User:Jmunfor/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: Abu Hanifa Dinawari
 * I went onto the Academic disciplines category and searched under biologist.

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 lead includes an introductory sentence that sums up his life in one sentence. The lead inludes a brief description of the article's major sections.The lead includes information that is later explained in detail later. The lead is fairly brief, fitting a lot of information into a little 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 articles content was relevant to the topic, and is up to date, it was updated a month ago in December of 2019. All the information presented is properly placed.

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 takes a neutral tone, with all of the claims being unbiased. Some of the history about his ancestry was over-represented. His ancestry was explained in three sentences when it could have been done in one. Other than that, the writer stayed completely neutral just giving facts and not trying to form opinions in the readers head.

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
The claims in the passage seem to be backed by a fairly extensive list of sources. The sources seem to be thorough even though the material on the topic seems to be scarce. The sources are not very current however, as they are 30 years old. The links work.

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 well written. Other than the lengthy description of Dinawari's heritage, it was fairly terse and clear. The grammar was correct. The article was broken into categories that made sense. It was easy to follow.

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 article include no images. This is probably because the man was from the 9h century. They editor should have included a picture of the type of plants that Dinawari studied.

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
Before this article was edited to its current form there was some incorrect information. The ancestry part of Dinawari was incorrect. Also someone took offense to the editors statement about Dinawari's "Nationalism nonsensse".. The article has been rated as Start-Class and it is apart of WikiProjects. The way article represents the way we've been taught through this midule fot the most part. Its articles are not very current and the information about his ancestry muddles the efficiency of the page.

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 overall status of the is mid. The article does a good job of relaying a lot of information in a direct and short way. The article could be improved by adding pictures and double checking some of the facts. Overall I would say that this article is very complete. There is not a lot of information about the subject so the amount of information garnered took some research from multiple sources. It is well developed.

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