User:RachelKWalsh/articleevaluation

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: Arrephoros
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article as I have an interest in ancient Greek religion, and festivals, and the role women played in regards to it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead does include a concise introductory sentence that clearly describes the articles topic, though it gets the point of the article across it could be longer and more descriptive. It does not include a brief description of the articles major sections, the article as a whole only a few lines of information. the information is very limited and is not expanded on to further explain who the Arrephoroi were and what their role involved. The lead is concise but could be further developed.


 * 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 articles content is relevant to the topic and its last update was June of 2018 and will likely need, along with more information added, to be reexamined to ensure that information the information is still correct.


 * 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 article is neutral and there are no claims that are heavily biased to any position. There are no viewpoints present in the article or attempts to persuade readers, it remains purely 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

All the links in the article work and direct the reader to the correct article or page and there is only one secondary source linked beneath the article, it is not a source of current information as the book was published back in 2007. The sources are limited in this article and does not reflect the available literature on the topic.


 * 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 article is concise and easy to read but the delivered is in short broken sentences that could be given more detail.


 * 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 are no images in this article to enhance any understanding of the topic and it would definitely benefit from adding some.


 * 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

not much is talked about for this specific topic but it is apart of three WikiProjects; WikiProject Greece, WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome, and WikiProject Mythology, its only rating is for Classical Greece and Rome; Stub-Class on the project's quality scale and Low-importance on the project's importance scale.


 * 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 articles' strengths are that it does, if ever so brief and simplified, explains the topic. It can be improved with more information and secondary sources to view. There are more links to other topics that coincide with it then the topic itself, meaning that that this article does little to expand on itself and provide the reader a full understanding of the topic. Based on my assessment of the article it is fair to say that it is far from complete and needs to be improved. The article is not fully developed but does its job to provide a definition for its topic.


 * 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

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