User:LU1R6/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: Privacy concerns with social networking services
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * The Article relates closely to my course. It also is a very broad category and may have loose ends that need to be tied.

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?
 * It is concise

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?
 * yes and no

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?
 * The negatives of loss of data privacy are overrepresented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * yes

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?
 * 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
 * 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
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * no images
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * no images
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * no, there are 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?
 * The article needs to be split up, as well as it coming off as an instruction manual rather than a wikipedia article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is apart of a data privacy wikiproject
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * There is much more detailed criticism of how the information is presented rather than debates over the content itself. The goal is to come off as unbiased as possible.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Incomplete
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It is very detailed and informative
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It needs to be broken down into different sections, it is way too long.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Well-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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