User:Notesmasher/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: Lipid A
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. (I choose this article to evaluate because it is fresh in my mind from this weeks lecture.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Not really.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No. I mean it has a list to take you to the parts, but it doesn't describe them.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Neither. It is overwhelmingly vague.

Lead evaluation
A little more clarity would improve this lead. It hardly mentions chemical composition and instead focuses on the medical side of it.

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? There is some missing content. It talks about fatty acids but doesn't make a mention into which ones are usually present.

Content evaluation
The content seems OK. It needs a little help. It isn't very clear in its descriptions, and seems sloppily or hastily stitched together.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There is a little in the Inactivation and activation of immune response section.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The paper seems biased towards representing on the immune side rather than just the functionality of lipid A.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes, mostly within 5-10 years.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation
For the most part their sources are current from reliable sources and reflect available literature. I would just like to see more references.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, it actually is poor in grammar which makes it hard to read.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Organization evaluation
I don't think its very clear or concise. This article needs a lot of help in this area.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? They are well captioned, however, I would like to see a little more explanation of what the images are showing.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? This is harder for me to tell... But I would say the first picture infringes on copy right because it was taken from a copy righted journal.. Actually it doesn't look the same as those from the article. Maybe the author made it himself using their pic as a reference.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? It's not bad.

Images and media evaluation
Over all pictures are ok. I'd like to see more to help us understand the words better, but the pictures are good overall.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The last conversation was in 2017... So there isn't much going on.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated C mid importance. It is part of wikiprojects Chemistry, molecular and cell biology, and microbiology.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? They talk about the possible health impacts of the lipid.

Talk page evaluation
The overall talk is good, just outdated.

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
This article is in sad shape. It has good pictures and great references, but it needs more clarity and more detail in the sections to help the readers have a deeper understanding.

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