User:Kirstenb2/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: Briley Brothers
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am extremely interested in serial killers and the fact that all 3 brothers participated in these acts together is even more interesting.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, however, there is only one sentence in the Lead, so i wouldn't truly call it an introductory sentence
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? TOO concise.

Lead evaluation
The Lead to this article was one sentence that had no"oomph" to entice readers enough to continue reading the article.

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? Everything seems to line up and makes sense. However, it could go more into depth on why Anthony Briley can never be put on parole, and why his parole consideration is always denied.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, the entire article is just straight facts.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, all aspects were thoroughly covered.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, as stated in a previous question, the article just spits out the facts of the brother's murders, no opinions were detected.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article was well balanced, with no biases.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, there are a couple areas where another user has inserted that there is a citation needed for that claim.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The article just seems to be a quick summary. It should be slowed down and explained more in depth.
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes for the most part; when it gets ot the section about their escape form prison, it is slightly difficult to understand. That particular section seems like it was written in 2 seconds with no thought on if everything made sense to someone who has no idea what happened.
 * 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, the sections are clear cut and very easy to understand and distinguishable.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, not even of the Briley Brothers, which is weird because I know there has to be at least one picture of them somewhere on the internet.
 * Are images well-captioned? No images to caption
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images to adhere to regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? NO IMAGES

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Just a discussion on something that I previously mentioned, which is the obscurity of the "Escape" section.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? In the Criminal Biography WikiProjects and rated C-Class/Low Importance
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It's not different, it causes the original person who wrote that "Escape" section to go back and really think about what they meant to say, just as we do in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? 7/10
 * What are the article's strengths? It's strengths are that it is brief (this is a strength because it doesn't take a long time to read all of this information that could really be spread out into an entire book)
 * How can the article be improved? Provide a picture of the brothers, the victims, an improved "Escape" section, and an explanation on a couple things.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Briley Brothers