User:KristynUnderwood/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article: "Afton, Virginia"
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Afton, Virginia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.: I live in Afton, Virginia and was curious to see what our wiki page said.

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

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, content is missing

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? Yes
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yws
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No.
 * Are the sources current? Yes and no.
 * 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? No, the article needs more details.
 * 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

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, IT NEEDS THEM.
 * Are images well-captioned? No.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? IIt's okay

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? None
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated stub class
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? ...?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Bad
 * What are the article's strengths? None...
 * How can the article be improved? More details on historic places and events.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? 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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