User:McCarthy.Ryan/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: Space Sunshade
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This seems interesting and funny to think about it actually happening.

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? yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? not necessarily, on average, about 5 years old content
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, background on James Early and why it'll help the Earth

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? no.
 * 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?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes.
 * Are the sources current? somewhat.
 * 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? 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.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, .are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? checking if the math is correct and presented properly in a way that'd be able to be understood. Also, possibly merging the article with another article on space mirror to mitigate global warming. It was, also, nominated for deletion but through discussion, the article stayed up.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This is rated as a Start-Class of low-importance. it is part of 4 Wikiporjects: Architecture, Climate Change, Environment, and Spaceflight.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? More formal, unbiased, and many relevant journals and articles that we can access to see the credibility of the information.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? seems to be unfinished that needs a lot more work
 * What are the article's strengths? the strength I see is the simplification of physics concepts that everyone may not understand (Lagrange points) and provides links to the information.
 * How can the article be improved? More information related to the topics the article introduces.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It's definitely under- and 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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