User:Omurphy5/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)Paul B. Rothman
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because of Rothman made an impact on Johns Hopkins University. When Looking for A article I was looking for someone who made a name for themselves and who contributed to make Johns Hopkins a better place in the medical field.

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? yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? yes

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? yes.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? yes
 * 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? yes

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Organization

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 * 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? yes
 * 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? yes
 * Are images well-captioned?yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? yes, There were a couple of groups that made some edits to this page. There were also people grading the quality of the article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I haven't seen this being related to any other projects, but I can see in the future this will be related to some projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This article shows what kind of person he is and how he went his way with his work. They also talk about the back ground information about him and where he has work as well as when he started

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The overall status I would say would be this article is pretty short but has a good message to it. The article shows where Rothman has worked and how he started how working career. They also talked about his early years of his life. In the end they talk about his awards that he has received throughout his career.
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of the article is the basic summery of Rothman if trying to get to know him.
 * How can the article be improved? This article could be better with just more research.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It has the right information just not enough of it. I think this could be much improved with more information.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

with four tildes — ~ Where can I find more about Rothman, I think whoever wants to add to this article could really make an impact on the next person looking to learn about Rothman.


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