User:Pmccaw22/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) Bald Mountain (Idaho)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article to evaluate because I have been skiing on this mountain my whole life and love being there.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The Lead of this article is very short, so it only has time to provide basic facts about the mountain. It does not introduce any sections that come up later in the site and does a poor job of describing the mountain as a whole. The Lead could use numerous extra sentences that provide an overview of the mountain.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
This article's content is relevant, but it is extremely short and leaves out a lot of aspects that are important about the mountain. The content provided is up-to-date, but much more detail should be added.

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?

Tone and balance evaluation
This article is neutral overall and simply provides very basic factual information.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * There are no sources listed whatsoever for this page, and the page has a lot of complex factual information, so some citing of sources is definitely necessary. There is a section called external links with the link to the official mountain page and a photograph, but they are not cited.


 * 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


 * 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
This article is well written and does not have any grammatical errors. However, the organization could be improved as more sections were added to make this page more complete.

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 are only two images and the captions are very short. The images are not cited, however, the captions below the image state that one was taken from Flikr and the other from the photographer himself. Regardless, no credit is given through citations which does not adhere to the copyright regulations. The images are both placed at the top which makes the lower areas of the page look empty.

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
The talk page is concerned about the licensing of the photographs used on this page. The page is rated stub-class, which is the lowest rating that can be given. The page is part of WikiProject United States and WikiProject Mountains, but it has been rated as low-importance for United States and mid-importance for mountains.

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
Overall, I would say that this page needs a lot of work. This page does a good job of providing basic factual information, but lacks any other relevant information. This article could be improved by adding sources, giving credit for the photos used, and adding a lot more information overall.

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