User:Henry.p.green/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: BeltLine
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am from Atlanta and wanted to pick a topic that I knew I would have a good bit of knowledge about already.

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 a good job at providing concise information about what the Beltline is, the goals behind it, and the history of it. It can be a little dry as it only focuses on the more factual nature of the project but there is no glaring information that is missing. It does, however, lack a description about the art and controversy surrounding the Beltline in the lead as these will be future sections that will be touched upon later in the article.

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?

Content evaluation
As the project is still ongoing, it is imperative for this article to be up to date with the latest information. For the most part, the information that is there is up to date and even includes a recent funding change from September of 2019 in the lead. The article though is very sparse in mentioning the influence that the beltline has had in influencing local real estate prices, how it has become a place for artists to display their works in a public space, and the negative effects of such vast development of Atlanta's railroads.

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 lacks a viewpoint against the Beltline, which is odd because of how important of an issue gentrification has become in Atlanta. It would have helped even to link to an article on gentrification of Atlanta but instead there is a short section about how the beltline has influenced housing prices and not much else. While this article is not overtly pro-development, it very much lacks the opposing viewpoint.

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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The are multiple spots in the article that state that citations are needed and often facts are given without any source also given to back it up. The existing links do work but, overall, the article is very much lacking in sources and could very much boost its credibility with a few citations.

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 overall organization and writing style of the article is very concise and to the point. There is not a lot of character that comes through with the authors voice as most of it is purely factual. There are no obvious errors and I would say it is fairly well written. The organization does a good job at covering all the areas under construction and a few of the external factors that affect the walkway. It makes sense and I have no issues with it.

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
Images could have been chosen better as the majority of them are just basic maps of the beltline (one good one could have sufficed) and then just pictures of what the trails look like. More before and after pictures as well as examples of the buildings that are going up and are contributing to the gentrification. I will say, though, that for how short the art section is, they do have a lot of pictures of are located on the beltline, but they should be laid out on the right side of the article, not weirdly in the middle of the section it is under.

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
Very little has been discussed outside of updates about what is being updated throughout the course of the articles life online. However, one person did bring up that there should be a gentrification aspect to the article so that is hopeful. This has been rated a C rate article of low importance.

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
This article does a good job at purely answering the question "what is the beltline?" but not much else. It could do a lot in terms of providing external context to its development and adding better visual aids. It also lacks in its citations and sources and needs to do a better job at providing the source for facts that are just thrown out throughout the course of the article. Overall, it is definitely a good start for the article, but a variety of content, aesthetic, and citation based improvements need to be improved for it to become a good article.

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