User:Jbingham04/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: Gold Coast Influenza Epidemic
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: This article covers the causes and effects of an epidemic that spread through Africa, but it is lacking a lot of important information. It strongly relates back to SDG 6, which covers water and sanitation, and I believe I can add a good amount of information in relation to water/sanitation and the spread of illness and disease

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? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I believe it over simplifies the topic. It needs more information

Guiding Questions

 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article gave information about the illness in general, but it didn't relate the information back to the Gold Coast specifically.
 * Is the content up-to-date? No. The article is about an epidemic from the the 1910's and it lacks a lot of information that could make this article more informative
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes. It didn't go into detail about how the disease spread or how it was handled by the government. It should include more about how the epidemic ended and whether or not they received aid. I don't think the "Nature of the flu" portion was necessary.

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? No, there are no view points represented. It needs more.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Guiding Questions

 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Not all of them.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? There wasn't much information and other sources were also vague.
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Not all of them have links, and there is one that doesn't work.

Guiding Questions

 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Too concise.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? There are numerous errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? There needs to be more sections.

Guiding Questions

 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are no images
 * Are images well-captioned? There are no images
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? There are no images
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? There are no images

Guiding Questions

 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The talk page is empty
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated start-class on WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't talked about this specific epidemic, but it can relate back to issues with water and sanitation (SDG 6)

Guiding Questions

 * What is the article's overall status? Underdeveloped. It is start-class
 * What are the article's strengths? There is data to support the article.
 * How can the article be improved? Include more information about the epidemic in that specific region
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is very foundational. It needs a lot more information. Underdeveloped

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