User:Jaf020/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:Cape Fear River (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen to evaluate this article because it is a well known river nearby that is a vital to the surrounding ecosystem

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. However, it does not include a brief description of each of the article's major sections. It is concise and includes information that is not present in the article.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content appears to be relevant to the topic of the river. Most statistical data was updated back in 2019 so it appears to be up-to-date. Hard to pinpoint if any important content is missing but I can't find any content that does not belong. No equity gaps were spotted.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

Due to the topic of the article, it would be hard for the article to have any tone that wasn't neutral. There are no claims to have a heavy bias toward any position, also no overrepresented/underrepresented viewpoints. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in any form.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All links in the references section worked when I tested them. The sources appear to be thorough and current as of 2019. The facts present in the article are backed by the references listed at the bottom of the article except for two quotes in the History category that still need citations.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article isn't too long and as such is well-written and easy to read with no indication of any basic grammatical or spelling errors. There is enough sections to break down the topic of the article without the need to include any new ones.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are only a handful of images included to help with your understanding of the topic but each image does include a clear caption with it. Each image is carefully placed within each topic it is correlated with and they all appear to adhere to the sites copyright regulations.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

N/A


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article could be improved by adding citations as needed to the quotes and another revamp of each of the references to update them for this year. Overall I would say the article is well-developed.


 * 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?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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