User:Jigerfiger/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.


 * Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV): (Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
 * I chose this article for the relevance that the corona virus has in our life at the moment. I thought evaluating this article would be a good chance for me to learn more about the topic as well.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The in introductory sentence describes the topic (coronavirus) well, giving information on its identity as a virus and how it affects the human body. The Lead gives a concise overview of the article. However, couple sections that are mentioned in the contents is not present inside the Lead paragraph.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
The article is updated to date and has content relevant to the topic. Every part of the article talks about the virus.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article writer wrote in a neutral tone, only telling us facts about the coronavirus and its development.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Nearly every sentence is cited with many of them having two or three citations. I've checked the links of few of them and they work fine.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is easy to read and clear. There wasn't any grammatical or spelling errors that I noticed while I was reading it. The article is organized in a logical manner, first introducing the virus and then to how it spread and the efforts that government are putting in to prevent it.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
The images are captioned and relevant to helping readers understand the content of the article They are positioned in places that regard to the paragraph the image.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There is a lot of comments and responses in the Talk page. This is important especially how time sensitive and relevant this article is to us right now. It is a B-rated high importance article. There is a lot more discussion on technicality of the subject as there is overlap with the "2019-2020 Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak".

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The article is a work in progress. It is high importance so there is a lot of people discussing to improve it in the Talk page. The article's strength is its conciseness and good support for each statement. The article can be improved by adding more content into each paragraph. I think the content is organized logically and complete but a little more detail on each section would complete this article.

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