User:Mejkxd/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: Talk:Grey seal
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have always been interested in marine life and seals in particular and I want to learn why this article does not have much information. I would like to add more about grey seals.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? No
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It has a table of contents but does not describe it in the first paragraph.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No not that I noticed
 * 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? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I would have to do more research to know if anything is missing. I do not think there is anything that does not belong.

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? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Some of the sources are from 1990's and early 2000's
 * 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? Not that I noticed
 * 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? There are more recent updates some feel should be added. Others mention sometimes it is spelled Grey, other times Gray. Some added external links.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is of interest to the Wiki Projects; WikiProject mammals, WikiProject Arctic, and WikiProject marine life. They are all rated C- class, low importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is not much different. The edits are all the way they were described in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? C- class, mid importance
 * What are the article's strengths? Very concise and may be easy to find the information you are looking for.
 * How can the article be improved? They say things in the article such as "probably" having escaped from captivity. That is an assumption and should not be put on wikipedia.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think this article is a little underdeveloped. More research could be found and added to increase this page.

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: There are no citations in the last paragraph on captivity. what is meant by "probably escaped from captivity" Mejkxd (talk) 00:50, 21 February 2020 (UTC).

I am slightly confused how to post on the talk page in general. My comment went underneath someone else's comment even though it was entirely unrelated.