User:Risha916/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: Harem
 * I randomly selected this, it seems interesting

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Harem (Arabic: حريم‎ ḥarīm, "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family"), properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family
 * Perfect introduction, gives a nice conscience definition, since the transition has that iy also refers to the women of the house I would add that in somewhere
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * not really, the other major sections are briefly mentioned in the summery
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * yes it mentions certain topics at the end the are linked to other wiki pages but a brief summery in the article would also work
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * its mainly concise and it flows

Lead evaluation
8/10

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * yes, very on topic
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * to the best of my knowledge
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * You could probably added more information on the day to day lives of the people living in Harems

Content evaluation
7/10

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * very neutral, states just facts
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, 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

a lot of the sources don't have hyperlinks attached but the ones I clicked through where substantial


 * 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?

Sources and references evaluation
9/10

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * very well writen
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * not that I saw
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
10/10

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

They Are very on topic and period made paintings of the lives of the women in harems


 * 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 activity but is open for newcomers and new information


 * 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? it is a wiki project
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? less open ended, it isn't like there is multiple ways to interoperate the information presented

Talk page evaluation
6/10

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

This article may be missing some information but overall it fits the feel and style of a Wikipedia article,


 * What is the article's overall status?9/10
 * What are the article's strengths? The flow and lack of overwhelming information, it presented the knowledge nicely
 * How can the article be improved? add an article on life inside the harem and how that translated into socio political element
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? very developed and a nice finished work

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