User:Hockeyplaya7/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: Cammi Granato
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because I feel as if there is not enough information on Cammi Granato, especially regarding her personal life and playing career.

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? Yes, but it is very brief.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It could use more details.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No there is some missing information.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is missing information such as her recently becoming the first female NHL scout.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, they are fine.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, could use more info though.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, for the most part.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Most of them work, one of the links does not work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, very straight forward.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Contains no images.
 * Are images well-captioned? No images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No images.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? I don't see any conversation except for editing links.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes it is apart of the Wikiproject women's sport.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not addressed this person in class but it is aligns with the conversation we had about there not being enough thorough information about women.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It could be more detailed.
 * What are the article's strengths? Well organized, easy to read.
 * How can the article be improved? Add more recent information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe it has a good start but there needs to be more information about her becoming the first female NHL scout.

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