User:N.kapoor1020/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) Great Escape (amusement park) Talk:Great Escape (amusement park)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article to evaluate because I personally like amusement parks a lot and had a friend who recently went to Great Escape and told me about it.

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? 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

'''The article's content is relevant to the topic however it is not up to date. There are lots of updates in the park and the park name and outdated links within the article.'''


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

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?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

==== Sources and references evaluation : There were many claims throughout the article that needed citations and more detail. A lot of bold claims were made but no citations or evidence to back it up. Also the sources were not reliable, they were other bias articles. Some of the links did not work either. ====

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 : There was inadequate information in the article and I did not get enough information regarding the Great Escape. Also there were outdated links which made it even more difficult to determine what the truth and current information was. ====

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: There were two images in the article which helped visualize the amusement park and helped support some of the claims but there was inadequate captioning and made me guess and assume what I was looking at. ====

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 : There are good conversations going on behind the scenes about the topic and many people did talk and mention that there needs to be more information that is current and better links that actually work. ====

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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 : The overall status of the article is that it is a poorly developed and written article. There needs to be a lot more current, up-to-date, and reliable information regarding the amusement park. It is very difficult to trust the article and it can be improved if there were more reliable sources and factual information that is up to date. ====

Optional activity

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