User:Sashaamartinez/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)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. We were talking about waste in class and I was interested in how much of a carbon footprint waste has. I went through the search engine and saw tree free paper, which is an amazing concept and was just browsing and went to the page and it was very underdeveloped.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It isn't very detailed at all

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No, the only source is from 2008
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Missing content

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes, underrepresented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Yes

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No
 * Are the sources current? No
 * Check a few links. Do they work? No

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? No

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? More information about the topic and recent discoveries about the topic
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is about waste and a solution to the carbon foot print that cutting down trees does to our environment.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It's single answers and not a discussion or opinion based.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Multiple problems with the article
 * What are the article's strengths? It gets to the point exactly, but it doesn't explain or cite the work.
 * How can the article be improved? No research and citations.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Underdeveloped.

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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