User:Larsa22/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Rural sociology, chosen through the Academic Disciplines category.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Much of my academic studies have focused on business and nonprofits in Urban Societies. Rural sociology is an equally important aspect to my interests, however UNO does not offer classes on it so it captured my interest.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * Does the lead include an    introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the articles     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? (It shouldn't.) It notes     "public-lands policies" but there is no link or other references     for it.
 * Is the lead concise or is it    overly detailed? I think it is between being concise and overly detailed,     a happy medium.

Content


 * Is the article's content    relevant to the topic? Yes, it is.
 * Is the content up-to-date?    Yes, it was last edited on 27 March 2022.
 * Is there content that is    missing or content that does not belong? I am not sure if there is content     that is missing, as I am not an expert or fully versed on the topic. All     of the content seemed to belong.
 * Does the article deal with    one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to     historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes, I believe that     it does.

Tone and Balance


 * 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.
 * Are minority or fringe    viewpoints accurately described as such? I did not recognize any.
 * Does the article attempt to    persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References


 * Are all facts in the article    back up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yee.
 * Are the sources thorough -    i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? I    did note that the majority of further reading and references are all older     ones. Is there no new, more recent information because it is no longer     considered an issue?
 * Are the sources written by a    diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized     individuals where possible? Yes, I believe so.
 * Are there better sources    available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or     random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
 * Check a few links. Do they    work? Yes.

Organization and writing quality


 * 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? There are not a whole lot of sections but what is there seems     organized.

Images and Media


 * Does the article include    images that enhance understanding of the topic? Not really. There is only     one image.
 * Are images well-captioned?    The one image there seems to be.
 * Do all images adhere to    Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I think so.
 * Are all images laid out in a    visually appealing way? There is only one, so not really.

Talk Page Discussions


 * What kinds of conversations,    if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?     There really is not much going on. There is one note from May of this year     but no response to it.
 * How is the article rated? Is    it a part of any Wikiprojects? It is rated C-class. It was part of a     WikiEdu project in 2020.
 * How does the way Wikipedia    discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about in this class?     I am not sure.

Overall Impressions


 * What is the article's overall    status? It seems to be a very small topic.
 * What are the article's    strengths? I liked the Mission Statement and was able to look up     information on the different associations because of the information     provided.
 * How can the article be    improved? I think that possibly more Sections in the contents.
 * How would you assess the    article's completeness - i.e. is the article well developed? Is it     underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think that it has potential to be     more developed but, without being an expert on the subject, it might     include everything possible already.