User:Shallam27/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Legal norm

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I was interested in legal issues and what a legal norm is. I believed that it was a norm created by society (basically common law) which results in a law being created.

Lead section

 * The lead has a good introductory sentence which explains concisely what is going to be discussed and lets people know a short answer.
 * I think it could be better laid out so that it lays the content out clearly.
 * The lead only includes information in the article.
 * I think the lead could be more concise, it includes some unnecessary information.

Content

 * The article's content is very relevant and all is important to me.
 * The content is up to date.
 * I think all of it is relevant, but some of the sections about different theories did not seem necessary for describing the topic.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? No. Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No.

Tone and Balance

 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * None of it is biased towards any position.
 * It does a good job laying out opposing view points.
 * There are not minority viewpoints in this instance.
 * The article is very neutral and does not attempt to persuade in one direction.

Sources and References

 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes. Did a great job citing, especially with the authors who discussed it.
 * The sources are current for this topic.
 * Yes, they show both sides of the argument on what legal norms are so I think it is well represented.
 * I do not think there are better sources available. I went through some articles, and the information all aligns.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization and writing quality

 * The article is concise, clear, and easy to read.
 * The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * The article is well organized, but the lead could be better.

Images and Media

 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? One, but there could be more.
 * Are images well-captioned? The one is, yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes they do. They are cited.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? I think the image could be bigger, you have to press on it to see anything.

Talk page discussion

 * There is no discussion on this page.

Overall impressions

 * What is the article's overall status? I think this article is very well written, but could use improvements on organization and use of photos.
 * What are the article's strengths? The amount of information and the amount of sources show that this article is well researched and correct.
 * How can the article be improved? It can be improved through better organization of the lead section to match the table of contents.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is complete.