User:Jacobthetrain/sandbox

84 % TB What article did you select to evaluate? That was a question on the exam.
+1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article?

-No

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

-N/A

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+-The warning that is in the banner in another website that I found involves text from an unknown/ poorly known topic.

+2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

-Yes, the lead section of it is easy to understand.

+3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

-Yes, the structure of it is clear.

+4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

-Yes, they are all balanced well within the topic.

+5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

-Yes, the article does provide a “neutral point of view”, and it does read like a scholarly article.

+6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

-Yes, they do originate from scholarly information; I went to a second article that was linked to the original article, and on that one, I clicked on a link to, what appears to be a scholarly source.

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

-Yes, it is well-written.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

-No, none that I have found.

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

-No, the article does not refer to vague terms to describe the topic; it is very well detailed (note to self, don’t forget to mention bands/ subtopics when writing this in essay/ paragraph form).

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

-No, it does not leave out features of the topic.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

-No, they are not “overly long”.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

-No, it has many of both.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)

-This page was last modified on 19 October 2016, at 06:16.

+Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

-The author(s) mention(s) in depth subtopics within the article to describe the details of the topic. Also, the topic was recently updated; if it was updated a long time ago, that would make the source significantly less reliable, because of it being an outdated source.

+Relevance (to your research topic)

-The topic is relevant, in addition to the source that contains it.

+Depth

-The article is very in depth regarding the topic.

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

-The topic is set up in sections, and each section contains multiple short paragraphs explaining the topic/ subtopic.

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

-The objective for the article to exist is for people who like the topic, and for people who want to learn more about it.