User:Kmubeen/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)
 * Economy of Paraguay
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because it was rated as top-importance by the Wiki project Latin America.

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 does not include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic in my opinion. Nor does it include a brief description of the article's major sections. The Lead does include information that is not present in the article and it is not concise.

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 article's content is relevant to the topic and the content is up-to-date. There is no content that is missing or that does not belong.

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 is neutral. There are no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position and there are no over-represented or underrepresented viewpoints. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

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
Most of the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information with the exception of a few. The sources are probably not as thorough as they could be. The sources are current however, and the links do 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 and it does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well-organized accept for the overview section. I believe the overview section should be shaved down and turned into the lead section.

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 includes images that enhance the understanding of the topic and they are all well-captioned. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and they are laid out in a visually appealing way.

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
There are several old conversations about things like updating statistics and changing grammar, but there is nothing more recent than 6 years ago. This article is rated as "C" class in all three WikiProjects. The WikiProjects are WikiProject Latin America, WikiProject South America/Paraguay, and Wikiproject Economics. We haven't talked about this topic in class.

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
I believe the article's overall status is pretty good. The article has a lot of information and for the most part cites its sources. The lead section could be improved and sources could be added though. I believe the article is well-developed.

Optional activity

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