User:Mvgaertig/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) Buyer brokerage
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Coming into this course I had forgotten much of agency law.

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? I do not believe so.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, from what I saw everything in the lead is also included and elaborated upon in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It seems concise enough.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? A lot of it seems to be from 8 to 20 years ago, but it might be relevant still.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? All the content seems to belong, and I honestly don't know enough to say if some is missing.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? I do not believe so, but it also doesn't seem to be negatively biased towards any underrepresented group.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yeah it seems so.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? None of the claims are biased.
 * 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 it does not.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No not all the facts are supported.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? One source is a book and seems extremely thorough, the other sources aren't the most thorough though.
 * Are the sources current? No they are pretty dated.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Their names make them all sound like white guys, but I can't say for sure.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes they do

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, the writer seems pretty competent
 * 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? No
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Some people were having a debate over sources because one guy keeps on linking commercial websites.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I could not find a rating or any wikiprojects in the "talk" tab.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This seems to be a much more niche part of agency law than we have covered previously.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Besides an edit to one of the links, there has not been an addition since 2019.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is concise and fairly easy to understand.
 * How can the article be improved? Maybe provide a graphic to clarify understanding.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say it could use more meat to the article. Perhaps provide some examples of legal disputes regarding buyer brokerage.

Optional activity

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