User:Lexit2020/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Coronado, California
 * I wanted a topic that I was somewhat family with and interested in. Since this page could provide viewers with a lot of information about the history of Coronado, I wanted to analyze its sources and see if editors remained objective.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

-There is an introductory section in the article that does a great job of briefly and concisely summarizing the topic

-It does not necessarily list the articles major sections (i.e. government, schools, demographics, etc.), but does include the cities most notable attributes

-All information in the lead is addressed in more detail in the article or has their own Wikipedia page altogether


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

-All of the information present in the article is relevant to the topic

-For the most part, all of the information is up to date. Much of what the article covers is the history of the city of Coronado, but when it does discuss a current topic (i.e. population) the most up to date data is for 2018.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

-The article is neutral, objective, and does a great job of including the appropriate amount of information necessary on each given topic, although I do believe that more could be included in the history section


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

-The sources used in the article are backed by reliable secondary source fro the most part. Most are from unbiased organizations and those that provide numerical data, but there are some that are more subjective (i.e. a CNN article https://web.archive.org/web/20100303012852/http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0906/gallery.bplive_richsingles.moneymag/3.html).

-Almost all of the sources are from 2010 or later, so they are relatively current

-All of the links that I checked did open to the same website that is listed on the Wikipedia article


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

-One of the best characteristics of this article is how concise, but informative it is. It does a great job of summarizing the "must know" details about the city

-I did not notice any spelling or grammatical errors

-The organization of the article is very clear and easy to follow. The sections are separated clearly and in an order that makes sense


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

-There are multiple images on the page, but I do think more could be included to give the viewer a better idea of the city.

-The images do have captions, although I do believe that they could go more in depth

-I would also change the sizing of the images, because they do seem to be clustered together and are rather small


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

-One of the things an editor suggested was adding even more to the lead/intro. They want it to mention the military base located on the island, which I believe is a reasonable request considering that is a major part of Coronado's population.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

-I do believe that overall, this article does a good job at providing the details necessary for readers to get a better understanding of the city

-I was impressed with how many hyperlinks there were and the amount of sources they used throughout the article

-I do think one could go through and edit some sections using more objective sources

-I would also include more updated photos and rearrange them to make the page more visually appealing


 * 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?

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