User:Maceym25/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: (link) Oseberg tapestry fragments
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I seemed like an interesting article, and it seemed under developed enough to make a good evaluation.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead includes an introductory sentence that is descriptive of the articles topic. The lead is really the only part of the article that is present so there is no description of the other sections since there are not other sections. The lead is pretty concise for what is there.


 * 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

The article's continent is mostly relevant, but it is not up to date. The article that was cited was from 1995 so I am sure that there is more and more updated information out there now. There is a lot of information missing. The article could benefit from some more information about the content or the imagery on the tapestry, and if available the purpose of making a tapestry like this one. The content that is there is useful but it is very scarce. It definitely needs more information. The one sentence that seems like it is not relevant is how the Vikings had embroidery on thier clothes.


 * 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 has a neutral tone. The article itself is about an object so there isn't much controversial to say about it. There are no biased claims in the article, or a one sided view. The article seems to have a little bit of a too relaxed tone.


 * 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

There is only one source cited. It is a book from a series of lectures, the source seems reliable and is citied once in the article. The sources are not current, the one source was from 1995, so I'm sure there's more information out there now. There are no links or websites cited.


 * 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

The article is not very well written. It is easy to read and understand, but the grammatical structure could be a little better. The information of the article is organized in a way that makes sense for the information that is there but there are not separated sections, or headlines. If any more information was included in the article then there would need to be stronger organization.


 * 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 is an image of the tapestry mentioned which is good, but a better quality image would have been nice just to be able to zoom in on it. The image that is there has a good caption. I don't know if it aligns with the wikipedia copyright rules, but it doesn't seem like a copy written image.


 * 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

There are not any conversations going on behind the scenes of this article. This article has been associated with a couple different wikipedia projects, specifically about Germanic textiles, Norway, and Norse culture. If we were to talk about this in class we would try to identify the imagery on the textile and talk about what it could mean. We would talk about the history of textiles and why it would be important or included in a burial site.


 * 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

The article's over all status is low. It needs updated sources, more information, and better organization. The article has a good lead sentence, and some good information. The article could be improved if there was more detailed information, and better more updated sources. The article's development is poor.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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