User:Ryienblackwood/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: Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (Forest, Virginia)Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The leading sentence of this article is clear and concise, but does not contain a brief description of any of the articles' main sentence. The lead does not stray from the content stated in the whole article but does not have enough information.


 * 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 presented in the article is relevant to the topic and seems to be up to date. There might be some more information that would go well with the section regarding the cemetery and it's historical significance. I am not sure if the content on Jefferson's daughter is presented correctly or not.


 * 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
 * This article is neutral and does not present any biases.


 * 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
 * The article does not have enough of a variety of sources, the sources currently used were reliable at one point but do not work, are not current, and need to be updated due to site changes.


 * 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 was poorly written and could be made better. the words do not flow like they have the potential to and I am unsure about some of the ways it was organized.


 * 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 is a picture of the church with a caption below it, as well as a map. It could, however, benefit from a few pictures of the cemetery since it is heavily mentioned throughout the article.


 * 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 is empty other than article reviews which are poor. It is rated as lacking in importance and the talk page reflects that.


 * 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 was classified as a Start rating, which I agree with. The strengths are that it does have a nice picture of the church and seems to have general information but it's almost word for word what is displayed on the Church's history page off of its website. It is unfortunately an underdeveloped page that I hope I can contribute to.


 * 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

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (Forest, Virginia)