User:Jennpark/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: Zero carbon housing
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I'm minoring in Environmental Studies and am interested in learning more about zero carbon housing.

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? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's concise

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Most recent reference is from 2017
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Briefly talks about the problem of affordability to build Net Zero housing

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article seems relatively neutral. It mostly speaks positively of Net Zero housing
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The overall tone is in favor of zero carbon housing
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The opinions of those who are in opposition of zero carbon housing are slightly underrepresented compared to how much of the content is in favor or zero carbon housing.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I don't see any opinions. Rather, I think the article states a lot of facts in support of zero carbon housing.

Sources and References

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 * 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? I think more sources can be used
 * Are the sources current? For the most part, they are pretty current. The oldest articles are from 2000.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? It doesn't appear that all the authors are white males. I noticed some Chinese authors as well.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Out of the couple I checked, one did not work ("Leeds Beckett University KTP")

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is all of the above.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No, although the article isn't consistent with spelling out zero-carbon because at times, it would say zero carbon without the dash in-between.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is somewhat well organized, although I felt like it focused heavily on specific examples of zero-carbon housing instead of stating more general information about it.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Only one person has started a conversation about how to link the page to positive net energy.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's rated "start-class" and is a part of the following WikiProjects: Urban studies and planning, home living, climate change, and environment/sustainability/climate change.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't discussed this topic in class.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I'd say this article needs a lot of work.
 * What are the article's strengths? It provides background information about carbon footprints and does a good job at linking other Wikipedia pages.
 * How can the article be improved? I think more general information about zero-carbon housing should be included instead of focusing on one or two specific examples of zero-carbon housing.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It's underdeveloped and can be improved.

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