User:RunaBellona/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
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 * Name of article: Bacchanalia
 * This article is of interest to me because it is a start-class article ranked of high importance.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead seems to follow the guiding questions quite well. It is concise and clear, includes a brief description of the article's major sections, does not leave out information to my knowledge, and is concise and not overly detailed.


 * 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 article's content is relevant to the topic. The content seems to be up to date. Content that is missing would be the specific rites in which initiates would preform.


 * 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 in most places but can seem a little biased, however there are a few sections in which I'm not sure if they are Livy's or one of the article editors words to describe something. There seem to be no claims that are heavily biased. A viewpoint that could be underrepresented would be that of the viewpoints which the women of the time would have had. I do not feel that the article really tries to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.


 * 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

There are a few sections that could be looked over and words that need links. The sources seem to be quite detailed and highlighted or linked text is of reliable quality. The sources appear to be current. The links seem to work perfectly fine.


 * 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 ok to read, it is a bit choppy in some places but that can be smoothed out with more transitions and information. There are a very slight amount of spelling/grammatical issues. The article appears to be well organised in clear sections and does reflect on Bacchanalia.


 * 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

Yes, the article displays a few images that try to provide a visual for what the festival would have been like. The images appear to be well captioned. The images appear to adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images could be laid out in a more appealing way, to be spaced out more.


 * 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

The talk page of this article is talking about bad grammar, the article being choppy in places, how the dates of the festival needs more clarification, and a few other things. The article is rated as a start-class article of high importance, and it is part of the WikiProject Classcial Greece and Rome. The way Wikipedia discusses a topic is more abut how correct the information is and if it is grammatically correct, it's not exactly so different though.


 * 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 status of the article is definitely start-class. The article's strengths is that it acknowledges Bacchanalia and mystery cults, however it could use improvement in clarifying the religion the god(s) belong to and research more on who and what the rites are for the cult of Dionysus/Bacchus. The article is still underdeveloped and needs more work.


 * 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?