User:Mbiskach/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)Karl Marx
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen to evaluate this article on Karl Marx because his writings in the Communist Manifesto are the corner stone of socialist policies, but also shows the distinction between socialism and communism which is a relatively unknown discrepancy.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead includes an introductory sentence that describes who Karl Marx is and why he is a famous figure. Since the entire article is about one man the major sections are in chronological order about his life, so the Lead gives a brief overview of his life from birth to death and all the major milestones along the way. The lead only includes information that is present in the article, and the Lead is concise and not overly detailed.


 * 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

Yes the articles content is relevant to the topic, only containing information about Karl Marx's life and movements and policies he was involved in during his life time. The content is up to date with the last edit being made on September 12th 2020. Some revisions have been made with removing information from the article but the subheadings and lead have been adjusted accordingly. No it does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

Yes this article is neutral, a majority of this article is giving details about the Communist Manifesto and communism as well as socialism, but no reference to a preference in political ideology is made. No there are no claims that appear heavily biased towards communism or socialism. All viewpoints are represented equally and no the article makes no attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.


 * 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

The facts in the article are backed up by reliable sources but some facts have since been removed because of inadequate citations. The sources are current and thorough citing available literature on the topic. I checked the links about marxism, class conflict and the ruling class and they all linked to working and well versed wikipedia pages.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is well written with a few edits regarding grammar or hard to read sentences that have since been corrected. The article is well organized in a life-based chronological order.


 * 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

The article includes relevant images of Karl Marx, his predecessors and relevant political images including the front of the communist manifesto. All images are within the public domain and laid out in a visually appealling way.


 * 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

In the talk page some of the subheadings are being reviewed for citations and adding or removing information based on necessity. This page is part of many other wiki pages such as Politics and Government, Philosophy and many more. This wiki page centers more on his whole life rather than his political ideology.


 * 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

My overall impression was this article was well written with adequate citations but does not touch much on political ideology and focuses more on the evolution and devolution of Karl Marx.


 * 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

 * 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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 * Link to feedback:

Mbiskach (talk) 02:22, 14 September 2020 (UTC)Morgan