User:Ikigamwa/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: Land recycling
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because land recycling is a topic which is important to our future as land scarcity increases as the population rises and the need for more land to farm and sustain life will also go up.

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 of this article works well because it describes what land recycling is concisely and clearly, the topics in the article are also outlined pretty clearly and organized well because there aren't that many sections. It also outlines the whole paper pretty well without being too concise or too detailed.

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
The content of the article is not up to date in terms of the references which are used. Also even though it was updated most recently last year in September, there are many improvements that need to be made in terms of cleaning up extra details and adding things which are more currently relevant.

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 tone is not that good at all. At many points through out the article, it sounds biased towards a more environmentalist view like when it says "Such environmentally distressed properties" in reference to properties which could be used for land recycling. So I think that this article has a bit of intention to convince the reader to buy into the idea of Land recycling rather than be informed about it.

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
Not all the facts in the article are backed up a source and there isn't a very good variation of sources on the page. It seems like most of the information was taken off a few sources rather than backed up with many sources. The links work but they aren't very current.

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 article is pretty well organized and easy to read but there are still things to be done in terms of ensuring that it has all the grammatical and spelling errors fixed. The article is split into benefits and challenges which is pretty easy to understand but not great if trying to avoid bias.

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
There are no images in this article so I think that would be something to include if adding to the page later on.

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
There weren't that many conversations happening on this page. It is a part of a few WikiProject for Soil, Environment and Urban studies and planning and is S class in all three projects.

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
Overall, the article needs a lot of work it isn't very well developed or complete, but it gives a good foundation for more work to be done to refine its content. I think it needs updating and more references and that will help the information be more relevant.

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