User:Marielisav/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: Water issues in developing countries
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. For my digital campaign, I am developing an app and spreading awareness about water scarcity and lack of clean water around the world. This is mostly an issue in developing countries, so this article helps a lot in finding out about the issues exactly in these countries.

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.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No. it includes some stats that are not necessarily repeated in other section but the topics mentions are present in the article too.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's concise and straight to the point. There is so fluff and over detailing.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the article talks about the many factors including in the water crisis affecting these countries. It helps explain the problem correctly.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes. the article was listed edited March 13 2020.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, everything belongs and makes sense to the topic.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes, the article is informative and replies heavily on facts and information.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, it is very unbiased.
 * 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, it is informative overall, not persuasive.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the article uses a lot of sources (40).
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes, the sources are from the last 10 years or so.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is easy to follow and clear in what it is explaining.
 * 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, the section makes it easy to follow.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, the article has three images. It could use some more, though.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, they have captions that explain the picture well and is relevant.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? I think they're laid out normally. It does not affect the reading so that's a good thing.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are few conversation going on. They're are about adding more wikilcnks to the article and reconstructing it so that it is more of an overview.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Rated C-class. Yes, it is part of 5 projects, including WikiProject Water and WikiProject Environment.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is more in depth to just how it affects developing countries.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Informative and fact-driven.
 * What are the article's strengths? It talked about the problem of the water crisis but also how to improve it, which is really great. It also shows examples of countries that are affecting, helping the article get specific and not just a broad topic.
 * How can the article be improved? It could always add more countries to talk about specifically. It can also talk about other problems that happen with the water crisis and how it originates, not just contamination. It can be seen that it shows more solutions than talking about the issue.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is well developed and reliable. Article can always be improved though, but it is very complete and useful.

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