User:Mariana1772/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) Drosophila melanogaster
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. - It is our lab topic.

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? - Yes it mentions how Drosophilas are often used and there is a list of contents.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - The information about its geographical origins and locations.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - It seems quite concise, it does not have too much extraneous information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? - It seems to be.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - I did not see much content that was not present that I know of at the moment except for information on the mutation of the bar phenotype. There was no irrelevant content.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? - Yes, there does not seem to be a bias about the flies.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - I thought there was a good amount of varying information that tied together to the main topic.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? - No, there didn't seem to be positions to take.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - Most seem to be.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? - Yes
 * Are the sources current? - Most are, but there are a few from the 90's and early 2000's that could probably be updated.
 * 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? - For the most part 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? - Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - Yes there are some, there could possibly be one.
 * Are images well-captioned? - Yes, but maybe there could be a caption added to the chart under sex determination.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - I think so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - Mostly, I think they could enlarged or maybe spread out more so there are not more on the right.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - The talk page discusses possible edits to examples and there are some requests for references and additional information to topics.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - The article is rated as B-class and is part of WikiProjects on molecular and cell biology, genetics, insects, and diptera.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - In class we have focused on the topic from a view of genetics, on wikipedia it is discussed for more than the factors that make it an ideal organism for contributing to the study of genetics and regenerative processes.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? - Delisted good article.
 * What are the article's strengths? - It has pictures, references, and multiple topics that give a good idea of what Drosophilas are and how they are often used.
 * How can the article be improved? - I think the article could be improved if it had more in depth content and more experimental data to add more to the topics it presents.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - I think the article is well-developed, it offers a lot of knowledge on the topic but there is always room for improvement.

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