User:Keirnkinnan/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: (Treaty of Manila (1946))
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Due to the articles relevance with the current topic of the course

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

Lead evaluation
The Lead is concise and gives the reader a brief introduction to the topic at hand.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * 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? No

Content evaluation
The content is clear, concise, and without bias.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is well balanced. It describes describes the situation of the countries involved.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? The article does a good job of including information from Philippine authors outlets, along with American ones.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation
Sources are current, diverse, and working correctly.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
The article is well written to avoid unnecessary paragraphs

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
For the article only the only media present is a short video

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations mostly involve improving the clarity of the article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is a part of three WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The Wikipedia article give much more background on the topic than has been discussed in class

Talk page evaluation
Overall there is nothing too interesting going on in the talk page

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? The article provides a great deal of information
 * How can the article be improved? The article could use some images
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well developed

Overall evaluation
This is a well developed article that won't see any changes anytime soon

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