User:Jordan Shelly/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: Ocean governance
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * The article is applicable to my course and gives broad information on ocean governance.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead does have a introductory sentence that describes what "ocean governance" is and what it pertains to. It does give a brief description of the major sections to be included in the article. The writing style is slightly suggestive and includes personal opinion within the last sentence of the lead.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article does seem to include relevant content as well as up-to-date information, although heavily focusing on the history of ocean governance and the stakeholders involved.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

There are claims that seem to be opinion based, and is persuasive when describing the different levels of ocean governance implementation. The writer insists on how we should follow a "good" ocean governance level of implementation yet does not give practical examples or validate their writing.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Not all facts stated are backed up by reliable sources, or any source at all. The sources are inclusive of new and older information, although not all sources listed are peer-reviewed nor are they academic journals. Some of the links within the references section do not work and some do work correctly.


 * 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, and has clear delineated sections with specific information pertaining to that topic. The writing is concise and easy to read although some sentences are framing the topic in a particular way to influence an opinion.


 * 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

The article does not include any images, although should include some.


 * 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

The talk page has no user comments, although the article is a part of three WikiProjects. The article is rated as C-Class on quality.


 * 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 does give the reader a good guideline of information regarding the topic intended to discuss. The article can be improved by adding more quality/reliable sources to back up facts stated, and by removing the opinion based sentences within most sections. The article could be updated with how certain things have changed or how implementation has changed.


 * 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

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