User:Pcburghardt/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: New London Wikipedia Page - New London, Virginia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This page was started by other students as part of their classwork as well as information on the town itself.  As thing change and/ or get discovered due to restoration or archaeology done.

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? overly detailed

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? no, needs updates as things are discovered
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? no
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? There are some generalizations but most of the information is backed up.
 * 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

 * 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
 * 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? some based on changing information that is dicovered
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? not sure how it is rated. no, not part of WikiProjects that can be found
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This page has basic information. in class topics were discussed more in-depth.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? solid
 * What are the article's strengths? covers most of the information known
 * How can the article be improved? as new information is learned it can be added
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? some areas are underdeveloped while others are good

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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