User:Rmosley3/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)
 * Lindow Woman
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because it interests me very much. I plan on doing further research to improve the quality of this article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The leads first sentence is effective in describing the Lindow Woman discovery. The article only contains three subtopics including; discovery, see also, and the references provided. There is a slight description in the lead discussing the discovery of the body. The lead is concise and includes only information discussed in the article. There should be a mention about the chemistry of bog bodies in the lead.


 * 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 content does not stray from the topic. The last time something was posted (other than my latest) was in December 2019, therefore it is fairly up to date. There is little information about the injuries suffered by the body discovered, as well as, what happened to the body after discovery and the finding of Lindow III. The lack of information there is made up for with the inclusion and summary of the police investigation launched when the first Lindow (woman) body was discovered.


 * 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. There is appears to be no bias. The police investigation is highly presented. I feel as though the discovery of Lindow III needs more information and there is a one line mention about the cause of death of the Lindow woman. There is no persuading.


 * 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

From what I can see the facts presented are accurate and supported. Although only 2/8 sources is fully available online; one is a newspaper article. I would say extra sources are needed to replace/confirm the existing ones. The links that do not work should be removed as well.


 * Source 1 - good
 * Source 2 - book
 * Source 3 - book
 * Source 4 - it appears to be a news article
 * Source 5 - does not work
 * Source 6 - does not work
 * Source 7 - eBook (partially unavailable)
 * Source 8 - book
 * Bibliography source 1 - book


 * 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 structure of the article is well written and easy to follow. No errors were observed.


 * 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 photos.


 * 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

There are two active discussions, one from 2010, the other 2011. The 2010 issue addresses the sex of Lindow I. The 2011 topic asks if the lindow woman to lindow man link should be changed to link lindow man to lindow woman. It is part of the wikiproject Women and wikiproject Chesire. It is rated Stub-class in both and low importance by the Chesire project. I am not sure we have discussed bog bodies in class, maybe brushed over it lightly. Although we have discussed preservation by other means.


 * 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 article needs improvement. The article has a very good description of the discovery and events immediately following the discovery of Lindow woman. The article can be improved by adding additional information about any markings found on the remains and information about what happened to the remains. The article is not a bad article. There could be a lack of evidence explaining the vagueness of descriptions.


 * 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
 * I posted a question asking where the skull is now on 2/13/20. Today I am posting it as an active discussion along with an additional, more specific question.

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