, more citations and more up to date information about the University.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The articles overall status would be good. The only thing the article is missing would be current information and sources- which are both very important things.
 * What are the article's strengths?The article gives a very nice view into the history of the University as well as insight into Alumni, athletics and the way the university was started.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by added more current information, making sure that the article is reliable by adding sources from where the information contained the article came from and by relating the article more to the lead and not just listing information without an order.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is under developed, it needs more information and it needs to be more credible.

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