User:MNascone/sandbox

Lead for this evaluation :
The outline for Wikipedia article about books ( https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Editing_Wikipedia_articles_on_books_%28Wiki_Ed%29.pdf ) mentions the inclusion of a genre, summary, publication information, and infobox about the book. This article is missing them. All of the other sections added in the article provide sufficient information for their respective section.

Sections needed:
Genre: While the article describes it as a children's book, it doesn't clarify whether or not it is fiction or non fiction (although it might be obvious it is fiction).

Summary: Needs a general plot overview of what happens in the book--the brief mention of the Pigeon falling asleep in the reception section is not a sufficient summary.

Publication Information: This article's information regarding the publication of this book is scattered throughout different sections and the infobox on the page. This information should be consolidated in a section of its own.

Article Evaluation:

 * Name of article: Truddi Chase
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Her personal life section is very short, with very few citations.

Lead
Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * No...Only mentions her book
 * 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?
 * Pretty 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? There can be information added to her personal life/book

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...people tried to invalidate her diagnosis of having dissociative personality disorder.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I don't believe so.

Sources and References
Guiding questions


 * 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


 * 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


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? NA
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? NA

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are lots of disputes about what information to add/remove.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated start class. It is part of there Wikiproject Women Writers.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It doesn't?

Overall impressions
Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Start class, Poor
 * What are the article's strengths? There are no grammatical errors.
 * How can the article be improved? There can be information added.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Poorly developed