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 * Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral: (Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral)
 * I am interested in the architecture of this cathedral, but the page is small and seems slightly underdeveloped

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The lead gives some basic information about the article's topic, but does not give a brief description of the major sections in the article. The information in the lead is described in more depth in the article later on. The lead feels like it should be more general instead of talking about specific people and dates for the church. It may be too detailed, yet not including enough information about the article in general.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
The content of the article is relevant to the topic, but could be broken up a bit. The history chunk is very large and could be broken up into sub-categories to make it easier for people to find the information they are looking for. The article has been edited recently (2018), but some of the sources are old (1980, 1982, 2001). The description is quite short and could use a little more content. There is a see also section, but it is empty, so that is a bit odd.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, it doesn't seem as if the author is pushing any opinions or positions. The viewpoints seem balanced and the article does not persuade the reader. The article is informative, but, as stated above, is lacking some information that could easily be added.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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
The facts in the article are backed up by sources, but the sources are not necessarily reliable. One of them seems to be a forum, which isn't really a credible source. One of the links does not work. Some of the sources are really out of date (see content section for dates). The books cited seem to give some history on the Catholic church, but not a lot on that specific cathedral. While the history is important to the building, there should be some texts that specifically relate to the topic.


 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is pretty well-written and easy to follow. I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is decently organized, but I would still like to see some more subcategories under the history section to make it a little easier to follow. It seems as if the history is really well-developed but the other sections could use some love.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There isn't any conversation under the talk page, just some information about what categories the article falls under. It is part of WikiProjects Australia, Catholicism, and Architecture. We have not talked about this topic in class, but it seems like the article is really focused on the history, which is something we talk about in class. It also talks about the modifications to the cathedral, which is another thing we have discussed for other buildings in class. It is lacking information about actual architectural elements, which is something we do cover in class for other projects.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The article isn't in the best status, Wikipedia has it rated as C-Class and Low Importance. The strengths of the article are in the history portion, but everything else could be beefed up. I would improve the article by elaboration on the other topics and finding some more current sources. The article seems pretty underdeveloped and could use some serious work to get it up to par with others.

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