User:Mobinwang/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: 20th century(20th century)
 * Since the time background of Ba Jin's novels I am reading at this time is the 20th century, I would like to roughly understand which major historical events in the 20th century are related to the social changes in China in Ba Jin's novels at that time.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The lead contains an introductory sentence that briefly and clearly describes the topic of the article. In the introduction, this article introduces the major events that dominated the major changes in the 20th century and briefly describes the main parts of the historical article. I think the description in the second half of the introduction is too detailed, which prevents readers from confirming whether there is information in the introduction that is not in the article.

Content

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 * 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?

Content evaluation
The content of the article is related to the topic. The article describes the global humanistic changes in the 20th century from the aspects of politics, culture, science, religion, and economy. This article records the development process of the 20th century from the perspective of the historian, so the article’s explanation is more general, it does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

Tone and Balance

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 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
This article is neutral, and it does not have any claims that seem to be heavily biased towards a particular position. I think this article is more inclined to record the global historical development process of the 20th century, and also takes the historical reflection of human beings as the conclusion. Therefore, I think this article does not try to persuade readers to prefer one position or stay away from another.

Sources and References

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 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
When looking at the relevant references of the article, I found that the excerpts of the article involved various development directions in the 20th century. And some of this information is extracted from the 20th century literature, and some supplementary information is added after further research by researchers after the 20th century. Most of these references are academic articles, which are accompanied by links to popular science videos similar to those produced by the National History Museum to facilitate readers' understanding, and the links are all working.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The length of the article is very long, but the content is clearly arranged. According to the order of the catalog, the major events are classified and the impact of the events is briefly explained in the order of the time node of the event as the subtitle.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
The images in the article are all pictures related to major historical events in the 20th century, which provide some help in understanding the article. All images comply with Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are located on the left side of the article; this arrangement is beautiful and reasonable and it does not interrupt the reader's reading progress.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
The conversation in Wikipedia is more like a discussion when readers discover differences from what they have learned or understood in the process of browsing and searching for information. When we discuss topics in class, we provide more of our own subjective thoughts, but in Wikipedia, discussants are more inclined to use reliable academic articles to discuss and modify Wiki information.

Overall impressions

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 * 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?

Overall evaluation
I think the overall status of the article is constantly being updated. I found that the latest update date of this article about the history of the 20th century is May 2020, so I think the advantage of this article is that the source of the reference information it selects is mostly academic articles, and this article is always being viewed. It also keep up with historical development and update new information. Since this article describes the history of the entire 20th century, some chapters are too detailed, maybe the article can be simplified by adding links to facilitate readers' reference.

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