User:Joebleze/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: (link) : Technology and Society
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: This article is related to my course of study, and it also has multiple issues according to the talk page. Therefore, I believe it is the best article to work on.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * In this article, the introduction summarizes the entire article. There are external link that points to high quality resources on the topic in order to found out more. Some editors are disputing the article while others are contributing to improve the article. According history, more people are editing the article which indicate that the article in progress. The article is well reference from reliable sources.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? ==== Yes, the introduction clearly describe the article's topic.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?=== Yes, the major sections were described.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?===The Lead include other information that are not present in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The Lead is brief

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * . The content is well structured.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The content of the article is relevant to the topic
 * Is the content up-to-date?=== Due to the reliable sources, the content is up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? === Some information are missing in the content

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?=== The article is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Some editors are disputing the article, indicate heavily bias claim on a particular position
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? Other editors are contributing to improve the article, which shows that there are viewpoints that are overly represented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?=== The article is more informative than persuasive.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * Facts and statement are reference to sources.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is well organized.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * These is one image, and in my own opinion not well-captioned. The image enhance little bit of understanding of the topic.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

Some editors are disputing the article while other are contributing to improve it. According to the talk page the article has multiple issues.

The article is low-rated.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is underdeveloped, and need to be improved. The text need to be edited to correct spellings


 * 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?

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

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