User:JamesDLichty/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: Microbiota (Microbiota)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Its very relevant to our class. It's basically what our class is about.

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? Sort of. Its a wide reaching topic so its hard to contain all that can be written about it in a few sentences
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Nothing that doesn't belong from what I can tell, but this is such a large and changing field that it will always have more information that can be added.

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? Its a scientific article so there aren't really opposing viewpoints.
 * 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? no, more literature is always coming out and it is impossible to keep up with.
 * 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? maybe a few
 * 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? Not many, mostly just adding minor updates
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? unsure
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? we go into much more depth

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? mostly up to date with relevant info but a few sections could use some work
 * What are the article's strengths? provides enough info for the layman
 * How can the article be improved? add more to some sections and go further in depth in others
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? wlell-developed but could always use more work

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 with four tildes ~


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