User:Munachiokoro1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Social and environmental impact of palm oil

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Assigned by Professor

Evaluate the article
Lead section

A good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.

·      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? Not exactly, it doesn't really describe the major sections in the article, it just points them out or mentions them.

·      Does the lead include information that is not present in the article? It does not

·      Is the lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise, it gives a quick overview of the article rather than just defining it.

Content

A good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.

·      Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes

·      Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the content is up-to-date, there is some content coming from 2021 and 2018.

·      Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? National Differences section, I don't think this section is necessary for this article because they basically talk about the importance of palm oil in these nations and basically make a comparison.

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

Tone and Balance

Wikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.

·      Is the article neutral? Yes

·      Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, the article focuses on the social and environmental effects of palm oil

·      Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No

·      Are minority or fringe viewpoints accurately described as such? No

·      Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

A Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.

·      Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? '''Yes, but some of the sources could be outdated. Also, in the national differences section, they brought up some numbers that didn't really have any source to prove it.'''

·      Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes

·      Are the sources current? Yes, but there are some sources that are old

·      Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, there is a wide variety of authors.

·      Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.) Yes because some of the sources are outdated.

·      Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization and writing quality

The writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.

·      Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is clear but there are instances when the article sounds complex with the choice of words from the authors, consider trying to make it a little more readable.

·      Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I don't think so

·      Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes but some sections may not be very relevant to the social and environmental effects of palm oil.

Images and Media

·      Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are nine images in the article, for the most part, they are relevant to the topic but there is one of the images that aren't relevant.

·      Are images well-captioned? The images have captions and three are grouped under one.

·      Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes

·      Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they are laid out in a visually appealing way

Talk page discussion

The article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.

·      What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There are several conversations going on behind the scenes about the different sections and how it was represented.

·      How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I didn't see any rating for the article, yes it is part of the wikiprojects

·      How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not yet talked about the social and environmental aspects of this topic yet but I believe it would be discussed more in-depth than the article with graph illustrations.

Overall impressions

·      What is the article's overall status? S

·      What are the article's strengths? The article is written well and the first few sections are very detailed with stats backing it up.

·      How can the article be improved? Adding more relatable information to the article to the national differences and getting more recent sources into the article.

·      How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well developed but there is still room for improvement.

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