User:Iamthewesley/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: Economics (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. -- I chose this article because it directly relates to our class and it is a large enough page to provide plenty of content for the exercise.

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
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It appears overly detailed to me. I think the article could have done without the final paragraph linking the study of economics to other areas throughout society.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, last updated May 2, 2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

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? Neoclassical economics had a much larger paragraph than other schools of economics, but it is likely owed the extra representation.
 * 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
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * 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? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Reminders from other Wikipedians to keep the article tone neutral and not to criticize the article because it does not support their personal beliefs about what is good economic theory.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Level-2 vital article. It is no longer a Featured article because other Wikipedians felt it was not comprehensive and did not have enough in-line citations.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia has covered the entire topic of Economics in this article, so by requirement, Wikipedians were more brief and focused on "big picture" ideas.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Former featured article
 * What are the article's strengths? The article was nominated for Refreshing brilliant prose by other Wikipedians. It serves a very detailed overview of the study of Economics and presents no overt bias or imbalance in the schools of economics it discusses.
 * How can the article be improved? The article is overwhelming, and might be more easily readable if it featured less information on this main page and more information on the sub-articles for each heading within the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article is well-developed but it is perhaps too complete and overwhelming for a brief overview.

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