User:Markwhite01/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: (Gospels of Otto III
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. The topic looked interesting and the article could use some additional detail.

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? no, there are no major sections except the images.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? There is very little content.
 * Is the content up-to-date? what is there is up-to-date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? more detail is needed.

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? probably as there is little detail.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no,

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? there are good secondary sources
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? the amount of material in the article needs to be expanded to check consistency with sources.
 * Are the sources current? the two in the notes were
 * Check a few links. Do they work? the two in the references work. the third reference has no link.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? it needs clarification and rewriting.
 * 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? no, there are no sections

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes, but the references have several images that show the decoration of the gospels much better. there may be copy-write issues with the additional images.
 * Are images well-captioned? captions are in another language.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? i am not sure
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? no, they need some descriptive text.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? none shown in the Talk section
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? not shown in the talk section
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? not discussed in class

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? it is a stub
 * What are the article's strengths? reasonable introduction
 * How can the article be improved?add detail. see if some of the other images can be added.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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