User:Ortiz56/Evaluate an Article

BIODIVERSITY MONITORING SWITZERLAND
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * (Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland)
 * WELL I CHOOSE THIS TOPIC BECAUSE ITS SOMETHING WE WENT OVER IN CLASS AND IT WOULD BE INTEREST TO KNOW WHATS THE BIODIVERSITY IN OTHER PLACES.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

THE LEAD DOES A GREAT JOB INTRODUCING THE TOPIC. THEY BEGIN WITH THEIR INTRO HOW ITS BEEN A LONG TERM SURVEY OF THE DIVERSITY SPECIES THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND IN THEIR ORGANISMS GROUPS. THEY ALSO GIVE INFO ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONDUCT THESE STUDIES AND COMPARE THEM TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROJECTS. IT HAS A GOOD WAY I BREAKING IT DOWN INTO SECTIONS BY GIVING US TASK AND METHODS BEHIND THE STUDIES. THE INFORMATION DOES NOT STRAY AWAY FROM ITS MAIN POINTS OF THE ARTICLE AND VERY CLEAR.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

THE INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC HAS IS RELEVANT TO ITS MAIN OBJECTIVE. IT SHOWS HOW THEY DID SAMPLING TO GET THIS DATA AND THEN BROKEN DOWN BY THE SPECIES DIVERSITY LANDSCAPES, WATERCOURSES AND HABITATS. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE INFORMATION FROM 2014 BUT SEEMS LIKE SOME INFORMATION WAS RETREATED RECENTLY TO UPDATE.


 * 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

THE ARTICLES IS NEUTRAL IN THE SENSE THAT IT PROVIDES ONLY THE INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE. THEY DO PROVIDE IN HOWS THEY WOULD DO THEIR STUDIES OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO BE PRECISELY ACCURATE WITH THEIR DATA AND HOW THEY DID THESE STUDIES ON AREA THAT MANY WOULD OVERLOOK. THE ARTICLE DOES NOT HAVE A PERSUASIVE TONE BUT ITS VERY INFORMATIVE.


 * 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

THE SOURCES WORK WHEN YOU CLICK ON THEIR LINK. IT GIVES YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THAT CERTAIN LINK OR WORD THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED.SOME SOURCES HAVE BEEN CURRENT AND SOME ARE FROM 2014. BUT THE DOWNFALL THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CRITERIA TO MEET WIKIPEDIA GUIDELINES.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

THE ARTICLES IS WELL ORGANIZED AND BROKEN DOWN TO SECTIONS WHERE ONE CAN FOLLOW AND UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF THE DATA COLLECTION. IT BREAKS IT DOWN FROM TASK AND OBJECTIVES, METHODS AND INDICATORS WHERE THE CALCULATIONS WERE DONE BASED OF THAT.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

THERE IS SOME IMAGES OF WHERE THEY DID THERE SPECIES DIVERSITY SAMPLING. THE PICTURES ARE JUST TERRAIN OF EACH SPECIES DIVERSITY WITH IN EITHER, HABITAT, WATERCOURSES, AND LANDSCAPES. ALL IMAGES ARE WELL CAPTIONED AND FOLLOW WIKIPEDIA COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

CONVERSATIONS ON THE TED TALK ARE ACTUALLY INDIVIDUALS GIVING BACKGROUND INFO AND OTHER LINKS TO HELP BACK UP THIS INFORMATION OR DATA THAT IS PRESENTED. THIS TOPIC COMPARE TO THE CLASS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY FOCUS MORE ON SPECIES DIVERSITY.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

THE OVERALL STATUS OF THIS ARTICLES SEEMS TO BE A WORKING PROGRESS DUE TO NOT MEETING WIKIPEDIA CRITERIA. IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIND MORE INFORMATION BASED ON THIS TOPIC TO BACK UP THE DATA THAT WAS CONCLUDED WITH THIS TOPIC. ONE THING THAT THIS ARTICLE CAN IMPROVE WOULD BE INSERT GRAPHS OF THEIR DATA WHICH WOULD GIVE A BETTER PERSPECTIVE.


 * 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?

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

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 * Link to feedback: WHY WOULDN'T THEY INCORPORATE THE HIGHLY RICH AREAS OR THE RARITY SPECIES WERE FOUND?~