User:Lb6578/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.


 * Hoarding (animal behavior): (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I've chosen this article because it is about an interesting aspect of animal behavior. Plus, we can relate to this behavior pretty easily as many people have heard of hoarding in humans as well.

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? - It does for 'Function' and 'Hoard distribution and size' but not 'Related behaviors'.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - Mostly concise, but there are some details that don't need to be in the lead and could instead be used as details or examples in the sections below.

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? - The article could probably be expanded upon. It doesn't seem like anything doesn't belong in the article.

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? - No
 * 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? - Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - Yes
 * 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? - It is concise and easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? - Not that I've found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? - It could probably be organized better and expanded on. Some points seem to drag on into other related topics that could have their own sections, such as the connections between the behavior and animal names.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - Marginally, there is only one image.
 * Are images well-captioned? - Yes the single image is well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - Since there is only one image it can't really be called appealing. More pictures are needed.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - Additional examples are speculated. Additionally, the spelling of 'behavior' was questioned.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - C-class, mid-importance. Part of Wikiprojects: Animals, Birds, Rodents.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - We haven't talked about it yet.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? - It is full of examples and references but lacks expansion or discussion on the topic and related topics that could be added.
 * What are the article's strengths? - It has plenty of examples.
 * How can the article be improved? - Expanding on the examples and provide more information on elements of hoarding and caching.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - The article is pretty underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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